Taste of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Scanner information regarding the annual Taste of Chicago food festival held around Independence Day. Over 3 million people attend the event every year making it a prime scanner atmosphere.
The CARMA Chicago Yahoo!Group is the best source regarding scanner monitoring in and around Chicago. Scanner listeners planning to attend the event or monitor it should check the CARMA group for the latest Taste of Chicago frequency information each year.
2008 Confirmed frequencies
- 477.5125 P25 EMS at The Taste
- 460.5875 (91.5) CPD mounted units
- 464.9375 DCS532 Beer Tent
- 460.3000 (131.8) Chicago PD CW 6
July 3rd Downtown Chicago Fireworks
- 172.2125 (p-25)
- 478.4625 (p-25) CFD units stationed at Navy Pier
Other area freqs unrelated to Taste included....
- 451.5875 (D311) - Millenium Park security (rptr)
- 464.9250 (D251) - Navy Pier security and trolleys (rptr)
- 151.7000 (67.0) - unknown Navy Pier cruise boat ops (simp)
- 154.650(tone?) - Odyssey(?) cruise boat ops (simplex)
- 464.6375(D243) - Navy Pier ferris wheel ops (rptr)
2008 Links/Information sources:
2007 Frequencies
Also consider monitoring 477.5125 in P25 mode which has been used by EMS during the Taste of Chicago
Chicago Police
| Frequency |
Input |
License |
Type |
Tone |
CH |
Description |
Mode |
| 460.47500 |
465.47500 |
KAZ998 |
RM |
107.2 PL |
Chi PD Z 1 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 1 - Districts 16 17 |
FM |
| 460.05000 |
465.05000 |
KAZ996 |
RM |
127.3 PL |
Chi PD Z 2 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 2 - Districts 19 23 |
FM |
| 460.22500 |
465.22500 |
KNBJ580 |
RM |
110.9 PL |
Chi PD Z 3 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 3 - Districts 13 14 |
FM |
| 460.15000 |
465.15000 |
KSJ745 |
RM |
114.8 PL |
Chi PD Z 4 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 4 - Districts 1 18 (*DT) |
FM |
| 460.50000 |
465.50000 |
KBA201 |
RM |
167.9 PL |
Chi PD Z 5 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 5 - Districts 2 21 (*DT) |
FM |
| 460.40000 |
465.40000 |
KBA636 |
RM |
156.7 PL |
Chi PD Z 6 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 6 - Districts 7 8 |
FM |
| 460.07500 |
465.07500 |
KAZ999 |
RM |
146.2 PL |
Chi PD Z 7 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 7 - District 3 (*DT) |
FM |
| 460.20000 |
465.20000 |
KAZ997 |
RM |
136.5 PL |
Chi PD Z 8 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 8 - Districts 4 6 |
FM |
| 460.02500 |
465.02500 |
KTO317 |
RM |
91.5 PL |
Chi PD Z 9 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 9 - Districts 5 22 |
FM |
| 460.10000 |
465.10000 |
KBA200 |
RM |
151.4 PL |
Chi PD Z 10 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 10 - Districts 10 11 |
FM |
| 460.37500 |
465.37500 |
KUN507 |
RM |
186.2 PL |
Chi PD Z 11 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 11 - Districts 20 24 |
FM |
| 460.42500 |
465.42500 |
KAG839 |
RM |
94.8 PL |
Chi PD Z 12 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 12 - Districts 15 25 (*) |
FM |
| 460.45000 |
465.45000 |
KXV838 |
RM |
103.5 PL |
Chi PD Z 13 |
Police: Dispatch Zone 13 - Districts 9 12 |
FM |
| 156.00000 |
|
|
M |
|
|
Police: Aid with Metro Enforcement groups |
FM |
| 155.47500 |
|
WQEX758 |
BM |
CSQ |
ISPERN |
Nationwide Law Enforcement Emergency [F-1] (2500 mobiles, licensed to EMA) |
FM |
| 154.65000 |
|
KA5489 |
M |
CSQ |
ISPERN F2 |
Chicago area Law Enforcement Emergency [F-2] |
FM |
| 155.05500 |
|
WPMF808 |
BM |
CSQ |
I-REACH |
Statewide Interagency Mutual Aid |
FM |
| 155.05500 |
|
WQFB483 |
B |
CSQ |
I-REACH |
Statewide Interagency Mutual Aid (associated with WPMF808) (@ 6 Locations) |
FM |
| 155.37000 |
|
WQFB483 |
B |
CSQ |
ISP S/W P2P |
Statewide Point-to-Point (associated with WPMF808) (@ 6 Locations) |
FM |
| 155.37000 |
|
KSC765 |
B |
CSQ |
ISP S/W P2P |
Statewide Point-to-Point AID (HF-5) "Aid" |
FM |
| 460.12500 |
465.12500 |
KSJ745 |
RM |
173.8 PL |
Chi PD C/W 1 |
Police: Citywide 1 (*) |
FM |
| 460.17500 |
465.17500 |
KSJ745 |
RM |
123.0 PL |
Chi PD C/W 2 |
Police: Citywide 2 |
FM |
| 460.27500 |
465.27500 |
KSJ745 |
RM |
141.3 PL |
Chi PD C/W 3 |
Police: Citywide 3 (*) |
FM |
| 460.32500 |
465.32500 |
KSJ745 |
RM |
192.8 PL |
Chi PD C/W 4 |
Police: Citywide 4 |
FM |
| 460.35000 |
465.35000 |
KNBM249 |
RM |
97.4 PL |
Chi PD C/W 5 |
Police: Citywide 5 |
FM |
| 460.25000 |
465.25000 |
KSJ745 |
RM |
162.2 PL |
Chi PD C/W 6 |
Police: Citywide 6 |
FM |
| 460.30000 |
465.30000 |
KSJ745 |
RM |
131.8 PL |
Chi PD C/W 7 |
Police: Citywide 7 |
FM |
| 460.52500 |
|
KA83507 |
M |
179.9 PL |
Chi PD C/W 8 |
Police: Citywide 8 - Car-to-Car (250-5wt) |
FM |
| 460.58750 |
|
WPMG842 |
M |
91.5 PL |
Chi PD Mnted |
Police: Mounted Units (heard at 2008 Taste) |
FM |
Chicago Fire
| Frequency |
Input |
License |
Type |
Tone |
CH |
Description |
Mode |
| 154.13000 |
154.01000 |
KSC711 |
RM |
156.7 PL |
Chi FD MainN |
Main (North) [F1] |
FM |
| 153.77000 |
153.95000 |
KSC711 |
RM |
156.7 PL |
Chi FD Englw |
Englewood (South) [F-2] |
FM |
| 154.22000 |
|
KSC711 |
M |
156.7 PL |
Chi FD Admin |
Administrative Simplex [F-3] |
FM |
| 153.83000 |
|
KSC711 |
M |
156.7 PL |
Chi FD FG1 |
Fireground 1 [F-4] / Mutual Aid Fireground [F-7] |
FM |
| 154.29500 |
|
KSC711 |
M |
91.5 PL |
MABAS Blue |
Fireground Blue (May be new F-4) |
FM |
| 154.38500 |
|
KSC711 |
M |
156.7 PL |
Chi FD Comm |
Command Simplex [F-5] |
FM |
| 158.89500 |
|
WPQG213 |
M |
203.5 PL |
|
Command & Shops [New F-5?] |
FM |
| 154.38500 |
|
KSC711 |
M |
131.8 PL |
Chi FD HazMt |
Haz Mat [F-6] |
FM |
| 154.26500 |
|
KSC711 |
M |
210.7 PL |
IFERN |
Fire: Statewide Mutual Aid (MABAS) Mutual Aid North [F-8] |
FM |
| 154.28000 |
|
KSC711 |
M |
|
MABAS White |
Fireground White (MABAS) // Mutual Aid South [F-9] |
FM |
| 155.40000 |
|
KNFH932 |
M |
250.3 PL |
MERCI4 2503 |
MERCI North [F-10] |
FM |
| 155.34000 |
|
KNFH932 |
M |
250.3 PL |
MERCI1 2503 |
MERCI South [F-11] |
FM |
| 155.47500 |
|
KA5825 |
M |
CSQ |
ISPERN |
Nationwide Law Enforcement Emergency [F-12] |
FM |
| 155.05500 |
|
WPMF808 |
M |
CSQ |
I-REACH |
Statewide Interagency Mutual Aid [F-13] |
FM |
| 155.02500 |
|
|
M |
CSQ |
ESMARN |
EMA: Statewide Highband [F-14] |
FM |
| 156.60000 |
|
WHG612 |
M |
CSQ |
Marine 12 |
Marine 12 [F-15] |
FM |
| 156.80000 |
|
WPUS583 |
M |
CSQ |
Marine 16 |
Marine 16 [F-16] |
FM |
| 157.10000 |
|
|
M |
CSQ |
Marine 22 |
Marine 22 [F-17] |
FM |
| 157.15000 |
|
|
M |
CSQ |
Marine 23 |
Marine 23 [F-18] |
FM |
| 156.42500 |
|
WPUS583 |
M |
CSQ |
Marine 68 |
Marine 68 [F-19] |
FM |
| 158.88000 |
|
KKG461 |
M |
411 DPL |
Chi Water-N |
Water Department North [F-20] [also KC5285 High Rise Tac Police/Fire] |
FM |
| 158.25000 |
|
KSI648 |
M |
412 DPL |
Chi Water-S |
Water Department South [F-21] |
FM |
| 162.55000 |
|
KWO39 |
M |
CSQ |
NWS 162.55 |
National Weather Service [F-2] |
FM |
| 153.79250 |
|
KSC711 |
M |
|
|
Fire |
FMN |
| 153.92750 |
|
KSC711 |
M |
|
|
Fire |
FMN |
| 153.95000 |
|
KSC711 |
BM |
|
|
Fire |
FM |
| 154.01000 |
|
KSC711 |
M |
|
|
Fire |
FM |
| 476.68750 |
479.68750 |
WPSG985 |
RM |
NAC 293 |
Chi FD CtyWd |
Fire: City Wide (CW South) |
P25 |
| 476.68750 |
479.68750 |
WQEV648 |
RM |
NAC 293 |
Chi FD CtyWd |
Fire: City Wide (CW South) |
P25 |
| 477.78750 |
480.78750 |
WQEV648 |
RM |
|
CFD FireMain |
CFD Fire Main (analog @ 4 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 477.78750 |
480.78750 |
WQEV649 |
RM |
|
CFD FireMain |
CFD Fire Main (analog @ 4 locations) New 4/06 |
FM |
| 477.78750 |
480.78750 |
WQEW220 |
RM |
|
CFD FireMain |
CFD Fire Main (analog @ 5 locations) New 4/06 |
FM |
| 477.78750 |
480.78750 |
WPSG985 |
RM |
NAC 293 |
CFD FireMain |
CFD Fire Main [FUTURE; currently testing 6/08] |
P25 |
| 478.21250 |
481.21250 |
WPSG985 |
RM |
NAC 293 |
Chi FDenglwd |
Fire: Englewood |
P25 |
| 478.21250 |
481.21250 |
WQEV648 |
RM |
NAC 293 |
Chi FDenglwd |
Fire: Englewood |
P25 |
| 478.21250 |
481.21250 |
WQEV649 |
RM |
|
Chi FDenglwd |
Fire: Englewood analog (@ 4 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 478.21250 |
481.21250 |
WQEV648 |
RM |
|
Chi FDenglwd |
Fire: Englewood analog (@ 4 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 478.21250 |
481.21250 |
WQEW220 |
RM |
|
Chi FDenglwd |
Fire: Englewood analog (@ 5 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 478.78750 |
481.78750 |
WQEV648 |
RM |
|
Chi FireMain |
Fire-Main (or is 477.7875 Fire Main?) |
P25 |
| 854.58750 |
809.58750 |
KDC618 |
RM |
|
|
Fire: unknown use (multiple locations) [NEW 7/06] |
FM |
| 855.43750 |
810.43750 |
KDC618 |
RM |
|
|
Fire: unknown use (multiple locations) [NEW 7/06] |
FM |
| 855.86250 |
810.86250 |
KDC618 |
RM |
CSQ |
|
Fire: Hard Data (multiple locations) [NEW 7/06] |
Telm |
| 855.91250 |
810.91250 |
KDC618 |
RM |
|
|
Fire: unknown use (multiple locations) [NEW 7/06] |
FM |
| 856.68750 |
811.68750 |
KDC618 |
RM |
|
|
Fire: unknown use [multiple locations) (NEW 7/06] |
FM |
Chicago EMS
| Frequency |
Input |
License |
Type |
Tone |
CH |
Description |
Mode |
| 460.60000 |
465.60000 |
KXZ273 |
RM |
156.7 PL |
Chi EMS Nort |
Chicago FD EMS North (F-1) |
FM |
| 460.62500 |
465.62500 |
KXZ273 |
RM |
156.7 PL |
Chi EMS Sout |
Chicago FD EMS South (F-2) |
FM |
| 462.95000 |
467.95000 |
KNFH932 |
RM |
156.7 PL |
Chi EMS F-3 |
Chicago FD EMS (F-3) |
FM |
| 462.97500 |
467.97500 |
KNFH932 |
RM |
156.7 PL |
Chi EMS Cmd4 |
Chicago FD EMS Command (F-4) |
FM |
| 458.02500 |
|
KXM321 |
M |
203.5 PL |
Chi EMS SE 5 |
Special Events 5 |
FM |
| 458.07500 |
|
KXM321 |
M |
210.7 PL |
Chi EMS SE 6 |
Special Events 6 |
FM |
| 458.12500 |
|
KXM321 |
M |
218.1 PL |
Chi EMS SE 7 |
Special Events 7 |
FM |
| 458.17500 |
|
KXM321 |
M |
225.7 PL |
Chi EMS SE 8 |
Special Events 8 |
FM |
| 477.98750 |
480.98750 |
WQEV648 |
RM |
293 NAC |
CEMS Command |
EMS-Command (@ 4 locations) New 4/06 |
P25 |
| 477.98750 |
480.98750 |
WPSG985 |
RM |
293 NAC |
CEMS Command |
EMS-Command [FUTURE] (OEMC techs testing, 3/08, clear) |
P25 |
| 477.98750 |
480.98750 |
WQEV649 |
RM |
293 NAC |
CEMS Command |
EMS-Command (@ 4 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 477.98750 |
480.98750 |
WQEW220 |
RM |
293 NAC |
CEMS Command |
EMS-Command (@ 5 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 477.51250 |
480.51250 |
WQEV649 |
RM |
|
CEMS North5 |
EMS: North [F-5] analog (@ 4 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 477.51250 |
480.51250 |
WQEV648 |
RM |
|
CEMS North5 |
EMS: North [F-5] digital (@ 5 locations) New 4/27/06 |
P25 |
| 477.51250 |
480.51250 |
WQEW220 |
RM |
|
CEMS North5 |
EMS: North [F-5] analog (@ 5 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 477.51250 |
480.51250 |
WQEV648 |
RM |
|
CEMS North5 |
EMS: North [F-5] analog (@ 4 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 477.51250 |
480.51250 |
WPSG985 |
RM |
|
CEMS North5 |
EMS: North [F-5] digital (EMS Special Ops: "Taste of Chicago"/ lakefront events) (techs testing, 3/08, clear) |
P25 |
| 478.46250 |
481.46250 |
WPSG985 |
RM |
|
CEMS South6 |
EMS: South [F-6] digital (current digital testing) |
P25 |
| 478.46250 |
481.46250 |
WQEW220 |
RM |
|
CEMS South6 |
EMS: South [F-6] analog (@ 5 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 478.46250 |
481.46250 |
WQEV649 |
RM |
|
CEMS South6 |
EMS: South [F-6] analog (@ 4 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 478.46250 |
481.46250 |
WQEV648 |
RM |
|
CEMS South6 |
EMS: South [F-6] analog (@ 4 locations) New 4/06 |
FMN |
| 478.46250 |
481.46250 |
WQEV648 |
RM |
|
CEMS South6 |
EMS: South [F-6] digital (@ 5 locations) New 4/27/06 |
P25 |
| 155.34000 |
|
KNFH932 |
M |
|
MERCI1 |
MERCI-South: BLS Hospital to Ambulance Channel |
FM |
| 155.40000 |
|
KNFH932 |
M |
|
MERCI-4 |
MERCI-North: BLS Hospital to Ambulance Channel |
FM |
| 155.28000 |
|
KNFH932 |
M |
|
IDPH S/W Net |
IDPH Statewide Hospital Disaster Coordination |
FM |
| 463.00000 |
468.00000 |
KXM321 |
RM |
|
MED-1 |
Ambulance to Hospital Comms |
FM |
| 463.02500 |
468.02500 |
KXM321 |
RM |
|
MED-2 |
Ambulance to Hospital Comms |
FM |
| 463.05000 |
468.05000 |
KXM321 |
RM |
|
MED-3 |
Ambulance to Hospital Comms |
FM |
| 463.07500 |
468.07500 |
KXM321 |
RM |
|
MED-4 |
Ambulance to Hospital Comms |
FM |
| 463.10000 |
468.10000 |
KXM321 |
RM |
|
MED-5 |
Ambulance to Hospital Comms |
FM |
| 463.12500 |
468.12500 |
KXM321 |
RM |
|
MED-6 |
Ambulance to Hospital Comms |
FM |
| 463.15000 |
468.15000 |
KXM321 |
RM |
|
MED-7 |
Ambulance to Hospital Comms |
FM |
| 463.17500 |
468.17500 |
KXM321 |
RM |
|
MED-8 |
Ambulance to Hospital Comms |
FM |
