KEC49

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KEC49 - Monterey All Hazards
City of license Monterey, California (Mount Umunhum)
Broadcast area Santa Cruz/Monterey/Salinas, California
Branding NOAA All Hazards Radio
Slogan The Voice Of The National Weather Service
Frequency 162.550 MHz
Format Weather/Civil Emergency
Language(s) English
Power 300 Watts
HAAT 49 M
Class C
Owner NOAA/National Weather Service
Website www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr

KEC49 (sometimes referred to as Monterey All Hazards) is a NOAA Weather Radio station that serves Monterey, California and vicinity including some parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and can be heard 40 miles into the Pacific Ocean. It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast office in Monterey with its transmitter located atop McQueen Ridge near Mount Umunhum. It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.

See also

  • WWF64 - Marine Weather Broadcasts (Same coverage area as KEC49)

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