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National Weather Service,

 Specific Area Message Encoding

or (SAME) System

For many years, most scanners have included an instant access feature for National Weather Service (NWS) broadcasts in the 162 mhz range. Scanning enthusiasts have come to rely on this easy accessibility, especially if threatening weather might be in the forecast.

Now the National Weather Service( NWS') has began offer ing  "SAME" technology takes this concept and expands it exponentially.

SAME is an alert system used by the NWS to broadcast weather warnings and watches to specific counties throughout the U.S. A scanner user who wants to receive these alerts can enter the specific code (Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code) for the local county so that only alert messages applicable to that county open the squelch on the scanner.

When a SAME alert is issued, a 1050 Hz warning alarm tone is sounded, followed by the broadcast message.

Beyond weather alerts, SAME can be used for local or statewide non-weather emergency alerts. These alerts are requested of the local NWS office by the local or state entity as the need arises.

SAME also functions as part of the national Emergency Alert System (EAS) for non-weather emergencies. EAS is the system commonly tested on radio and television stations; it is a system familiar to many members of the general public.

Being designed specifically for emergency notification, SAME is ideal for local emergency officials, ham radio operators, scanner users, and others who need to be notified quickly of local, state, or national emergencies.

 

 

North Carolina Same Codes 

 

North Carolina

County Coverage
 
 
  COUNTY/CITY/AREA SAME # NWR TRANSMITTER FREQ. CALL SIGN WATTS REMARKS
  Alamance 037001 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Alamance 037001 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Alexander 037003 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Alexander 037003 Linville 162.450 WNG538 300
  Alexander 037003 Mooresville 162.525 KJY85 1000
  Alexander 037003 Mount Jefferson 162.500 WNG588 300
  Alexander 037003 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Alleghany 037005 Mount Jefferson 162.500 WNG588 300
  Alleghany 037005 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Anson 037007 Buck Mountain 162.500 WWF60 1000
  Anson 037007 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Anson 037007 Cheraw, SC 162.450 WXK90 300
  Anson 037007 Ellerbe 162.400 WNG597 300
  Ashe 037009 Bristol, TN 162.550 WXK47 500
  Ashe 037009 Mount Jefferson 162.500 WNG588 300
  Avery 037011 Bristol, TN 162.550 WXK47 500
  Avery 037011 Linville 162.450 WNG538 300
  Beaufort 037013 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Beaufort 037013 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  Bertie 037015 Cape Hatteras 162.475 KIG77 1000
  Bertie 037015 Margaretsville 162.450 WWG33 100
  Bertie 037015 Norfolk, VA 162.550 KHB37 1000 NE
  Bertie 037015 Rocky Mount 162.475 WXL59 1000
  Bertie 037015 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  Bladen 037017 Fayetteville 162.475 WXL50 250
  Bladen 037017 Lumber Bridge 162.525 WWF89 100 W
  Bladen 037017 Warsaw 162.425 KXI95 300
  Bladen 037017 Winnabow 162.550 KHB31 1000 E
  Brunswick 037019 Aynor, SC 162.400 KEC95 1000 W
  Brunswick 037019 Winnabow 162.550 KHB31 1000
  Buncombe 037021 Asheville 162.400 WXL56 250
  Burke 037023 Linville 162.450 WNG538 300
  Cabarrus 037025 Buck Mountain 162.500 WWF60 1000
  Cabarrus 037025 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Cabarrus 037025 Mooresville 162.525 KJY85 1000
  Caldwell 037027 Linville 162.450 WNG538 300
  Caldwell 037027 Mount Jefferson 162.500 WNG588 300
  Camden 037029 Mamie 162.425 WWH26 300
  Camden 037029 Norfolk, VA 162.550 KHB37 1000
  Carteret 037031 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Caswell 037033 Roanoke, VA 162.475 WXL60 1000
  Caswell 037033 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Catawba 037035 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Catawba 037035 Linville 162.450 WNG538 300
  Catawba 037035 Mooresville 162.525 KJY85 1000
  Catawba 037035 Mount Jefferson 162.500 WNG588 300
  Chatham 037037 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Cherokee 037039 Blue Ridge, GA 162.475 KXI75 300
  Cherokee 037039 Robbinsville 162.525 WWG82 300
  Chowan 037041 Norfolk, VA 162.550 KHB37 1000
  Chowan 037041 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  Clay 037043 Brasstown Bald, GA 162.500 KXI22 100
  Clay 037043 Robbinsville 162.525 WWG82 300
  Cleveland 037045 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Cleveland 037045 Rock Hill, SC 162.425 KHC27 1000
  Columbus 037047 Aynor, SC 162.400 KEC95 1000 S
  Columbus 037047 Florence, SC 162.550 WXJ22 1000 W
  Columbus 037047 Lumber Bridge 162.525 WWF89 100 W
  Columbus 037047 Winnabow 162.550 KHB31 1000
  Craven 037049 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Cumberland 037051 Fayetteville 162.475 WXL50 250
  Currituck 037053 Mamie 162.425 WWH26 300
  Currituck 037053 Norfolk, VA 162.550 KHB37 1000
  Dare 037055 Cape Hatteras 162.475 KIG77 1000
  Dare 037055 Mamie 162.425 WWH26 300
  Davidson 037057 Buck Mountain 162.500 WWF60 1000
  Davidson 037057 Mooresville 162.525 KJY85 1000
  Davidson 037057 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Davie 037059 Mooresville 162.525 KJY85 1000
  Davie 037059 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Duplin 037061 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Duplin 037061 Warsaw 162.425 KXI95 300
  Durham 037063 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Durham 037063 Garner 162.450 WNG706 300
  Edgecombe 037065 Rocky Mount 162.475 WXL59 1000
  Edgecombe 037065 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  Forsyth 037067 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Franklin 037069 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Franklin 037069 Garner 162.450 WNG706 300
  Franklin 037069 Henderson 162.500 WNG586 300
  Gaston 037071 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Gaston 037071 Mooresville 162.525 KJY85 1000
  Gates 037073 Margaretsville 162.450 WWG33 100
  Gates 037073 Norfolk, VA 162.550 KHB37 1000
  Gates 037073 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  Graham 037075 Robbinsville 162.525 WWG82 300
  Granville 037077 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Granville 037077 Henderson 162.500 WNG586 300
  Greene 037079 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Greene 037079 Rocky Mount 162.475 WXL59 1000
  Guilford 037081 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Halifax 037083 Margaretsville 162.450 WWG33 100
  Halifax 037083 Rocky Mount 162.475 WXL59 1000
  Halifax 037083 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  Harnett 037085 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Harnett 037085 Fayetteville 162.475 WXL50 250
  Harnett 037085 Garner 162.450 WNG706 300
  Haywood 037087 Asheville 162.400 WXL56 250 E 1/2
  Henderson 037089 Asheville 162.400 WXL56 250
  Hertford 037091 Margaretsville 162.450 WWG33 100
  Hertford 037091 Norfolk, VA 162.550 KHB37 1000
  Hertford 037091 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  Hoke 037093 Ellerbe 162.400 WNG597 300
  Hoke 037093 Fayetteville 162.475 WXL50 250
  Hyde 037095 Cape Hatteras 162.475 KIG77 1000
  Hyde 037095 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Iredell 037097 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000 S 1/2
  Iredell 037097 Mooresville 162.525 KJY85 1000
  Iredell 037097 Mount Jefferson 162.500 WNG588 300
  Iredell 037097 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Jackson 037099 Asheville 162.400 WXL56 250
  Jackson 037099 Robbinsville 162.525 WWG82 300
  Johnston 037101 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Johnston 037101 Garner 162.450 WNG706 300
  Jones 037103 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Jones 037103 Warsaw 162.425 KXI95 300
  Lee 037105 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Lee 037105 Fayetteville 162.475 WXL50 250
  Lenoir 037107 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Lenoir 037107 Warsaw 162.425 KXI95 300
  Lincoln 037109 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Lincoln 037109 Mooresville 162.525 KJY85 1000
  Macon 037113 Clayton, GA 162.450 KXI81 300
  Macon 037113 Robbinsville 162.525 WWG82 300
  Madison 037115 Asheville 162.400 WXL56 250 SW 1/2
  Madison 037115 Bristol, TN 162.550 WXK47 500
  Martin 037117 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Martin 037117 Rocky Mount 162.475 WXL59 1000
  Martin 037117 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  McDowell 037111 Asheville 162.400 WXL56 250 CENTRAL/S
  McDowell 037111 Linville 162.450 WNG538 300
  Mecklenburg 037119 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Mecklenburg 037119 Mooresville 162.525 KJY85 1000
  Mecklenburg 037119 Rock Hill, SC 162.425 KHC27 1000
  Mitchell 037121 Bristol, TN 162.550 WXK47 500
  Mitchell 037121 Linville 162.450 WNG538 300
  Montgomery 037123 Buck Mountain 162.500 WWF60 1000
  Montgomery 037123 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Montgomery 037123 Ellerbe 162.400 WNG597 300
  Montgomery 037123 Fayetteville 162.475 WXL50 250
  Moore 037125 Buck Mountain 162.500 WWF60 1000
  Moore 037125 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Moore 037125 Ellerbe 162.400 WNG597 300
  Moore 037125 Fayetteville 162.475 WXL50 250
  Nash 037127 Garner 162.450 WNG706 300
  Nash 037127 Rocky Mount 162.475 WXL59 1000
  New Hanover 037129 Winnabow 162.550 KHB31 1000
  Northampton 037131 Margaretsville 162.450 WWG33 100
  Northampton 037131 Norfolk, VA 162.550 KHB37 1000
  Northampton 037131 Rocky Mount 162.475 WXL59 1000
  Northampton 037131 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  Onslow 037133 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Onslow 037133 Warsaw 162.425 KXI95 300
  Orange 037135 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Pamlico 037137 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Pasquotank 037139 Mamie 162.425 WWH26 300
  Pasquotank 037139 Norfolk, VA 162.550 KHB37 1000
  Pender 037141 Warsaw 162.425 KXI95 300
  Pender 037141 Winnabow 162.550 KHB31 1000
  Perquimans 037143 Norfolk, VA 162.550 KHB37 1000
  Perquimans 037143 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  Person 037145 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Person 037145 Henderson 162.500 WNG586 300
  Pitt 037147 New Bern 162.400 KEC84 1000
  Pitt 037147 Rocky Mount 162.475 WXL59 1000
  Pitt 037147 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  Polk 037149 Asheville 162.400 WXL56 250
  Polk 037149 Greenville, SC 162.550 WXJ21 1000
  Randolph 037151 Buck Mountain 162.500 WWF60 1000
  Randolph 037151 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Randolph 037151 Ellerbe 162.400 WNG597 300
  Randolph 037151 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Richmond 037153 Buck Mountain 162.500 WWF60 1000
  Richmond 037153 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Richmond 037153 Cheraw, SC 162.450 WXK90 300
  Richmond 037153 Ellerbe 162.400 WNG597 300
  Richmond 037153 Fayetteville 162.475 WXL50 250
  Robeson 037155 Fayetteville 162.475 WXL50 250
  Robeson 037155 Florence, SC 162.550 WXJ22 1000
  Robeson 037155 Lumber Bridge 162.525 WWF89 100
  Rockingham 037157 Roanoke, VA 162.475 WXL60 1000
  Rockingham 037157 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Rowan 037159 Buck Mountain 162.500 WWF60 1000
  Rowan 037159 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Rowan 037159 Mooresville 162.525 KJY85 1000
  Rowan 037159 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Rutherford 037161 Asheville 162.400 WXL56 250 CENTRAL/W
  Rutherford 037161 Greenville, SC 162.550 WXJ21 1000
  Rutherford 037161 Linville 162.450 WNG538 300
  Sampson 037163 Fayetteville 162.475 WXL50 250
  Sampson 037163 Warsaw 162.425 KXI95 300
  Sampson 037163 Winnabow 162.550 KHB31 1000 S
  Scotland 037165 Cheraw, SC 162.450 WXK90 300
  Scotland 037165 Ellerbe 162.400 WNG597 300
  Scotland 037165 Fayetteville 162.475 WXL50 250
  Scotland 037165 Lumber Bridge 162.525 WWF89 100
  Stanly 037167 Buck Mountain 162.500 WWF60 1000
  Stanly 037167 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Stanly 037167 Ellerbe 162.400 WNG597 300
  Stokes 037169 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Surry 037171 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Swain 037173 Robbinsville 162.525 WWG82 300
  Transylvania 037175 Asheville 162.400 WXL56 250
  Tyrrell 037177 Cape Hatteras 162.475 KIG77 1000
  Union 037179 Buck Mountain 162.500 WWF60 1000
  Union 037179 Charlotte 162.475 WXL70 1000
  Union 037179 Rock Hill, SC 162.425 KHC27 1000
  Vance 037181 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Vance 037181 Henderson 162.500 WNG586 300
  Wake 037183 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Wake 037183 Garner 162.450 WNG706 300
  Warren 037185 Chapel Hill 162.550 WXL58 1000
  Warren 037185 Henderson 162.500 WNG586 300
  Warren 037185 Rocky Mount 162.475 WXL59 1000
  Washington 037187 Cape Hatteras 162.475 KIG77 1000
  Washington 037187 Windsor 162.525 WNG537 300
  Watauga 037189 Bristol, TN 162.550 WXK47 500
  Watauga 037189 Linville 162.450 WNG538 300
  Watauga 037189 Mount Jefferson 162.500 WNG588 300
  Wayne 037191 Garner 162.450 WNG706 300
  Wayne 037191 Warsaw 162.425 KXI95 300
  Wilkes 037193 Linville 162.450 WNG538 300
  Wilkes 037193 Mount Jefferson 162.500 WNG588 300
  Wilkes 037193 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Wilson 037195 Garner 162.450 WNG706 300
  Wilson 037195 Rocky Mount 162.475 WXL59 1000
  Yadkin 037197 Winston-Salem 162.400 WXL42 500
  Yancey 037199 Asheville 162.400 WXL56 250 S
  Yancey 037199 Bristol, TN 162.550 WXK47 500
  Yancey 037199 Linville 162.450 WNG538 300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 WWG82  Andrews /Robbinsville Joanna Bald  ( Teyahalee Bald Mtn.)  162.525 mhz  Power 300
 KXI81  Clayton G.A. Grassy Mountain G.A.  162.450 mhz  Power 300
 KXI22  Brasstown Bald G.A.  Brasstown Bald G.A.  162.500 mhz

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S.A.M.E= Specific Area Message Encoding

S.A.M.E is used by the NWR

 

  • When an NWS office broadcasts a warning, watch or non-weather emergency, it also broadcasts a digital SAME code that may be heard as a very brief static burst, depending on the characteristics of the receiver. This SAME code contains the type of message, county(s) affected, and message expiration time.
  • A programmed NWR SAME receiver will turn on for that message, with the listener hearing the 1050 Hz warning alarm tone as an attention signal, followed by the broadcast message.
  • At the end of the broadcast message, listeners will hear a brief digital end-of-message static burst followed by a resumption of the NWR broadcast cycle.

     

     

     

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    Station WWG82 Serves-

    Cherokee , Graham , Clay and Swain Counties

     

    Station KXI22 Serves-

    Cherokee Clay & Macon

     

    Station KXI22 Serves

    Macon & Jackson Counties

     

        

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    NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the nearest National Weather Service Office. NWR broadcasts official Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

     

    Working with the (FCC) Emergency Alert System , NWR is an "All Hazards" radio network, making it your single source for comprehensive weather and emergency information. In conjunction with Federal, State, and Local Emergency Managers and other public officials, NWR also broadcasts warning and post-event information for all types of hazards – including natural (such as earthquakes or avalanches), environmental (such as chemical releases or oil spills), and public safety (such as AMBER alerts or 911 Telephone outages).

    Known as the "Voice of NOAA's National Weather Service," NWR is provided as a public service by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), part of the Department of Commerce. NWR includes more than 940 transmitters , covering all 50 states, adjacent coastal waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Pacific Territories. NWR requires a Weather Alert Radio ( Available at Radio Shack or other electronic stores) also on Police Scanner capable of picking up the signal. Most Scanner currently have a (WX) feature. Broadcasts are found in the VHF public service band at these seven frequencies (MHz):

    NOAA Weather Radio service is Transmited to each county in the US depends on reliable signal reception, which typically extends in about a 40 mile radius from the transmitter, assuming level terrain. Counties without NWR coverage or partial NWR coverage will be so indicated. Some counties or parts thereof, especially in mountainous areas,( Like Western North Carolina) that  have NWR coverage, may not have reliable reception in some locations due to signal blockages and/or excessive distance from the transmitter.

     

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