Morgan County (IL)

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Morgan County Government ^WEB

Morgan County Sheriff ^{WEB [No FB?]}

6/16 - Sheriff communications appear to all be NXDN now. Appears to be simulcast on multiple towers for Sheriff and Rural Law agencies. 159.21 repeater is also NXDN and appears to have the same traffic as Jacksonville Police UHF.

Units: "MG-##" Morgan County Animal Control 856.7625 and 855.4625 Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) Repeaters located at Jacksonville, Meredosia, Waverly

• Morgan, Scott & Cass Crime Stoppers ^{WEB FB}

West Central Joint ETSB ^{WEB FB}

• Morgan, Greene, Calhoun Counties; former Morgan County 911 / ETSB 911 Modification Plan 2021

Serves: MORGAN - Chapin, Concord, Franklin, Jacksonville, Literberry, Lynville, Murrayville, Meredosia, Nortonville, S. Jacksonville, Waverly, Woodson, Alexander, S. Jacksonville, Manchester, Waverly, Winchester, Woodson, Ashland, Arenzville, Modesto, Scottville

155.85 Repeaters (remote towers) located at: (with DPL tone on VHF input and UHF Remote Receive link listed)

• 743 DPL - Alexander: Alexander Fire
  • 743 DPL - S Jacksonville also simulcast on 154.04 D411
• 754 DPL - Franklin: Franklin Fire, Waverly Fire and Rescue
• 723 DPL - Woodson: Woodson Fire, Murrayville-Woodson EMS
• 703 DPL - Jacksonville FD: Jacksonville Fire, Lifestar Ambulance, American Ambulance, Morgan County Dive Team, Arenzville Fire and Rescue
• 734 DPL - Meredosia: Meredosia Fire (not confirmed)
• 732 DPL - Chapin: Chapin Fire, Chapin Rescue
• 731 DPL - ??? (458.5375, 153.9200 D703) (Fire/EMS: 153.9100 Receive Link (Franklin) )

• 453.3375 D732 - Passavant paging America Ambulance for call in Jacksonville (3/15)
• 458.1625 D743 - Passavant paging Lifestar Ambulance, Lifestar heard responding (3/15)
• 458.5357 D731 - heard Alexander Fire calling In, PSAP paging S Jacksonville, S Jacksonville Fire calling in (3/15)

Other agencies (like S Jacksonville are probably paged on their local frequency)

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Municipalities and Districts

Alexander

• Fire FB
• Fire on 156.1125 Base/Mobile (NFM) WQQJ964

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Franklin

• 158.835 BM Street Department [Canceled 12/12] WQCI890

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Jacksonville ^WEB

Jacksonville Police Department ^{WEB FB}

• 453.2500 and 155.4975 are NXDN48 digital, not monitorable by scanners (appear to be simulcast). All communications are encrypted. System can be followed with DSD+, but is still encrypted. 453.05 is FCC licensed only for mobiles (no Repeater). No frequencies are FCC licensed for NXDN. [453.05 analog used during Morgan Co Fair 7/2/14]
• 158.8050 still in use, in the clear (heard unit with dispatch/10-27/28 5/16) (in use 12/8/16) (Car-to-Car 5/17)

Parks Department workers carry portables, heard "Parks 1, Parks 2" - unknown band/freq

173.2500 D245 Mobile Extenders (heard repeating Police Dispatch (NXDN system in the clear) and some Fire/EMS) (6/15/15)

• 153.74 M Cemetery Operations [Terminated, not 67.0?] FMN WQDZ390

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Jacksonville Fire Department ^{WEB FB}

EMS provided by Lifestar-Jacksonville Division and America Ambulance (dispatched by Passavant Area Hospital)

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Meredosia

• 158.85 BM Police: Talk Around (Canceled 2/18) WPMB859

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Murrayville Fire Department

Murrayville

• 154.965 BM Public Works ? KNBE271 [Expired]

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South Jacksonville (Village)

South Jacksonville Fire ^FB

• Volunteer FD, Rescue Squad, and Ambulance. The Rescue Squad and Ambulance provide the highest level of emergency medical care (ALS)

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Waverly (City) ^WEB

• 453.925 Repeater Public Works: Water Department [Expired 7/12] WPKU799
• Provides Natural Gas

Waverly Volunteer Fire Department/Rescue Squad FB

• EMS Unit: 3-Henry-17

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Woodson

Woodson Fire Protection District ^FB

• - 40-100W 155.7675 (NFM) assumed for fireground ops (new 1/23) WRVT818

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EMS Agencies

Former Use

• 155.34 BM 162.2 PL MERCI1 162.2 911 to Lifestar EMS (confirming pages on 155.85) KJR231

America Ambulance - Jacksonville Division

• 4/18 - America has announced they are leaving Jacksonville by 7/18
• 452.8, licensed to Global Technical Systems, voice is decode-able with DSD. (5/19/14) 462.275 may not be in use. For Radio IDs (see Sangamon County)
• was formerly using Diga-Talk NXDN NEXEDGE 4800
• 452.8 Repeater WPPV541 RM 48 RAN EMS: Dispatch - Jacksonville
• 462.275 Repeater KJT824 RM EMS: Dispatch

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ECHO Response EMS (Jacksonville)

• Based in the 948 N. Main St. building that formerly housed America Ambulance Service, ECHO has been handling patient transfers for Jacksonville Memorial Hospital since August 2023.2/24 Article 4/24 Article 2/24 Article w/Lifestar

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LifeStar Ambulance (Jacksonville) ^{WEB FB}

• 152.4575 DMR - units 100, 24, 29, 44(?) (on SL 1 TG 1000 11/17)
• Mobile Extenders on 154.9725 WROC956

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Hospitals

Jacksonville Memorial Hospital (Jacksonville)^{WEB FB}

• Former Passavant Area Hospital WEB
• A critical access hospital that has provided healthcare services to the residents of Morgan, Cass, Scott, Greene and Brown counties since 1875
• ALS transport (will transport from NW Macoupin County) Units: 3H25 and 3H29 NO LONGER HAS AN EMS

Old

• 457.55  M Operations (multiple frequencies)  KD47802
• 155.295 BM EMS: Dispatch (not in use) KJR231
• 460.5875 Mobiles Medical Staff WPJP267 Expired

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Medical Helicopters

Air Evac Lifeteam 27 ^{WEB FB}

• Uses 151.505 D331, which is listed on our statewide MedEvac page

Pager Tones

Pager Tone-Out

MCERN - 155.8500 D703 Pager Tones (Sunday Test page)
Franklin 1466.4
Lifestar Ambulance 1636.2 (previously reported as 1598.0)
Morgan County Dive Team 337.5/322.7
South Jacksonville 553.5
Waverly 1317.5
**Passavant is back-up PSAP

Agency	Freq.	Tone A	Tone B
Jacksonville Rescue/Lifestar (9/21)	155.1825	903.2 (long)

Public Safety Unit Numbers

Jacksonville / Morgan County Law - NEXEDGE Radio IDs (RIDs)

• 1001 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1002 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1004 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1007 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1011 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1012 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1013 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1020 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1012 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1014 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1016 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1017 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1019 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1020 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1021 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1022 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1025 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1026 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1028 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1030 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1031 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1032 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1034 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1036 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1038 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1039 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1045 Jacksonville Police officer
• 1068 Jacksonville Police - SRT 3
• 1072 Jacksonville Police - CAR 2
• 1073 Jacksonville Police - CAR 3
• 1079 Jacksonville Police - CAR 9
• 1081 Jacksonville Police - CAR 11
• 1082 Jacksonville Police - CAR 12
• 1083 Jacksonville Police - CAR 14
• 1085 Jacksonville Police - CAR 17
• 1086 Jacksonville Police - CAR 16
• 2002 Jacksonville Police officer
• 2011 Jacksonville Police officer
• 2021 S Jacksonville Police - SJ CAR 2
• 2022 S Jacksonville Police - SJ CAR 3
• 2023 S Jacksonville Police - SJ CAR 3
• 2025 S Jacksonville Police - SJ CAR 6
• 3000 S Jacksonville Police officer
• 5002 Morgan County Sheriff officer [MORGAN CAR 2]
• 5003 Morgan County Sheriff officer [MORGAN CAR 3]
• 5006 Morgan County Sheriff officer [MORGAN CAR 6]
• 5008 Morgan County Sheriff - Car 8 [MORGAN CAR 8]
• 5009 Morgan County Sheriff - Car 9 [MORGAN CAR 9] (9/21)
• 5105 Morgan County Sheriff officer
• 5106 (unit on 15.2275 RAN41 ENC)
• 5112 Morgan County Sheriff officer (unit on 15.2275 RAN41 ENC)
• 5113 ??? [JOHN]
• 5162 Murrayville Police [MUR PD CAR1] (6/22)
• 5170 Waverly Police [WAVERLY CAR 1] (3/18)
• 5171 Waverly Police [WAVERLY CAR]
• 5181 ???
• 5182 Meredosia Police [MRDSIA CAR x]
• 5183 Meredosia Police [MRDSIA CAR 2]
• 10000 S Jacksonville Police - CONTROL
• 10001 MCSO PSAP (151.1675)
• 10002 Dispatcher
• 10005 Sheriff/PSAP (Dispatching on Greene County NXDN Law) (3/5/18)

Jacksonville Fire Department

• Engine-1
• Engine-2
• Engine-3
• Engine-4
• Rescue-1
• Tanker-1
• Ladder-1
• Truck-7

Meredosia Fire/Rescue

• units 16, 21, 23, 24 (1/15)
• 315, 321 (12/13)

America Ambulance Service (Jacksonville Division)

Lifestar Ambulance (Jacksonville Division)

• 3H14, 3H15, 3H20 and 3H24

Passavant Area Hospital (Jacksonville)

• No longer in service 3/18
• Units: 3H25 and 3H29

County Units

• 1322 ?Jacksonville unit" (9/21)

• 1413 - Waverly Fire Engine (2022)

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Schools

Jacksonville Community Unit School District 117 ^{WEB [ FB]}

Eisenhower Elementary School

• 153.1025 25W-Repeater with 160.0725 10-25W mobiles (NFM/DMR) WRZT613 Issued 12/23

Middle School NXDN 152.2775

• Group Call, some encryption, RIDs: 60001, 60002, 60005, 60007, 60008, 60009, 60016, 60020 (10/16/17)
• 451.425 Repeater Ops [Canceled] FMN WPNR559

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Jacksonville - Routt Catholic High School District

• 451.825 Repeater Security / Maintenance [No License?]

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Waverly School District #6

• 100-4W 456.6875, 457.1625 (NFM) WRCJ215

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Colleges

MacMurray College (Jacksonville)

• Unknown communications. [Old 464.675 Base/mobile Expired 2005 WSU322 ]

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Illinois College

• 457.5375 MILC Ops WNWQ575 [Expired 2011]

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Illinois State

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Jacksonville Correctional Center [K-17] ^WEB

• Opened 1984, Operational Capacity: 1628, Minimum Security Adult Male
• Population: Jacksonville Correctional Center: 460; Greene Co. Work Camp: 0; Pittsfield Work Camp: 91 (Total Population: 551)

RIDs on 453.3 NXDN (Encrypted)

• 5 [K17-BASE]
• 17 [DAVID-2] (Need to reconfirm)
• 23 [K17-7]
• 24 [K17-8]
• 31 [K17-15]
• 32 [K17-16]
• 46 [K17-30]
• 47 [K17-31]
• 50 [K17-34]
• 56 [K17-40]
• 60 [K17-44]
• 63 [K17-47]
• 64 [K17-48]
• 65 [K17-49]
• 69 [K17-53]
• 91 [K17-75]
• 95 [K17-79]
• 101 [K17-85]
• 111 [K17-...]
• 116 [K17-100]
• 117 [K17-101]
• 140 [K17-124]
• 143 [K17-127]

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Related Wiki Pages

• Businesses, Attractions and Recreation Morgan County (IL)

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Related Links

• K9JX Repeater Club

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