Winnebago County (IL)
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Contents
- 1 Winnebago County
- 2 RockCom Dispatch
- 3 Hospitals
- 4 EMS Agencies
- 5 Municipalities and Districts
- 5.1 Greater Rockford Airport Authority
- 5.2 Blackhawk
- 5.3 Cherry Valley
- 5.4 Harlem-Roscoe
- 5.5 Hillcrest (Village)
- 5.6 Lake Summerset Association
- 5.7 Loves Park
- 5.8 New Milford
- 5.9 North Park
- 5.10 Northwest Fire Protection District
- 5.11 Pecatonica (City)
- 5.12 Rockford (City)
- 5.13 Rockton
- 5.14 Roscoe
- 5.15 South Beloit
- 5.16 West Suburban Fire Protection District
- 5.17 Win-Bur-Sew Fire Protection District
- 6 Schools
- 7 Colleges
- 8 Airports
- 9 Codes and Unit Lists
- 10 Related Links and Wiki Pages
- 11 Note to other users
Winnebago County
Winnebago County 911/ETSB
Winnebago County Fire/EMS
* Common Radio Frequency Allocation Template:
- FIRE 1 - Rockford City (151.175 Repeater D074)
- FIRE 2 - Rockford City (155.73 Simplex D073)
- FIRE 3 - Rockford Rural/Suburban Depts (secondary) (154.235 CSQ on Base 210.7 on Mobile)
- FIRE 4 - Rockford Rural/ Suburban Depts (primary) (154.190 CSQ on Base 210.7 on Mobile)
Winnebago County Sheriff's Department
- Website
- WRDQ517 769.28125, 769.53125, 769.78125, 770.53125, 771.03125 trunked P25 repeaters (tower @ Rockton Township Highway Department Garage, Rockton). This will be a site in the STARCOM21 system. (7/2019)
2740.000 WQEY410 F Winb SD Bomb Sheriff: Bomb Unit (Remote Control Robot Bomb Disposal)
- Sheriff now licensed for 155.565R (was Rockford PD W Control 3 WQJ478 Expired]
- WQSJ342 - 436.000 for Recon Scout (Bomb Robot)
Winnebago County Government
- 465.000 WQFS761 BP RB NrsHome River Bluff Nursing Home: Paging (Rockford)
ESDA / Amateur Radio
Skywarn: 147.195
Rockford Amateur Radio Association: 146.610 *Website
RockCom Dispatch
RockCom (located at Javon Bea Hospital) provides 24- hour, 7-day-per-week dispatching services for the Durand Fire Department, Shirland Fire Department, Metro Ambulance, Pecatonica Fire Department, Win-Bur-Sew Fire Department, North Park Fire Department, Loves Park Fire Department, Rockton Fire Department, and South Beloit Fire Department. RockCom has been dispatching EMS agencies in the county for more than 30 years (in 2021).
- Dispatch Center Expanded in Fall 2021 LINK 23WIFR Link
Hospitals
Regional Medical Center Information
Rockford has three major regional trauma centers with two medical helicopters serving all of the following Northern Illinois Counties: Winnebago, Boone, Stephenson, Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties.
All UHF Med Channels are also used for inbound patient reports by Rockford Fire Department and helicopters along with below.
OSF St. Anthony Medical Center (Rockford)
UW Health Swedish American Hospital and Medical Center
- Central and Downtown
- 462.75 Base/Pagers FM Data WNZL333
Presence Saint Anne Center (Rehab and Long-Term Care, Rockford)
- 468.2125 Mobiles (NFM) WQPQ315
Mercyhealth
- Rockford Memorial Hospital (Rockford Health System) merged with Mercy Health System in 2015 to become Mercyhealth. Mercyhealth operates two hospitals in Rockford: Javon Bea Hospital - Rockton (the former Rockford Memorial Hospital) and Javon Bea Hospital - Riverside. FCC licenses are still in the name of "Rockford Memorial Hospital".
- 464.950 RM (NFM) for Hospital Ops/Disaster WQMM715
- 462.925 Repeater (NFM) KUX800
- A June 2018 video shows a Mercyhealth REACT helo crew member carrying a Motorola portable (possibly an XPR-6550?). Possibly used for crew-to-crew comms, maybe for dispatch comms as well? Radio would be capable of both analog and MotoTRBO (DMR) modes.
EMS Agencies
ATS Medical (Rockford)
- 155.34 M MERCI-1 First Responder for regional trauma center WQDC352
FHN Memorial Hospital (Freeport)
Lifeline Ambulance (Rockford)
- licensed to St. Anthony Medical Center KNNN798
Mercy Ambulance Service Inc. (Rockford)
- 155.34 Mobiles MERCI1 Ambulance-to-Hospital Comms WQJI784
Metro Medical Services, Inc (Ambulance, Medicar)
- 463.525 repeater - Metro Ambulance WNHJ244
- 152.3 (repeats 157.56) and 152.345 mobiles (NFM) WPZI277
- 155.22, 155.34 and all UHF MED Channels (mobiles) WNSA631
Municipalities and Districts
- Rockton Township Highway Dept - 151.01 Base/Mobile (NFM) WQPM299
- Durand Township Highway Dept - 153.8225 20-50wt Mobiles (NFM) WQSI569
Greater Rockford Airport Authority
- See Airports DB Page [ Wiki]
Blackhawk
Blackhawk Fire Protection District 159.10500
Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley Fire Protection District 154.220
Harlem-Roscoe
Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District
- WQYY534 for unknown use
- 453.6125 18wt Base/Mobile (NFM) at Harlem Roscoe Fire Building in Roscoe
- 453.5250 18wt Base/Mobile (NFM) at Norman Ave in Machesney Park
- 453.1500 18wt Base/Mobile (NFM) at Harambe High School in Machesney Park
Hillcrest (Village)
- WQPP748 956.25625 SENSUS Water Data 12K (at New Milford)
Lake Summerset Association
- Website
- Police by Winnebago County Sheriff; Fire by Durand FPD
Loves Park
- Police dispatched on Sheriff C2 155.19 156.7 PL (now P25 Encrypted)
- Loves Park Fire uses 154.43
New Milford
- Police by Winnebago County Sheriff
New Milford Fire Protection District
North Park
North Park Public Water District
- 952.01875 8K85A1D / 2K00A2D (at Machesney Park) WPUX891
North Park Fire Protection District Remote Receive/Transmit Links (RF)
- Main Repeater - link os 460.5875 Rec.in and 465.5875 out. Located at the water tower in Loves park.
- Backup Repeater - link is 460.625 in and 465.625 out and is located at NPFD 600 wood ave. Machesney.
- Both Repeaters Receive 154.325 and retransmit on either repeater output
(465.5875 or 465.625) to St Anthony hospital in Rockford IL and is controlled by St Anthonys.
So at all times .."MedCom" at St Anthonys can hear 154.325 on either tower sight by listening to 465.5875 or 465.625 and respond using 460.5875 or 460.625 to output 154.325.
Dispatch is located a few miles away from the fire district therefore.. A UHF link is needed for dispatch. They have 2 Receive sights for redundancy.
Northwest Fire Protection District
- Serves an unincorporated area around Rockford
Pecatonica (City)
- Police patrol by Winnebago County Sheriff
- City Website
Pecatonica Fire Protection District
- Dispatch by RockCom at MercyHealth - Rockford
Rockford (City)
Rockford Fire Department
Rockford Public Works
- 160.155 Base/Mobile, Mobiles on 159.57 and 159.66 (NFM) WQCE412
Rock River Water Reclamation District
- 3/12 - Modify KUV552 to DMR
Rockford Park District
- Mobiles on 457.5625, 461.4125, 461.5125, 466.7375, 461.8125 (20-2wt NFM Voice/Data) for Public Golf Course WQRY275
- 151.4675 repeater with 155.9775 (NFM) for Parks and Recreation Education Center WQPW850
- Mobiles on 467.4375, 466.4125, 461.4625, 466.5375, 461.6875 (NFM Voice/Data) WQQR724
Davis Park at Founders Landing is a seven-acre outdoor venue along the Rock River that is owned by the City of Rockford and is maintained by the Rockford Park District, operated by Centre Events
Rockford Police Department
- Looking to upgrade to using Starcom21 radios News Article
- 8/10/09 - Rockford PD will be switching to Starcom21 digital radios this week More Info
Metro Enforcement Website
- They contract with Rockford Police and have full Police powers of arrest at City housing projects, events, malls and various property management contracts. They carry firearms. Fleet of marked and unmarked Ford CVPIs.
Their PRIMARY DISPATCH/Freqs in Rockford are as follows:
- 461.6750 (466.6750 Input) DPL464 NFM Metro Enforcement Dispatch F1(Portables) WQJA499
- 461.6750 (Simplex) DPL464 NFM Metro Enforcement T/A F2 (Portables) WQJA499
- 153.2075 (158.4375 Input) PL179.9 NFM Metro Enforcement VHF F1 (Car 2 Car - Mobiles) WQUE226
Radios are Vertex Standard VX-829 UHF Portables.
Interestingly enough, the callsign, WQJA499 , cancelled in 2018, only licenses this freq for Chicago (they run a 662DPL on the same pair in Chicago) - however they use it out here in Rockford, too - just with a different PL. Interesting ????
This information was confirmed as of 6/30/15.
Old Frequencies
151.17500 155.85000 KNBG360 RM 156.7 PL Rkfd PoliceE Police: East - Old 155.56500 156.04500 WQJ478 RM 210.7 PL Rkfd PD Old Police: East Old (Control 4) 155.73000 158.91000 KNBG361 RM 156.7 PL Rkfd PD CW Police: Citywide/Traffic (Control 5) - Ol 155.85000 KNBG360 M 156.7 PL Rkfd PD C2C Police: Car-to-Car (Control 8) - Old 156.15000 WQJ478 RM 156.7 PL Rkfd PD S/T Police: Surveillance/Tactical (Control 7) - Old 154.57000 WNXZ599 M 85.4 PL Rockford Public Library: Operations [Expired 12/11] 453.05000 458.05000 KNEU786 RM Rockford HsAuth Housing Authority [Expired 2/14] 453.22500 KNAR517 M Rockford Metro Centre Authority [Expired 1/12] 453.52500 KNAR517 BM 203.5 PL Rockford Metro Centre Authority [Expired 1/12] 458.52500 KNAR517 M Rockford Metro Centre Authority [Expired 1/12]
Rockford Fire Department
- Dec. 2009 - Rockford Fire reportedly using Rockford PD's old 151.175 and 155.850
- [http://forums.radioreference.com/illinois-radio-discussion-forum/165939-rockford-fire.html Source
Current active frequencies for Rockford FD
FIRE 1 - Rockford City (151.175 Repeater D074)
FIRE 2 - Rockford City (155.73 Simplex D073)
FIRE 3 - Rockford Rural/Suburban Depts (secondary) (154.235 CSQ on Base 210.7 on Mobile)
FIRE 4 - Rockford Rural/ Suburban Depts (primary) (154.190 CSQ on Base 210.7 on Mobile)
Rockton
- Police: 159.1725 Repeater with 156.09 (DMR) WQPK658
Rockton Fire Protection District (154.8525
Roscoe
- Village Website
- 155.0925 Base/Mobile (NFM) for Village Maintenance, Streets, Snow Removal WQOY887
South Beloit
- Fire may use 154.31 118.8 PL to communicate with Rock County Fire (Wisconsin)
West Suburban Fire Protection District
- Serves an unincorporated area around Rockford
154.190
Win-Bur-Sew Fire Protection District
- Serves Winnebago, Burritt and Seward Townships
Schools
- 151.925 Luther Academy at Gloria Dei [Cancelled 3/02] FMN WPKL437
- Sunrise Inc - Transportation of Special Needs Children: 461.75 Repeater (Rockford) WQB761
Harlem Board of Education
- 462.175, 462.200, 463.200 mobiles - Harlem/Machesney Park/Loves Park (NFM) WQES894
- 463.975 Repeater at Harlem Middle School (at Loves Park) added 2017 WQGS437
- 460.8500 repeater - Machesney Park (NFM) WPKW736
Hononegah High School District 207
- 154.515 Base/Mobile, 152.42 Repeater with 157.68 input; 29-5wt mobiles on 151.775, 151.715, at High School in Rockton (NFM) WPVU763
- 5/23 - add 152.33 Repeater with 157.59 input; add 152.465 Repeater with 157.725 (DMR) WPVU763
Lena Winslow CUSD 202
Pecatonica School District 321
Rockford Schools
Rockford Board of Education
- 154.515 Repeater with 160.125 input, 159.81 Mobiles (NFM at Eisenhower Middle School) {{Callsign|
Rockford Area Board of Catholic Education
- for several schools for Security/Maintenance - 467.875 65-2wt mobiles (NFM) WQVE232
Legacy Academy (Rockford Private School)
- 151.745 Mobiles (DMR at Winnebago) WQNC392
Colleges
Rock Valley College (Rockford)
- Website
- 3301 N. Mulford Rd - 461.4375, 461.65, 463.4 Repeater (NFM/DMR) WPXV861 for all
- 100-portables on 461.5375/466.5375, 463.625/468.625, 464.175/469.175
- 4151 Samuelson Rd - 464.175 Repeater
- 6045 Cessna Dr - 451.65 Repeater
- 3350 N. Bell School Rd - 463.625 Repeater
- 3301 N Mulford Rd - 451.65, 464.175 Repeater
- Portables on 461.7875, 461.9375, 462.1625, 463.2625, 463.3375, 463.5625, 463.6625, 463.7625, 463.9125, 463.9625, 465.775 for Maintenance / Repair / Construction Ops WNPG938
Rockford University
- 463.8375 - 20-40wt voice NFM for Emergency Siren System WQYL350
Airports
Chicago/Rockford International Airport [RFD]
- Formerly the Greater Rockford Airport and The Northwest Chicagoland Regional Airport at Rockford. (Greater Rockford Airport Authority)
- Airport Website - http://www.flyrfd.com
Codes and Unit Lists
Related Links and Wiki Pages
Note to other users
Just a warning to other RR users out there, anything put into the wiki or Winnebago or Boone County Databases will most likely be taken and posted on a website called Rockford Scanner without giving credit to the author. Rockford Scanner has also sent in a lot of inaccurate submissions to the database. Because of this, most of the info you see in the Winnebago County database is wrong. For those who do not know, Rockford Scanner is the reason multiple local law enforcement agencies have gone to encryption due to safety concerns brought out by Rockford Scanner. Rockford Scanner encourages harassing first responders, especially law enforcement by being sovereign citizens to the first responders. Rockford Scanner also encourages viewers/site victors to video tape any first responders doing their duty and email it to them. Do not send anything to Rockford Scanner. (Rockford Scanner's username is WX9RLT, [RR Fourms Link])
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