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Bloomington-Normal


Contents

[edit] SCANNING IN BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL

McLean County Scanner - Quick Reference

AGENCYSYSTEMMODE
Bloomington FireVHF repeaterAnalog
Bloomington PoliceUHF (simulcast onto Starcom21)Analog
ISU PoliceStarcom21 TRSP25 digital
Normal FireStarcom21 TRSP25 digital
Normal PoliceStarcom21 TRSP25 digital
McLean County Emergency Management Agency (ESDA)UHFAnalog
McLean County Rurual FireVHF simplexAnalog
McLean County Sheriff/Rural PDsStarcom21 TRSP25 digital
Illinois State PoliceStarcom21 TRSP25 digital

METCOM-911 Center dispatches for all the police and fire agencies in McLean County, except for Bloomington PD/FD, ISU PD, and the Illinois State Police who all self-dispatched.

IMPORTANT: If you want to listen to the following agencies, they are using the Starcom21 Motorola P25 TRS. You will need a digital scanner capable of monitoring APCO25 trunked systems to monitor the following departments:

  • Normal Police [TG 30366]
  • Normal Fire [TG 30372]
  • ISU PD [TG 4025]
  • McLean County Sheriff and rural PD's (Bellflower PD, Chenoa PD, Colfax PD, Danvers PD, Downs PD, Ellsworth PD, Hudson PD, Heyworth PD, Lake Bloomington PD {"LB"}, Leroy PD, Lexington PD {“LX”} , Village of McLean PD {“MC”}, and Stanford PD) [TG 30358]
  • County Animal Control [TG 3073]
  • County Coroner [TG 30358] {"Edward units"}
  • County Juvenile Detention Center [TG 30377] {"JDC units'}
  • Illinois State Police [TG 13000]


Bloomington PD and Bloomington Fire still use analog UHF and VHF frequencies respectively. County Fire and EMS are on VHF, while ALS Lifeline Ambulance uses their own UHF repeater.

No public safety activity remains on the McLean County (METCOM) EF Johnson Multi-Net II TRS {except for the simulcast of 453.700 (103.5) County EMA spotters}

[edit] Starcom21 in McLean County

  • The majority of the talkgroups listed for McLean County will always be carried on Site 229 so if you are in range of that site, it's the best one to monitor. On the rural sites listed below, you will usually hear the McLean County Sheriff Dispatch TG, but Normal PD/FD, Bloomington PD, and ISU PD are generally only heard on Site 229

Starcom21 - Site 229 (Normal) frequencies:

229 D06 McLean (Normal)854.28750 856.76250 857.76250* 858.76250 859.76250 867.87500 868.40000*

Starcom21 - Site 202 (Leroy) frequencies:

202 D06 McLean (LeRoy)854.61250 858.93750 859.93750* 860.76250* 866.35000 866.87500*

Starcom21 - Site 231 (Congerville) frequencies:

231 D06 Woodford (Congerville)854.03750 858.23750 859.23750 866.32500 866.85000* 867.90000*

Starcom21 - Site 207 (Pontiac) frequencies:

207 D06 Livingston (Pontiac) [A]857.31250 866.48750 866.96250* 867.32500* 867.85000*


McLean County Starcom21 Talkgroups:

DEC HEX  Mode   Display Description
4025  fb9  D  57-ISU PD 1  Illinois State University: Police - Dispatch Normal 
4026  fba  D  57-ISU PD 2  Illinois State University: Police - Ch 2 Alternate (McLean County) 
4027  fbb  D  57-ISU 4027  Illinois State University: Police - unidentified 
4028  fbc  D  57-ISU 4028  Illinois State University: Police - unidentified 
20800  5140  D  unid 20800  McLean County - uinidentified (Normal Site) (ID 413370 T134) 
20801  5141  D  unid 20801  McLean County - uinidentified (Normal Site) 
20802  5142  D  unid 20820  McLean County - uinidentified (Normal Site) 
20803  5143  D  unid 20803  McLean County - uinidentified (Normal Site) 
20804  5144  D  unid 20804  McLean County - uinidentified (Normal Site) 
20805  5145  D  unid 20805  McLean County - uinidentified (Normal Site) 
30350  768e  D  57-Law Tac-1  McLean County: Law Tac 1/Patches 
30351  768f  D  57-Law Tac-2  McLean County: Law Tac 2/Patches (used for parade: County, Hudson, Chenoa) 
30352  7690  D  57-Law Tac-3  McLean County: Law Tac 3/Patches 
30353  7691  D  57-Law Tac-4  McLean County: Law Tac 4/Patches 
30354  7692  D  57-Law Tac-5  McLean County: Law Tac 5/Patches 
30355  7693  D  57-Law Tac-6  McLean County: Law Tac 6/Patches 
30356  7694  D  57-LE Common  McLean County: Law Enforcement Common 
30357  7695  D  57-Law M/Aid  McLean County: Law Enforcement Mutual Aid 
30358  7696  D  57-ShrfRural  McLean County Sheriff / Rural Municipalities Dispatch 
30359  7697  D  57-Sheriff 3  McLean County Sheriff: Channel 3 
30360  7698  D  57-Sheriff 4  McLean County Sheriff: Channel 4/Courthouse Security (*) 
30361  7699  D  57-SD CID  McLean County Sheriff: CID 
30362  769a  D  57-SD C2C 5  McLean County Sheriff: Channel 5 - Car-to-Car 
30363  769b  D  57-?? 30363  McLean County - unknown use 
30364  769c  D  57-EMA Ops  McLean County: Emergency Management Operations (Admin Ops) 
30365  769d  D  57-METCOM  McLean County: METCOM Staff/Admin 
30366  769e  D  57-NPD Disp1  Normal Police: Dispatch Ch 1 
30367  769f  D  57-NPD C2C2  Normal Police: Car-to-Car Ch 2 
30368  76a0  D  57-NPD Ops3  Normal Police: Channel 3 
30369  76a1  E  57-NPD E  Normal Police: Encrypted 
30370  76a2  E  57-NPD Det  Normal Police: Detectives (CSI?) 
30371  76a3  E  57-NPD E3  Normal Police: Encrypted 
30372  76a4  D  57-NFD Disp  Normal Fire Department: Dispatch 
30373  76a5  D  57-Anim Cntr  McLean County: Animal Control (Health Department) 
30374  76a6  D  57-?? 30374  McLean County - unknown use 
30375  76a7  D  57-BPD ProA  Bloomington Police: Patch to BPD Channel 2-Proactive Channel (patched as needed -- 453.925R) 
30376  76a8  D  57-?? 30376  McLean County - unknown use 
30377  76a9  D  57-JDC Ops  McLean County: Juvenile Detention Center 
30378  76aa  D  57-BPD F1*P  Bloomington Police: Patch to BPD Channel 1 (100% of the time) 

[edit] Bloomington PD

Bloomington PD is dispatched by Bloomington Dispatch. Ch1 453.150 (127.3) is the primary dispatch frequency. Ch2 453.925 (127.3) is used by the 'Paul units' (proactive units) and also is used during larger events such as the county fair, parades, etc. Ch3 460.125 (127.3) is used for dispatch if ch1 has emergency traffic. BPD units will sometimes use 'channel 2' 155.130 (CSQ) to communicate car-car while enroute to calls.

Bloomington PD UHF ch1 is simulcast on Starcom21 Motorola P25 TRS Site 229 TG 30378. BPD proactive UHF channel is sometimes simulcast on Starcom21 Motorola P25 TRS Site 229 TG 30375.

Frequency  Input  License  Type  Tone  CH  Description  Mode 
453.15000  458.15000  WPTR821  RM  127.3 PL  Blmn PD Disp  Police: Main Dispatch {Patched to STARCOM21 TG 30378} [F-1]  FM 
453.92500  458.92500  WPTR821  RM  127.3 PL  Blmn PD 2  Police: Event Details [F-2]  FM 
460.12500  465.12500  WPTR821  RM  127.3 PL  Blmn PD 3  Police: Backup/Secondary [F-3]  FM 
155.13000     KNGN397  M  CSQ  BPD ch 2  Police: Car to Car (used often) [VHF-2]  FM 
155.47500       M  CSQ  ISPERN  Statewide Police Emergency (car can tx)  FM 
155.05500     KB9837  M  CSQ  I-REACH  Statewide Interagency Mutual Aid [Expired]  FM 
463.35000  468.35000  WPTX400  RM  107.2 PL  BPD MetroEx  Metro Explorers  FM 
859.48750  814.48750  WPIX238  RMF  165.5 PL  Blmn PD MDT  MDT: Mobile Data Terminals (may no longer be used??? but still on the air 12/08)  Telm 


Bloomington PD radio unit identifiers

Bloomington PD Patrol Areas Map

Bloomington PD daily activity log

[edit] Bloomington Fire

-dispatched by Bloomington Dispatch on 154.160 (97.4) simplex. Bloomington Fire is toned by DTMF tones so the Uniden Tone-Out feature isn't applicable.

[edit] Normal PD

Normal PD currently uses Starcom21 Motorola P25 TRS Site 229

  • Talkgroups
    • 30366 Normal PD ch1 - Dispatch
    • 30367 Normal PD ch2 - Car-Car, events, & alternate dispatch when ch1 has "10-33" traffic
    • 30368 Normal PD ch3 (very rarely used)
    • 30350 County TAC-1 (used on rare occasion for Normal PD drills)
    • Note: NPD does have three encrypted talkgroups on Starcom21

LINKS:
-Normal PD Sub-Beat Map
-Normal PD Staff Directory
-Normal PD Division/Organization Chart

If you have pro96com, click here for the Starcom21 Radios.txt radio id's file for Normal PD. For more updated copies of this file, send me a PM.

  • Normal PD started using the Starcom21 Motorola P25 TRS on February 21, 2006. The old UHF channels are no longer used by NPD, but are included for historical purposes:
    • 460.025 (103.5) old Normal PD 1 (dispatch)
    • 453.950 (103.5) old Normal PD 2 (alternate, car-car, events)
    • 453.775 (103.5) old Normal PD 3 (car-car simplex, very rarely used)
    • 453.925 (127.3) old Normal PD 4 (Bloomington PD 2 {'proactive' gang unit})
    • 453.900 (103.5) old Normal PD 6 (old ISU PD dispatch)

[edit] Normal Fire

Normal Fire is paged by METCOM and operates on Starcom21 Motorola P25 TRS Site 229
talkgroup 30372. If you are close to a fire and without a P25 capable scanner, you can monitor the Normal Fire mobile extender repeater on 159.0525 (100.0). Look for fireground communication to be on either Starcom21 TG 30372 or on 153.830 MABAS Fireground Red.

  • Normal has three fire stations (see this link for station addresses and equipment inventory).


[edit] McLean County Sheriff

McLean County Sheriff ("Paul units") is dispatched by METCOM on Starcom21 Motorola P25 TRS Site 229, Site 202, and Site 231 talkgroup 30358 (often TG 30358 can be heard on Site 207 Pontiac). Rural PD's occasionally use 30362 "ch5" for car-car communications.

Other departments using Starcom21 TG 30358 include: Bellflower PD, Chenoa PD, Colfax PD, Danvers PD, Downs PD, Ellsworth PD, Hudson PD, Heyworth PD, Lake Bloomington PD {"LB"}, Leroy PD, Lexington PD {“LX”}, Village of McLean PD {“MC”}, Stanford PD, and McLean County Coroner ("Edward").

[edit] McLean County Fire

All fire departments (except for Bloomington and Normal Fire) are paged by METCOM on 156.210 (94.8). All responses and fire operations are on 154.190 (173.8). Some fireground operations may be done on MABAS IFERN 154.265 or County Fireground 154.235 (CSQ).

Frequency  Input  License  Type  Tone  CH  Description  Mode 
156.21000     KCW420  BM  94.8 PL  METC 911 PG   METCOM: Countwide Fire/EMS Paging (no reciever) (except Bloomington FD)  FM 
154.19000     KDQ349  BMF  173.8 PL  METCOM Fire  Fire/EMS: Countywide Dispatch (En Route, etc) (except Bloomington FD) [F-1]  FM 
154.16000     KDQ349  BM  97.4 PL  Blmngtn Fire  {Link to} Bloomington Fire  FM 
154.23500     KDQ349  BM  CSQ  METC FD FG-S  Fireground: South County Rural (South of Route 9)  FM 
154.26500     WPIV287  BM  210.7 PL  IFERN  North County Rural Fireground (North of Route 9)/ Fire: Statewide Mutual Aid - MABAS  FM 
153.83000     WPIV287  M  69.3 PL  MABAS Red  MABAS: Fireground  FM 
153.83750     WPIV287  M    MABAS Gold  MABAS: Fireground  FMN 
154.27250     WPIV287  M    MABAS Black  MABAS: Fireground  FMN 
154.28000     WPIV287  M  74.4 PL  MABAS White  MABAS: Fireground  FM 
154.28750     WPIV287  M    MABAS Gray  MABAS: Fireground  FMN 
154.29500     WPIV287  M  85.4 PL  MABAS Blue  MABAS: Fireground  FM 
154.30250     WPIV287  BM    IFERN2  Fire: Statewide Mutual Aid 2  FMN 
155.20500     KSB744  BM  CSQ  EMCAA EMS  EMCAA Ambulance Paging (Old) [Expired]  FM 
154.81500  159.03000  KCW420  RM  173.8 PL  METC EMS Dsp  EMS: Countywide Dispatch (en route, etc) (except Bloomington FD)   FM 
155.16000     KLS630  BM  173.8 PL  McLn Rescue  McLean County Rescue Squad [Expired]  FM 
856.48750  811.48750  WQGC851  RMF  CSQ  METC Sirens  Outdoor Warning Sirens (52 FX1s, 3-3wt mobiles) (*LTR Passport, key-ups every 10 sec; CSQ on CWID)  FM 
858.48750  813.48750  KNNH520  BM  165.5 PL  METC MDT1  METCOM: MDT's  Telm 
859.48750  814.48750  WPIX238  BM  165.5 PL  METC MDT2  METCOM: MDT's  Telm 
860.48750  815.48750  WPIX239  BM  162.2 PL  METC MDT3  METCOM: MDT's  Telm 


McLean County EMS radio identifiers

McLean County Fire radio identifiers

Some Uniden Fire Tone Outs for McLean County Rural Fire can be found at the CARMAchicago Yahoo!Group's Database section

[edit] McLean County EMA

The main frequency to monitor when storms approach is the 453.700 (103.5) repeater. McLean County EMA does have a talkgroup on Starcom21 but 453.700 (103.5) is not simulcast on Starcom21.

Other frequencies are listed below for your reference.

Frequency  Input  License  Type  Tone  CH  Description  Mode 
453.70000  458.70000  KBX806  B  103.5 PL  McLean EMA 1  EMA: Main Operations  FM 
453.70000     KDE385  B  103.5 PL  McLean EMA 1  EMA: Main Operations (@ Colfax)  FM 
453.70000     KDE418  B  103.5 PL  McLean EMA 1  EMA: Main Operations (@ Lexington)  FM 
453.70000     KDE434  B  103.5 PL  McLean EMA 1  EMA: Main Operations (@ McLean)  FM 
453.70000     KDE450  B  103.5 PL  McLean EMA 1  EMA: Main Operations (@ Normal)  FM 
453.70000     KXE762  B  103.5 PL  McLean EMA 1  EMA: Main Operations (@ Bloomington)  FM 
453.70000  458.70000  KWB763  RM  103.5 PL  McLean EMA 1  EMA: Main Operations (@ Normal)  FM 
453.70000     KZV881  B  103.5 PL  McLean EMA 1  EMA: Main Operations (@ Chenoa)  FM 
153.86000     KNFR854  BM  CSQ  McLN EMA  EMA: ESDA  FM 
157.62000         103.5 PL    EMA: Maintenance  FM 
154.08500     KSO911  BM  CSQ  Clk/Dnv ESDA  Carlock, Danvers ESDA  FM 
154.96500     WPRR691  BM  CSQ    ESDA: Colfax, Anchor, Cooksville  FM 
154.05500     KFK864  BM  131.8 PL  Eureka ESDA  Eureka ESDA  FM 
153.24500         173.8 PL  Gridley ESDA  Gridley ESDA  FM 
159.10500     WPCR931  BM  186.2 PL  Gridley ESDA  Gridley ESDA  FM 
155.10000         CSQ  Hudson ESDA  Hudson ESDA  FM 
155.79000     WNHT908  BM  94.8 PL  Leroy ESDA  Leroy ESDA  FM 
453.45000     KZV881  BM  103.5 PL  Lexngtn ESDA  Lexington ESDA  FM 
155.70000     WNMF611    CSQ  Stnfrd ESDA  Stanford ESDA [Expired]  FM 
45.40000     KQY794  B  103.5 PL    Statewide ESDA  FM 
45.44000     KQY794  B  103.5 PL  IEMA Tac-3  IEMA: Tac-3  FM 
45.56000     WPMB858  BM      ESDA  FM 
453.57500  458.57500  KNJC767  RF  103.5 PL  McLn CntyWid  ESDA (also used by Sheriff: Mutual Aid)  FM 


[edit] Lifeline EMS

Paged by METCOM on 156.210 (94.8) or for calls in Bloomington on 154.160 (97.4) by Bloomington Dispatch.

Frequency  Input  License  Type  Tone  CH  Description  Mode 
461.95000  466.95000  WNLZ891  RM  88.5 PL  LLMM EMS  EMS: Dispatch  FM 
464.27500  469.27500    RM  162.2 PL    EMS: Backup Repeater (??)  FM 
466.43750       MX  CSQ  LLMM EMS MX  EMS: Mobile Extenders [Still in use, Expired]  FM 
159.88500     WQFV237  MX    LLMM EMS MX1  EMS: Mobile Extenders [NEW 9/06]  FM 
173.27500     WQFV237  MX    LLMM EMS MX2  EMS: Mobile Extenders [NEW 9/06]  FM 
461.80000  466.80000    RM  162.2 PL    Medivan [still in use, No License]  FM 
461.80000  466.80000    RM  151.4 PL    Bloomington Fire (??)  FM 
461.80000  466.80000    RM  141.3 PL    Normal Fire (??)  FM 
154.26500       M  CSQ  IFERN CSQ  Fire: Statewide Mutual Aid (used with Normal Fire/EMS during Dual-Response)  FM 
155.34000     WNCB852  M    MERCI-1  Ambulance-to-Ambulance Comms [Expired, KK3878e]  FM 
463.10000  468.10000  WNHF321  BM  94.8 PL  Med 5  Ambulance-to-Hospital Comms  FM 
463.12500  468.12500  WNHF321  BM  94.8 PL  Med 6  Ambulance-to-Hospital Comms  FM 
463.17500  468.17500  WNHF321  BM  210.7 PL  Med 8  Ambulance-to-Hospital Comms  FM 


[edit] Illinois State Police

Bloomington-Normal is located within ISP District 6. Pontiac, IL is the district HQ. Patrol units are 600's, matching their patrol car's license plate in most cases.

As of August 13, 2007 - ISP D6 is now using Starcom21

ISP District 6 Starcom21 Trunked System
Sites

202 D06 McLean (LeRoy)854.61250 858.93750 859.93750* 860.76250* 866.35000 866.87500*
207 D06 Livingston (Pontiac) [A]857.31250 866.48750 866.96250* 867.32500* 867.85000*
229 D06 McLean (Normal)854.28750 856.76250 857.76250* 858.76250 859.76250 867.87500 868.40000*

Talkgroups

DEC HEX  Mode   Display Description
13000  32c8  D  D06 Disp A  ISP District 06 - Dispatch A  
13001  32c9  D  D06 Disp B  ISP District 06 - Dispatch B 
13013  32d5  D  D06 Detail A  ISP District 06 - Detail A 
13014  32d6  D  D06 Detail B  ISP District 06 - Detail B 
13026  32e2  D  D06 IREACH*P  ISP District 06 - I-REACH Patch 
13032  32e8  D  D06 ISPERN*P  ISP District 06 - ISPERN Patch 
13038  32ee  D  D06 Local*P  ISP District 06 - Local Patch 
13044  32f4  D  D06 Car2Car  ISP District 06 - Car To Car 
13050  32fa  E  D06 DCI Ops  ISP District 06 - Department of Criminal Investigations  

Statewide ISP frequencies formerly used around Bloomington-Normal.
Some of these may still be active even though regular ops are now on Starcom21.

  • 155.475 HF-1 ISPERN - Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network
  • 155.055 HF-3 I-REACH -- Statewide Interagency Mutual Aid
  • 155.460 HF-4 Used extensively in Bloomington-Normal area for base->car and car->base as an alternate to 42.520 / 42.720
  • 42.500 LF-2 Statewide car-car (ex. radar details)
  • 154.905 ISP DCI HF-2 occasionally troopers will make traffic stops on this channel (mobiles tx PL 110.9)
  • 155.505 ISP Mobile Extenders


ISP District 6 Pontiac Conventional Frequencies:
These will be used less frequently due to the fact that ISP D6 switched to using Starcom21 on 8/13/2007.

Frequency  Type  Tone  CH  Description  Mode 
154.68000  BM  CSQ  ISP D6 HF-2  District 6 - Pontiac  FM 
155.46000  BM  CSQ  ISP S/W HF-4  "Mary" Motorcycle units  FM 


[edit] ISU - Illinois State University

[edit] ISU Police

As of October 2006, ISU PD now uses Starcom21 Motorola P25 TRS Site 229 for dispatch and operations.

ISU Starcom21 Talkgroups
4025 - ISU PD (dispatch)
4026 - ISU PD (ch 2)

  • Previously, ch1 453.900 (103.5) was ISU PD and ch2 453.650 (103.5) was Parking Services/Housing. Housing appears to have inherited the old ISU PD 453.900 repeater [4/7/07].
  • ISU PD units are in the "100's" series and are self dispatched. Post is "Illinois". Along with the standard 10-codes, ISU PD uses its own radio code system which is outlined here
  • Fire Department response to ISU is from Normal Fire Department's Fire Station #2 604 N Adelaide St (see 'Normal Fire' on this page). ALS ambulance response is handled by Lifeline EMS (see 'Lifeline EMS' on this page)
  • ISU Environmental Health/Safety officers use 453.200 (103.5). This repeater is not usually very active except for emergencies (ex. science lab chemical spill).

[edit] ISU Facilities

ISU Facilities use UHF repeaters and simplex frequencies as follows:

Frequency  Input  License  Type  Tone  CH  Description  Mode 
453.90000  458.90000  KSQ528  RM  103.5 PL  ISU Housing  Housing Services (formerly: ISU PD Dispatch)  FM 
453.60000  458.60000  KWB765  RM  131.8 PL  ISU Faclties  Facilities Management  FM 
453.65000  458.65000  KWB766  RM  103.5 PL  ISU Parking  Paking Services (formerly: Housing & Parking)  FM 
453.87500     KNCB977  M  131.8 PL  ISU Fac 3  Facilities Management (ch 3 - simplex)  FM 
453.87500     KWB765  M  131.8 PL  ISU Dining  Campus Dining Services (@ Residence halls)  FM 
453.30000     KR5616  M  151.4 PL  BSC/BRADEN  Bone Student Center/Braden Auditorium: Main  FM 
458.30000       M  CSQ  BRADEN AUDIO  Braden Auditorium (audio techs)  FM 
462.82500     KZQ888  B  CSQ  ISU PAGING  Paging Channel  FM 


ISU does use the ClearTalk Motorola Type II TRS for some functions:

Normal ClearTalk frequencies:

015 McLean [Normal]856.18750 856.53750 857.18750 857.53750 858.18750 858.53750 859.18750* 859.53750 860.18750*
    860.53750                


ISU ClearTalk Talkgroups:

DEC HEX  Mode   Display Description
24624  603  A  ISU CompServ  Computer Services 
24656  605  A  ISU? 24656  unidentified user 
25424  635  A  ISU? 25424  unidentified user 
26320  66d  A  ISU? 26320  unidentified user 
  • the only ISU ClearTalk TG which regular activity is 24624

[edit] ISU Redbirds Athletics/Events

Go Redbirds! While attending Illinois State University Redbirds sporting events, consider monitoring:

Frequency  Input  License  Type  Tone  CH  Description  Mode 
458.87500       M  131.8 PL  HancockStadm  Hancock Stadium (on-field/press box football game coordination)  FM 
453.81250  458.81250  WPCE584   RM  151.4 PL  RedbirdArena  Redbird Arena/Athletic Events  FM 
458.87500     KNCB977  M  151.4 PL    Redbird Arena - Ushers (may no longer be used)  FM 
461.83750       M  612 DPL  RBA Concessn  Athletic Events Concessions [No License]  FM 
453.87500       M  173.8 PL  ISU RecSrv  Recreation Services & University Golf Course  FM 
452.18750     WPRG365  M  CSQ    Golf Course: Ops/Sprinklers  FM 
457.18750     WPRG365  M      Golf Course: Ops/Sprinklers  FM 
189.80000       M  CSQ  RBA Band  Redbird Arena: Band/PA/Contest coordination (constant carrier)  FM 


ISU PD uses Starcom21 Motorola P25 TRS Site 229 TG 4025 while at sporting events. Parking Services uses 453.650 (103.5). When needed, the Heating Plant/Facilities Management would use the 453.600 (131.8) repeater.


Redbird Arena – (Men’s/Women’ Basketball, Women’s Volleyball)
frequencies as of 2007-2008

  • 189.8000 (CSQ) ISU Redbird Arena TELEX system {constant carrier} – used during the games to coordinate the music, video, and contests during time-outs
  • 453.8125 (151.4) ISU Athletics/Redbird Arena
  • 461.8375 (DCS612) ISU Redbird Arena Concessions
  • Starcom21 TG 4025 ISU PD
  • 453.6500 (103.5) ISU Parking
  • 155.2350 (123.0) Unit 5 school buses (act as shuttles before and after the men's basketball games)


The ISU Homecoming Parade frequencies are listed here.

Bone Student Center/Braden Auditorium has two channels

  • 453.300 (151.4) simplex
  • 458.300 (CSQ) simplex


[edit] Snow Plow Frequencies

City, State, and County Highway Departments
Unfortunately, Bloomington and Normal's snow plows are not on systems that can be easily monitored.

  • Bloomington Public Works uses the Supreme Radio Communications UHF LTR Passport TRS. You can hear their communications on 460.850 but you'll hear LTR key-ups every 2 seconds when nobody is talking.
  • Normal Public Works uses NEXTEL (source)
  • 151.010 (141.3) McLean County Highway Department
  • 47.1000 (123.0) IDOT Bloomington Yard
  • 47.1000 (123.0) IDOT Towanda yard
  • 453.600 (131.8) ISU Grounds (snow removal on campus)


Township Highway Departments

Frequency  Input  License  Type  Tone  CH  Description  Mode 
45.32000       BM  CSQ  Alln Twp Hwy  Allen Township Highway Department  FM 
157.62000       BM  203.5 PL  Arrwsmth TS  Arrowsmith Township  FM 
153.24500  159.49500  WPMH871  RM  141.3 PL  BlmnTS Roads  Bloomington Township Highway Department (Tucci Rentals)/Storm spotting  FM 
154.04000     KTO388  BM  CSQ  BMndTS Roads  Blue Mound Township Highway Department [Expired]  FM 
158.88000     KNNV685  BM  CSQ  ChGrovfe TS2  Cheney's Grove Township  FM 
155.98500       BM  CSQ  ChGrove TS1  Cheney's Grove Township  FM 
156.13500     WPVC468  M    Cropsey TS  Cropsey Township Road Maintenance  FM 
151.08500     WNBU776  BM  CSQ  DaleTS Roads  Dale Township Highway Department  FM 
158.94000     WPEQ674  M  151.4 PL  Danvers TS  Danvers Township  FM 
154.51500       BM  CSQ  Danvers TS  Danvers Township  FM 
151.01000  156.04500  KKE915  RM  CSQ  DownRS Roads  Downs Township  FM 
463.35000  468.35000    RM  156.7 PL  DryGrove TS  Dry Grove Township  FM 
155.94000     KNDQ282  BM  CSQ  DryGrove TS  Dry Grove Township  FM 
155.95500     KVW835  BM  173.8 PL  Empire TS  Empire Township Highway Department  FM 
151.13000     WNDH652  BM  179.9 PL  GrdlyTS Road  Gridley Township Highway Department  FM 
151.13000     WNDH652  BM  CSQ  HdsnTS Roads  Hudson Township Highway Department  FM 
453.77500  458.77500  KNBY449  M  100.0 PL  WG/Knox TS  Knox Township  FM 
461.55000  466.55000    RM  413 DPL  Lex Twp Hwy  Lexington Township Highway Department  FM 
151.13000     WNDH652  BM  CSQ  MrtnTS Roads  Martin Township Highway Department  FM 
151.01000  156.04500  KKE915  RMF    McLn Highway  McLean County Highway Department  FM 
155.38500  158.83500  0002483553  RMP    MtHpTS Roads  Mt. Hope Township Road Maintenance/Snow Plows (@ McLean)  FM 
151.01000     WQU339  BM  CSQ  OldTS Roads  Old Town Township (@ Downs)  FM 
158.74500     WPGI341  BM    Old Town TS  Old Town Township Highway Maintenance  FM 
453.30000  458.30000  WPWE530  RM  107.2 PL  Randolph TS  Randolph Township Highway Department  FM 
151.52000       BM  151.4 PL  RndlTS Roads  Randolph Township Highway Department  FM 
461.97500  466.97500    BM  107.2 PL    Randolph Township Highway Department  FM 
151.08500     WNBU776  BM  192.8 PL  WaldoTS Road  Waldo Township Highway Department  FM 
453.77500  458.77500  KNBY449  M  100.0 PL  WG/Knox TS  Walnut Grove Township  FM 
151.02500       BM  CSQ  WaplTS Roads  Wapella Township Highway Department  FM 
154.05500     KFK864  BM  CSQ  WestTS Roads  West Township Highway Department  FM 
153.92000     WNJV967  BM  CSQ  WOakTS Roads  White Oak Township Road Maintenance (@ Carlock)  FM 


Also worth monitoring to get updates on road conditions...

  • 453.700 (103.5) McLean County EMA (rescues people stranded in their cars), although Starcom21 TG 30364 EMA ADMIN was used for this purpose in December 2008
  • 453.425 (141.3) BNPTS - transit buses
  • 155.235 (123.0) McLean County Unit 5 school buses (Normal)
  • 151.865 (DCS 343) Bloomington District 87 school buses
  • 156.210 (94.8) McLean County Rural Fire paging
  • 154.190 (173.8) McLean County Rural Fire
  • Starcom21 TG 13000 -- ISP D6 DISP A
  • Starcom21 TG 13044 -- ISP D6 CAR-CAR
  • Starcom21 Ameren talkgroups
  • Cleartalk CornBelt talkgroups

[edit] Events

[edit] US Cellular Coliseum - Bloomington, IL

Home of the Bloomington Prairie Thunder hockey team and the Bloomington Extreme indoor football team

US Cellular Coliseum radioreference.com forum thread

Frequency  License  Type  Tone  CH  Description  Mode 
462.56250  FRS  M  67.0 PL  USCC LuxSuit  Luxury Suite Staff?  FM 
462.63750  FRS  M  67.0 PL  USCC IceAren  Pepsi Ice Arena?  FM 
464.55000    M  174 DPL  USCC GstSvc  Guest Services?  FM 
467.87500  WPAM358  M  251 DPL  USCC Conc  Concessions (Hill Radio)  FM 
467.90000  WPAM358  M  271 DPL  USCC Scoreb  Scoreboard/Contests (Hill Radio)  FM 
467.92500  WPAM358  M  143 DPL  USCC Maint  Building Maintenance (Hill Radio)  FM 


BPD units at the Coliseum often use the "Baker" radio ids, such as "Baker 1", and usually use the 453.150 repeater. Once or twice I heard some units at the Coliseum on 453.925. When I go to games, I listen to the following for BPD:

  • 458.150 (127.3) BPD 1 - dispatch (input)
  • 458.925 (127.3) BPD 2 - pro-active units (input)
  • 465.125 (127.3) BPD 3 - alternate (input)
  • 155.130 (CSQ) BPD car-car channel 2 (simplex)

During the 1/26/08 Kid Rock concert, the BPD units at the Coliseum used 453.925. Quite a few patrol units had to respond, so there was some activity on 453.150 (the regular dispatch channel). Bloomigton Fire/Rescue had to respond a few times and they used 154.160.

[edit] ISU Sporting Events - Normal, IL

For scanner frequencies for ISU Redbirds sporting events, see the ISU section of this webpage


[edit] Fourth of July Fireworks - Bloomington-Normal, IL

Music that accompanies the fireworks at both parks is heard on 1230 AM WJBC

Bloomington Miller Park

  • 453.925 (127.3) Bloomington PD 2 [repeater]
  • 453.100 (118.8) Bloomington Park District [repeater]
  • 453.100 (110.9) Miller Park Zoo [repeater]
  • 154.160 (97.4) Bloomington Fire [simplex]
  • 453.150 (127.3) Bloomington PD 1 (peripheral calls) [repeater]
  • 155.130 (CSQ) Bloomington PD "2" car-car [simplex]

Normal Fairview Park

  • Normal PD uses NPD 2 Starcom21 TG 30367 for traffic control
  • Normal Fire uses Starcom21 TG 30372 for responding to fireworks related fires
  • Normal PD channel 1 Starcom21 TG 30366

[edit] McLean County Fair

Official website

2008 McLean County Fair frequencies:

  • 453.925 (127.3) was all that I heard used. It's possible there may have been some simplex or low-power repeater frequencies used but none that I could receive from home.

2007 McLean County Fair frequencies:

  • 453.925 (127.3) was all that I heard used. It's possible there may have been some simplex or low-power repeater frequencies used but none that I could receive from home.

2006 McLean County Fair frequencies:

  • Bloomington PD 'Proactive' units used ch2 453.925 (127.3) for the fair detail. In the pre-METCOM days, I used to hear deputies at the fair on 453.675 but now BPD covers the fair since the Interstate Center now within the corporate limits.
  • McLean County EMA was using Starcom21 TG 30364 at the fair.

Interstate Center frequencies:

Frequency  License  Type  Tone  CH  Description  Mode 
464.55000  NONE  M  251 DPL  IntCenter F1  Interstate Center [F-1]  FM 
469.55000  NONE  M  251 DPL  IntCenter F2  Interstate Center [F-2]  FM 
464.50000  NONE  M  251 DPL  IntCenter F3  Interstate Center [F-3]  FM 
469.50000  NONE  M  251 DPL  IntCenter F5  Interstate Center [F-5]  FM 
461.12500  NONE  M  127.3 PL  IntCenter F6  Interstate Center [F-6]  FM 
467.12500  NONE  M  127.3 PL  IntCenter F7  Interstate Center [F-7]  FM 

I wasn't close enough to hear if any of the above simplex freqs were used by fair staff. In my notes archive, I had noted hearing Fair ops on a 461.150 repeater ten or so years ago (the only license for this freq is for Supreme Communications so possibly they were using rental radios). In addition to the database frequencies listed above, the Interstate Center holds license WPLR462 for a repeater on 452.125, which according to this post from 2002 has a tone of DPL 251.

[edit] Taste of Country Fair - Lexington, IL

  • 853.4875 DCS703 Fair Ops (simplex)
  • Lexington PD uses the Starcom21 TRS
  • 156.210 (94.8) Lexington FD/Ambulance paging
  • 154.190 (173.8) Lexington Fire Response
  • 154.815 (173.8) Lexington Ambulance Response, En-Route (input is 159.030)

[edit] Hearts at Home Conference - Normal, IL (ISU)

Hearts at Home has a yearly national conference held at ISU in the spring.

  • 462.075 (218.1) Hearts at Home ops (2007) [repeater] (I forgot to listen in 2008 to confirm usage)
  • 461.250 (91.5) Hearts at Home ops (2005 and 2006 conferences, not used in 2007) [repeater]
  • For other possible frequencies, check the ISU section of this webpage

[edit] Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games - Normal, IL (ISU)

Website

Confirmed in 2008:

Frequency  License  Type  Tone  CH  Description