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UK MF MMS bcast sked
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Reply-To: ray.woodward@almac.co.uk (Ray Woodward)
The United Kingdom's maritime radio service provide a broadcast service
of weather forecasts, traffic lists, gale warnings and navigational
warnings etc broadcast in accordance with a pre-published schedule.
Gale warnings are broadcast on receipt and at the next scheduled time
or, if the first broadcast is at a scheduled time, the warning is
repeated at the end of the next silence period.
[silence period is a period of three minutes on every hour and half hour
during which *all* coastal and ship based stations listen for distress
and low powered signals]
The UK's maritime radio service is divided into two regions, (Northern
Region and Southern Region).
The Northern Region consists of the following medium frequency stations
:-
GHD Hebrides Radio 1866 KHz GPK Portpatrick Radio 1883 KHz
GKR Wick Radio [also includes Norwick Radio] 1770 KHz and 1764 KHz
GND Stonehaven Radio 2691 KHz GCC Cullercoats Radio 2719 KHz
The Southern Region consists of the following mf stations :-
GLD Land's End Radio 2670 KHz GNI Niton Radio 1641 KHz
GNF North Foreland Radio 1707 KHz GKZ Humber Radio 1869 KHz
This is the Northern Region broadcast schedule. ALL times are in UTC.
02:03 GPK/GHD navigation warnings
02:33 GCC/GND/GKR navigation warnings
03:03 Gale warning
06:03 GPK/GHD navigation warnings
06:33 GCC/GND/GKR navigation warnings
07:03 Weather bulliten
09:03 Gale warning
10:03 GPK/GHD navigation warnings
10:33 GCC/GND/GKR navigation warnings
14:03 GPK/GHD navigation warnings
14:33 GCC/GND/GKR navigation warnings
15:03 Gale warning
18:03 GPK/GHD navigation warnings
18:33 GCC/GND/GKR navigation warnings
19:03 Weather bulliten
21:03 Gale warning
22:03 GPK/GHD navigation warnings
22:33 GCC/GND/GKR navigation warnings
This is the Southern Region broadcast schedule. ALL times are UTC.
01:33 GNF/GKZ navigation warnings
02:33 GLD/GNI navigation warnings
03:03 Gale warning
05:33 GNF/GKZ navigation warnings
06:33 GLD/GNI navigation warnings
07:33 Weather bulliten
09:03 Gale warning
09:33 GNF/GKZ navigation warnings
10:33 GLD/GNI navigation warnings
13:33 GNF/GKZ navigation warnings
14:33 GLD/GNI navigation warnings
15:03 Gale warning
17:33 GNF/GKZ navigation warnings
18:33 GLD/GNI navigation warnings
19:33 Weather bulliten
21:03 Gale warning
21:33 GNF/GKZ navigation warnings
22:33 GLD/GNI navigation warnings
All information in these messages supplied by British
Telecommunications. For further information contact :-
Maritime Radio
Customer Services
BT Radio Station
HIGHBRIDGE
Somerset TA9 3JY
United Kingdom
tel : +44 [0]278 772253
fax : +44 [0]278 772222
Regards
Ray