Taste of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Scanner information regarding the annual Taste of Chicago food festival held around Independence Day. Over 3 million people attend the event every year making it a prime scanner atmosphere.

The CARMA Chicago Yahoo!Group is the best source regarding scanner monitoring in and around Chicago. Scanner listeners planning to attend the event or monitor it should check the CARMA group for the latest Taste of Chicago frequency information each year.
2012 Frequencies

• Radioreference.com Forum Thread: "Taste of Chicago 2012"

2011 Frequencies

• Radioreference.com Forum Thread: "Taste of Chicago" - 2011 report

2010 Frequencies

• Radioreference.com Forum Thread: "Taste of Chicago" - 2010 report

2009 Frequencies

• Radioreference.com Forum Thread: "Taste of Chicago" - 2009 report

2008 Confirmed frequencies

• 477.5125 P25 EMS at The Taste
• 460.5875 (91.5) CPD mounted units
• 464.9375 DCS532 Beer Tent
• 460.3000 (131.8) Chicago PD CW 6

July 3rd Downtown Chicago Fireworks

• 172.2125 (p-25)
• 478.4625 (p-25) CFD units stationed at Navy Pier

Other area freqs unrelated to Taste included....

• 451.5875 (D311) - Millenium Park security (rptr)
• 464.9250 (D251) - Navy Pier security and trolleys (rptr)
• 151.7000 (67.0) - unknown Navy Pier cruise boat ops (simp)
• 154.650(tone?) - Odyssey(?) cruise boat ops (simplex)
• 464.6375(D243) - Navy Pier ferris wheel ops (rptr)

2008 Links/Information sources:

• Radioreference.com Forum Thread - "Taste of Chicago freq's" Thread
• Radioreference.com Forum Thread - "Need Event Info"
• carmachicago message - "CPD Mounted Patrol & other misc. stuff"

2007 Frequencies

• Ted Moran's excellent 2007 Taste of Chicago frequency report
• Starcom21 TRS TG 30334 was also mentioned being heard used in 2007 (source)
• City of Chicago TRS Marine Units reportedly use this system while police and fire at the event still use their conventional frequencies

Also consider monitoring 477.5125 in P25 mode which has been used by EMS during the Taste of Chicago

Chicago Police

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
460.12500	465.12500	KSJ745	RM	173.8 PL	Chi PD C/W 1	Police: Citywide 1	FMN	Law Tac
460.17500	465.17500	KSJ745	RM	123.0 PL	Chi PD C/W 2	Police: Citywide 2	FMN	Law Tac
460.27500	465.27500	KSJ745	RM	141.3 PL	Chi PD C/W 3	Police: Citywide 3	FMN	Law Tac
460.32500	465.32500	KSJ745	RM	192.8 PL	Chi PD C/W 4	Police: Citywide 4	FMN	Law Tac
460.35000	465.35000	KNBM249	RM	97.4 PL	Chi PD C/W 5	Police: Citywide 5	FMN	Law Tac
460.25000	465.25000	KSJ745	RM	162.2 PL	Chi PD C/W 6	Police: Citywide 6	FMN	Law Tac
460.30000	465.30000	KSJ745	RM	131.8 PL	Chi PD C/W 7	Police: Citywide 7	FMN	Law Tac
460.47500	465.47500	KAZ998	RM	327 NAC	ChiPD Zone 1	Police: Dispatch Zone 1 - Districts 16 17	P25	Law Dispatch
460.05000	465.05000	KAZ996	RM	13A NAC	ChiPD Zone 2	Police: Dispatch Zone 2 - District 19	P25	Law Dispatch
460.22500	465.22500	KNBJ580	RM	330 NAC	ChiPD Zone 3	Police: Dispatch Zone 3 - Districts 12 14	P25	Law Dispatch
460.15000	465.15000	KSJ745	RM	118 NAC	ChiPD Zone 4	Police: Dispatch Zone 4 - Districts 1 18	P25	Law Dispatch
460.40000	465.40000	KBA636	RM	519 NAC	ChiPD Zone 6	Police: Dispatch Zone 6 - Districts 7 8	P25	Law Dispatch
460.07500	465.07500	KAZ999	RM	303 NAC	ChiPD Zone 7	Police: Dispatch Zone 7 - Districts 2 3	P25	Law Dispatch
460.20000	465.20000	KAZ997	RM	405 NAC	ChiPD Zone 8	Police: Dispatch Zone 8 - Districts 4 6	P25	Law Dispatch
460.02500	465.02500	KTO317	RM	264 NAC	ChiPD Zone 9	Police: Dispatch Zone 9 - Districts 5 22	P25	Law Dispatch
460.10000	465.10000	KBA200	RM	11A NAC	ChiPD Zone10	Police: Dispatch Zone 10 - Districts 10 11	P25	Law Dispatch
460.37500	465.37500	KUN507	RM	240 NAC	ChiPD Zone11	Police: Dispatch Zone 11 - Districts 20 24	P25	Law Dispatch
460.42500	465.42500	KAG839	RM	12C NAC	ChiPD Zone12	Police: Dispatch Zone 12 - Districts 15 25	P25	Law Dispatch
460.45000	465.45000	KXV838	RM	173 NAC	ChiPD Zone13	Police: Dispatch Zone 13 - District 9	P25	Law Dispatch
154.65000		KA5489	M	CSQ	Chi PD VHF F2	Police: Car to Car [Ch 2]	FMN	Law Tac
460.52500		KA83507	M	179.9 PL	Chi PD C/W 8	Police: Citywide 8 - Car-to-Car (250-5wt)	FMN	Law Tac
460.58750		WPMG842	M	91.5 PL	Chi PD Mnted	Police: Mounted Units	FMN	Law Tac
460.23750	465.23750	WPMG842	RM	293 NAC	ChiPD A/W 1	Police: Area-Wide-1 (FUTURE)	P25	Law Tac
460.46250	465.46250	WPMG842	RM	123.0 PL	ChiPD A/W 2	Police: Area-Wide-2 (FUTURE)	FMN	Law Tac
460.26250	465.26250	WPMG842	RM	141.3 PL	ChiPD A/W 3	Police: Area-Wide-3 (FUTURE)	FMN	Law Tac
460.41250	465.41250	WPMG842	RM	91.5 PL	ChiPD A/W 4	Police: Area-Wide-4 (FUTURE)	FMN	Law Tac
460.21250	465.21250	WPMG842	RM	97.4 PL	ChiPD A/W 5	Police: Area-Wide-5 (FUTURE)	FMN	Law Tac
460.03750	465.03750	WPMG842	RM	293 NAC	ChiPD Ch. B10	Police: Marine Unit / Training	P25	Law Tac
460.33750	465.33750	WPMG842	RM	103.5 PL	ChiPD Zone14	Police: Zone 14 (FUTURE)	FMN	Law Dispatch
460.43750	465.43750	WPMG842	RM	192.8 PL	ChiPD Zone15	Police: Zone 15 (FUTURE)	FMN	Law Dispatch
460.38750	465.38750	WPMG842	RM	203.5 PL	ChiPD Zone16	Police: Zone 16 (FUTURE)	FMN	Law Dispatch
460.03750	465.03750	WPMG842	RM	203.5 PL	ChiPD Ch. B10A	Police: Marine Unit / Training	FMN	Law Tac

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