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A coast (or coastal) radio station (short: coast station) is an on-shore Coast, maritime radio station which may monitor radio Distress signal, distress frequency, frequencies and relays ship-to-ship and ship-to-land communications. A coast station (also: '' coast radio station '') is – according to ''article 1.75'' of the International Telecommunication Union, International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) ITU Radio Regulations (RR)ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.75, definition: '' coast earth station / coast earth radio station'' – defined as «''A land station in the maritime mobile service''.»


See also

* Marconi Station * Utility station * KPH (radio), KPH - A preserved RCA coastal wireless station in California * WCC (radio station), WCC - A former coastal wireless station on Cape Cod, now operating from Maryland * Portishead Radio - former UK station


References / sources


International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
{{Authority control Radio stations and systems ITU Maritime communication