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Businesses, Railroads, Media, Attractions and Recreation Champaign County (IL)

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Businesses

Notes/observations to be identified:

  • 151.9250 - 136.5 PL, in use Paxton area, talk about Electrical in Rantoul area) possibly Niles, Virgel WNRO588 or Vesuvius Rantoul/Champaign
  • 152.3450 - 79.7 PL Base/Mobile, Mobile-to-Mobile, heard in Rantoul, unit saying in Rantoul, possible Concrete/Champaign Builders Supply (3/13)
  • 152.0300 - 127.2 PL - in use in Rantoul area (3/13)
  • 153.0200 - 110.9 PL - heard Mahomet to Rantoul, possibly KTJ402 Marvin Bell farms - Mahomet
  • 451.8000 - 103.5 PL Repeater, heard Urbana, possibly construction/maintenance (area license for Temp Rptr for Arrow Ambulance) (is an itinerant freq.) (3/13)
  • 460.8250 - 065 DPL Repeater, can be heard in Champaign, Mahomet and SW. No current license, talk heard was about "around Campus" - Expired Licenses:
  • WNFF809 - Fleet Maintenance (Sears at 200 N Neil-Marketplace Mall) Expired 12/10
  • WPDY730 - CENTRAL STATES COMMUNICATION SERVICE INC, Repeater at 413 N DUNCAN RD; Control Point at 501 S COUNTRY FAIR DR - Expired 2007
  • 461.5250 - 074 DPL Repeater, in use in Champaign, talking up "picking up" (transit?) (12/13)
  • 464.4750 - TRBO/NXDN - heard in Urbana area (5/13) No immediate area licenses, a lot in surrounding area.
  • 464.7750 - 754 DPL - heard in use SW Champaign, sounded like portables? 2 bars on both units (possibly WNRW864 (LEERKAMP, CARY) Sidney)
  • 464.8500 - 71.9/118.8 - heard Rantoul area (8/13) possibly Alliance Communications - KIV528
  • 467.7250 - 103.5 school or retail ops, clear on SE side of Rantoul, possibly school, Rural King or Ridell Mfg. (towards Gifford, 2/13)

WQDH876 Home Depot (Champaign) - Portables: 467.7625, 467.8375, 467.85, 467.875, 467.9

Heard near Days Inn Champaign (NW part of town): 467.85 D251, 467.9 D205, 464.55 67.0 "Customer Service"

  • WNYG789 Dennis B Ash "truck fleet" 151.655 Base/Mobile (11K/Fisher, Mansfield-PIATT)

Agricultural

  • Baird Farms 463.6250 Repeater (Homer) WNIA882
  • McCabe Brothers Farms 151.6550 Base/Mobile (11K at Champaign) WQPP356
  • Warner Farms 451.9500 Repeater (Rantoul) WNIN566

Miscellaneous

  • Watson and Sons Mfg 464.4000 Repeater (Philo) WPDQ953
  • Area Garbage Services (has high band antenna) (2/20)

Fast Food

  • Hardees Rantoul - KD48152 - 457.5125 Carrier CSQ (3/14)

Property Management

The Tower at Third

  • Has radios but unknown frequency

Baytowne Apartments

  • Has UHF radios and an expired license WNZU779 but unconfirmed usage or PL tone.

108 North Retail LLC (Champaign)

  • 108 N State - Property Management, Repeaters on 461.8125 & 463.7375 (7K)

Warehouses

Former SuperValu Warehouse (no UNFI)"

  • license cancelled 2020
  • 461.07500 466.07500 WQNL956 RM 103.5 PL SVal Chmpgn Loading / Trailer Ops (Champaign DC?) FMN Business
  • 462.00000 WQNL956 BM 67.0 PL SVal Urbana SuperValu Urbana Distribution Center FMN Business

464.92500 469.92500 WQNL956 RM 71.9 PL SVal U S/Mnt SuperValu Urbana - Security/Maintenance FMN Business

Retail

Market Place Mall (Champaign)

  • 2000 N Neil St (Owned by General Growth Properties) Website
  • Famous Barr/Macy's, Sears, JC Penney, Bergners and more Some unidentified users on itinerant frequencies.
  • Champaign Police and Champaign Fire responds to mall. For further information regarding scanning at Market Place Mall, see the Champaign-Urbana stores wiki page
  • 467.925 D155 - heard in MPM area (11/13)

Barbeck Communications

License is FB6 for repeaters on 451.875, 461.55, 463.25 (DMR/NFM) This will eventually be added as a Capacity Plus trunked system.

461.55 is in use as DMR (appears to be a very powerful repeater, Capacity Plus)

  • CC=8 Slot 1 - Towing Company (reported as Channel 1)
  • CC=8 Slot 2 - Transit Company (10-7 for fuel - Shawnee Base) (10/23/14)
  • TG-3131 RIDs 313101, 313102, 313106, 313108, 313109, 313160- pickup in front on courthouse (1/15)
  • TG-1011212 RIDs 121203, 121207, 121208, 121209
  • TG-1011925 RIDs 46, 100 - pickups (1/15)

463.25 - Cap+ CC=1 (no talkgroups detected) 463.25 - Cap+ CC=11 LCN 1/2 (1/15) same (3/24/15) (same (5/29/15)

451.875 - CC=7 (not Cap+) TG=1 (Farming Ops), RIDs=1, 2, 6 (3/23/15 Slot 1)

May be related to the Decatur system http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=905

Hospitals

Carle Foundation Hospital

  • Superior Air Med One helo was given the frequency of 469.800 (151.4) by their dispatcher while enroute to Carle Hospital. (6/2020)

Locally owned and operated, Carle Foundation Hospital is a 295-bed hospital comprised of more than 25 departments including surgical and cardiac intensive care units, a Level III Perinatal Center, and the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center. It serves a 24-county area in Central Illinois and western Indiana.

  • 462.2500 WQKN647 BM CFH OpsPG 1 Ops/Paging FMN
  • 462.4000 WQKN647 BM CFH OpsPG 2 Ops/Paging FMN
  • 462.4250 WQKN647 BM CFH OpsPG 3 Ops/Paging FMN
  • 464.6000 WQKN647 BM CFH OpsPG 4 Ops/Paging FMN
  • 464.6500 WQKN647 BM CFH OpsPG 5 Ops/Paging

Provena Covenant Medical Center (Urbana)

Attractions and Recreation

Lincolnshire Fields Country Club (Champaign)

  • WPUH859 - 461.5125, 466.5125 Mobiles (NFM)
  • Stone Creek Golf Club 467.8375 (NFM Voice Data at Champaign) WQQE800
  • Stone Creek Golf Club 467.4625 (NFM Voice at Champaign) WQQE800