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ScanMacoupin County Website, LIVE Scanner Feed and Facebook Page

  • WEBSITE and LIVE SCANNER FEED

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  • FACEBOOK PAGE with dispatching of 911 calls (as available)

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MABAS Division 56

Montgomery County Webpage

  • The 10 Montgomery County Fire Departments, 5 Ambulance Services, Montgomery County EMA, Carlinville and Gillespie Fire are part of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) Division 56. MABAS is a statewide organization of over 550 agencies that have the capability to work together when a disaster strikes. Many members of MABAS Division 56 have specialized equipment, as seen above, that any other member of MABAS 56 can call upon for assistance during incidents or disasters.

Macoupin County

Website Macoupin-Montgomery Counties Crime Stoppers Website Facebook Page

  • 4th largest county, by area (864 sq.mi.), in the state of Illinois. It also comprises 2 area codes and is perhaps the only county in the United States that has 3 or more LATAs (Telephone Exchange Boundaries).
  • County Highway/Township/Roads Map
  • Approximately 50,000 people in the county, with the Sheriff providing law enforcement to about 20,000. (2016)
  • 26 communities, 10 police departments, 11 fire districts, 7 ambulance services
  • As of 2016, Macoupin County Sheriff's Department handles most of the dispatching for the counties emergency services. All (about 30,000 a year) 911 calls come into the county dispatch (handles ETSB responsibilities).
  • Sheriff's department handled 8,518 calls in 2015.
  • Carlinville, Gillespie, Staunton and Virden still dispatch their own police. (2018)

=== Macoupin County ETSB/Enhanced 911 === Webpage

ESN Numbers
ESN Map

Carlinville Tower (911/Sheriff/Local Government/Highway Department repeaters) The repeater has very good coverage (including portables), with remote receive and transmitter sites, into all surrounding counties and into the city of Springfield. This repeater system is a voting system, you may hear multiple responses (on the 46x MHz links) from mobiles on the receiving towers back to the 911 tower to be voted on to go out on 154.7475 R.

Paging is done from the repeater site or one of the remote towers nearest the agency they are paging.:

  • D131 Carlinville Fire, Gillespie-Benld Ambulance (Carlinville) [on repeater, not link]
  • D155 PALMYRA - Northwestern Ambulance, Fire & Rescue [on 465.5250}
  • D754 BRIGHTON - Brighton Fire [on 458.7875 to 155.7150 D703]
  • D??? HETTICK - Scottville-Modesto Fire [on 469.1000]
  • D125 PALMYRA - Not used?
  • D223 VIRDEN - Girard Fire, Prairieland Ambulance, Virden Fire
  • D343 BENLD - Benld Fire, Bunker Hill Fire, Bunker Hill Ambulance, Gillespie-Benld Ambulance, Gillespie Fire, Mt Olive All Call, Mt Olive Ambulance, Mt Olive Fire
  • D413 DORCHESTER - Dorchester Fire, Wilsonville Fire
  • D565 SHIPMAN - Medora Fire, Shipman Ambulance, Shipman Fire
  • D631 STAUNTON - Staunton Ambulance, Staunton Fire
  • D712 MEDORA - Medora Ambulance, Medora Rescue
  • All other dispatching/communications (non-paging) are done via the Carlinville repeater.
  • Test Pages Sunday at 5 pm of all agencies.
  • (???) Back-Up dispatch center is in Jacksonville, Morgan County.
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
154.74750  156.09750   WPXT232   RM  131 DPL  Macoupin 911 Fire/EMS: Countywide Dispatch  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
458.23750      WPXM864   F  125 DPL  Mac911 R-Plmyra Fire/EMS: Palmyra Receive Link  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
458.28750      WPXM864   F  343 DPL  Mac911 R-Benld Fire/EMS: Benld Receive Link   FMN  Fire Dispatch 
458.31250      WPXM864   F  223 DPL  Mac911 R-Virden Fire/EMS: Virden Receive Link   FMN  Fire Dispatch 
458.61250      WPXM864   F  413 DPL  Mac911 R-Drchstr Fire/EMS: Dorchester Receive Link  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
453.47500      WPXM864   F  413 DPL  Mac911 T-Drchstr Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Dorchester tower  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
453.47500      WPXM864   F  223 DPL  Mac911 T-Virden Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Virden tower  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
458.83750      WPXM864   F  565 DPL  Mac911 R-Shipman Fire/EMS: Shipman Receive Link  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
453.47500      WPXM864   F  343 DPL  Mac911 T-Benld Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Benld tower  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
458.81250      WQFZ373   F  631 DPL  Mac911 R-Stauntn Fire/EMS: Staunton Receive Link   FMN  Fire Dispatch 
453.47500      WPXM864   F  631 DPL  Mac911 T-Stauntn Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Staunton tower  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
453.47500      WPXM864   F  125 DPL  Mac911 T-Plmyra Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Palmyra tower   FMN  Fire Dispatch 
453.47500      WPXM864   F  565 DPL  Mac911 T-Shipman Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Shipman tower  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
151.15250  158.90250   WQNC662   RM  244 DPL  Mac911 Admin 911: Channel 2 / Admin [CWID]  FMN  Multi-Dispatch 
154.07000        BM  516 DPL  Mac Fireground Fireground   FMN  Fire-Tac 
453.47500      WPXM864   F  712 DPL  Mac911 T-Medora Fire/EMS: Remote Link from 911 to Medora Tower  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
458.85000      WQFZ373   F  712 DPL  Mac911 R-Medora Fire/EMS: Medora Receive Link   FMN  Fire Dispatch 


  • 154.26500 BM CSQ Fireground - Countywide (Multiple PL TX) [Ch. 8]
  • 153.83000 M 69.3 PL MABAS Red

Macoupin County Sheriff

  • Webpage Facebook Page
  • Has about 8-10,000 calls per year
  • Dispatches and runs 10-28s for Police: Bunker Hill, Girard, Nilwood, Palmyra, Medora, Shipman, Modesto, Royal Lakes, Wilsonville, Mt. Clare (154.785)
  • Dispatches for Brighton Police: Evenings/weekends (158.73R/154.83) (Using an FX1 on 154.83 that links to the Brighton Repeater)
  • Uses I-WIN (in-car computers for relaying a lot of information/dispatches)
  • 154.785 Local Government is rebroadcast on 156.1425 D664 (Girard).
  • Jail/Security units have radios, but frequencies unknown. Court Security also unknown. (153.755 D754 hrd Carlinville 4/15)
  • 4/22 - Sheriff reports he is waiting on a $100,000 state grant to purchase new portable and mobile radios. Some radios are now 20 years old.

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Formerly Used Frequencies

  • 153.75500 WPFS699 M 023 DPL Mac Shrf MX1 Sheriff: Mobile Extenders (still in use?)
  • 159.09000 WPFS699 M 047 DPL Mac ShrfOld2 Sheriff: Car-to-Car / Events
  • 159.09000 155.91000 WPFS699 RM 351 DPL Mac ShrfOld1 Sheriff: Dispatch -

Macoupin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA)

  • Has a 60+ Radio Cache of Vertex VX-800V uses for special events. These have Federal VHF Frequencies programmed, as well as County, local police and fire.
  • 6/22 - EMA is requesting $79,000 for a new portable radio system (Digital)

Macoupin County Health Department

  • Website
  • Operates the Macoupin County Public Transportation System (started 3/11)

Macoupin County Public Housing Authority

Site Name
DEC Mode Alpha Tag Description
0-10-011  A  Flowers Disposal  Flowers Disposal Company (Virden Base) 
0-10-025  A  farm 100125  farmers 
0-10-036  A  busin 10036  business ops 
0-10-038  A  farmer 10038  farmers (Virden tower) (works with Lucas Trucking) 
0-10-042  A  busin 10042  business ops (Virden) 
0-10-045  A  farm 101045  farmers 
0-10-072  A  busin 10072  business ops 
0-10-076  A  farmers10076  farmers / grain hauling 
0-10-078  A  farmers10078  farmers 
0-10-080  A  farm 10080  farmers  
0-10-086  A  busin 10086  business ops 
0-10-088  A  school bus 10088  school buses (Northwestern or Greenfield) 
0-10-147  A  farmers10147  farmers 
0-10-156  A  farm 10156  farming 
1-10-076  A  plow 110075  snow plows (south Springfield 1/17) 
1-14-005  A  truck 114005  CHS? grain hauling/spraying (Carlinville/Lowder) 
1-14-010  A  busin 114010  business ops 
1-14-011  A  WM Cville  Waste Management (Carlinville, Virden Base) 
1-14-012  A  farm 114012  farmers 
1-14-017  A  farm 114017  farmers 
1-14-022  A  WM 114022  Waste Management  
1-14-031  A  farm 114031  farmers 
1-14-034  A  busin 10034  business ops 
1-14-035  A  farm 114035  farmers 
1-14-037  A  farm 114037  farmers 
1-14-040  A  farm 104040  farmers 
1-14-044  A  farm 114044  farmers (Carlinville area) 
1-14-050  A  trucking 114050  trucking (Carlinville, Greenfield, Loami) 
1-14-065  A  ops 114065  operations (pulling into the yard) 
1-14-069  A  farm 114069  farmers 
1-14-076  A  farm 114076  farmers 
1-14-078  A  farm 114078  farmers-dad/son (Girard) 
1-14-081  A  farmer114081  farmers 
1-14-088  A  farmer114088  farmers 
1-17-039  A  ops 117039  business ops 
1-18-229  A  ops 118229  business ops 

Macoupin County Highway Department

  • Webpage
  • Located just north of Fairgrounds on Route 4) (911 Tower also at this location)
  • Responsible for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the 222 miles of county highways and the 41 bridges on the county highway system. Also provides technical assistance to all 26 township highway commissioners for their 1,080 miles of road and 144 bridges

Macoupin County Fairgrounds

  • Located just north of Carlinville on Route 4
  • Website

Hospitals

Carlinville Area Hospital

Website  Facebook page
  • WXQ999 was used (and said) for years on 155.34 until it expired.
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
155.34000      WQAY890   BM  107.2 PL  MERCI-1 107.2 Patient Reports  FMN  Hospital 
151.47500  158.76000   WQAY890   RM  351 DPL  CA Hosp Ops 1 Operations / Maintenance  FMN  Business 
151.47500  158.76000   WQAY890   RM  047 DPL  CA Hosp Ops 2 Shop / Maintenance / IT Ops  FMN  Business 


Community Memorial Hospital (Staunton)

Website Facebook Page
Frequency  License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
155.16000  KOM996   BM  91.5 PL  MERCI-3 91.5 Patient Reports - MetroEast  FMN  Hospital 
155.34000  KOM996   BM  167.9 PL  MERCI-1 167.9 Patient Reports - Local  FMN  Hospital 
155.34000  KOM996   BM  210.7 PL  MERCI-1 210.7 Patient Reports - Statewide  FMN  Hospital 
155.34000  KOM996   BM  85.4 PL  MERCI-1 85.4 Patient Reports - Local  FMN  Hospital 
457.55000  WQBH282   F    CMH Paging Paging Data (254.1 PL)  Telm  Data 


Macoupin County - Area EMS Agencies

  • IDPH EMS Region 3L
  • Most parts of the Brighton area, and north of town are covered by Alton Memorial Hospital Ambulance (Madison County)

Area Ambulance Service

  • Serves Medora, Piasa, Shipman, Chesterfield and the surrounding areas. All volunteer.
Frequency  License  Type  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
155.32500  WQSF696   BM  AAS Local EMS: Local Use   FMN  EMS-Tac 


Alton Memorial Hospital Ambulance

  • Webpage
  • Serves the Brighton area and backup to southern Macoupin County (along with areas of Northern Madison County)
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
461.32500  466.32500   WNVN760   RM  71.9 PL  AMH EMS Tactical EMS: Tac [AMH]  FMN  EMS-Tac 
464.82500  469.82500   WNLJ872   RM  192.8 PL  AMH EMS Dispatch EMS: Dispatch - Northern Madison  FMN  EMS Dispatch 


Bunker Hill

Frequency  License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
155.16000  WNUJ872   BM  85.4 PL  BH EMS Local EMS: Local  FMN  EMS-Tac 


Carlinville Area Ambulance District

  • Served by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance - Carlinville station (Formerly Carlinville Area Ambulance, Carlinville Area Hospital Ambulance and Dunn's EMS)
  • MAP

Gillespie Benld Ambulance Service

  • Serves: Carlinville, Mt Olive, Gillespie, Dorchester, Sawyerville, East Gillespie, Benld, Wilsonville, Eagerville (also Mutual Aid to Bunker Hill, Shipman, Royal Lakes)
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
155.23500  159.39000   WNLH782   RM  85.4 PL  Gill/Benld EMS O EMS: Dispatch - Local (Paged on 911)  FMN  EMS Dispatch 
153.29750  158.36250   WRCI743   RM  351 DPL  GilBen EMS Local EMS: Dispatch (not 911)  FMN  EMS Dispatch 


Northwestern Area Ambulance

  • Provides service to the whole NW area of the county.

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Prairieland Ambulance (Virden)

  • Facebook Page
  • Serves Virden and back-up to Farmersville (Montgomery County) (back-up to Girard/Nilwood/Thayer)
  • EMS Units: 3L55, 3L38; Responders ID numbers are VA## (Victor Adam ##)
  • Formerly SangaMac Ambulance District
  • ALS intercepts provided by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance, or one of the 3 Springfield EMS agencies, usually meeting along IL-4)

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Staunton Area Ambulance Service (SAAS EMS)

Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
154.02500  159.00000   WPXE998   RM  703 DPL  Staunton EMS Loc EMS: Local / Fireground   FMN  EMS Dispatch 
  • Has access to 154.43 167.9 PL - Madison County Fire North (provides back-up to Hamel/Alhambra/Troy)
  • Units 3L40, 3L50, 3L60 BLS/ALS
  • Serves Staunton, Olive FPD (Livingston), Worden, and New Douglas Fire Districts. (also responds to Sorento-Bond County)

Fire Departments

  • Parts of areas west of Medora are covered by Greenfield Fire (Greene County)
  • A very small part of the area east of Staunton is covered by New Douglas Fire (Madison County)
  • Parts of the area east of Gillespie on IL-16 is covered by Litchfield Ambulance (Montgomery County)
  • Parts of the area north/east of Mt Olive around I-55 is coverd by Litchfield Ambulance (Montgomery County)

Municipalities and Districts

Townships and Water Districts

Township Map

Cahokia Township

  • Garage located in Benld, off of IL-4, next to Benld Fire department

Carlinville Township

  • Garage located north of Carlinville, south of Fairgrounds on IL-4

Central Macoupin County Rural Water District

  • Serves the rural area between Shipman, Royal Lakes & Carlinville
Frequency  License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
159.16500  KNEU779   M  88.5 PL  CarlnvTwp Roads Carlinville Township Road Maintenance   FMN  Public Works 
158.74500  WPFJ410   BM    MtOlive TwpRoads Mt. Olive Township: Road Maintenance (D351?)  FMN  Public Works 
453.66250  WPQI630   F    Henderson WDD Henderson Water District: Data (CSQ) [Expired 6/15]  Telm  Data 
154.47125  WPJQ330   F    Otter Lake WDD Otter Lake Water Commission: Data (CSQ)  Telm  Data 
153.54500  KUQ499   BM    Otter Lake Water Otter Lake Water Commission: Ops / Maintenance  FMN  Utilities 
160.05000  WQAK426   BM    Fosterburg WDD Fosterburg Water District (CSQ)  Telm  Utilities 
173.33750  WPPP312   F    CMCR WaterD Central Macoupin County Rural Water District: Data (CSQ)  Telm  Data 


South Palmyra Rural Water District

  • Multiple Address Service radio spectrum for water data; FlexNet Radio system monitors for leaks and distribution info Lease License
  • L000014599 WQDP948 for 932.0-932.0125; 941.0-941.0125
  • L000014600 WQDP949 for 932.0125-932.025; 941.0125-941.025
  • L000014601 WQDP950 for 932.025-932.0375; 941.025-941.0375
  • L000014602 WQDP951 for 932.0375-932.05; 941.0375-941.05

Atwater (Village)

  • Fire served by Carlinville FPD; EMS by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance

Benld (City)

Benld Police

Benld Fire

  • Part of Unit 7 FPD ; also serves Sawyerville (back up to Wilsonville)
Frequency  License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
153.86000  WPGV418   M  351 DPL  Benld Police 2 (OLD) Police: Car-to-Car [Ch 2]  FMN  Law Tac 
156.21000  WPGV418   BM  351 DPL  Benld Police 1 (OLD) Police: Local [Ch 1]  FMN  Law Dispatch 
155.11500  KNGQ578   BM    Benld Local Public Works (in use?)  FMN  Public Works 
451.26250  WPXC967   F    Benld WDD Water Telemetry (CSQ)  Telm  Data 


Brighton (Village)

Website Facebook page

Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
158.73000  154.83000   WNLG734   RM  100.0 PL  Brighton Police Police: Dispatch (DB: Sheriff)  FMN  Law Dispatch 
453.53750      WPVY315   F    Brighton WDD Water Distribution Data (CSQ)  Telm  Data 


Brighton-Betsey Ann Fire Protection District Website Facebook page

  • Units transmitting on 151.1975 703 DPL key up the 453.7875 D754 link that goes back to 911 (in Jersey and Macoupin County) When Jersey or Macoupin 911 dispatches on 151.1975 D703 (it comes from a link on 458.7875 D754).
  • EMS provided by Alton Memorial Hospital EMS
  • Former fire - 155.715 Base/Mobile; License cancelled 4/23 KBM215

Bunker Hill (City)

Website Facebook page Bunker Hill EMS" Facebook page

  • Area Ambulance Association; Service area covers 58.81 square miles.

Bunker Hill Police Department

Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
155.61000      WPGY220   BM  351 DPL  BunkerHillPolice Police: Dispatch (Daytime)  FMN  Law Dispatch 
155.61000  154.78500   WPGY220   RM  271 DPL  Mac LocGovt BH Sheriff: Local Government (Repeats County Law)  FMN  Law Dispatch 


Bunker Hill Fire Protection District Website Company 1 Facebook page

  • First Responder provided by Bunker Hill Fire Department
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
154.07000      KAN769   BM  CSQ  BnkrHill Fire 07 Fire: Local (D432?)  FMN  Fire-Tac 
159.43500      KAN769   M  CSQ  BH Fire Mob Ex Fire: Mobile Extenders  FMN  Fire-Tac 
154.10750  159.15000   WRDS233   RM  712 DPL  Mac911 Fire BH Fire: Local (Repeats 911 154.7475 BH Paging-Woodburn)  FMN  Fire Dispatch 
173.23750      WRDS233   M  CSQ  BH Fire MX Fire: Mobile Extenders  FMN  Fire Dispatch 


Carlinville (City)

Carlinville Police Department Website

  • Units: 585-xx (xx=badge #) Shifts are 1) 6a-6p 2) 6p-6a
  • Licensed for 155.6625 Repeater with 159.0375 input. Licensed for analog only (doesn't appear to be in use 12/17) WPMA668
  • 458.7125 mobiles WPFU614

NEXEDGE96 RIDs

  • 2000 CITY (Carlinville dispatch)
  • 2001 xxxxx (Police Chief)
  • 2005 xxxxxx MOBILE
  • 2020 (unit 12/20)
  • 2018 P/T 6
  • 2101 xxxxx MOBILE (Police Chief)
  • 2102 xxxxxx MOBILE (85-2) (2/18)
  • 2103 xxxxxx MOBILE
  • 2104 xxxxxx MOBILE (2/18)
  • 2105 xxxxxx MOBILE
  • 2106 xxxxxx MOBILE (585I)
  • 2107 xxxxx MOBILE
  • 2108 xxxxx MOBILE
  • 2112 xxxxxx MOBILE (6/22)

Carlinville Fire Protection District Website Facebook Page

  • Paid On-Call, largest fire department in Macoupin County, covering over 180 square miles, to the City of Carlinville and surrounding townships.
  • Has a StarCom21 mobile radio in the office (on I-TAC1). Has the ability to encode VHF pages locally.
  • IFERN, 154.265 CSQ is Channel 8, used as fireground (6/18) New Freq/Rptr (in use 4/19)

Carlinville Public Works (Street, Water, Sewer)

  • Water Data Tx Sites: Tower Grove Water Tower, Lake 1 Water Treatment Plant, Lake 2??, Schien's Water Tower, Water Office (City Hall)
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
453.71250      WPFU614   F    Cv Water Data Water Distribution Data (CSQ)  Telm  Data 
154.02500      KQW366   BM  CSQ  Cv CityWide Old Citywide - Old (No Longer in use ?)  FMN  Multi-Tac 
152.29250  157.55250   WQLP665   RM  047 DPL  Cv Public Works Public Works / Water  FMN  Public Works 
154.89000      KB26467   M    Cv Police c2c 1 Police: Car-to-Car (D047,D351,D411)  FMN  Law Tac 
155.52000  153.96500   WPMA668   RM  1 RAN  Cv Police Disp Police: Dispatch  NXDN  Law Dispatch 
154.05500  159.18750   WRCC293   RM  351 DPL  Carlinville Fire Fireground / Local [Ch 8]  FMN  Fire-Tac 
154.05500  159.18750   WRCC293   RM  047 DPL  Cv Fire Local 8 Fire: Local [Ch ?]  FMN  Fire-Tac 


Carlinville Park District

  • No known communications in use. Possibly FRS radios

Tower Grove, Denby Park, Tom Thumb Park, Loveless Park, American Legion Park, Public Pool

Chesterfield (Village)

  • Fire/EMS by Medora Fire and Medora Ambulance (Area Ambulance Service)
  • Law by Medora, Macoupin County Sheriff and ISP D18.

Dorchester (Village)

Facebook page

  • Law by Macoupin County Sheriff.
  • EMS by Gillespie/Benld Ambulance Service

Dorchester Fire Department

  • Formerly used 154.07 for Dispatch, unsure if still in use

Eagerville (Village)

East Gillespie (Village)

  • Police by Macoupin County Sheriff (back-up/emergency by Gillespie PD)
  • EMS/Fire by Gillespie

Unit 7 Fire Protection District

Facebook page

  • Approved by voters in 2005 to serve Gillespie, Dorchester, Sawyerville, East Gillespie, Benld, Wilsonville, Eagerville covering 96 square miles. (All current firehouses appear to be substations operating independently of each other)

Gillespie (City)

Gillespie Police Department

  • Began patrolling Mt. Clare on Oct 13, 2007, a village of 430 people (previously served by Benld PD)
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
154.98000      KCS543   BM  85.4 PL  Gill PubWorks 2 Public Works  FMN  Public Works 
155.74500      WNGV422   BM  CSQ  Gillespie EMA ESDA  FMN  Emergency Ops 
451.07500      WPSP974   F  125 DPL  Gillespie WDD 1 Water Telemetry (Data)  FMN  Data 
155.74500      KCS543   BM  85.4 PL  Gill PubWorks 1 Public Works / Water / Snow Plows  FMN  Public Works 
154.80000  158.98500   KCS543   RM  351 DPL  Gill/Bnld Police Police: Dispatch (w/ Benld)  FMN  Law Dispatch 
451.17500      WQVZ267   F    Gillespie WDD 2 Water Department SCADA  Telm  Data 


Girard (City)

Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
153.93500      KNJH273   BM  CSQ  Girard PublicWrk Public Works / Street / Sewer [Expired 2/05]  FMN  Public Works 
156.14250  151.09250   WQMP831   RM  152 DPL  Girard PD/Mac LG Police: Dispatch (Repeats 154.7875 LG)  FMN  Law Dispatch 
172.23500        M  CSQ  Girard Police MX Police: Mobile Extender (or 170.2375)  FMN  Law Dispatch 
154.24250  158.93250   KQG671   RM  047 DPL  Girard FireLocal Fire: Local [Fire Channel]  FMN  Fire-Tac 


Girard Fire Protection District

  • Units: 6,7,8,9
  • 4/06 - Reported using 154.2725 black fireground, along with 154.07 as 432 DPL

Hagamon

  • Road Maintenance by County Highway Department

Hettick (Village)

  • Police by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18. Fire by Hettick, EMS by Northwestern Area Ambulance Service.
  • Fire has 3 channel Vertex portables and Motorola Pagers.

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000015-QINU`"'

Lake Catatoga

  • Most Fire and EMS by Carlinville/ FPD, Gillespie-Benld EMS. Some provided by Gillespie Fire.

Medora (Village)

Medora Fire Department

  • Serves Medora, Fidelity, Piasa; uses 154.295 85.4 for Fireground
  • 101 Engine 1, 102 Engine 2, 103 Rescue, 104 Tanker 1, 105 Tanker 2, 106 Tanker 3

Medora Area Ambulance

  • Serves Medora, Fidelity-Jersey County)
  • 3L24- Area Ambulance personnel are numbered 111-199. EMS numbers are issued through Jersey community.

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000016-QINU`"'

Modesto (Village)

  • Police by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18
  • Fire by Scottville-Modesto FPD, EMS by Northwestern Area Ambulance

Mount Clare (Village)

  • Population: 430
  • Benld Police patrols Sawyerville and Mt Clare; dispatched by Mt Olive Police on 154.0925R D074

Mt. Olive (City)

Facebook Page Wikipedia Info

  • Provides Police services to Sawyerville.
  • Ambulance - 3L11

Mt. Olive Fire Protection District Facebook Page

  • Units: Engine 510, Engine 511, Tanker 515 IDs: 500, 507
  • May provide Mutual Aid to Litchfield and assistance in SW Montgomery County (along with EMS) (a small part of the FPD is in Montgomery County)
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
155.58000      WPEM829   BM  351 DPL  MtOlv PublicWork Public Works  FMN  Public Works 
154.34000      WPPU668   BM  351 DPL  MtOlv Fire/EMS Fire/EMS: Local Ops  FMN  Fire-Tac 
154.22000      WPXQ476   BM  131.8 PL  MtOlv Fireground Fireground  FMN  Fire-Tac 
154.22000      WPXQ476   BM  351 DPL  MtOlv EMS Old EMS: Local Dispatch (former use)  FMN  EMS-Tac 
154.09250  151.30250   WPEM829   RM  074 DPL  Mt Olive Police Police: Dispatch [Voice Inversion capable]  FMN  Law Dispatch 
159.45000  153.77750   WPEM829   RM  152 DPL  Mac Loc Govt MO Sheriff: Local Government (Patch to 154.785)  FMN  Law Dispatch 


Nilwood (Village)

  • Police protection provided by ISP, Macoupin County Sheriff and back-up by Girard Police.
  • Fire protection by Girard FPD. Carlinville FPD may respond to some of the area or for mutual aid
  • EMS by Prairieland Ambulance and Gillespie-Benld EMS (out of Carlinville)

NorthWestern Area Ambulance / Fire (Palmyra)

Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
460.52500  465.52500   WPMD636   RM  155 DPL  Northwestern EMS EMS: Local (Paged on 154.7475)  FMN  EMS Dispatch 
156.18750  151.26500   WROX311   RM    NW Fire Mac911 Fire: Dispatch (Repeats Mac911?)  FMN  Fire Dispatch 


Palmyra (Village)

  • Police dispatched on 154.785R Local Government; Fire/EMS by Northwestern.

Piasa (Village)

  • Law by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18, back-up by Shipman.
  • EMS by Area Ambulance Service (Shipman), Shipman Fire (Bunker Hill FPD)

Royal Lakes (Village)

  • Village Website
  • Law - local and patrol by Sheriff; Dispatch on 154.785R,
  • Fire by Shipman/Bunker Hill FPD

Sawyerville (Village)

  • Benld Police patrols Sawyerville and Mt Clare; dispatched by Mt Olive Police on 154.0925R D074
  • Fire/EMS by Mt. Olive.

Scottville (Village)

Facebook Page

  • Law by Macoupin County Sheriff, ISP D18
  • Fire by Scottville-Modesto FPD
  • EMS by Northwestern Area Ambulance

Scottville-Modesto Rural Fire Protection District

  • Station 1-Scottville -- unknown unit numbers
  • Station 2-Modesto ----- Truck 2,Tanker 2
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
464.10000  469.10000   WNUP747   RM  210.7 PL  SctvModesto Fire Fire: Paging/Ops   FMN  Fire Dispatch 


Shipman Firefighters Association

Facebook Page

Standard City (Village)

  • Law by ISP and Sheriff
  • Fire by Carlinville FPD with Mutual Aid by Girard FPD; EMS by Gillespie-Benld EMS (Carlinville)

Staunton (City)

Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
155.62500      WPEH410   BM  141.3 PL  Stau PublicWorks Public Works  FMN  Public Works 
155.69250  158.82750   WPEH410   RM  19 RAN|TG 1  Staunton Police Police: Dispatch (patched to 151.415)  NXDN  Law Dispatch 
151.41500  159.24000   WPEH410   RM  351 DPL  Stau PD Patch Police: Patch to NXDN  FMN  Law Dispatch 
451.03750      WQMM292   F    Stau Water Data Water Data (CSQ)  Telm  Data 


Staunton Police NXDN Radio IDs

  • system shows NXDN96 Scramble KID=27
  • 2000 Dispatcher [CITY] (6/20/22)

Staunton Fire Protection District Website

  • Serves FPDs of Staunton, New Douglas, Olive, Worden
  • Uses MABAS Fireground RED
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
154.02500  159.00000   WPXE998   RM  CSQ  Staunton Fire R Fire: Local (D703 in)   FMN  Fire-Tac 
154.02500      WPXE998   BM  703 DPL  Staunton EMS EMS: Local  FMN  EMS-Tac 
154.02500      WPXE998   BM  CSQ  Staunton Fire Fire: Local [Fire Channel]  FMN  Fire-Tac 


Virden (City)

Police Department

  • 155.31 NAC 37 NXDN Digital, dispatch in the clear, but mobiles are encrypted (6/22)
  • RID 2 - VIRDEN PD
  • RID 23 - VPD CAR 23
  • Primary Ambulance provided by Prairieland Ambulance Service, back-up provided by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance/Carlinville. ALS Transport may be provided by any of the Springfield EMS Services.
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
153.98000      KNFQ468   BM  77.0 PL  Virden PubWorks Streets/Public Works  FMN  Public Works 
155.83500      WNPD702   BM    Virden Sanitary Sanitary District  FMN  Utilities 
159.80250      WPYG247   BM    Virden Water Co Virden Water Company (CSQ Data)  FMN  Data 
154.07000        BM  CSQ  VirdenFireground Fireground  FMN  Fire-Tac 
451.12500      WQOW490   F    Virden WaterData Water Data (CSQ)  FMN  Data 
155.31000  159.23250   WPQB848   RM  37 RAN  Virden Police Police: Dispatch  NXDN  Law Dispatch 


White City (Village)

  • Fire by Benld or Mt. Olive ???

Wilsonville (Village)

  • Law by Sheriff, ISP, back-up by Gillespie.
  • Fire by Local, back-up by Benld & Gillespie
  • EMS by Gillespie-Benld Ambulance Service.

Schools and Colleges

Bunker Hill Community Unit School District #8

Website Facebook Page

  • Serving Bunker Hill, Woodburn and East of Royal Lake District Map
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
158.31750  153.08750   WQPG879   RM  351 DPL  BH School Bus Buses  FMN  Schools 


Carlinville Community Unit School District #1

Website Facebook Page

  • Serving Carlinville, Atwater, Standard City, Womac, Plainview, Lake Catatoga, Chesterfield and areas in-between. One of the largest school districts (by area) in the area.

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000001E-QINU`"'

Gillespie Community Unit School District #7

Website Facebook Page

  • Serves Gillespie, East Gillespie, Benld, Mt Clare, Sawyerville, Wilsonville, Hornsby District Map
  • Ben-Gil Elementary (Benld) for Wireless Clock System on 72.1 WQQR674
  • The district has three attendance centers, with pre-kindergarten through fifth grade located in the community of Benld. The middle and high schools, which serve sixth through 12th grades, are located in the same building along Illinois Route 16 on the western edge of Gillespie.
  • Serves the small towns of Gillespie and Benld, East Gillespie, Mount Clare, Wilsonville, Sawyerville, Dorchester, Eagarville, and Hornsby.
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
156.12750  159.18750   WRCG985   RM  243 DPL  Gill Schools Buses / Ops (D351 in)  FMN  Schools 
155.26500      WRCG985   BM  CSQ  Gill School Bus Buses (Old)   FMN  Schools 


Site Name  
101 (65) Gillespie01 156.127500 
DEC Mode Alpha Tag Description
0-01-003  A  Middle Schl  Middle School: Admin / Operations / Maintenance 
0-01-255  A  CW-ID R01  CW-ID 

Mt. Olive School District #5

Website Facebook Page

  • Serves Mt Olive, White City and rural Macoupin/Montgomery/Bond Counties District Map
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
155.20500      KNNM523   BM  261 DPL  MtOlive Schools Ops / Buses  FMN  Schools 
158.18250  153.44750   WRAH807   RM  351 DPL  Mt Olive School Operations   FMN  Schools 


North Mac School District #34

Girard School District '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000023-QINU`"'

Virden Community Unit School District #4 '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000024-QINU`"'

Northwestern Unit School District #2 (Palmyra)

Website Facebook Page

  • Serving most of NorthWestern Macoupin County including Palmyra, Hettick, Modesto and Scottville


Regional Office of Education #40

  • Serving Macoupin (Carlinville office), Calhoun, Greene, Jersey (Jerseyville office) Counties
  • ROE 40 Adult Learning Center - Carlinville
  • Website Facebook page

'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000026-QINU`"'

Southwestern Community Unit School District #9

Website Facebook Page

  • Security provided by Macoupin County Sheriff's Deputies (Football Games/Events)
  • Serving Piasa, Brighton, Shipman, Medora, Royal Lake, Kemper District Map
  • 155.265 is used at the high school and middle school for office personal.
  • 155.265 is used at Brighton North for the car line (Oct. 2019)
  • 153.0275 is used for all transportation operations and football games
  • As of August 2019 all high school administration have Retevis RT5 some employees still have a variety of Kenwoods
  • Physical Education Teachers, Band, Special Education, and Ag have Radios they operate on 155.265
  • 154.570 is not in use anymore

Radio Layouts - Retevis RT5

Channel name on radios frequency
1 Short Range in Building 155.265
2 long range talk with Buses 153.0275

Radio Layouts - Kenwood

  • Radios say leave on channel 4/7
Channel name on radios frequency
1 Tac 1 do not use ? (Possibly 154.570 or 159.765)
2 Bus Channel (Repeater long range) 153.0275
3 IREACH (Emergency use only) 155.055
4 or 7 Building channel (Short range) 155.265
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
155.26500      WPHW803   BM  031 DPL  SW School A Building Ops / Security / Teachers  FMN  Schools 
159.76500      WQWH675   BM    SW School B Operations (not D073)  FMN  Schools 
154.57000        M  031 DPL  SW School C Operations [No longer in use]  FMN  Schools 
153.02750  158.38500   WRCE647   RM  351 DPL  SW School Bus Transportation / Football Games  FMN  Schools 


Staunton Community Unit School District #6

Website Facebook page

  • Serving Staunton, Williamson, Livingston (Parts of Madison County not served by Edwardsville School District) District Map
Frequency  Input   
License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
151.34750  153.88250   KST241   RM  351 DPL  Staunton School1 Buses / Ops / Janitorial  FMN  Schools 
151.34750  153.88250   KST241   RM  047 DPL  Staunton School2 Operations  FMN  Schools 


Former Use

  • 155.26500 KST241 BM Staunton Sch Old Buses (141.3 is St Charles) FMN Deprecated

Colleges

Blackburn College (Carlinville)

Frequency  License  Type  Tone  Alpha Tag  Description  Mode  Tag 
464.42500  WQDK780   BM  546 DPL  Blackburn Ops Utilities Maintenance / Security  FMN  Schools 


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