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NOAA WEATHER RADIO 
The stations, which are remotely controlled by the National Weather Service office, provides a recorded weather message and an audible tone to alert the listener to severe weather. Locally, the NSW office in Jacksonville provides this information. Some models are programmable to receive only those alarms that pertain to a local geographical area, such as Glynn County . One section of the broadcast is for local emergency information. This allows EMA to have information concerning road closures, school closures, evacuation, etc., broadcast during an emergency. The call sign for the Brunswick station is WWH-39 and it operates on a frequency of 162.425. Prices for the radios range from a few dollars to around $80.00, depending on how many bells and whistles you desire. Radio Shack has several different models of these radios in stock.
THE WEATHER CHANNEL
Through the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, the local EMA will be able to have evacuation and other emergency information scrolled across the bottom of the screen. This information will be specific to our local area. As an example, this will allow all coastal Georgia counties to simultaneously receive information specific to their local area. This will enable everyone with a TV to be up to date at all times, with the latest emergency information.
TELEVISION
Through an arrangement with the Duval County Florida Emergency Management Agency, the Glynn County EMA will be able to have up to date information made available for broadcast on the Jacksonville media outlets. You are advised to use these sources as secondary ones, since their primary focus will be on the Jacksonville, Duval County, Northeast Florida area. The same types of arrangements are being negotiated for Savannah media outlets.
PEACH STATE RADIO
Through the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, an arrangement has been made with Peach State Radio, the Georgia Public Radio Network, to broadcast evacuation and other emergency information over all Peach State Radio stations. Since these stations are all over the state, you can receive emergency information just about anywhere in the State. The locations and frequencies, all of which are FM, are listed below:
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Albany 91.7
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Athens 91.7/97.9
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Augusta 90.7
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Brunswick 89.1
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Carrollton 90.7
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Columbus 88.1
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Demorest 88.3
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Dahlonega 89.5
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Fort Gaines 90.9
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Macon 89.7
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Savannah 91.1
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Tifton 91.1
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Valdosta 91.7
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Waycross 90.1
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AM & FM RADIO
The Glynn County EMA will continue the policy of distributing up to date information to all local media outlets for broadcast. You should remember that emergency information may not change for several hours, and just because you hear the same information several times does not mean the information is outdated. Also, EMA cannot control how soon or how often information will be broadcast, that is up to the station program director.
Tune FM Radio to 104.9
Glynn County's Emergency
Advisory Radio System
Community and Sate Information Ready.gov 
SCHOOLS, MOTELS, HOTELS, INDUSTRY, BUSINESSES
Any request concerning the above should be directed to that organization, as EMA will not have any of that type of information.
Anyone can still call the normal EMA number, 267-5678, for information. This number is on a rollover system to several other phones. You are, however, encouraged to listen to the media rather than tie up the telephone lines requesting routine information.
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