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Marine Radio Frequencies

Channel Number MHz Use
01A 156.050 Port Operations and Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
05A 156.250 Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
06 156.300 Intership Safety
07A 156.350 Commercial
08 156.400 Commercial (Intership only)
09 156.450 Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial.
10 156.500 Commercial
11 156.550 Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
12 156.600 Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
13 156.650 Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20m length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters.
14 156.700 Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
15 156.750 Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class C EPIRBs.
16 156.800 International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on this channel.
17 156.850 State Control
18A 156.900 Commercial
19A 156.950 Commercial
20 161.600 Port Operations (duplex)
20A 157.000 Port Operations
21A 157.050 U.S. Coast Guard only
22A 157.100 Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts. Broadcasts announced on channel 16.
23A 157.150 U.S. Coast Guard only
24 161.800 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
25 161.850 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
26 161.900 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
27 161.950 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
28 162.000 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
63A 156.175 Port Operations and Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
65A 156.275 Port Operations
66A 156.325 Port Operations
67 156.375 Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in lower Mississippi River. Intership only.
68 156.425 Non-Commercial
69 156.475 Non-Commercial
70 156.525 Digital Selective Calling (voice communications not allowed)
71 156.575 Non-Commercial
72 156.625 Non-Commercial (Intership only)
73 156.675 Port Operations
74 156.725 Port Operations
77 156.875 Port Operations (Intership only)
78A 156.925 Non-Commercial
79A 156.975 Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only
80A 157.025 Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only
81A 157.075 U.S. Government only - Environmental protection operations.
82A 157.125 U.S. Government only
83A 157.175 U.S. Coast Guard only
84 161.825 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
85 161.875 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
86 161.925 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
87 161.975 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
88 162.025 Public Correspondence only near Canadian border.
88A 157.425 Commercial, Intership only.

 

NOAA Weather Radio Frequencies (MHz)

WX1 -- 162.550
WX2 -- 162.400
WX3 -- 162.475
WX4 -- 162.425
WX5 -- 162.450
WX6 -- 162.500
WX7 -- 162.525