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Weather radio in Chile

Chile has 12 NAVTEX stations, 2 VHF coast stations and 2 HF radiofax stations. Isla de Pascua (Easter Island) NAVTEX [F] transmits at 00:50, 04:50, 08:50, 12:50, 16:50 and 20:50 UTC.

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NAVTEX 12

Automatic text broadcasts on 518 kHz, printed by a NAVTEX receiver on board. Each station has fixed time slots.

Isla de Pascua (Easter Island) NAVTEX [F]

NAVTEX station [F] on 518 kHz: navigational warnings and weather.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 27°09'S 109°25'W (NGA)
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: Spanish

Broadcast times as published

00:50, 04:50, 08:50, 12:50, 16:50, 20:50 UTCSafety messages: navigational and meteorological warnings

Isla de Pascua (Easter Island) NAVTEX [L]

NAVTEX station [L] on 518 kHz: navigational warnings and weather.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 27°09'S 109°25'W (NGA)
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: Spanish

Broadcast times as published

01:50, 05:50, 09:50, 13:50, 17:50, 21:50 UTCSafety messages: navigational and meteorological warnings

Antofagasta NAVTEX [A]

NAVTEX station [A] in NAV/MET area XV, 400 nm range. Six fixed time slots a day carry navigational warnings and meteorological information.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 23°29.47'S 070°25.39'W (antenna), NAV/MET area XV
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: English

Broadcast times as published

00:00, 04:00, 08:00, 12:00, 16:00, 20:00 UTCNAVTEX slot: navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts (which slots carry a forecast varies by station)

Antofagasta NAVTEX [G]

NAVTEX station [G] in NAV/MET area XV, 400 nm range. Six fixed time slots a day carry navigational warnings and meteorological information.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 23°29.47'S 070°25.39'W (antenna), NAV/MET area XV
Frequencies: 490 kHz
Language: Spanish

Broadcast times as published

01:00, 05:00, 09:00, 13:00, 17:00, 21:00 UTCNAVTEX slot: navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts (which slots carry a forecast varies by station)

Magallanes NAVTEX [E]

NAVTEX station [E] in NAV/MET area XV, 400 nm range. Six fixed time slots a day carry navigational warnings and meteorological information.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 52°55.70'S 070°53.42'W (antenna), NAV/MET area XV
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: English

Broadcast times as published

00:40, 04:40, 08:40, 12:40, 16:40, 20:40 UTCNAVTEX slot: navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts (which slots carry a forecast varies by station)

Magallanes NAVTEX [K]

NAVTEX station [K] in NAV/MET area XV, 400 nm range. Six fixed time slots a day carry navigational warnings and meteorological information.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 52°55.70'S 070°53.42'W (antenna), NAV/MET area XV
Frequencies: 490 kHz
Language: Spanish

Broadcast times as published

01:40, 05:40, 09:40, 13:40, 17:40, 21:40 UTCNAVTEX slot: navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts (which slots carry a forecast varies by station)

Puerto Montt NAVTEX [D]

NAVTEX station [D] in NAV/MET area XV, 400 nm range. Six fixed time slots a day carry navigational warnings and meteorological information.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 41°47.06'S 073°52.75'W (antenna), NAV/MET area XV
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: English

Broadcast times as published

00:30, 04:30, 08:30, 12:30, 16:30, 20:30 UTCNAVTEX slot: navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts (which slots carry a forecast varies by station)

Puerto Montt NAVTEX [J]

NAVTEX station [J] in NAV/MET area XV, 400 nm range. Six fixed time slots a day carry navigational warnings and meteorological information.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 41°47.06'S 073°52.75'W (antenna), NAV/MET area XV
Frequencies: 490 kHz
Language: Spanish

Broadcast times as published

01:30, 05:30, 09:30, 13:30, 17:30, 21:30 UTCNAVTEX slot: navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts (which slots carry a forecast varies by station)

Talcahuano NAVTEX [C]

NAVTEX station [C] in NAV/MET area XV, 400 nm range. Six fixed time slots a day carry navigational warnings and meteorological information.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 36°37.75'S 073°07.01'W (antenna), NAV/MET area XV
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: English

Broadcast times as published

00:20, 04:20, 08:20, 12:20, 16:20, 20:20 UTCNAVTEX slot: navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts (which slots carry a forecast varies by station)

Talcahuano NAVTEX [I]

NAVTEX station [I] in NAV/MET area XV, 400 nm range. Six fixed time slots a day carry navigational warnings and meteorological information.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 36°37.75'S 073°07.01'W (antenna), NAV/MET area XV
Frequencies: 490 kHz
Language: Spanish

Broadcast times as published

01:20, 05:20, 09:20, 13:20, 17:20, 21:20 UTCNAVTEX slot: navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts (which slots carry a forecast varies by station)

Valparaiso NAVTEX [B]

NAVTEX station [B] in NAV/MET area XV, 400 nm range. Six fixed time slots a day carry navigational warnings and meteorological information.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 32°48.37'S 071°29.23'W (antenna), NAV/MET area XV
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: English

Broadcast times as published

00:10, 04:10, 08:10, 12:10, 16:10, 20:10 UTCNAVTEX slot: navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts (which slots carry a forecast varies by station)

Valparaiso NAVTEX [H]

NAVTEX station [H] in NAV/MET area XV, 400 nm range. Six fixed time slots a day carry navigational warnings and meteorological information.

Operator: Chile (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 32°48.37'S 071°29.23'W (antenna), NAV/MET area XV
Frequencies: 490 kHz
Language: Spanish

Broadcast times as published

01:10, 05:10, 09:10, 13:10, 17:10, 21:10 UTCNAVTEX slot: navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts (which slots carry a forecast varies by station)

VHF / MF / HF coast radio 2

Spoken broadcasts by the coast radio station on VHF working channels, and on MF and HF for longer range, announced first on channel 16 or 2182 kHz. HF radiofax (charts) is a separate type.

Chilean Navy coast stations, VHF ch. 14 weather

Weather forecasts and present-weather reports read on VHF channel 14 by the Chilean Navy's coast radio stations and manned lighthouses, from Arica to Cape Horn.

Operator: Armada de Chile (DIRECTEMAR) coast radio stations and lighthouses
Frequencies: 2738 kHz (MF bulletins, shortly before each VHF broadcast)
VHF channels: ch. 14
Announced: Coast stations watch VHF channel 16
Language: Spanish

Broadcast times as published

00:50, 12:55 UTC⛅Forecast for zone IArica Radio (CBA-2), VHF ch. 14
00:55, 13:05 UTC⛅Forecast for zone IIquique Radio (CBA-3), VHF ch. 14
00:55, 13:05 UTC⛅Local weather forecastAntofagasta Radio (CBA), VHF ch. 14
00:55, 12:55 UTC⛅Forecast for zone IChañaral Radio (CBA-23), VHF ch. 14
01:05, 13:05 UTC⛅Forecast for zones I and IICaldera Radio (CBA-5), VHF ch. 14
00:55, 12:55 UTC⛅Forecast for zone IHuasco Radio (CBA-24), VHF ch. 14
00:55, 12:55 UTC⛅Forecast for zones I and IICoquimbo Radio (CBA-4), VHF ch. 14
01:50, 13:50 UTC⛅Local weather forecastTongoy Radio (CBA-41), VHF ch. 14
02:55, 14:55 UTC⛅Present weather, Constitución areaConstitución Radio (CBT-21), VHF ch. 14
01:50, 13:50 UTC⛅Present weather, Cabo Carranza areaFaro Punta Carranza (CBT-2), VHF ch. 14
01:55, 13:55 UTC⛅Present weather, Isla Quiriquina areaFaro Isla Quiriquina (CBT-70), VHF ch. 14
02:10, 14:10 UTC⛅Present weather, Isla Mocha areaFaro Isla Mocha (CBT-3), VHF ch. 14
06:50, 12:50, 18:50 UTC⛅Present weather, western Chacao channelFaro Corona (CBP-70), VHF ch. 14
01:05, 13:05 UTC⛅Present weather, ChiloéCastro Radio (CBP-2), VHF ch. 14
01:20, 13:20 UTC⛅Weather forecast for the areaAchao Radio (CBP-25), VHF ch. 14
01:20, 13:20 UTC⛅Present weather, Isla San Pedro areaFaro San Pedro (CBS), VHF ch. 14
03:50, 09:50, 15:50, 21:50 UTC⛅Present weather, Isla Guafo areaFaro Isla Guafo (CBP-4), VHF ch. 14
02:05, 14:05 UTC⛅Local weather, Puerto AysénPuerto Aysén Radio (CBP-3), VHF ch. 14
00:45, 06:45, 12:45, 18:45 UTC⛅Present weather, Cabo RáperFaro Ráper (CBM-2), VHF ch. 14
02:15, 14:15 UTC⛅Present weather, western entrance of the Strait of MagellanFaro Evangelistas (CBM-3), VHF ch. 14
01:55, 13:55 UTC⛅Present weather, Islote Fairway (with Félix and Evangelistas)Faro Fairway (CBM-4), VHF ch. 14
01:05, 14:15 UTC⛅Forecasts for Evangelistas, Fairway and Bahía FélixFaro Bahía Félix (CBX), VHF ch. 14
01:55, 13:55 UTC⛅Present weather, eastern entrance of the Strait of MagellanPunta Delgada Radio (CBM-5), VHF ch. 14
02:10, 14:10 UTC⛅Present weather, eastern entrance of the Strait of MagellanFaro Dungeness (CBM-71), VHF ch. 14
02:10, 14:10 UTC⛅Present weather, Wollaston IslandsWollaston Radio (CBN), VHF ch. 14
01:20, 13:20 UTC⛅Forecast for the Drake PassageFaro Diego Ramírez (CBM-30), VHF ch. 14

Chilean Navy HF voice (Valparaíso, Puerto Montt, Castro)

Weather forecasts read on HF and MF by the Chilean Navy's zonal radio stations at Valparaíso, Puerto Montt and Castro, in addition to the VHF broadcasts.

Operator: Armada de Chile (DIRECTEMAR) zonal radio stations
Frequencies: 4357 kHz · 4146 kHz · 2738 kHz
Announced: Announced on 2182 kHz
Language: Spanish

Broadcast times as published

12:15, 23:15 UTC⛅Forecast for Valparaíso Bay and sea areas 2, 3 and 8 (Valparaíso)HF 4357 kHz and MF 2738 kHz
11:30, 23:25 UTC⛅Forecast for sea areas 4 to 8 and present weather for Puerto Montt and its lighthousesHF 4146 kHz and MF 2738 kHz
00:50, 12:50 UTC⛅Forecast for sea areas 6 and 7 and present weather for Chiloé (Castro)HF 4146 kHz and MF 2738 kHz

HF radiofax 2

Weather charts sent over HF radio, received with an SSB receiver and a computer or fax decoder.

Valparaíso Playa Ancha (CBV) radiofax

HF radiofax weather charts from Valparaíso Playa Ancha, Chile. Received with an SSB radio and a fax decoder; chart-by-chart times are in the official schedule.

Operator: Chile (radiofax station) · CBV
Position: City position (approximate), not the transmitter site
Frequencies: 4228.0 kHz · 8677.0 kHz · 17146.4 kHz
Language: Charts (radiofax)

Broadcast times as published

Chart-by-chart times are not listed yet. Use the official schedule linked below.

Punta Arenas Magallanes (CBM) radiofax

HF radiofax weather charts from Punta Arenas Magallanes, Chile. Received with an SSB radio and a fax decoder; chart-by-chart times are in the official schedule.

Operator: Chile (radiofax station) · CBM
Position: City position (approximate), not the transmitter site
Frequencies: 4322.0 kHz · 8696.0 kHz
Language: Charts (radiofax)

Broadcast times as published

Chart-by-chart times are not listed yet. Use the official schedule linked below.