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Overview
WXJ23 is the NOAA Weather Radio station for Beaufort, South Carolina, on 162.450 MHz. Like every station in the network, it airs continuous weather information and emergency alerts from the National Weather Service.
Its broadcasts come from the National Weather Service forecast office in Charleston, SC. The transmitter itself stands at Green Pond. Its listed transmitter power is 500 watts.
The station's coverage area takes in 8 counties in Georgia and South Carolina; the full list is in the table below. A weather radio with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) only sounds an alert for the areas you program, so enter the six-digit SAME code for your county from the table below.
| County | State | SAME code | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham County | GA | 013051 |
East part |
| Effingham County | GA | 013103 |
East part |
| Allendale County | SC | 045005 |
South part |
| Bamberg County | SC | 045009 |
South part |
| Beaufort County | SC | 045013 |
Entire area |
| Colleton County | SC | 045029 |
Entire area |
| Hampton County | SC | 045049 |
Entire area |
| Jasper County | SC | 045053 |
Entire area |
Station details
- Call sign
- WXJ23
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Beaufort, SC
- Transmitter site
- Green Pond
- Power
- 500 watts
- NWS office
- Charleston, SC
- Office address
- 5777 S Aviation Ave, North Charleston, SC 29406
- Office phone
- 843-747-5860
- Coverage
- 8 counties
- Station page
- weather.gov/nwr
- TV market
- Savannah, GA
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Location
WXJ23 at a glance
- Frequency
- 162.450 MHz
- Transmitter
- Beaufort, SC
- NWS office
- Charleston, SC
- Covers
- 8 counties
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