So you've gone to Bi-Lo and bought one of the weather radios you've heard about on WYFF News 4 ... now, it's time to program it!

Keep in mind, these radios allow you to program up to six different county codes. Only program those counties that you want to receive warnings for.

The National Weather Service suggests you program the county you live in, as well as a few counties to your west. That way, you'll get a heads-up when a severe storm is heading in your direction.

For Example: If you live in Greenville County -- you might want to program Greenville County, Pickens County, Anderson County, and Oconee County.

Now comes the tricky part ... finding all those County codes.

The codes you're programming into these radios are called "SAME codes". Every county in the nation county has its own SAME code.

Here are the SAME county codes for the WYFF News 4 viewing area:

SOUTH CAROLINA:
Oconee: 045073
Pickens: 045077
Anderson: 045007
Abbeville: 045001
Greenville: 045045
Spartanburg: 045083
Laurens: 045059
Greenwood: 045047
Cherokee: 045021
Union: 045087
Newberry: 045071

NORTH CAROLINA:
Cherokee: 037039
Clay: 037043
Graham: 037075
Macon: 037113
Swain: 037173
Jackson: 037099
Haywood: 037087
Transylvania: 037175
Madison: 037115
Buncombe: 037021
Henderson: 037089
Mitchell: 037121
Yancey: 037199
McDowell: 037111
Polk: 037149
Rutherford: 037161

GEORGIA:
Rabun: 013241
Habersham: 013137
Stephens: 013257
Franklin: 013119
Hart: 013147
Madison: 013195
Elbert: 013105

For a list of all the SAME county codes here and across the nation, you can visit the NOAA Weather Radio website: www.weather.gov

Now that you have the codes, and know which ones you want to program into your weather radio, here's how to do it.

1) Press the 'COUNTY' button on the front of the weather radio

2) Press the 'COUNTY' button again

3)Now press and hold that same 'COUNTY' button for 2 seconds until the numbers start to blink

4)You will input each number...one at a time...starting with the first one. Since it's a 0 and that number is already showing up, hit 'COUNTY to go to the next number.

5) The next number should be blinking. Use the UP and DOWN buttons on the left side of the weather radio to choose your next number. For Greenville County (045045) The next number would be a 4. So hit the UP button until the number 4 is showing, and then hit the COUNTY button.

6) The next number should be blinking...do the same thing....and use the UP arrow button to get to your next digit. For Greenville County, it should be 5. Once the desired digit is showing, hit the COUNTY button again.

7)Continue selecting your numbers, and hitting the COUNTY button once each correct digit is selected.

8)When finished, hit COUNTY.

To input another county code:

2nd County Code: Follow the same directions above, except press the COUNTY button 3 times before holding it down for 2 seconds.

3rd County Code: Press the COUNTY button 4 times before holding it down for 2 seconds.

4th County Code: Press the COUNTY button 5 times before holding it down for 2 seconds.

5th County Code: Press the COUNTY button 6 times before holding it down for 2 seconds.

6th County Code: Press the COUNTY button 7 times before holding it down for 2 seconds.

Once you've got all the codes entered, put your weather radio in a place where you can easily hear it when warnings are issued. It will only sound when a warning is issued for a county that you entered into your weather radio.