Macoupin County (IL) Legacy Info

Information from the past, kept just for records, that no longer needs to be on the main wiki page

158.38500 154.78500 RM 065 DPL Mac Shrf LG-Sim (OFF AIR) Law: Simulcast of 154.785 [No License]
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 -
460.5500/465.5500 - used in the 90s, Automated Voice; Recorders at Courthouse WNRC739 exp 4/00, No longer in use
- These were purchased in Sep 1989 for $8824 as a Court Security System from McKeever Communications; security for 3 Court Rooms, 3 Judges Chambers and 2 States Attorney's offices
461.1250 R - was licensed to Global Technical Systems at Sheriff Tower Carlinville FB6 (may have been 250.3 PL); No longer licenaed

Old Low Band for Sheriff

39.08 Base 39.78 Mobiles for Sheriff Dispatch
39.46 Point-to-Point was used to contact Benld Police and ISP District 18 Litchfield
39.5 was used to contact other Police agencies in the county

Jan 1993 - McKeever Communications received $1000 for a propagation map and frequency coordination/FCC License.
Mar 1994 - Bids were received to replace the 39 MHz system with a 150 MHz system.
- Whiteside Communications bid was accepted for $60,165. McKeever Communications had submitted a bid for $112,561
Jun 1994 - Reported that the high-band system should be operational in 2 weeks
06/02 - 11 new radios purchased by the Sheriff for $3400

9/03 - Mac911 began test paging daily at 6pm.
9/1/11 - Sheriff took over the 911 dispatcher roles, the 911 dispatchers contract was terminated.

EMS Agencies

Began in 1979 by volunteers William Pranger Jr, Ben Strode, Walker
Transitioned to Carlinville Area Hospital after the city could no longer support the service

The Taylorville company took over CAH Ambulance service as of July 1, 2005. Provides ALS (Paramedic services based out of St Johns-Spfld) Crews 24 hours a day. Also providing ALS intercepts for neighboring agencies. 4/06 - Has moved to new shed at N. Broad/Broadway in Carlinville.
Dunn's Ambulance stopped serving Macoupin County as of 9/27/18 at 07:00.
Gillespie-Benld EMS came in to take over

Formerly served Girard out of Auburn and Springfield bases (153.32 D411 Springfield Dispatch Repeater). Had a Girard base, but closed in 2018.

154.07 CSQ was used for Fire by multiple agencies. Girard and Virden Fire paging, dispatch and operations. Bunker Hill for the same.

Fire was formerly on 155.715, but Wood River Police also use this as an input to their police repeater on 155.115.
155.71500 KBM215 BM 100.0 PL (Old) Fire FMN Deprecated
155.71500 KBM215 BM 703 DPL (Old) Fire FMN Deprecated

154.025 CSQ was formerly used by all city agencies, Police Dispatch; Fire/EMS Paging, Dispatch and Fireground; Street and Water Departments
154.025 was also used by Staunton for Fire/EMS Paging/Dispatch and 154.025 could also pickup Belleville Fire operations (due to CFD's tall tower)

154.98 was formerly used by Police and Fire for dispatching. Police moved to 154.8 Repeater eventually. 154.98 become a Public Works channel

Girard Fire

Previously used 154.07, but then switched to Mac911 for paging/dispatch. Installed a local repeater on 154.2425 around 2013/2014.

(Former) Actual Fire Radio Layout

Chnl	Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone Out	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode
F-1	158.2050	159.6300		RM	D047	911 DISPATCH	Countywide Fire/EMS Dispatch	FM
	154.0700		KQG671	BM	D516	GIRARD FIRE	Fireground (also Virden Fire) (or D432)	FM
F-3	154.2650		KQG671	BM	CSQ	TAC 2	IFERN-Statewide Fire Mutual Aid) or could be 154.2725 fireground black)	FM
F-4	155.0250			M	CSQ	ESDA	Macoupin County ESDA	FM
F-5	155.3100			M	77.0	VIRDEN PD	Virden Police Department	FM
F-6	154.0250			M	CSQ	C-VILLE F-A-P	Carlinville Fire/Ambulance/Police	FM
F-7	154.3250			M	D162	F-VILLE AMB	Farmersville Ambulance	FM
F-8	154.3250			M	D047	F-VILLE FIRE	Farmersville Fire	FM
F-9	155.2200		KZ6352	M		Spfld C-MED	ALS AMB (probably this freq for Springfield C-MED)	FM
F-10	155.0550			M	CSQ	I-REACH	Statewide Interagency Mutual Aid	FM
F-1	155.3400		KZ6352	M	210.7	AL HOSPITAL	(statewide Hospital) (Rescue Squad & Dive Team)	FM
F-12	154.7850	159.1050		M	D351	COUNTY LOCAL GOV	Sheriff Local Government	FM
F-1	159.0900	155.9100		M	D351	COUNTY BASE TO CAR	Sheriff Dispatch	FM
F-14	153.9350			M	CSQ	CITY OF GIRARD	Girard Public Works/Street	FM
F-15	154.7475	156.0975		M	131	SECOND REPETER	911 Channel 2	FM
F-16	162.4000			M	CSQ	WEATHER	National Weather Service (Springfield	FM