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LW Navtex Broadcasts
Compiled by William Hepburn, LWCA
Navtex Maritime Safety Information Broadcast Channels
490 kHz

National NAVTEX

national languages

518 kHz

International NAVTEX

English language
Inactive or Planned Services in Grey

NBDP (Radiotelex) RTTY mode - a.k.a. FEC (SITOR-B)

NavAre
as

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New Broadcasts
490 kHz

D
I
M

EQM
EQI
6VA

Bushehr, IRN (PER)

Abbas, IRN (PER)
Dakar, SEN (FF)

518 kHz

B
C
Q

7TA
6VA
UAL

Algiers, ALG (addn'l bcst 0210Z + every 2H)

Dakar, SEN
Tiksi, RUS

Corrected Call Sign

518 kHz

NME

Savannah, USA

NAVAREA I
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

490 ---,---,08,---,---,2020
00, 04, 08, 12, 16,
2040
---,05,---,---,1720,--01, 05, 09, 13, 17,
2140
01, 05, 09, 13, 17,
2150

ID

Call Sign

GPK

TFA

I
K

GNI
TFK

State

Station Name

GBR Portpatrick, SCT

ISL

Sauanes

GBR Niton, ENG

ISL
Grindavk

Latitude

Longitude

Remarks

54 51 N

05 07 W EE

66 11 N

18 57 W ISL

50 35 N

01 18 W EE

63 47 N

22 31 W ISL

L DDH-49 DEU Hamburg-Quickborn, HH (SH) 53 40 22 09 48 35 E GG

N

03, 07, 11, 15, 19, T

2310
---,07,---,---,1920,--- U

518

00, 04, 08, 12,

2030
00, 04, 08, 12,
2040
01, 05, 09, 13,
2100
01, 05, 09, 13,
2110
01, 05, 09, 13,
2120
01, 05, 09, 13,
2130
01, 05, 09, 13,
2140
01, 05, 09, 13,
2150
02, 06, 10, 14,

16,
16,
17,
17,
17,
17,
17,
17,
18,

GNI

GBR Niton, ENG

50 35 N

01 18 W FF

GCC
LGD

GBR Cullercoats, ENG

NOR rlandet

LGQ

NOR Rogaland

55 02 N
63 40 N
58 39 23
N

O....

DNK

SAH

SWE Hrnsand

01 26 W EE
09 33 E planned
05 36 17
planned
E
planned
planned
21 36 E

SAS

SWE Varberg

SDJ

SWE Stockholm

57 06 30
planned
12 23 36 E
N
planned
55 29 N
14 19 E

OXJ

FRO Trshavn

62 00 N

06 47 W

GNI

GBR Niton, ENG

50 35 N

01 18 W

GCC

GBR Cullercoats, ENG

55 02 N

01 26 W

SAH

SWE Hrnsand

64 28 N

21 36 E

SAS

SWE Varberg

57 06 30
12 23 36 E
N

SDJ

SWE Stockholm

55 29 N

14 19 E

GNI

GBR Niton, ENG

50 35 N

01 18 W

LGQ

NOR Rogaland

OST

BEL Ostend, VLG

64 28 N

58 39 23
05 36 17 E
N
51 11 N
02 48 E

02,
02,
02,
02,
02,
03,
03,
03,
03,
03,

2200
06, 10, 14,
2210
06, 10, 14,
2220
06, 10, 14,
2230
06, 10, 14,
2240
06, 10, 14,
2250
07, 11, 15,
2300
07, 11, 15,
2310
07, 11, 15,
2320
07, 11, 15,
2340
07, 11, 15,
2350

18,
18,
18,
18,
18,
19,
19,
19,
19,
19,

LGD

NOR rlandet

63 40 59
09 35 00 E
N

GPK

GBR Portpatrick, SCT

54 51 N

05 07 W

PBK

HOL Den Helder

52 57 N

04 47 E

EJM

IRL

Malin Head

55 22 N

07 21 W

TFA

ISL

Sauanes

64 05 N

21 51 W

S DDH-51 DEU Hamburg-Quickborn, HH (SH) 53 40 22 09 48 35 E

N
T

OST

BEL Ostend, VLG

51 11 N

02 48 E

ESA

EST Tallinn

59 30 N

24 30 E

EJK

IRL

Valentia

51 56 N

10 21 W

TFK

ISL

Grindavk

63 47 N

22 31 W

YL..

LVA Riga

56 58 N

24 07 W planned

Latitude

Longitude

NAVAREA II
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

490

00, 04, 08, 12, 16,

2000
00, 04, 08, 12, 16,
2040

ID

Call Sign

State

Station Name

Remarks

EAL

CNR Las Palmas

28 10 N

15 25 W SS

FRC

FRA Corsen

48 28 N

05 03 E

FF

518

01, 05, 09, 13,

2100
01, 05, 09, 13,
2130
02, 06, 10, 14,
2200
02, 06, 10, 14,
2200
03, 07, 11, 15,
2310
03, 07, 11, 15,
2310
03, 07, 11, 15,
2340
00, 04, 08, 12,
2000
00, 04, 08, 12,
2020
00, 04, 08, 12,
2030
00, 04, 08, 12,
2050
01, 05, 09, 13,
2100
01, 05, 09, 13,
2120
02, 06, 10, 14,
2200
02, 06, 10, 14,
2230

17,
17,
18,
18,
19,
19,
19,
16,
16,
16,
16,
17,
17,
18,
18,

CTV

POR Monsanto

38 44 N

09 11 W PP

CTH

AZR Horta

38 32 N

28 38 W PP

6VA

SEN Dakar

14 46 15
N

CTQ

MDR Porto Santo

33 04 N

17 20 00
FF
W
planned
16 21 W

D4A

CPV

16 51 06
N

25 00 18
PP
W

EAC

ESP

Tarifa, AN

36 01 N

05 34 W SS

EAR

ESP

Corunna, GA

42 54 N

09 16 W SS

FRC

FRA Corsen

48 28 N

05 03 E

6VA

SEN Dakar

14 46 15
N

17 20 24
W

EAR

ESP

42 54 N

09 16 W

CTH

AZR Horta

38 32 N

28 38 W

EAC

ESP

36 01 N

05 34 W

EAL

CNR Las Palmas

28 10 N

15 25 W

CNP

MRC Casablanca

33 36 N

07 38 W

CTQ

MDR Porto Santo

33 04 N

16 21 W planned

So Vicente de Cape
Verde

Corunna, GA

Tarifa, AN

02, 06, 10, 14, 18,

2250
03, 07, 11, 15, 19,
2300
03, 07, 11, 15, 19,
2320

R CTV-251 POR Monsanto

S

5OW

D4A
TJC-5

NIG

Lagos

So Vicente de Cape
Verde
CME Douala
CPV

TUA

CTI

Abidjan

3XO

GUI

Kamsar

5OZ

NIG

Port Harcourt

5TA

MTN Nouadhibou

38 44 N

09 11 W

06 26 24 03 18 30 planned
N
E
16 51 06 25 00 18
N
W
04 02 N
09 42 E planned
05 19 34 04 01 02
planned
N
W
11 40 N
15 36 W planned
04 23 00
07 10 24 E planned
N
20 54 N
17 03 W planned
.

NAVAREA III
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

490

00, 04, 08, 12,

2000
00, 04, 08, 12,
2010
00, 04, 08, 12,
2020
00, 04, 08, 12,
2030
01, 05, 09, 13,
2150
02, 06, 10, 14,
2200
03, 07, 11, 15,

16,
16,
16,
16,
17,
18,
19,

ID

Call Sign

State

Station Name

TAF

TUR Samsun

41 23 N

36 11 E TT

TAH

TUR Istanbul

41 04 17
N

28 56 54
TT
E

TAN

TUR Izmir

38 16 N

26 16 E TT

TAL

TUR Antalya

36 09 N

32 26 E TT

YQV

ROM Constanza

44 06 03
N

EAV

ESP

38 43 N

00 09 E SS

FRL

FRA La Garde

43 06 N

05 59 E FF

Cabo de la Nao, VA

Latitude

Longitude

Remarks

28 37 09
ROM
E

03,
03,
03,
518

00,
00,
00,
00,
00,
00,
01,
01,
01,
01,
01,
01,

2300
07, 11, 15,
2320
07, 11, 15,
2330
07, 11, 15,
2350
04, 08, 12,
2010
04, 08, 12,
2020
04, 08, 12,
2020
04, 08, 12,
2030
04, 08, 12,
2040
04, 08, 12,
2050
05, 09, 13,
2100
05, 09, 13,
2100
05, 09, 13,
2110
05, 09, 13,
2120
05, 09, 13,
2130
05, 09, 13,

19,
19,
19,
16,
16,
16,
16,
16,
16,
17,
17,
17,
17,
17,
17,

UUO

UKR Kerch

45 22 N

36 29 E UKR

7TA

ALG Algiers

36 44 N

03 10 E FF

UTT

UKR Odessa

46 29 N

30 44 E UKR

7TA

ALG Algiers

36 44 N

03 10 E

UTT

UKR Odessa

46 29 N

30 44 E

4XO

ISR

32 49 N

35 00 E

TAH

TUR Istanbul

TAF

TUR Samsun

TAL

TUR Antalya

41 04 17
N
41 17 00
N
36 53 00
N

28 56 54
E
36 20 00
E
30 42 00
E

UUO

UKR Kerch

45 22 N

36 29 E

1B..

CYP

SVH

GRC Heraklion

TAN

TUR Izmir

LZW

BUL Varna

SVK

GRC Corfu

Haifa

Out of
Service

Kyrenia, TRNC
35 20 N

25 07 E

38 21 41
N
43 04 01
N
39 37 N

26 35 45
E
27 47 11
E
19 55 E

01,
02,
02,
02,
02,
02,
02,
02,
02,
03,
03,
03,
03,
03,
03,

2140
05, 09, 13,
2150
06, 10, 14,
2200
06, 10, 14,
2210
06, 10, 14,
2210
06, 10, 14,
2220
06, 10, 14,
2230
06, 10, 14,
2240
06, 10, 14,
2250
06, 10, 14,
2250
07, 11, 15,
2300
07, 11, 15,
2300
07, 11, 15,
2310
07, 11, 15,
2310
07, 11, 15,
2320
07, 11, 15,

17,
18,
18,
18,
18,
18,
18,
18,
18,
19,
19,
19,
19,
19,
19,

SVL

GRC Lemnos

39 52 N

25 04 E

5BA

CYP

Cyprus

35 02 57
N

33 17 04
E

7TA

ALG Algiers

36 44 N

03 10 E

SUH

EGY Alexandria

31 11 54
N

29 51 48
E

9HD

MLT

Malta

35 49 N

14 32 E

4XO

ISR

Haifa

32 49 N

35 00 E planned

9AS

HRV Split

43 30 N

16 29 E

IAR

ITA

Rome, LA

41 37 N

12 29 E

ICH

ITA

La Maddalena, SA

41 13 N

09 20 E planned

UDN

RUS Novorossiysk, RU

44 36 N

37 58 E planned

UDN

RUS Novorossiysk, RU

44 36 N

37 58 E

IDC

ITA

Cagliari, SA

39 13 N

09 14 E

ICI

ITA

Reggio di Calabria, CA

IQX

ITA

Trieste, FV

IPA

ITA

Ancona, MA

planned
45 40 30
N
43 36 N

13 45 30
E
13 28 E planned

03,
03,
03,
03,

2320
07, 11, 15,
2330
07, 11, 15,
2330
07, 11, 15,
2340
07, 11, 15,
2350

19,
19,
19,
19,

IQA

ITA

3VX

W
X

Augusta, SI

37 14 N

15 14 E

TUN Tunis

36 53 N

10 11 E planned

FRL

FRA La Garde

43 06 N

05 59 E

EAV

ESP

38 43 N

00 09 E

YKM
5A..

SYR Latakia
LBY Surt

35 30 N

35 47 E planned
planned

Cabo de la Nao, VA

NAVAREA III (Caspian)

Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

ID

Call Sign

518

01, 05, 09, 13, 17, 2100

03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2340

G
W

EQO
UJB

State

Station Name

IRN Now Shahr

RUS Astrakhan, RU

Latitude

Longitude

36 42 N
46 18 N

52 33 E
47 58 E

Remarks

NAVAREA IV (NAT)
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

490

00, 04, 08, 12,

2035
02, 06, 10, 14,
2255
03, 07, 11, 15,
2300
03, 07, 11, 15,
2335
03, 07, 11, 15,

16,
18,
19,
19,
19,

ID

Call Sign

State

VCK

CAN

VCO

CAN

VFF

CAN

VAR-9

CAN

VFN-3

CAN

Station Name

Latitude

Sept-les50 11
Rivire-au-Renard, QC
N
46 11
Sydney, NS
N
63 43
Iqaluit, NU
N
43 44
Saint John, NB (NS)
N
Montreal, QC
45 40

42
08
42
24
38

Longitude

66 06
W
59 53
W
68 33
W
66 07
W
73 15

44
40
00
19

Remarks

FF "VCG"
FF
FF Jun-Dec
FF

50 Out of

518

00,
00,
00,
00,
00,
01,

2355
04, 08, 12,
2000
04, 08, 12,
2010
04, 08, 12,
2020
04, 08, 12,
2040
04, 08, 12,
2045
05, 09, 13,
2110

16,
16,
16,
16,
16,
17,

NMA

USA Miami, FL

ZBR

BER Bermuda

VCK

CAN

NME

USA Savannah, GA

NMF

USA Boston, MA

01, 05, 09, 13,

2130
02, 06, 10, 14,
2220
02, 06, 10, 14,
2230
02, 06, 10, 14,
2240
03, 07, 11, 15,
2310
03, 07, 11, 15,
2320
03, 07, 11, 15,
2340
03, 07, 11, 15,

17,
18,
18,
18,
19,
19,
19,
19,

W
Service
80 23 22
W

32 23 N

64 41 W

Sept-les50 11 42
Rivire-au-Renard, QC
N

H XMJ 329 CAN Wiarton-Prescott, ON

--, --, 09, --, --, 2110 X

N
25 37 24
N

VOK

CAN Labrador, NL

NMN

USA Chesapeake, VA

VON

CAN St John's, NL

P XLJ 895 CAN Thunder Bay, ON

Q

VCO

CAN Sydney, NS

VFF

CAN Iqaluit, NU

VAR-9

OXI

VFN-3

CAN Saint John, NB (NS)

GRL Nuuk
CAN Montreal, QC

66 06 44
"VCG"
W

32 08 N

81 42 W

41 38
N
44 56
N
53 42
N
36 34
N
47 36
N
48 33
N
46 11
N
63 43
N
43 44
N
64 04
N
45 40

70 33
W
81 14
W
57 01
W
76 00
W
52 40
W
88 39
W
59 53
W
68 33
W
66 07
W
52 01
W
73 15

30
13
24
43
44
46
08
42
24
17
38

00
09
30

"VBR"
Arctic Jul-Oct

36
15
22

"VBA"

40
00 Jun-Dec
19
04
50 Out of

2340
03, 07, 11, 15, 19,
2350

VOK

CAN Labrador, NL

N
53 42 24
N

W
Service
57 01 30
W
.

NAVAREA IV (CAR)
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

ID

Call Sign

State

PJC
NMR
NMG
FFP
XFC
XFU
YVG

CUW
PTR
USA
MRT
MEX
MEX
VEN

518 01, 05, 09, 13, 17, 2110 H

02, 06, 10, 14, 18, 2200 R
03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2300 G

Station Name

Curaao
San Juan
New Orleans, LA
Martinique
Cozumel, ROO
Veracruz, VER
La Guaira, A

Latitude

Longitude

Remarks

12 10 N
68 52 W
18 28 00 N 67 07 10 W
29 53 N
89 75 W
14 38 N
60 59 W
20 16 N
86 44 W
19 09 N
96 07 W
10 36 N
66 58 W

planned
planned
planned
planned
.

NAVAREA V
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

ID

Call Sign

518

State

BRA

Station Name

Latitude

Longitude

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Remarks

planned
.

NAVAREA VI
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

490

00, 04, 08, 12, 16,

2000
00, 04, 08, 12, 16,
2000
00, 04, 08, 12, 16,
2010

ID

Call Sign

State

Station Name

A CWM-27 URG La Paloma

Latitude

Longitude

34 40 15 54 09 04
SS
S
W

L3K

ARG Ushuaia, TF

54 48 S

68 08 W SS

L3D

ARG Rio Gallegos, SC

51 37 S

69 03 W SS

Remarks

518

00, 04, 08, 12,

2020
00, 04, 08, 12,
2030
00, 04, 08, 12,
2040
00, 04, 08, 12,
2050
01, 05, 09, 13,
2100
00, 04, 08, 12,
2050
02, 06, 10, 14,
2200
02, 06, 10, 14,
2210
02, 06, 10, 14,
2220
02, 06, 10, 14,
2230
02, 06, 10, 14,
2240
02, 06, 10, 14,
2250
03, 07, 11, 15,
2300

16,
16,
16,
16,
17,
16,
18,
18,
18,
18,
18,
18,
19,

L2W

L2I

ARG

Comodoro Rivadavia,
CB

45 51 S

67 25 W SS

ARG Bahia Blanca, BA

38 43 S

62 06 W SS

L2P

ARG Mar del Plata, BA

38 03 S

57 32 W SS

L2B

ARG Buenos Aires, CF

34 36 S

58 22 W SS

L6I

ARG Rosairo, SF

F CWM-27 URG La Paloma

Out of
Service
34 40 15 54 09 04
S
W

L3K

ARG Ushuaia, TF

54 48 S

68 08 W

L3D

ARG Rio Gallegos, SC

51 37 S

69 03 W

L2W

ARG

45 51 S

67 25 W

L2I

ARG Bahia Blanca, BA

38 43 S

62 06 W

L2P

ARG Mar del Plata, BA

38 03 S

57 32 W

L2B

ARG Buenos Aires, CF

34 36 S

58 22 W

L6I

ARG Rosairo, SF

CWM
CWM-23
CWM-30
CWM-31

URG
URG
URG
URG

Comodoro Rivadavia,
CB

Montevideo
Colonia
Punta del Este
Salto

34
34
34
31

54
28
58
23

S
S
S
S

56
57
54
57

12
51
56
58

W
W
W
W

Out of
Service
planned
planned
planned
planned

CWM-32 URG Laguna del Sauce

34 51 S

55 06 W planned
.

NAVAREA VII
Freq
(kHz)

518 00,
00,
01,
02,

Broadcast Times
UTC

04,
04,
05,
06,

08,
08,
09,
10,

12,
12,
13,
14,

16,
16,
17,
18,

2010
2020
2120
2220

ID

Call Sign

State

B
C
I
O

V5W
ZSC
ZSQ
ZSD
D3E

NMB
AFS
AFS
AFS
AGL

Station Name

Latitude

Walvis Bay
Cape Town, WC
Port Elizabeth, EC
Durban, NL
Luanda

Longitude

Remarks

23 03 15 S 14 37 30 E
33 40 S
18 43 E
34 02 S
25 33 E
29 48 20 S 30 48 55 E
planned
.

NAVAREA VIII
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

ID

518 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2020 C

01, 05, 09, 13, 17, 2100 G
02, 06, 10, 14, 18, 2230 P

Call Sign

State

3BM
VWB
VWM
VWP
5HA

MAU
IND
IND
IND
TZA

Station Name

Latitude

Mauritius
Bombay, MH
Madras, TN
Port Blair, AN
Dar es Salaam, TAN

Longitude

Remarks

20 11 S
57 28 E
19 04 55 N 72 49 54 E
13 05 00 N 80 17 15 E
11 40 N
92 46 E planned
06 45 S
39 20 E planned
.

NAVAREA IX
Freq
(kHz)

490 00,
01,
518 00,
00,
00,
02,

Broadcast Times
UTC

04,
05,
04,
04,
04,
06,

08,
09,
08,
08,
08,
10,

12,
13,
12,
12,
12,
14,

16,
17,
16,
16,
16,
18,

2030
2120
2000
2010
2050
2200

ID

Call Sign

State

D
I
A
B
F
M

EQM
EQI
EQM
A9M
EQI
A4M

IRN
IRN
IRN
BHR
IRN
OMA

Station Name

Bushehr
Abbas
Bushehr
Bahrain
Abbas
Muscat

Latitude

28
27
28
26
27
23

59
07
59
09
07
36

N
N
N
N
N
N

Longitude

50 50 E
56 04 E
50 50 E
50 28 E
56 04 E
58 30 E

Remarks

PER
PER

02, 06, 10, 14, 18, 2230

03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2330
03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2350
00, 06, 12, 1805
---, 07, 13, 1905

P
V
X
G
H

ASK
SUK
SUZ
HZG
HZH

PAK
EGY
EGY
ARS
ARS

Karachi
Quseir
Ismailia
Dammam
Jeddah

24 51 07 N 67 02 33 E
26 06 N
34 17 E
30 28 N
32 22 E
26 26 N
50 06 E Out of Service
21 23 N
39 10 E
.

NAVAREA X
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

ID

Call Sign

State

Station Name

Latitude

Longitude

Remarks

no active stations
Note: AUS does not plan to use MF NAVTEX.
.

NAVAREA XI (SEA)
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

490 02, 06, 10, 14, 18, 2230

518 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2000
00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2010
00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2020
00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2030
00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2040
00, 04, 08, 1250, ---, --01, 05, 09, 13, 17, 2100
01, 05, 09, 13, 17, 2120
01, 05, 09, 13, 17, 2130
01, 05, 09, 13, 17, 2140
02, 06, 10, 14, 18, 2230
03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2300
03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2310

ID

Call Sign

W
XVG
A
PNK
B
PKE
C 9VG-49
D
PKF
E
PKX
F
HSA
V
NRV
I
DVS
J
DZS
K
DWT
P
XVT
S
9WS
T
9WR

State

VTN
INS
INS
SNG
INS
INS
THA
GUM
PHL
PHL
PHL
VTN
MLA
MLA

Station Name

Hai Phong
Jayapura
Ambon
Singapore
Makassar
Jakarta
Bangkok
Guam
Puerto Princesa
Manila
Davao
Da Nang
Sandakan, SA
Miri, SK

Latitude

20 44 N
02 31 S
03 42 S
01 21 N
05 06 S
06 06 S
13 43 34 N
13 28 37 N
09 44 N
14 35 N
07 04 N
16 05 N
05 54.1 N
04 25.4 N

Longitude

Remarks

106 44 E VV
140 43 E
128 12 E
103 59 E
119 26 E
106 54 E
100 34 07 E
144 50 06 E
118 43 E
121 03 E
125 36 E
108 13 E
118 00.1 E
114 01.1 E

03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2320 U

03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2340 W
03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2350 X

9MG
XVG
XVS

MLA
VTN
VTN

Penang, C
Hai Phong
Ho Chi Minh City

05 25.5 N
20 44 N
10 47 N

100 24.2 E
106 44 E
106 40 E
.

NAVAREA XI (CWP)
Freq
(kHz)

424

490

Broadcast Times
UTC

ID

00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2000 G

00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2017 H
00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2034 I
00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2051 J
01, 05, 09, 13, 17, 2108 K
00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2200 A
00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2210 B
01, 05, 09, 13, 17, 2130 J
01, 05, 09, 13, 17, 2140 K
03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2330

518

00,
00,
01,
01,
01,
01,
01,
01,
02,
02,
02,

04,
04,
05,
05,
05,
05,
05,
05,
06,
06,
06,

08,
08,
09,
09,
09,
09,
09,
09,
10,
10,
10,

12,
12,
13,
13,
13,
13,
13,
13,
14,
14,
14,

18,
18,
17,
17,
17,
17,
17,
17,
18,
18,
18,

2230 D
2240 E
2100 G
2110 H
2120 I
2130 J
2140 K
2150 L
2200 M
2210 N
2220 O

Call Sign

State

JNB
JNR
JGC
JNL
JNX
HMZ
HMH
HL..
HL..
XSY
XS..
HMZ
HMH
JNB
JNR
JGC
JNL
JNX
VRX
XSI
XSQ
XSL

JPN
JPN
JPN
JPN
JPN
KRE
KRE
KOR
KOR
TWN
TWN
KRE
KRE
JPN
JPN
JPN
JPN
JPN
HKG
CHN
CHN
CHN

Station Name

Naha
Moji
Yokohama
Otaru
Kushiro
Pyongyang
Hngnam
Chukp'yng
P'yngsan
Hualien
Lintou
Pyongyang
Hngnam
Naha
Moji
Yokohama
Otaru
Kushiro
Hong Kong
Sanya
Guangzhou
Fuzhou

Latitude

Longitude

26 05 N
34 01 N
35 14 N
43 19 N
42 57 N
39 00 N
39 50 N
37 03 N
35 36 N
23 59 N
23 33 N
39 00 N
39 50 N
26 05 N
34 01 N
35 14 N
43 19 N
42 57 N
22 12 34 N
18 14 42 N
23 08 55 N
26 01 45 N

127 40 E
130 56 E
139 55 E
140 27 E
144 36 E
125 43 E
127 41 E
129 26 E
126 29 E
121 37 E
119 38 E
125 43 E
127 41 E
127 40 E
130 56 E
139 55 E
140 27 E
144 36 E
114 15 18 E
109 30 04 E
113 29 23 E
119 18 20 E

Remarks

JJ
JJ
JJ
JJ
JJ
KK
KK
KK
KK
CC

EE/CC
EE/CC
EE/CC

02, 06, 10, 14, 18, 2230

02,
02,
03,
03,
03,

06,
06,
07,
07,
07,

10,
10,
11,
11,
11,

14,
14,
15,
15,
15,

18,
18,
18,
19,
19,

2240 Q
2250 R
2300 S
2330 V
2340 W

XSX
XSW
XSG
XSZ
XSV
HL..
HL..

TWN
TWN
CHN
CHN
CHN
KOR
KOR

Chilung
Kaohsiung
Shanghai
Dalian
Tianjin
Chukp'yng
P'yngsan

25 09 N
22 29 N
31 06 32 N
38 50 36 N
38 54 N
37 03 N
35 36 N

121 44 E
120 25 E
121 32 39 E EE/CC
121 31 27 E EE/CC
117 44 E
planned
129 25 E
126 29 E
.

NAVAREA XII (NP)

Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

518

00, 04, 08, 12,

2000
00, 04, 08, 12,
2030
00, 04, 08, 12,
2045
01, 05, 09, 13,
2110
01, 05, 09, 13,
2130
03, 07, 11, 15,
2300
03, 07, 11, 15,
2340
03, 07, 11, 15,
2340

16,
16,
16,
17,
17,
19,
19,
19,

ID

Call Sign

State

Station Name

NMC

USA San Francisco, CA

VAJ

CAN Prince Rupert, BC

NMQ

USA Cambria, CA

H XLK 835 CAN Tofino, BC

W

NMW

USA Astoria, OR

NOJ

ALS Kodiak

NOJ

ALS Kodiak

NOX

ALS Adak

XFK

MEX La Paz, BCS

Latitude

37 55 32
N
54 17 51
N
35 30 53
N
48 55 31
N
46 12 18
N
57 46 23
N
57 46 23
N
51 53 30
N
24 08 N

Longitude

Remarks

122 43 48
W
130 25 06
W
121 03 30
W
125 32 42
"VAE"
W
123 57 20
W
152 33 41
W
152 33 41
W
176 37 42
Out of Service
W
110 17 W planned
.

NAVAREA XII (CEP)

Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

490

00, 04, 08, 12,

2000
00, 04, 08, 12,
2040
01, 05, 09, 13,
2150
02, 06, 10, 14,
2200

518

16,
16,
17,
18,

ID

Call Sign

State

Station Name

HCY

EQA

NMO

HWA Honolulu

21 16 17 N 158 08 49 W

HCY

EQA

Ayora

00 44 50 S

90 18 45 W

HCG

EQA

Guayaquil

02 16 52 S

79 51 50 W

XFM
XFQ

MEX
MEX

Manzanillo, COL
Salina Cruz, OAX

19 05 N
16 09 N

104 18 W
95 12 W

Ayora

Latitude

Longitude

Remarks

00 44 50 S 90 18 45 W SS

planned
planned
.

NAVAREA XIII
Freq
(kHz)

518 00,
00,
00,
00,
00,
00,
01,

Broadcast Times
UTC

04,
04,
04,
04,
04,
04,
05,

08,
08,
08,
08,
08,
08,
09,

12,
12,
12,
12,
12,
12,
13,

16,
16,
16,
16,
16,
16,
17,

2000
2010
2020
2030
2040
2050
2100

ID

Call Sign

State

A
B
C
D
E
F
G

UIK
UFO
UBE-2
UIB
UCT-2
UCZ
UCV-2

RUS
RUS
RUS
RUS
RUS
RUS
RUS

Station Name

Vladivostok, RU
Kholmsk, RU
Petropavlovsk, RU
Magadan, RU
Beringovskiy, RU
Provideniya, RU
Okhotsk, RU

Latitude

43
47
53
59
63
64
59

23
02
00
41
03
40
22

N
N
N
N
N
N
N

Longitude

Remarks

131 54 E
142 03 E
158 40 E
151 09 E
179 20 E Out of Service
173 10 W Out of Service
143 12 E
.

NAVAREA XIV
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

no active stations

ID

Call Sign

State

Station Name

Latitude

Longitude

Remarks

NAVAREA XV
Freq
(kHz)

518

Broadcast Times
UTC

00, --,
--, 04,
00, --,
--, 04,
00, --,
--, 04,
00, --,
--, 04,
00, --,
--, 04,
00, --,
--, 04,

08, --,
--, 12,
08, --,
--, 12,
08, --,
--, 12,
08, --,
--, 12,
08, --,
--, 12,
08, --,
--, 12,

1600, ---, 2000

1610, ---, 2010
1620, ---, 2020
1630, ---, 2030
1640, ---, 2040
1650, ---, 2050

ID

Call Sign

State

H
A
I
B
J
C
K
D
L
E
G
F

CBA
CBA
CBV
CBV
CBT
CBT
CBP
CBP
CBM
CBM
CBY
CBY

CHL
CHL
CHL
CHL
CHL
CHL
CHL
CHL
CHL
CHL
PAQ
PAQ

Station Name

Antofagasta
Antofagasta
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
Talcahuano
Talcahuano
Puerto Montt
Puerto Montt
Magallanes
Magallanes
Easter Island
Easter Island

Latitude

Longitude

23 39 07 S
23 39 07 S
32 48 00 S
32 48 00 S
36 42 44 S
36 42 44 S
41 29 49 S
41 29 49 S
53 09 S
53 09 S
27 09 00 S
27 09 00 S

70 25 10 W
70 25 10 W
71 28 43 W
71 28 43 W
73 06 30 W
73 06 30 W
72 57 42 W
72 57 42 W
70 58 W
70 58 W
109 25 00 W
109 25 00 W

Remarks

SS
SS
SS
SS
SS
SS

NAVAREA XVI
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

ID

Call Sign

State

518

03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2300

03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2320
03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2340

S
U
W

OBY-2
OBC-3
OBF-4

PRU
PRU
PRU

Station Name

Paita
Callao
Mollendo

Latitude

05 05 S
12 03 S
17 01 S

Longitude

Remarks

81 07 W EE/SS
77 09 W EE/SS
72 01 W EE/SS
.

NAVAREA XVII
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

no active stations

ID

Call Sign

State

Station Name

Latitude

Longitude

Remarks

NAVAREA XVIII
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

ID

Call Sign

State

Station Name

Latitude

Longitude

Remarks

no active stations

NAVAREA XIX
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

ID

Call Sign

State

A
B
V

LGP
LGV
LGS
LGP
LGV

NOR
NOR
SJM
NOR
NOR

490
518

00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2000

00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 2010
03, 07, 11, 15, 19, 2330

Station Name

Bod
Vard
Svalbard
Bod
Vard

Latitude

67
70
78
67
70

16
22
03
16
22

Longitude

29
19
42
29
19

N
N
N
N
N

14
31
13
14
31

23
05
36
23
05

29
55
59
29
55

Remarks

E planned
E planned
E
E
E

NAVAREA XX
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

428.6
446
518

--, --, 08, --, --, 2018

--, 05, --, --, 1710, -00, 04, 08, 12, 16,
2020
00, 04, 08, 12, 16,
2050
02, 06, 10, 14, 18,
2200
02, 06, 10, 14, 18,
2210
02, 06, 10, 14, 18,
2220

ID

Call Sign

UCI
UGE

RUS Dikson, RU
RUS Archangel, RU

73 31 N
64 33 N

80 10 E RR
40 32 E RR

UHY

RUS Murmansk, RU

68 46 N

32 58 E

UGE

RUS Archangel, RU

64 33 N

40 32 E

UCI

RUS Dikson, RU

73 31 N

80 10 E

UGO

RUS Mys Sterlegova, RU

75 24 N

88 46 E

RUS Ostrova Andreja, RU

76 44 N 110 27 E planned

State

Station Name

Latitude

Longitude

Remarks

planned
planned

02, 06, 10, 14, 18,

2230
521.5

--, 04, --, --, 1730, --

P
-

UBB-8
UDK

RUS Ostrov Bol'oj Begiev, RU

74 32 N 112 02 E

RUS Amderma, RU
RUS Murmansk, RU

69 44 N
68 58 N

planned

61 41 E planned
33 10 E RR

NAVAREA XXI
Freq
(kHz)

Broadcast Times
UTC

ID

Call Sign

State

Station Name

518

02, 06, 10, 14, 18, 2240

UAL

RUS
RUS

Tiksi, RU
Yanranay, RU

Latitude

71 38 N

Longitude

Remarks

128 50 E Jul-Oct
planned

Notes:
Broadcast Times: "00, 04, 08, 10, 12, 16, 2007" = 0007, 0407, 0807, 1207, 1607, 2007. "H +" = min past hr.
ID: B1 Identification Character. (This is the first character in Navtex message headers such as "BE16".)
State: Primary code is 3-letter ITU Country Code (single letter codes replaced by ISO Code).
Secondary code included for federative States, dependencies, etc using ISO-3166-2 code (except numerical & non-representative single letter
codes replaced by postal abbreviation or equivalent.)
Lat/Long: Latitude/Longitude in ' " (degrees/minutes/seconds). N/S/E/W specified in header.
Remarks: Decom. = Decommissioned.
// = parallel to.

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