Bloomington-Normal McLean County (IL)
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Contents
- 1 SCANNING IN BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
- 1.1 Starcom21 in McLean County
- 1.2 Bloomington PD
- 1.3 Bloomington Fire
- 1.4 Normal PD
- 1.5 Normal Fire
- 1.6 McLean County Sheriff
- 1.7 McLean County Fire and EMS
- 1.8 McLean County EMA
- 1.9 Illinois State Police
- 1.10 ISU - Illinois State University
- 1.11 Snow Plow Frequencies
- 1.12 Events
- 1.12.1 US Cellular Coliseum - Bloomington, IL
- 1.12.2 Corn Crib - Normal, IL
- 1.12.3 ISU Sporting Events - Normal, IL
- 1.12.4 Fourth of July Fireworks - Bloomington-Normal, IL
- 1.12.5 McLean County Fair
- 1.12.6 Taste of Country Fair - Lexington, IL
- 1.12.7 Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games - Normal, IL (ISU)
- 1.12.8 ISU Homecoming Parade/Game - Normal, IL
- 1.12.9 ISU Move-In Day each August - Normal, IL (ISU)
- 1.12.10 St Patrick's Day Parade - Downtown Normal
- 1.13 Stores
- 1.14 Neighboring Counties:
- 2 Related links
SCANNING IN BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
McLean County Scanner - Quick Reference
AGENCY | SYSTEM | MODE |
---|---|---|
Bloomington Fire | VHF repeater 154.160 (97.4) | Analog |
Bloomington Police | Starcom21 TRS TG 30378 | P25 digital |
ISU Police | Starcom21 TRS TG 4025 | P25 digital |
Normal Fire | Starcom21 TRS TG 30372 | P25 digital |
Normal Police | Starcom21 TRS TG 30366 | P25 digital |
McLean County Emergency Management Agency (ESDA) | UHF repeater 453.700 (103.5) | Analog |
McLean County Rural Fire | VHF simplex | Analog |
McLean County Sheriff/Rural PDs | Starcom21 TRS TG 30358 | P25 digital |
Illinois State Police | Starcom21 TRS TG 13000 | P25 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:
- Bloomington Police [TG 30378]
- 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 30373]
- County Coroner [TG 30358] {"Edward units"}
- County Juvenile Detention Center [TG 30377] {"JDC units'}
- Illinois State Police [TG 13000]
Bloomington Fire still uses VHF. County Fire and EMS are on VHF.
No public safety activity remains on the McLean County (METCOM) EF Johnson Multi-Net II TRS. The frequencies have been recycled to Starcom21.
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:
Site | Name | Freqs | ||||||
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029 (1D) | Normal | 852.875000 | 853.400000c | 854.287500 | 856.762500 | 857.762500c | 858.762500 | 859.762500 |
Starcom21 - Site 202 (Leroy) frequencies:
Site | Name | Freqs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
002 (2) | Dawson Lake (LeRoy) | 851.350000 | 851.875000c | 854.612500a | 858.937500 | 859.937500 |
Starcom21 - Site 231 (Congerville) frequencies:
Site | Name | Freqs | ||||||
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031 (1F) | Congerville | 851.325000 | 851.850000c | 852.900000a | 853.452000 | 854.037500 | 858.237500 | 859.237500 |
Starcom21 - Site 207 (Pontiac) frequencies:
Site | Name | Freqs | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
007 (7) | Pontiac | 851.487500 | 851.962500a | 852.325000c | 852.850000a | 855.712500 | 856.712500 | 857.312500 | 857.712500 |
858.712500 |
McLean County Starcom21 Talkgroups:
DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
4025 | fb9 | D | ISU Police Disp1 | Illinois State University Police: Dispatch (Ch 1) |
4026 | fba | D | ISU Police Alt 2 | Illinois State University Police: Alternate/Events (Ch 2) |
4027 | fbb | D | ISU Police Ops 3 | Illinois State University Police: Ops 3 |
4028 | fbc | D | ISU Police Ops 4 | Illinois State University Police: Ops 4 |
30350 | 768e | D | McL Law Tac-1 | Law Tac-1/Patches |
30351 | 768f | D | McL Law Tac-2 | Law Tac-2/Patches |
30352 | 7690 | D | McL Law Tac-3 | Law Tac-3/Patches |
30353 | 7691 | D | McL Law Tac-4 | Law Tac-4/Patches (Redbird EMS) |
30354 | 7692 | D | McL Law Tac-5 | Law Tac-5/Patches |
30355 | 7693 | D | McL Law Tac-6 | Law Tac-6/Patches |
30356 | 7694 | D | McL Law Common | Law Enforcement: Common |
30358 | 7696 | D | McL Shrf/Rur Law | Sheriff / Rural Municipalities Dispatch |
30359 | 7697 | D | McL Sheriff 3 | Sheriff: Ops (Ch 3) |
30360 | 7698 | D | McL Sheriff 4 | Sheriff: Courthouse Security (Ch 4) |
30361 | 7699 | D | McL Shrf CID | Sheriff: Criminal Investigation Department (CID) |
30362 | 769a | D | McL Shrf c2c 5 | Sheriff: Car-to-Car (Ch 5) |
30365 | 769d | D | METCOM | METCOM Staff/Admin |
30377 | 76a9 | D | McL Juv Det Cntr | Juvenile Detention Center |
Bloomington PD
Bloomington PD is dispatched by Bloomington Dispatch on Starcom21 Motorola P25 TRS Site 229 TG 30378. They are no longer using the UHF repeaters.
BPD Starcom21 talkgroup notes:
- 30378--BPD Dispatch
- 4976--BPD ch 2 - details
- 4977--BPD ch 3 - alternate dispatch when 10-33 traffic on ch 1
- 4978--BPD "ENC 1" (dispatch P25 clear, mobiles Encrypted)
- 4980--encrypted
- 4981--encrypted
- 4983--encrypted
- 4984--encrypted
- 4985--
- 4992--BPD car-car encrypted
Old system information:
BPD units used to use 'channel 2' 155.130 (CSQ) simplex to communicate car-car while enroute to calls, but now use TG 4992 (encrypted) for that purpose. TG 4992 appears to be only used from their car mobile radios, not the portables.
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
463.35000 | 468.35000 | WPTX400 | RM | 107.2 PL | BPD MetroEx | Metro Explorers [*Expired, correct freq?/license?] | FMN | Law Tac |
Related links:
- Bloomington PD radio unit identifiers
- Bloomington PD Patrol Areas Map
- Bloomington PD daily activity log
Bloomington Fire
Dispatched by Bloomington Dispatch on 154.160 (97.4) repeater. Bloomington Fire is toned by DTMF tones so the Uniden Tone-Out feature isn't applicable. They have made mention of Fireground Gold so be sure to monitor the MABAS fireground frequencies.
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
154.19000 | KSD332 | B | 173.8 PL | METCOM Fire | Fire: Countywide Dispatch | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
156.24000 | 159.00750 | KSD332 | RM | 100.0 PL | BlmngtnFDtac | Fire: Tac | FMN | Fire-Tac |
154.16000 | 151.22000 | KSD332 | RM | 97.4 PL | Blmngtn Fire | Fire: Paging Only (ops on Starcom21) | FMN | Fire Dispatch |
159.43500 | 151.22000 | KD4839 | M | CSQ | BlmngtnFD MX | Fire: Mobile Extenders | FMN | Fire-Tac |
159.43500 | KD4839 | M | 293 NAC | Blm Fire P25 | Fire: Data Bursts (Phase 1) | P25 | Fire-Tac | |
159.43500 | 151.22000 | KD4839 | RM | 156.7 PL | Blm Fire MX | Fire: Mobile Extenders (to SC21 TG-4995) | FMN | Fire Dispatch |
Normal PD
Normal PD currently uses Starcom21 Motorola P25 TRS Site 229
- Talkgroups
- 30366 Normal PD ch1 - Dispatch
- 30367 Normal PD ch2 - often used for Car-Car and detials, & serves as alternate dispatch channel 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
- NPD has ISU PD TG 4025 in their radios.
- 30366 Normal PD ch1 - Dispatch
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.
- 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)
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 153.830 (69.3) MABAS Fireground Red.
- Normal has three fire stations (see this link for station addresses and equipment inventory).
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). TG 30359 ch3 is used when ch 1 has emergency traffic. Courthouse security uses TG 30360 ch 4. 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").
McLean County Fire and EMS
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 | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
154.19000 | KDQ349 | BM | 173.8 PL | METCOM Fire | Fire/EMS: Countywide Dispatch (En Route, etc) (except Bloomington and Normal FDs) [Ch 1] |
FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
154.81500 | 159.03000 | KCW420 | RM | 173.8 PL | METCOM EMS | EMS: Countywide Dispatch (en route, etc) (except Bloomington FD) | FMN | EMS Dispatch |
154.23500 | KDQ349 | BM | CSQ | METC FD FG-S | Fireground: South County Rural (South of Route 9) | FMN | Fire-Tac | |
155.16000 | KLS630 | BM | 173.8 PL | McLn Rescue | McLean County Rescue Squad [Expired] | FMN | Fire-Tac | |
156.21000 | KCW420 | B | 94.8 PL | METC Fire PG | Fire/EMS: Countywide Paging (no reciever) (except Bloomington, Normal FD) |
FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
856.48750 | 811.48750 | WQGC851 | RM | CSQ | METC Sirens | Outdoor Warning Sirens (*see notes) | FMN | Data |
460.20000 | WQBJ611 | F | 91.5 PL | METC FD RFA | Fire/EMS: Link (to 156.21 West Tower - Bloomington) | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
460.20000 | WQBJ611 | F | 82.5 PL | METC FD RFB | Fire/EMS: Link (to 156.21 South Tower - Downs) | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
460.20000 | WQBJ611 | F | 67.0 PL | METC FD RFC | Fire/EMS: Link (to 156.21 South-East Tower - Arrowsmith) | FMN | Fire Dispatch | |
460.20000 | WQBJ611 | F | 74.4 PL | METC FD RFD | Fire/EMS: Link (to 156.21 North Tower - Lexington) | FMN | Fire Dispatch |
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
McLean County EMA
The main talkgroup to monitor when storms approach is TG 30357 on Starcom21. McLean County EMA does have an administrative talkgroup (TG 30364) on Starcom21. The village EMA centers use radio identifiers (see map) to report storm updates to the EOC. Since 2013 EMA has abandoned using 453.700 (103.5) for regular usage due to the FCC narrowbanding mandate. For damage assessment, 453.675 (173.8) has been utilized in the past.
Other frequencies are used locally to report storm conditions.
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
153.24500 | WPMH871 | BM | 173.8 PL | Gridley ESDA1 | Gridley ESDA [Expired 7/23] | FMN | Emergency Ops | |
153.86000 | KNFR854 | BM | CSQ | McLn City EMA | McLean (city) EMA: ESDA [Expired 4/02] | FMN | Deprecated | |
154.05500 | KFK864 | BM | 131.8 PL | Eureka ESDA | Eureka ESDA (West Township) | FMN | Emergency Ops | |
154.08500 | KSO911 | BM | CSQ | Carlk/Danvr ESDA | Carlock, Danvers ESDA [Expired 11/23] | FMN | Emergency Ops | |
154.96500 | WPRR691 | BM | CSQ | McLean Co ESDA | ESDA: Colfax, Anchor, Cooksville | FMN | Emergency Ops | |
155.10000 | BM | CSQ | Hudson ESDA | Hudson ESDA [No License?] | FMN | Emergency Ops | ||
155.70000 | WNMF611 | BM | CSQ | Stanford ESDA | Stanford ESDA [Expired 8/03] | FMN | Deprecated | |
155.79000 | 153.87500 | WQOT809 | RM | 306 DPL | Leroy ESDA | Leroy ESDA | FMN | Emergency Ops |
157.62000 | BM | 103.5 PL | McL EMA Maint | EMA: Maintenance [No License?] | FMN | Emergency Ops | ||
159.10500 | WPCR931 | BM | 186.2 PL | Gridley ESDA2 | Gridley ESDA | FMN | Emergency Ops | |
453.45000 | KZV881 | BM | 103.5 PL | Lexington ESDA | Lexington ESDA | FMN | Emergency Ops | |
453.57500 | 458.57500 | KNJC767 | RM | 103.5 PL | McLn County-Wide | ESDA (also used by Building Services) [Cancelled 5/24] | FMN | Deprecated |
453.70000 | 458.70000 | KWB763 | RM | 103.5 PL | McLean EMA 1 | EMA: Main Operations (Normal) | FMN | Emergency Ops |
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
Site | Name | Freqs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
002 (2) | Dawson Lake (LeRoy) | 851.350000 | 851.875000c | 854.612500a | 858.937500 | 859.937500 |
Site | Name | Freqs | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
007 (7) | Pontiac | 851.487500 | 851.962500a | 852.325000c | 852.850000a | 855.712500 | 856.712500 | 857.312500 | 857.712500 |
858.712500 |
Site | Name | Freqs | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
029 (1D) | Normal | 852.875000 | 853.400000c | 854.287500 | 856.762500 | 857.762500c | 858.762500 | 859.762500 |
Talkgroups
DEC | HEX | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
13013 | 32d5 | D | D6 Detail A | Detail A |
13014 | 32d6 | D | D6 Detail B | Detail B |
13026 | 32e2 | D | D6 IREACH | IREACH Patch |
13038 | 32ee | D | D6 Local Patch | Local Patch |
13050 | 32fa | D | D6 DCI Ops | Division of Criminal Investigation |
13073 | 3311 | D | D6 Intercom | Intercom |
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 | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
154.68000 | KSA776 | BM | CSQ | ISP D6 HF-2 | Dispatch (Old) | FMN | Law Dispatch |
764.16875 | WPTZ798 | M | 155 DPL | ISP D6 MX-O | Vehicular Repeater/Mobile Extender - Out (to SC21) | FMN | Law Dispatch |
794.16875 | WPTZ798 | M | 412 DPL | ISP D6 MX-I | Vehicular Repeater/Mobile Extender - In (to SC21) | FMN | Law Dispatch |
ISU - Illinois State University
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 has inherited the old ISU PD 453.900 repeater while parking remains on 453.650 [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).
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).
ISU Facilities
Most ISU operations are now on the Clear Talk Connect Plus TRBO system. A list of the channels assigned to ISU can be found here.
ISU Facilities used these UHF repeaters and simplex frequencies prior to switching to the new sysetem:
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
453.65000 | 458.65000 | KWB766 | RM | 103.5 PL | ISU G4s Sec | G4s Wackenhut Security | FMN | Security |
169.45000 | M | CSQ | ISU WrlsMic | Wireless Mic | FMN | Schools |
ISU Redbirds Athletics/Events
Before the switch to Clear Talk TRBO system 453.8125 (151.4) was the arena/athletics repeater. They now have a talkgroup on the ClearTalk TRBO system.
Hancock Stadium - (Men's Football)
frequencies as of October 2013
- 461.8375 DCS612 Concessions
- 464.5000 DCS125 video production
- 453.9000 (103.5) seems to be athletic trainers
frequencies as of November 2010
- 453.8125 151.4 Redbird Arena/ISU athletics repeater
- 461.8375 DCS612 Concessions
- 462.6875 85.4 athletic trainers
- 453.6500 103.5 ISU Parking
- Starcom21 TG 4026 ISU PD 2 - ISU PD at the game
Redbird Arena – (Men’s/Women’ Basketball, Women’s Volleyball)
frequencies as of 2011-2012
- 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
- 72.900 WFM - Assisted Listening Devices
If Normal Fire is needed at an athletic event:
- Starcom21 TG 30372 Normal Fire Dispatch
- 159.0525 (100.0) Normal FD mobile extenders (repeats TG 30372)
- 153.8300 (69.3) Normal FD fireground (MABAS fireground Red)
The ISU Homecoming Parade frequencies are listed here.
Bone Student Center/Braden Auditorium had two channels prior to switching to Clear Talk TRBO system
453.300 (151.4) simplex458.300 (CSQ) simplex
The new Rec Center used 453.875 (210.7) simplex
Snow Plow Frequencies
City, State, and County Highway Departments
- 453.150 DCS331 Bloomington Public Works since early 2013. Before, they used the Supreme Radio Communications UHF LTR Passport TRS and you could hear them on 460.850 between the 2 second LTR key-up clicks.
- Normal Public Works uses NEXTEL (source)
- 151.010 (141.3) McLean County Highway Department
- Starcom21 TG 4480 - IDOT Bloomington, Towanda, and Leroy Yards (as of Dec. 2012)
47.1000 (123.0) IDOT Bloomington Yard (see note above)47.1000 (123.0) IDOT Towanda yard453.600 (131.8) ISU Grounds (snow removal on campus)Using ClearTalk MOTOTRBO Connect Plus TRS (as of early 2013)
Township Highway Departments
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45.32000 | BM | CSQ | Allen Twp Hwy | Allen Township Highway Department | FM | Public Works | ||
151.02500 | BM | CSQ | WapelloTwp Roads | Wapella Township Highway | FMN | Public Works | ||
151.08500 | WNBU776 | BM | 110.9 PL | Dale Twp Roads | Dale Township Highway Department | FMN | Public Works | |
151.08500 | WNBU776 | BM | 192.8 PL | Waldo Twp Road | Waldo Township Highway [Expired 1/15] | FMN | Public Works | |
151.13000 | WQRA438 | BM | CSQ | Hudso nTwp Roads | Hudson Township Highway | FMN | Public Works | |
151.13000 | WNQU290 | BM | 179.9 PL | Gridley Twp Road | Gridley Township Highway | FMN | Public Works | |
151.13000 | WNDH652 | BM | CSQ | Martin Twp Roads | Martin Township Highway | FMN | Public Works | |
151.52000 | BM | 151.4 PL | RandTwp Roads 2 | Randolph Township Highway | FMN | Public Works | ||
153.24500 | 159.49500 | WPMH871 | RM | 141.3 PL | BlmnTwp Roads | Bloomington Township Highway (Tucci Rentals)/Storm spotting | FMN | Public Works |
154.04000 | KTO388 | BM | CSQ | BMndTwp Roads | Blue Mound Township Highway [Expired 6/03] | FMN | Public Works | |
154.05500 | KFK864 | BM | CSQ | West Twp Roads | West Township Highway | FMN | Public Works | |
155.95500 | KVW835 | BM | 173.8 PL | Empire Twp Roads | Empire Township Highway | FMN | Public Works | |
453.30000 | 458.30000 | WPWE530 | RM | 107.2 PL | RandTwp Roads 1 | Randolph Township Highway | FMN | Public Works |
461.55000 | 466.55000 | RM | 413 DPL | Lexngtn Twp Hwy | Lexington Township Highway | FMN | Public Works | |
461.97500 | 466.97500 | BM | 107.2 PL | RandTwp Roads 3 | Randolph Township Highway | FMN | Public Works | |
151.01000 | 156.04500 | KKE915 | RM | CSQ | Downs Twp Roads | Downs Township [Expired 9/15] | FMN | Public Works |
154.51500 | BM | CSQ | Danvers Twp Rds2 | Danvers Township | FMN | Public Works | ||
155.94000 | KNDQ282 | BM | CSQ | DryGrvTwp Road 2 | Dry Grove Township [Expired 1/02] | FMN | Public Works | |
155.98500 | BM | CSQ | ChGrove TwpRds1 | Cheney's Grove Township | FMN | Public Works | ||
157.62000 | BM | 203.5 PL | Arrwsmth Twp Rds | Arrowsmith Township | FMN | Public Works | ||
158.88000 | KNNV685 | BM | CSQ | ChGrove TwpRds2 | Cheney's Grove Township [Expired 5/11] | FMN | Public Works | |
158.94000 | WPEQ674 | M | 151.4 PL | Danvers Twp Rds1 | Danvers Township | FMN | Public Works | |
453.77500 | 458.77500 | M | 100.0 PL | WG/Knox Twp Rds | Knox/Walnut Grove Township | FMN | Public Works | |
463.35000 | 468.35000 | RM | 156.7 PL | DryGrvTwp Road 1 | Dry Grove Township | FMN | Public Works | |
153.92000 | WQRB833 | BM | CSQ | WOakTwp Roads | White Oak Township Road Maintenance (Carlock) [Expired 4/23] | FMN | Public Works | |
156.13500 | WPVC468 | M | Cropsey TwpRoads | Cropsey Township Road Maintenance [Expired 6/22] | FMN | Public Works | ||
158.74500 | WPGI341 | BM | Old Twp Roads 2 | Old Town Township Highway Maintenance | FMN | Public Works | ||
151.01000 | WQU339 | BM | CSQ | Old Twp Roads 1 | Old Town Township (Downs) [Expired 10/15] | FMN | Public Works | |
155.38500 | 158.83500 | WQEK977 | RM | MtHope Twp Roads | Mt. Hope Township Road Maintenance/Snow Plows (McLean) (71.9?) | FMN | Public Works |
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 and in 2013 but in 2012 this was on TG 30357 MUTUAL AID
- 453.675 (173.8) County damage assessment officers have used this repeater in the passed to report tornado damage
453.425 (141.3) BNPTS - transit buses- 155.235 (DCS432) McLean County Unit 5 school buses (Normal)
- 463.3625 (DCS 051) 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
Events
US Cellular Coliseum - Bloomington, IL
Home of the Bloomington Thunder hockey team and the Bloomington Edge indoor football team
US Cellular Coliseum Radioreference.com forum thread
Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
464.55000 | M | 174 DPL | GMA GstSvc | Guest Services | FM | Business | |
467.90000 | WPAM358 | M | 271 DPL | GMA Scoreb | Scoreboard/Contests (Hill Radio) [Expired 9/12] | FMN | Business |
467.92500 | WPAM358 | M | 143 DPL | GMA Maint | Building Maintenance (Hill Radio) [Expired 9/12] | FMN | Business |
462.56250 | M | 67.0 PL | GMA LuxSuit | Luxury Suite Staff? | FM | Business | |
462.63750 | M | 67.0 PL | GMA IceAren | Pepsi Ice Arena? | FMN | Business | |
464.50000 | M | 311 DPL | GMA Concess | Concessions | FM | Business | |
461.11250 | M | 331 DPL | GMA Ops | Stadium Ops | FMN | Business |
- The following is prior to BPD switching to Starcom21
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.
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). Bloomington Fire/Rescue had to respond a few times and they used 154.160.
Corn Crib - Normal, IL
Home of the Normal CornBelters baseball team.
Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
464.55000 | M | 67.0 PL | CornCrib Ops | Corn Crib: Operations | FMN | Business |
- Radioreference.com Forum Thread: "Corn Crib - Normal" - discusses frequencies used at the stadium during the CornBelters' games.
ISU Sporting Events - Normal, IL
For scanner frequencies for ISU Redbirds sporting events, see the ISU section of this webpage
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
McLean County Fair
Official website
2010 McLean County Fair frequencies:
- 453.925 (127.3) Bloomington PD
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 | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
461.08750 | M | 606 DPL | McLCo Fair 1 | McLean County Fair 2011 [Ch 1] | FM | Business |
462.76250 | M | 315 DPL | McLCo Fair 2 | McLean County Fair 2011 [Ch 2] | FMN | Business |
461.31250 | M | 054 DPL | McLCo Fair 3 | McLean County Fair 2011 [Ch 3] | FMN | Business |
461.16250 | M | McLCo Fair4 | McLean County Fair 2011 [Ch 4] | FMN | Business |
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.
Taste of Country Fair - Lexington, IL
- Event no longer held
- 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)
Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games - Normal, IL (ISU)
Website
Confirmed in 2013:
- 456.800 DCS465 event staff
- 469.500 DCS065 event staff
- NPD: Starcom21 TG 30367 (parade on Friday)
Other frequencies I heard by ISU baseball field on Friday that are not familiar to me for Bloomington-Normal:
- 467.900 DCS734
- 467.850 DCS754 fieldhouse and gymnastics mentioned
- 469.550 DCS205 mentioned going to the dorm
Confirmed in 2009:
Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
456.80000 | WQNG463 | M | 465 DPL | ILSpcOlympics B | Operations | FMN | Business |
469.50000 | WQNG463 | M | 065 DPL | ILSpcOlympics D | Operations | FMN | Business |
451.80000 | WQNG463 | M | 251 DPL | ILSpcOlympics A | Operations | FMN | Business |
464.55000 | WQNG463 | M | 156 DPL | ILSpcOlympics C | Operations | FMN | Business |
- 453.8125 (151.4) ISU Athletics Department
- ISU PD: Starcom21 TG 4025
- ISP D6: Starcom21 TG 13044 D6 CAR-CAR (parade on Friday)
- NPD: Starcom21 TG 30367 (parade on Friday)
- McLean County EMA: Starcom21 TG 30350 McLean Co Tac 1 -- providing medical support at ISU residence halls (Watterson Towers mentioned)
- Normal Fire: Starcom21 TG 30372; or listen to 159.0525 (100.0) for fire/ems responses
- 453.600 (131.8) ISU Facilities Management
Confirmed in 2008:
- 464.600 051 DPL Illinois Special Olympics
- 464.550 251 DPL Illinois Special Olympics
- 453.8125 (151.4) ISU Athletics Department
- ISU PD: Starcom21 TG 4025
- ISP D6: Starcom21 TG 13044 D6 CAR-CAR
- Normal Fire: Starcom21 TG 30372; or listen to 159.0525 (100.0) for fire/ems responses
Confirmed in 2007:
- ISU PD: Starcom21 TG 4025
- ISP D6: Starcom21 TG 13044 and TG 13063
- ISU Facilities Management: 453.600 (131.8)
- NPD: Starcom21 TG 30367 (parade on Friday)
Unconfirmed but possible usage:
- 453.900 (103.5) ISU Housing
- 453.650 (103.5) ISU Parking
- NPD: Starcom21 TG 30366 NPD DISPATCH
IG WQBL564
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS - BECKY LIPP
NORMAL, IL
[radios will be used by the staff to organize, maintain and provide
security of olympic games for the physically challenged throughout the
state of illinois.]
ctrl pt 1 - 605 E. WILLOW NORMAL IL 309-888-2551
11/01/04 License Issued
1 - IL Statewide
464.5 MOI 95x4e
464.55 MOI 95x4e
2 - IL Statewide
461.1 MO 95x4e
462.125 MO 95x4e
462.375 MO 95x4e
462.4 MO 95x4e
464.6 MO 95x4e
464.65 MO 95x4e
464.7 MO 95x4e
464.75 MO 95x4e
NOTE: 461.100 and 464.650 have near constant data in the Bloomington-Normal area
ISU Homecoming Parade/Game - Normal, IL
ISU Homecoming website
Confirmed 2013 frequencies:
- Starcom21 TG 30350 McLean Co Tac 1 - ISU PD inside Hancock Stadium during the game
- Starcom21 TG 30351 McLean Co Tac 2 - Normal PD during the parade
- Starcom21 TG 30353 McLean Co Tac 4 - EMS units
- Starcom21 TG 30354 McLean Co Tac 5 - ISU PD outside Hancock Stadium (tailgating lots)
- 464.5000 DCS125 video during football game
- 461.8375 DCS612 Hancock Stadium concessions
Confirmed 2011 frequencies:
- Normal PD used TG 30367 "Channel 2" on Starcom 21 TRS for traffic control
- ISU PD used TG 4025 on Starcom 21 TRS. The units at the football game later that day used ISU PD's ch 2 TG 4026
- 453.650 (103.5) ISU Parking
- 453.200 (103.5) ISU Safety - seemed to be parade coordination
Confirmed 2007 frequencies:
- Normal PD used TG 30367 "Channel 2" on Starcom 21 TRS for traffic control
- ISU PD used TG 4025 on Starcom 21 TRS
- 453.600 (131.8) ISU Facilities (used by parade staff as well as ISU Grounds)
- 453.650 (103.5) ISU Parking
- a few radio station Marti units were heard in the 450-451 MHz range
- for the football game frequencies, see this section
ISU Move-In Day each August - Normal, IL (ISU)
ISU Move-In website
Crowded day around ISU as the freshmen move in to the dorms.
453.900 (103.5) ISU Housing- Starcom21 TG 4025 - ISU PD
453.650 (103.5) ISU Parking453.600 (131.8) ISU Facilities Management
Related frequencies
453.425 (141.3) Bloomington-Normal Transit buses and ISU Redbird Express- Starcom21 TG 30366 - Normal PD
St Patrick's Day Parade - Downtown Normal
- Parade 3/16/13, Normal PD used Starcom21 TG 30351 Tac 2
- ISU PD on Starcom21 TG 4025 briefly mentioned about the parade
Stores
Eastland Mall - Bloomington, IL
Eastland Mall website
- 461.6375 (DCS114) Mall security/maintenance (F1 repeater/F2 ?talkaround)
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
461.63750 | 466.63750 | KD38958 | RM | 114 DPL | Eastland Mall | Mall - Security/Maintenance | FMN | Security |
467.92500 | WPYX853 | M | 743 DPL | VictriaSecret EM | Victoria's Secret | FMN | Business | |
467.90000 | WQEB375 | M | 632 DPL | BathBody EM | Bath and Body Works | FMN | Business |
Freqs/tones heard near Eastland Mall. Channel descriptions are assumed based on these being common nationwide store freq/PL combination.
- 467.7625 (71.9) American Eagle Outfitters?
- 151.955 (74.4) Gap or Old Navy (heard in March 2005)
- 467.925 (67.0) mentioned "aisle 1" (heard Black Friday 2008 at Empire and Veterans)
- 467.875 (110.9) store, probably The Limited based on freq/tone (heard from Empire and Veterans Jan 2011)
- 467.900 (67.0) store (heard from Empire and Veterans Jan 2011)
Other stores in Bloomington-Normal:
Frequency | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
154.60000 | M | CSQ | Sams Club | Sam's Club (Normal) | FM | Business | |
467.90000 | WQFQ912 | M | 131 DPL | Office Depot | Office Depot (Normal) | FMN | Business |
467.92500 | WQFU432 | M | 506 DPL | Best Buy | Best Buy (Bloomington) | FMN | Business |
467.76250 | WQHD876 | M | 065 DPL | HmDepot N-A | Home Depot (Normal) | FMN | Business |
467.90000 | WQEB375 | M | 632 DPL | BathBodyWrks | Bath and Body Works (The Shoppes at College Hills - Normal) | FMN | Business |
467.85000 | WQHM312 | M | 251 DPL | Toys R Us | Toys R Us (Bloomington) | FMN | Business |
154.60000 | M | CSQ | Wal-Mart 1 | Wal-Mart (Bloomington) | FM | Business | |
467.83750 | WQHD876 | M | 263 DPL | HmDepot N-C | Home Depot - Alternate (Normal) | FMN | Business |
154.60000 | M | CSQ | Wal-Mart 2 | Wal-Mart (Normal) | FM | Business | |
154.57000 | M | CSQ | Wal-Mart 3 | Wal-Mart (Normal) | FM | Business | |
468.41250 | WQKQ994 | M | 91.5 PL | DicksSprtGds B | Dick's Sporting Goods (Bloomington) | FMN | Business |
467.75000 | KB82968 | M | 115 DPL | Target Ch1 | Target [Ch 1] | FMN | Business |
467.77500 | KB82968 | M | 072 DPL | Target Ch2 | Target [Ch 2] | FMN | Business |
467.90000 | KB82968 | M | 205 DPL | Target Ch4 | Target [Ch 4] | FMN | Business |
467.85000 | WQMK704 | M | 654 DPL | Bed Bath | Bed Bath and Beyond | FMN | Business |
467.87500 | M | 100.0 PL | TJ Maxx | TJ Maxx | FMN | Business | |
467.92500 | KB82968 | M | 155 DPL | Target Ch3 | Target [Ch 3] | FMN | Business |
467.85000 | WQMD882 | M | 532 DPL | Michaels | Michaels Arts and Crafts | FMN | Business |
469.26250 | WQMJ857 | M | 186.2 PL | Hobby Lobby | Hobby Lobby | FMN | Business |
467.87500 | WQHD876 | M | 413 DPL | HmDepot N-B | Home Depot - Alternate (rarely used) | FMN | Business |
467.85000 | WQLI581 | M | 423 DPL | BlainsFF B | Blain's Farm and Fleet (Bloomington) | FMN | Business |
467.85000 | WQHD876 | M | 331 DPL | HmDepot N-D | Home Depot: Alternate (rarely used) | FMN | Business |
467.87500 | WQLI581 | M | 331 DPL | BlainsFF A | Blain's Farm and Fleet (Bloomington) | FMN | Business |
464.55000 | WQOF427 | M | 67.0 PL | Loves LeRoy | Love's Travel Stops (LeRoy) | FMN | Business |
467.85000 | WQOL519 | M | 94.8 PL | ALDI Normal | ALDI (Normal) | FMN | Business |
467.87500 | M | 67.0 PL | ShoeCarnival | Shoe Carnival | FMN | Business | |
154.57000 | M | CSQ | Walmart Blm570 | Walmart (Bloomington) - Operations / Security (at night) | FMN | Business | |
468.56250 | M | 506 DPL | 468.5625 D506 | book store (near mall) | FMN | Business | |
466.10000 | M | 723 DPL | Menards 1 | Menards | FMN | Business | |
466.07500 | M | 732 DPL | Menards 2 | Menards | FMN | Business | |
466.05000 | M | 754 DPL | Menards 3 | Menards | FMN | Business |
Neighboring Counties:
Piatt County:
[southeast of McLean County]
155.595 Sheriff Dispatch (131.8 PL)
154.400 Fire Departments (103.5 PL)
155.325 Piatt County EMS (127.3 PL)
453.500 Piatt County Highway/ESDA (151.4 PL)
Champaign County:
[southeast of McLean Co]
MDICE TRS TG 21501 Sheriff Dispatch/Urbana PD/U of I PD
MDICE TRS TG 21500 Champaign Police
154.250 County and City Fire Departments (131.8 PL) paging only - ops are on the MDICE TRS
Woodford County:
[northwest of McLean County]
453.500 Sheriff's Dispatch (100.0 PL)
155.145 County Alternate (203.5 PL)
154.430 Congerville/Secor/Eureka/Minonk/Roanoke FD (CSQ)
153.980 El Paso Fire Dispatch (CSQ)
156.120 County ESDA Dispatch/Highway Dept (114.8 PL)
155.055 IREACH (CSQ)
Livingston County:
[north of McLean County]
460.100 LIVCOM Sheriff (192.8 PL)
460.600 LIVCOM FIRE/EMS (110.9 PL)
453.750 County Alternate (186.2 PL)
462.950 County ESDA (103.5 PL)
DeWitt County:
[south of McLean County]
155.865 Sheriff Dispatch (141.3 PL)
158.775 Farmer City PD and Ambulance (141.3 PL)
155.430 Fire Departments (141.3 PL)
Ford County:
[east of McLean County]
156.225 Sheriff Dispatch (179.9 PL)
460.475 Gibson City PD (DCS 155)
154.190 Rural Fire Departments (151.4 PL)
154.415 Gibson City Fire Department (151.4 PL)
155.415 Gibson Area Ambulance (DCS 343)
Tazewell County:
[west of McLean County]
800 MHz EDACS Sheriff's Dispatch
154.205 Tazewell County Fire
154.250 Tazewell County Fire
154.370 Tazewell County Fire
155.070 Tazewell County ESDA (131.8 PL)
Logan County:
[southwest of McLean County]
155.565 Sheriff Dispatch (186.2 PL)
158.760 County Fire/ESDA Net (110.9 PL)
Related links
- CARMA Chicago McLean County Profile - Excellent Resource!!
- Starcom21 Yahoo!Group - discuss scanning the new Statewide P25 TRS
- McLean County Radioreference.com page
- CARMA Chicago Yahoo!Group - scanner listeners from Chicago and northern IL report their findings here
- ScanIllinois Yahoo!Group - another great resource for Illinois scanner listeners
- IL Radioreference.com forum
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