Sea Tow's Automated Radio Check Service

In areas across the country, Sea Tow is offering boaters a new way to conduct radio checks that doesn't require help from other boaters or watch standers. To use Sea Tow's free Automated Radio Check service, simply tune your VHF radio to the appropriate channel for your location and conduct a radio check as you typically would. Upon releasing your radio's microphone, the system will play an automated message and relay your transmission back to you, thereby letting you know that boaters can hear you loud and clear.

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The Automated Radio Check Service is currently available in the areas listed below. However, we are continually launching the Service in new areas nationwide. Visit this page often for updates.

West Coast
Sea Tow Newport/LA - Ch. 27
Sea Tow San Diego - Ch. 27

Northeast
Sea Tow Central Connecticut - Ch. 24
Sea Tow Eastern Connecticut - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Southern Connecticut - Ch. 24
Sea Tow Portland-Midcoast (Maine) - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Boston - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Cape and Islands - Ch. 28
Sea Tow South Shore (Mass.) - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Rhode Island - Ch. 24
Sea Tow Central Hudson (NY) - Ch. 24
Sea Tow Eastern Long Island - Ch. 28
Sea Tow Freeport (N.Y.) - Ch. 24
Sea Tow Great South Bay (N.Y.) - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Lower New York - Ch. 28
Sea Tow Huntington (N.Y.) - Ch. 28
Sea Tow Port Jefferson - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Shinnecock / Moriches (N.Y.) - Ch. 24 & 27
Sea Tow Services International (Southold) - Ch. 28
Sea Tow Western LI Sound - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Manasquan (N.J.) - Ch. 24
Sea Tow Northern New Jersey - Ch. 27

Mid-Atlantic
Sea Tow Atlantic City (NJ) - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Central New Jersey (NJ) - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Sea Isle / Cape May (NJ) - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Delaware River (DE) - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Northern Chesapeake (Md.) - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Central Chesapeake (Md.) - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Lower Chesapeake(Va.) - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Hampton Roads (Va.) - Ch. 28

North Carolina
Sea Tow Albermarle Sound- Ch. 27
Sea Tow Crystal Coast- Ch. 27
Sea Tow Ocean Isle Beach - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Oregon Inlet- Ch. 27
Sea Tow Pamlico Sound - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Wrightsville Beach - Ch. 26 & 27

South Carolina
Sea Tow Charleston - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Georgetown - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Myrtle Beach - Ch. 27

Gulf of Mexico
Sea Tow Galveston Bay - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Mobile - Ch. 26
Sea Tow New Orleans - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Pensacola/Orange Beach (Ala.) - Ch. 27

Georgia
Sea Tow Brunswick - Ch. 27

Tennessee
Sea Tow Fort Loudon - Ch. 28

Florida
Sea Tow Carrabelle/St. Marks - Ch. 26 & 27
Sea Tow Charlotte Harbor - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Clearwater/Port Richey - Ch. 26 & 27
Sea Tow Daytona - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Destin - Ch. 26 & 27
Sea Tow Fort Lauderdale - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Fort Myers - Ch.27
Sea Tow Horseshoe Beach - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Islamorada - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Jacksonville - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Key Biscayne - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Key Largo - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Marco Island - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Naples - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Palm Beach - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Panama City - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Pensacola - Ch. 26 & 27
Sea Tow Port Canaveral - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Port St. Joe - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Sarasota - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Sebastian - Ch. 27
Sea Tow St. Augustine - Ch. 26
Sea Tow Services International (Summerland Keys) - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Tampa Bay - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Treasure Coast - Ch. 27
Sea Tow Venice - Ch. 27

Puerto Rico
Sea Tow Puerto Rico - Ch. 26 & 27

Virgin Islands
Sea Tow Virgin Islands - Ch. 27