The High Seas Stations

The emphasis of this site is on documenting the history of radio on the Great Lakes and inland rivers. No attempt will be made to do the same for the high seas, so no detailed information will be placed on this page. However, a listing of the high-seas stations and with some links to information about them seems in order. Please send corrections, additions, links etc.

Photo of cw station about 1920 - 2 operators

Above: Unknown CW station (probably not Great Lakes)
estimated to be about 1920

Right: Unknown lady operator at a 1920s CW station (probably not
Great Lakes). The nameplate on the gear above her head says
"Marconi Wireless Telegraph."

Unknown lady cw operator at 1920's station

Here on WB0JNR's maritime site (with the list courtesy of N1EA) is an extensive PDF listing of the high seas stations with latitude and longitude co-ordinates. The date of this listing is unknown.

The Big Four - Radiotelephone

Here's a 1993 Frequency List for the high seas radiotelephone stations.

WLO Mobile Alabama - Listed first because its still operating as the main station in a four station network operated by Shipcom .

The following three were operated by AT&T and went silent in 1999. The FCC Discontinue Order.

WOO New York - Transmitters at Ocean Gate, NJ and receivers and control at Manahawkin, NJ.

Here's a digital format 1991 Traffic List & Weather report from WOO.

WOM Miami Florida (Pennsuco, FL) pictures transmitter

KMI San Francisco California (Dixon, CA) - Three KMI Point Reyes photos from Flicker: 1 2 3

The K6NCG site has page of photos from 1972 visits to stations KPH KET and KMI.

Other Radiotelephone Stations

There are many to be listed here.

CW Stations

There are many to be listed here also.