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Weather radio in Italy

Italy has 7 NAVTEX stations and 2 VHF coast stations. La Maddalena NAVTEX [R] transmits at 02:50, 06:50, 10:50, 14:50, 18:50 and 22:50 UTC.

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NAVTEX 7

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

La Maddalena NAVTEX [R]

NAVTEX station [R] on 518 kHz in English: navigational warnings and weather (international service).

Operator: Italy (Guardia Costiera / Aeronautica Militare) (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 41°13.22'N 009°23.57'E (antenna) (position and range from the IMO table of 2017)
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: English

Broadcast times as published

02:50, 10:50, 14:50, 22:50 UTCNavigational warnings
06:50, 18:50 UTC⛅Weather bulletin from the Italian Air Force Weather Service (with navigational warnings)

Sellia Marina NAVTEX [V]

NAVTEX station [V] on 518 kHz in English: navigational warnings and weather (international service).

Operator: Italy (Guardia Costiera / Aeronautica Militare) (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 38°52.21'N 016°43.06'E (antenna) (position and range from the IMO table of 2017)
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: English

Broadcast times as published

03:30, 11:30, 15:30, 23:30 UTCNavigational warnings
07:30, 19:30 UTC⛅Weather bulletin from the Italian Air Force Weather Service (with navigational warnings)

Mondolfo NAVTEX [U]

NAVTEX station [U] on 518 kHz in English: navigational warnings and weather (international service).

Operator: Italy (Guardia Costiera / Aeronautica Militare) (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 43°44.51'N 013°08.33'E (antenna) (position and range from the IMO table of 2017)
Frequencies: 518 kHz
Language: English

Broadcast times as published

03:20, 11:20, 15:20, 23:20 UTCNavigational warnings
07:20, 19:20 UTC⛅Weather bulletin from the Italian Air Force Weather Service (with navigational warnings)

La Maddalena NAVTEX [I]

NAVTEX station [I] on 490 kHz in Italian: navigational warnings and weather (national service).

Operator: Italy (Guardia Costiera / Aeronautica Militare) (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 41°13.22'N 009°23.57'E (antenna) (position and range from the IMO table of 2017)
Frequencies: 490 kHz
Language: Italian

Broadcast times as published

01:20, 05:20, 13:20, 17:20 UTCNavigational warnings
09:20, 21:20 UTC⛅Weather bulletin from the Italian Air Force Weather Service (with navigational warnings)

Sellia Marina NAVTEX [W]

NAVTEX station [W] on 490 kHz in Italian: navigational warnings and weather (national service).

Operator: Italy (Guardia Costiera / Aeronautica Militare) (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 38°52.21'N 016°43.06'E (antenna) (position and range from the IMO table of 2017)
Frequencies: 490 kHz
Language: Italian

Broadcast times as published

03:40, 11:40, 15:40, 23:40 UTCNavigational warnings
07:40, 19:40 UTC⛅Weather bulletin from the Italian Air Force Weather Service (with navigational warnings)

Mondolfo NAVTEX [E]

NAVTEX station [E] on 490 kHz in Italian: navigational warnings and weather (national service).

Operator: Italy (Guardia Costiera / Aeronautica Militare) (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 43°44.51'N 013°08.33'E (antenna) (position and range from the IMO table of 2017)
Frequencies: 490 kHz
Language: Italian

Broadcast times as published

00:40, 04:40, 12:40, 16:40 UTCNavigational warnings
08:40, 20:40 UTC⛅Weather bulletin from the Italian Air Force Weather Service (with navigational warnings)

Piombino NAVTEX [N]

NAVTEX station [N] on 490 kHz in Italian: navigational warnings and weather (national service).

Operator: Italy (Guardia Costiera / Aeronautica Militare) (NAVTEX coast station)
Position: 42°55.36'N 010°32.45'E (antenna) (position and range from the IMO table of 2017)
Frequencies: 490 kHz
Language: Italian

Broadcast times as published

02:10, 06:10, 14:10, 18:10 UTCNavigational warnings
10:10, 22:10 UTC⛅Weather bulletin from the Italian Air Force Weather Service (with navigational warnings)

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.

Meteomar on VHF (Italian coastal radio)

The Meteomar sea weather bulletin from the Italian Air Force, read on VHF by the coastal radio stations and repeated in a loop on channel 68.

Operator: Guardia Costiera coastal radio stations (bulletin from the Aeronautica Militare)
Frequencies: 2642 kHz · 1925 kHz · 1888 kHz · 2632 kHz · 2719 kHz · 2680 kHz · 1852 kHz · 2600 kHz · 1876 kHz · 2656 kHz · 2789 kHz · 2663 kHz · 2579 kHz · 1855 kHz · 2656 kHz · 2624 kHz
VHF channels: ch. 68 (loop), ch. 01, 02, 04, 05, 07, 19–22, 25–28, 61–65, 79, 81–86 (working channels)
Announced: Announced on VHF channel 16, then broadcast on the working channel of each coastal station (English, then Italian)
Language: Italian and English

Broadcast times as published

01:35, 07:35, 13:35, 19:35 UTC⛅Meteomar bulletin (storm warnings, synopsis and forecasts for the Italian sea areas)VHF working channel of each coastal station

Ancona (IPA) coast radio

Weather and navigational-warning broadcasts from Ancona (IPA) (Italy), as listed in NGA Pub. 117.

Operator: Italy (coast radio)
Position: Approximate: the place name, not the antenna site
Frequencies: 2656 kHz
VHF channels: ch. 68
Language: Not stated

Broadcast times as published

04:33, 09:33, 13:33, 17:33, 21:33 UTC⛅Weather2656 kHz