Marine & Citizens Band Radio VHF Frequencies
Marine VHF Radio Frequencies

      Channel #: Transmit (MHz) / Receive (MHz)

  • 01A: 156.050 / 156.050
    Port Operations and Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
  • 05A: 156.250 / 156.250
    Port Operations. VTS in Seattle
  • 06: 156.300 / 156.300
    Inter-ship Safety
  • 07A: 156.350 / 156.350
    Commercial
  • 08: 156.400 / 156.400
    Commercial (Inter-ship only)
  • 09: 156.450 / 156.450
    Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial.
  • 10: 156.500 / 156.500
    Commercial
  • 11: 156.550 / 156.550
    Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
  • 12: 156.600 / 156.600
    Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
  • 13: 156.650 / 156.650
    Inter-ship Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20 meters length maintain listening watch on this channel in U.S. waters.
  • 14: 156.700 / 156.700
    Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
  • 15:  N/A  / 156.750
    Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class C EPIRBs.
  • 116: 156.800 / 156.800
    International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain listening watch on this channel.
  • 17: 156.850 / 156.850
    State Control
  • 18A: 156.900 / 156.900
    Commercial
  • 19A: 156.950 / 156.950
    Commercial
  • 20: 157.000 - 161.600
    Port Operations (duplex)
  • 20A: 157.000 / 157.000
    Port Operations
  • 21A: 157.050 / 157.050
    U.S. Government only
  • 22A: 157.100 / 157.100
    Broadcasts announced on channel 16. Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts.
  • 23A: 157.150 / 157.150
    U.S. Government only
  • 24: 157.200 - 161.800
    Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
  • 25: 157.250 - 161.850
    Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
  • 26: 157.300 - 161.900
    Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
  • 27: 157.350 - 161.950
    Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
  • 28: 157.400 - 162.000
    Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
  • 63A: 156.175 / 156.175
    Port Operations and Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
  • 65A: 156.275 / 156.275
    Port Operations
  • 66A: 156.325 / 156.325
    Port Operations
  • 67: 156.375 / 156.375
    Commercial. Inter-ship only. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in lower Mississippi River
  • 66: 156.425 / 156.425
    Non-Commercial
  • 69: 156.475 / 156.475
    Non-Commercial
  • 70: 156.525 / 156.525
    Digital Selective Calling (voice communications prohibited)
  • 71: 156.575 / 156.575
    Non-Commercial
  • 72: 156.625 / 156.625
    Non-Commercial (Inter-ship only)
  • 73: 156.675 / 156.675
    - Port Operations
  • 74: 156.725 / 156.725
    Port Operations
  • 77 / 156.875 / 156.875
    Port Operations (Inter-ship only)
  • 78A / 156.925 / 156.925
    Non-Commercial
  • 79A / 156.975 / 156.975
    Commercial
  • 80A / 157.025 / 157.025
    Commercial
  • 81A / 157.075 / 157.075
    U.S. Government only Environmental protection operations.
  • 82A / 157.125 / 157.125
    U.S. Government only
  • 83A / 157.175 / 157.175
    U.S. Government only
  • 84 / 157.225 - 161.825
    Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
  • 85 / 157.275 - 161.875
    Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
  • 86 / 157.325 - 161.925
    Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
  • 87 / 157.375 - 161.975
    - Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)
  • 88 / 157.425 - 162.025
    - Public Correspondence in selected areas only.
  • 88A / 157.425 / 157.425
    - Commercial, Internship only.
U.S. "Citizen's Band" Frequencies (11 Meter Band)
Ch. Freq. (MHz) Ch. Freq. (MHz) Ch. Freq. (MHz) Ch. Freq. (MHz)
1 26.9650 11 27.0850 21 27.2150 31 27.3150
2 26.9750 12 27.1050 22 27.2250 32 27.3250
3 26.9850 13 27.1150 23 27.2550 33 27.3350
4 27.0050 14 27.1250 24 27.2350 34 27.3450
5 27.0150 15 27.1350 25 27.2450 35 27.3550
6 27.0250 16 27.1550 26 27.2650 36 27.3650
7 27.0350 17 27.1650 27 27.2750 37 27.3750
8 27.0550 18 27.1750 28 27.2850 38 27.3850
9 27.0650 19 27.1850 29 27.2950 39 27.3950
10 27.0750 20 27.2050 30 27.3050 40 27.4050

 

 

Posted December 13, 2017