World Wide Technology Raceway Madison County (IL)

WWTR Course Configuration

formerly Gateway Motorsports Park/Gateway International Raceway; located on IL-203 off of Interstates 55/70, in southwest Madison County, very near to St Clair County.

The home of NASCAR, INDYCAR, and NHRA racing in St. Louis’ Metro East region. Located just five minutes from downtown St. Louis and covering nearly 700 acres, WWTR is the largest outdoor entertainment facility in the area. WWTR’s facilities include a 1.25-mile superspeedway; 1/4-mile drag strip; 2.0-mile road course; the Gateway Kartplex state-of-the-art karting facility; and the adjacent Gateway National Golf Links.

EMS Provided by MedStar, Fire/Rescue by City of Madison Fire, Police by Madison city and Madison County Sheriff
During large events (such as NASCAR), STARCOM21 are often utilized, including these talkgroups
A Site-on-Wheels was used in 2022, but hasn't been used in 203, 2034
30331 ITTF Incident 1
30332 ITTF Incident 2 "requesting extra security at Kenny Wallace stage" (6/2/24) told to switch to Incident 3
30334 ITTF Incident 3 Security (same as 30332) (6/2/24)
30340 ITTF Incident 4 Med-Carts (6/2/224)
7016 St Clair County EMS Common
7087 St Clair County Special Emergency Services (SCC SCSES) Security type ops? (6/1/24)
Any of MedStar EMS talkgroups (especially their Event talkgroups)

New NXDN license issued 3/23 WRWP630
Repeaters on 461.7875*, 462.7375*, 461.7875, 462.7375 (ALL in use 6/23); possible LP repeater on 463/468.375
300-4wt portables on 461.925, 452.5, 457.625, 463.9, 464.7125, 464.8125, 469.3625, 469.825, 469.875

Raceway Safety Services; 6-110W mobiles 155.055, 155.16, 155.34 WRCC378
WPKS642 License expired in 2012. FCC License
Low-power 2W repeaters on 461.4125, 463.7625, 464.7125; 40W mobiles on 457.5625, 462.1735, 464.6875, 467.1375, 469.6875 (and mobiles related the repeaters)

Heard 5/3 - 5/5 2024

461.18750 CC14 TG8701 SL1 RID: 16640, 16616 "DMR BS" simplex, heard I-55/black lane, possible race track (5/6/24)

Security

Old/Former Frequency use

Formerly licensed repeaters do not appear to be in use during race 6/3/23 (except 464.7125 D365 was heard)
Former license: WQQC424 also repeaters on 462.4, 464.975 (expired 10/22) FCC License
35W repeaters on 461.4125, 463.7625, 464.7125 (NFM/DMR/NXDN) with 200-4W portables
200-4W portables on, 462.1375, 464.6875, 467.1735, 469.6875 (NFM/DMR/NXDN) (same as below)
35W repeaters on 462.4, 464.975 (not on old license, not on new 2023 license)

6wt Itinerant Repeaters, on 462.2125, 462.2875, 462.3625, 462.4375, 463.2625 WRFN221 DMR; along with 700-6W portables on input frequencies FCC License. The former license, expired in 2021, WQJX697 had the same frequencies, but 463.2625 was 20W
6-4W portables (nationwide) for the Members Program on 461.25 (FM) WQCZ731 Expired 6/15 FCC License

Related Businesses

Volume Services America: Food Service 463.375, 464.9 MobilesWPSY953 [Expired 8/11] FMN
461.35 Repeater, 192.8 PL, was formerly in use by Abbott EMS at the raceway, when they had the EMS contract (license expired 6/11)

Media FOX Sports

450.1625, 450.2625, 450.3375, 450.425 All CSQ with the same traffic Race/Announcer Audio
450.6375 CSQ Open Carrier, no voice
450.6875, 450.7375 CSQ Stage Mics (welcome Kenny Wallace up to the stand....)
454.000 CSQ Open Carrier, no voice RACEceiver (assumed)
455.900 CSQ Data of some kind (no decode on DSD+)
460.000 CSQ Open Carrier, no voice (heard for multiple days before race)
476.100, 476.25, 476.325, 476.3625, 476.475, 476.5125, 476.55, 476.5875, 476.625, 476.6625 151.4 on all, all with the same race traffic

NASCAR

461.2 Reported (not heard)
463.2625 468.2625 RM CC 15 TG 10888888 SL 1 Operations (RIDs: 18444, 23001, 23003, 21315, 23036)

WWTR Frequencies