Attractions, Sports and Concert Venues Cook County (IL)
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Attractions and Recreation
Adler Planetarium (Chicago)
- KA68288 - 461.800 repeater, 452.6375, 457.7875, 457.8125, 457.9875, 469.875 portables (NFM)
Art Institute of Chicago
- 464.0375, 463.5375, 461.7375, 451.675, 464.1125, 464.8375 repeaters (trunked, DMR/NFM digital) WRFF613
- 464.0375, 461.7375, 451.9375, 464.1125 repeaters; 466.6875, 466.825, 466.9125 portables (NFM/DMR) WQZD769
Brookfield Zoo
- Encrypted DMR CapacityPlus system. 463.5125 CC15 (LCN 1), 464.225 CC 13 (LCN 2), 464.7625 CC12 (LCN 3), 464.950 CC 11 (LCN 4). Talkgroups seen include 246, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 254 and 255. More work needed to confirm. (6/25/19) WRBR928
- 466.225, 466.275, 466.300, 466.325 mobiles and portables (DMR) WRBR568
Chicago Architecture Center (111 E Upper Wacker Drive)
- 451.9875, 461.875, 463.6125, 464.0125, 469.425 portables (DMR) WRCI512
Chicago Botanic Garden (Glencoe)
- add NXDN all, add 464.0625 Repeater; Mobiles on 457.1125, 457.2875, 457.4125, 457.6875, 457.8625 (NFM) WNKY791}
Chicago Cultural Center (78 E Washington Street)
- 457.525, 457.550, 457.575, 457.600, 457.650 portables (DMR) - 16 km radius of the Chicago Cultural Center. WRFB714
Chicago Fine Arts Exchange (770 N Halsted Street, Chicago)
- 457.4125, 457.7125, 457.7875, 457.8125 portables Tantrik: Hospitality Food & Beverage WQKQ998
Chicago Riverwalk / Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
- 464.825 repeater; 457.100, 457.225, 457.350, 468.250, 468.875 portables (DMR) WREY295
Chitown Sports Facilities - 2343 S Throup
- WQVM694 - 20-5wt on 457.15, 457.4, 458.0, 468.7125, 469.2 (NFM/DMR)
Driehaus Museum (40 E Erie Street, Chicago) 463.2625 (D506) R WQQY256 - also, simplex HTs on 452.000, 461.575, 462.150, 463.300, 464.025, 464.850
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago)
- WQGU431 DMR Repeaters: 451.3125, 451.45, 451.6375, 452.2625, 452.500, 452.7675
The Forge at Lemont Quarries (Lemont)
All Forge radios are NX1300DUK or variant. Frequencies are listed in programming order. All radios appear to use DMR All Call only. Timeslot is 1 for all channels. Color Code corresponds to CH # except 16 which is CC 1.
CH 1: 451.1875 DMR CC: 1 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ziplines 1" / Ziplines Emergency CH 2: 451.4375 DMR CC: 2 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ziplines 2" CH 3: 451.6375 DMR CC: 3 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ziplines 3" CH 4: 451.7375 DMR CC: 4 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ziplines 4" CH 5: 452.0875 DMR CC: 5 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ropes" CH 6: 452.6625 DMR CC: 6 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Ropes Check" (Told its also a spare channel used by Managers) CH 7: 452.9875 DMR CC: 7 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Foundry" (Food Services) CH 8: 452.6875 DMR CC: 8 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Bikes" CH 9: 452.3125 DMR CC: 9 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Boats" CH 10: 452.7125 DMR CC: 10 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Laser Tag" CH 11: 452.8375 DMR CC: 11 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Guest Experience" CH 12: 451.3125 DMR CC: 12 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Maintenance" (NFM also heard some times) CH 13: 451.4125 DMR CC: 13 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Sales/Grp" CH 14: 451.5125 DMR CC: 14 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Entertainment" CH 15: 456.1875 DMR CC: 15 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Events/Parking" (local EMA sometimes heard here at big events) CH 16: 456.3375 DMR CC: 1 | TG: 16777184 | SL: 1 | Usage: "Private" (Side channel for quick off topic conversations)
Hawthorn Race Course (Stickney) Website
- WQJR693 461.975, 464.925 Repeaters; Mobiles on 461.5625, 461.6125, 461.7125, 461.7375 (DMR/NFM/FM)
Holocaust Memorial Foundation (Skokie)
- WQMH752 Mobiles on 452/7.7625, 452/7.8125, 456.6875 (DMR/NFM)
House of Blues Restaurant Corporation
Island Party Hut (355 E Riverwalk South, Chicago) / Island Party Boat
- WRXG877 456.325, 457.200, 457.450, 457.800, 466.075, 466.100, 466.125, 466.275, 466.300, 466.375 portables (NFM, DMR)
Lighthouse Immersive Art Space at Germania Club (Chicago), hosting the Van Gogh immersive exhibit in 2021
- WRMG969 451.3375, 451.4375, 451.7625, 452.1125, 452.5125, 452.8125 portables (NFM/DMR)
Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago)
- WRBT673 150.935 (CC 11 ENC?), 151.865, 151.955, 152.9675, 153.4325 (CC 12 ENC?) repeaters; 157.4775, 157.5225, 158.2275, 158.3175, 158.340 mobiles (repeater inputs) (DMR/NFM)
Lyric Opera House DBA Civic Opera LP (20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago)
- WQOG954 452.175 repeater; 466.025, 466.050, 466.075, 466.100, 466.125 portables (NFM/DMR)
Maggie Daley Park (Chicago Park District)
- WRBV271 464.9125 repeater (DMR encrypted?); 466.9125, 466.925, 466.9375, 466.9625, 466.9875 portables (NFM/DMR)
McCormick Place
- WQFW539 Radio One (convention radio rentals) - 461.7125, 461.725, 461.7375, 461.750 (NFM)
Millennium Park (Chicago)
- Website
- MB Real Estate A/A/F (201 E Randolph)
- WQOH747 451.3625 repeater, 460.025, 460.050, 460.075, 460.100, 460.125 portables (NFM/DMR)
Museum of Contemporary Arts (Downtown Chicago)
- KB72702 463.2375 portables
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
- WQZC575 Trunked System: 463.875, 464.475, 464.975 "Dome" repeaters; 451.1875, 451.4375, 451.6625 "East Rotunda" repeaters; 451.2875, 451.5625, 452.0875 "West Rotunda" repeaters; 452.2875, 452.6375, 452.8375 "Garage" repeaters
- WQPP398 463.5875 repeater (DMR/NFM)
- WPMS740 add mobiles 466.275, 466.25, 466.225, 466.2, 466.175 (DMR/NFM)
- WPUC894 (Canceled) Repeaters: 451.450, 451.8375, 451.8875, 451.9125, 452.250, 452.2625, 452.200
- KNIE574 464.925 base, mobiles (expired)
- WPWF461 452.0875 (NFM)
- WPVA859 451.6375, 456.6375 mobiles (low power repeaters?)
Navy Pier
- WQRA644 451.7125, 451.9510, 452.6375, 452.9875, 461.025, 461.05, 462.000, 462.2125, 464.175, 467.1875 portables (NFM/DMR)
- WQJH563 Chicago Signature Services (catering at Navy Pier) - 451.3125(D331?), 451.3875, 451.5375, 451.6875(D331?), 451.7375, 452.8875
- WQRB701 Chicago Shakespeare Theatre - 464.575, 462.0375, 468.8375, 468.2625, 467.2125, 467.3625, 467.4125, 467.4625, 467.5125 portables (DMR, NFM)
- WREJ828 Entertainment Cruises (owners of Mystic Blue, Odyssey Lake Michigan and Chicago River, Sea Dog and Spirit of Chicago) - 462.2875/467.2875, 462.3875/467.3875 portables (NFM/DMR)
- WQOD413 Spirit of Chicago - 151.655, 159.8325, 159.8625, 159.960, 160.050 portables (NFM)
- WQOD546 Mystic Blue Cruises - 151.895, 159.765, 159.81, 159.84, 159.87 portables (NFM)
- WQOD548 Premier Yachts Inc - 151.49, 151.715, 154.49, 154.515, 158.385
Shoreline Sightseeing
- Also licensed for mobiles on 452.450, 461.025 WQSA514
wndr museum (1130 W. Monroe, Chicago)
- WREC994 466.050, 466.075, 466.100, 466.125, 466.350 portables (DMR)
Country Clubs / Golf Courses / Athletic, Tennis & Racquet Clubs
Arlington Lakes Golf Club (Arlington Heights)
- WQFR917 457.275, 452.275 portables (NFM, expired 2016)
Barrington Hills Country Club (Barrington)
- KD26332 451.2375, 456.2375, 457.0625, 461.4875, 462.4125 portables (NFM, expired 2012)
Beverly Country Club (Chicago)
- WQNR407 452.2375, 457.2375, 461.6875, 466.6875, 466.5125 mobiles (NFM)
Bryn Maur Country Club - Lincolnwood
- WQBG330 452.725 repeater (NFM)
Canal Shores Golf Course / Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Association (Evanston)
- WRPH595 462.3125, 462.4125, 467.3125, 467.4125 portables (NFM)
Chicago Highland Club - Golf Course (Westchester)
- WQPT898 462.2625, 467.2625 portables
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club (Lemont)
- WQIC358 462.2125, 462.2875, 467.2125, 467.2875 portables (NFM, expired 2018)
- WQSF715} - 464.250, 461.900 repeaters; 452.6375, 452.5125, 452.3125, 451.6375 portables (P25/NFM)
Flagg Creek Golf Course (Countryside)
- WQTJ774 452.0875, 452.1125, 452.6625 portables (NFM voice/data)
Glen View Club (Golf)
- WPTS224 462.0125 repeater; 451.1875, 456.1875 portables (NFM); 451.6125, 456.6125 portables (DMR/NFM)
Glenview Golf Course, dba The Glen Club (Glenview)
- WQTL286 451.7875 repeater; 451.8875, 451.9125, 452.2375, 453.0125 portables (NFM)
Hickory Hills Country Club (Hickory Hills)
- WRNM762 452.575 repeater (NFM)
Homewood Flossmor Park District Tennis Club
- WQAV993 461.050 repeater; 462.225, 462.250, 462.275, 462.425, 462.450, 462.475 portables (NFM, expired 2014)
Indian Hill Golf Course (Winnetka)
- WREQ819 452.525, 452.550, 457.1875, 457.525, 457.550 portables (NFM analog and digital)
Lake Shore Country Club (Glencoe)
- WQCR899 451.5625, 452.1625, 456.5625, 457.1625 portables (NFM, expired 2015)
Midlothian Country Club
- WQOV539 456.6125, 457.6375, 467.3125 portables (NFM)
Mission Hills Country Club (Northbrook)
North Shore Country Club (Glenview)
- WQNT510 457.4375, 457.7375, 466.4375, 466.5125, 466.7625 mobiles (NFM)
Oak Park County Club (Elmwood Park)
- WQQM385 451.9375, 457.3875, 466.4375, 461.5875, 461.7375 mobiles(NFM Voice/Data)
Olympia Fields Country Club (Olympia Fields)
- WQJX618 451.7625 repeater; 452.0625, 457.0625, 461.7625, 466.7625 portables (NFM)
Park Ridge Country Club (Park Ridge)
- WQEY860 461.9375 repeater; 461.100, 461.200, 461.325, 467.8375, 468.3125 portables (NFM)
Ravisloe Golf LLC (Homewood)
- WRDK367 451.4375, 456.4375, 457.1875, 462.5125, 467.5125 portables (DMR)
Rolling Green Country Club (Arlington Heights)
- WQQP936 452.2625, 457.5625, 451.8875, 461.5125, 466.9125 mobiles (NFM Voice/Data)
Silver Lake Country Club (Orland Park)
- WRWN319 451.5375, 456.5375, 462.2375, 467.2375 portables (NFM)
- WQQZ975 151.595, 151.7975 fixed bases and mobiles (NFM/DMR)
Skokie Country Club (Glencoe)
- KB92319 151.715, 151.925, 159.570, 159.870, 160.050, 160.200 portables (NFM); 451.2875, 451.4875, 456.2875, 456.3875, 456.4875, 457.0875 portables (NFM/DMR)
Tams Golf Course (Niles)
- WQRS498 452.1875, 457.1875 portables (NFM, sprinkler data?)
Twin Lakes Golf Club (Palatine)
- WQIF607 462.3125, 467.3125 portables (NFM, expired 2018)
Westmoreland Country Club (Wilmette)
- WQBF955 462.2875, 462.3375, 462.3875, 462.4375, 468.6375, 468.9375. 467.3375 portables (DMR)
Womens Athletic Club of Chicago (626 N Michigan Ave)
- WQQG935 461.925, 463.900 portables (NXDN)
Marinas/Water/Shore Companies
Chicago Yacht Club
- WQFA753 159.540, 159.885, 159.975, 160.005, 160.110 portables (NFM, expired 2016)
Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation (1362 Linn White Drive, Chicago)
- WQSV327 152.315, repeats 157.575 (NFM)
Westrec Marinas (1362 Linn White Drive, Chicago)
- WQIP910 452.2375 repeater (NFM, expired 2018)
Miscellaneous
- 451.56250 WQLS866 M BSA Chicago1 Boy Scouts - Chicago Area Council
- 461.08750 WQLS866 M BSA Chicago2 Boy Scouts - Chicago Area Council (Nationwide)
- 464.67500 WPXT650 RM WatrTwrPlace Water Tower Place: Security (LTR or CSQ???)
Sports Teams and Venues
Allstate Arena / Rosemont Expo Center
- Allstate Arena / Stephens Convention Center (Rosemont), Expo Center (all owned by City of Rosemont)
Valle Security International
- Coordinate crowd control system and security plans
- Coordinate event activities with law enforcement
- Develop/review traffic and parking plans
Aramark Food and Beverage is the food service provider
461.8375 466.8375 KD42942 M Armrk Ops 1 Operations FM Business 461.025 KA96047 M Armrk Ops 2 Operations [Expired 2/03] FM Business 461.050 KA96047 M Armrk Ops 3 Operations [Expired 2/03] FM Business 462.9125 KD42942 M Armrk Ops 4 Operations FM Business 463.2875 KD42942 M Armrk Ops 5 Operations FM Business 463.3625 KD42942 M Armrk Ops 6 Operations FM Business 463.5875 KD42942 M Armrk Ops 7 Operations FM Business 463.8125 KD42942 M Armrk Ops 8 Operations FM Business 467.875 KA96047 M Armrk Ops 10 Operations [Expired 2/03] FM Business 467.925 KA96047 M Armrk Ops 11 Operations [Expired 2/03] FM Business
- 7/10 - DMR heard on 470.65, 468.95 and 452.7
Chicago Bears
451.66250 WQMA419 R ChiBears R Operations (Lake Forest) DMR Business 451.31250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 1 Operations (Lake Forest) DMR Business 451.48750 WQMA419 M ChiBears 2 Operations (Lake Forest) DMR Business 451.56250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 3 Operations (Lake Forest) DMR Business 451.66250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 4 Operations (Lake Forest, Bourbonnais) DMR Business 451.76250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 5 Operations (Lake Forest, Bourbonnais) DMR Business 456.31250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 6 Operations (Lake Forest) DMR Business 456.48750 WQMA419 M ChiBears 7 Operations (Lake Forest) DMR Business 456.56250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 8 Operations (Lake Forest) DMR Business 456.66250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 9 Operations (Lake Forest, Bourbonnais) DMR Business 456.76250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 10 Operations (Lake Forest, Bourbonnais) DMR Business 467.85000 WQMA419 M ChiBears 11 Operations (Lake Forest) DMR Business 461.13750 WQMA419 M ChiBears 12 Operations (Nationwide) DMR Business 461.26250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 13 Operations (Nationwide) DMR Business 461.33750 WQMA419 M ChiBears 14 Operations (Nationwide) DMR Business 462.81250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 15 Operations (Nationwide) DMR Business 466.13750 WQMA419 M ChiBears 16 Operations (Nationwide) DMR Business 466.26250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 17 Operations (Nationwide) DMR Business 466.33750 WQMA419 M ChiBears 18 Operations (Nationwide) DMR Business 467.91250 WQMA419 M ChiBears 19 Operations (Nationwide) DMR Business 151.62500 KA77887 M ChiBears 20 Chicago Bears (Nationwide Itinerant, license expired 2015)
- Halas Hall (Lake Forest), Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais): 451.4875, 456.4875, 463.5625, 468.5625 portables (NFM/DMR); 456.725, 466.925, 468.950, 469.750 portables (DMR)
- WQPL819 National Football Leauge -
- Soldier Field: 451.3625, 451.8625, 452.4875, 463.5625 2 watt repeaters (NFM/DMR); 456.725, 466.925, 468.950, 469.750 portables (DMR)
- WQMJ422 NFL Films Inc 467.750, 467.775, 467.800, 467.825, 467.850 Illinois portables (NFM)
Chicago Blackhawks (United Center)
- WQVE228 1) Chicago-451.6625, 452.2875, 452.3125, 456.6625, 457.2875 2) Nationwide - 451.8, 456.8, 461.0375, 466.0375 (all DMR)
Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field)
- Chicago National League Ball Club Inc.
- Also heard CPD outside: 460.2500 CPD CW6, 465.5250 (177.3) CPD Operations mainly outside the park. Seemed to be concerned with unlicensed vendors.
Chicago Dogs Baseball (impactField - 9800 Balmoral Avenue, Rosemont)
- WRBR985 451.3375, 451.5375, 451.7625, 452.0875, 452.5125, 452.7875 (NFM, DMR simplex)
Chicago White Sox (US Cellular Field)
- 461.050 (DMR, NFM) {{Callsign}|WPLL482}}
- See https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Illinois_Sports#Chicago_White_Sox
Chicago Sky (WNBA Basketball, plays at Wintrust Arena)
- WRDG623 451.5375, 451.6125, 452.1875, 456.2375, 457.1875 portables (NFM/DMR)
- WQIS563 451.5375, 457.6125 portables (NFM)
NOW Arena - Hoffman Estates (formerly Sears Centre Arena)
- Multi-purpose sports and entertainment center owned by the Village of Hoffman Estates.
- WRJB765 453.0875, 453.9125, 453.9375, 458.0875, 458.1375, 458.9375 portables (NFM/DMR)
SeatGeek Stadium (Bridgeview)
- Owned by the Village of Bridgeview - Operated by AEG, formerly Toyota Park
- WRPP538 463.3625, 463.4375, 464.9125 repeaters; 153.3425 (repeats 158.3925) repeater (at Village Hall/PD) (all NFM)
- Other frequencies heard in the past: 468.55 d031; 467.85 127.3; 468.45 88.5; 466.2000 (?); 461.7750 (?); 463.7625 (?) (7/08 @ Jimmy Buffet Show)
Sears Centre Arena - See NOW Arena (above)
Sportsmens Park - Chicago Motor Speedway (Cicero)
- KZU769 451.925, 464.975 Repeaters [Expired 1/04]
United Center (Chicago)
- WQCP948 463.7375, 463.9625, 464.0375, 464.0875, 464.1875, 464.3125, 464.3625, 464.4375, 464.6625, 464.7125, 464.8125, 464.8875 repeaters (NFM/DMR). 2/15 - added at 15 S Wood: 451.6875, 451.9125, 452.1375, 452.4125, 452.5125, 452.8375 - repeaters (NFM/DMR)
- WQAC659 - delete all frequencies except 466.3875, 468.4625, 464.9875 - simplex (NFM/DMR) (10/13)
Wintrust Arena (Chicago)
- Wintrust Arena is a public-private partnership between the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) and DePaul University. The Chicago Sky (WNBA basketball) and DePaul University men's and women's basketball teams play here. It also hosts various events and concerts. More information is needed on frequencies and systems in use at this facility.
Theatres / Music Venues
Chicago Theatre (175 N. State Street, Chicago)
- WRFA672 451.6625, 451.6875, 451.7625, 452.3125, 452.3125, 456.6625, 456.6875, 456.7625, 457.3125, 462.3125, 462.3625, 462.3875, 462.4375, 467.3125, 467.3625, 467.3875, 467.4375 portables (NFM, DMR, NXDN)
CH 1: 451.6625 DMR CC: 2 | TG: 15001 | Usage: VIP Service CH 2: 456.6625 DMR CC: 2 | TG: 15002 | Usage: Security CH 3: DMR CH 4: 456.6875 DMR CC: 2 | TG: 15004 | Usage: Usher/Guest Services CH 5: 451.7625 DMR CC: 2 | TG: 15005 | Usage: Custodial/Maintenance CH 6: 452.3125 DMR CC: 2 | TG:15013 | Usage: Marketing CH 7: 456.7625 DMR CC: 2 | TG: 15006 | Usage: Box Office CH 8-16: DMR Mototrbo Radios. Mainly XPR 3500e and some XPR 6550
Goodman Theatre (Chicago)
- WPQZ221 463.775 repeater; 457.250, 457.300, 457.850, 466.275 portables (NFM)
Merle Reskin Theatre (60 E Balbo Drive, Chicago)
- WQHB310 451.2875, 451.3875, 451.4875, 451.5375, 451.5625, 451.6625, 456.2875, 456.3875 portables (NFM)
The Salt Shed (1357 N Elston Ave, Chicago)
- WRVS549 451.3625, 451.3875, 451.6125, 451.7625, 452.6875, 452.7125, 452.8875, 462.3625, 462.4625, 467.4625 portables (DMR)
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago)
- WQQB815 451.4875, 451.7375, 452.8375, 452.1125, 456.6125, 457.8125 (NFM/DMR)
Thalia Hall (1807 S Allport St, Chicago)
- WQUX224 451.6125, 451.7375, 456.6125 portables (NFM/DMR)