Marine frequencies

Last updated: 1-16-02

Marine Radio
156.250  5A VTS Port Angeles
156.350  7  Foss Tugs
156.350  7A Port of Seattle VTS ?
156.450  9  Pleasure Boats
156.500 10  Red Stack Tugs
156.600 12  USN Bangor Operations
156.650 13  Bridges
156.700 14  VTS, Puget Sound south of Whidbey Is.
156.800 16  Calling/Distress
156.900 18  Vessel Assist "Primary"
156.950 19  Argosy Tour Boats
157.050 21  USCG Air Operations
157.100 22  USCG Surface Operations
157.150 23A US Coast Guard Port Ops, some SeaFair usage
161.900 26  Radiotelephone - Seattle
161.950 27  Radiotelephone - BC Tel
162.000 28  Radiotelephone - Bellingham
156.275 65  Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.325 66  Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.375 67  Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.425 68  Pleasure Boats
156.475 69  Pleasure Boats
156.525 70  Pleasure Boats
156.625 72  Pleasure Boats
156.675 73  Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.725 74  Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.875 77  Various Harbor Tug Operations
156.975 79A Washington State Ferries
157.075 81  USCG Special Operations (SeaFair, etc.)
157.175 83  USCG Special Operations
157.175 83A US Coast Guard Auxiliary
161.825 84  Vancouver Coast Guard
161.875 85  Radiotelephone - Tumwater
161.975 87  Radiotelephone - Whidbey Island

(VTS means Vessel Traffic System)


Weather Radio
161.650        Canada - Vancouver Coast Guard radio (channel 21B) transmitter on Mt. Park
162.400 CFA240 Canada - Vancouver/Victoria
162.400 WXL86  NOAA Spokane
162.425 WWJ24  NOAA Maynard Pk. (Puget Sound Marine wx)
162.425 KXI27  NOAA Forks
162.425 WWH27  NOAA Plymouth
162.450 WWF56  NOAA Richland
162.475 WXM62  NOAA Bawfaw Pk. (Olympia area)
162.475        Canada - Victoria
162.475 WXM48  NOAA Wenatchee
162.525 WWF49  NOAA Tunk Mt. (Okanogan area)
162.550 KHB60  NOAA Cougar Mt. (Puget Sound area)
162.550 KIH36  NOAA Neah Bay
162.550 KIG75  NOAA Yakima

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Thanks to Jack for sending in some updated info.