The SWL QSL Museum
Chile
Central & South America

CBV - Playa Ancha Radio - Maritime - Chilean Navy - Valparaiso - 1996 - Station Overview


QSL Contributed by Hashimoto Kenji (Japan)

CBV Playa Ancha Radio is a coastal and maritime radio station operated by the Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile)
from Playa Ancha in Valparaíso, Chile. In the mid-1990s (circa 1996), it served as a vital continuous 24-hour shortwave
marine communications, weather reporting, and weather facsimile (WEFAX) broadcast hub covering the South Pacific
and regional Antarctic sectors.
