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Scanner frequencies for NCAA Big Ten Football games

Major sporting events such as NCAA Big Ten football games drawn thousands of fans to town for each home game. These games provide great scanning opportunities as there is a wide variety of radio usage related to the games including stadium operations, parking, police, fire/ems, EOC, towing, shuttle buses, media, etc. This page serves to display the local trunked systems and frequencies where these game related operations occur on one single page.

This page is by no means complete and local listeners are encouraged to add or correct any of the information presented here.  
The University of Illinois information is complete but the rest is simply what could be ascertained by viewing the Radioreference.com
forums, the Radioreference.com   database, and other scanning websites.  Some information is just a suggested list of scanner
targets until more accurate radio usage can be determined. 

Illinois

Memorial Stadium (link)

• MDICE TRS TG 22503 "INCIDENT 4" METCAD Police Detail (which is simulcast on 453.250 on game days)
• 453.250 118.8 METCAD Ch 5 PD Events Detail (UIPD, Champaign PD, County Shf)
• Starcom21 TRS TG 13020 "D10 DETAIL A" Illinois State Police Detail
• 453.600 85.4 Football game parking/Golf Cart Shuttles (ch10)
• 464.650 DCS047 Memorial Stadium Fireworks
• 464.600 DCS532 Memorial Stadium Audio Techs
• 464.625 DCS031 Memorial Stadium press-box to band leader (ch6)
• 451.350 DCS071 Memorial Stadium Maintenance (ch1)
• 451.450 DCS131 Illini Emergency Medical Services
• 452.225 DCS115 Memorial Stadium Concessions (ch3)
• 452.625 DCS043 Athletics Dept Guest Services (ch2)
• 158.865 CSQ Illini Emergency Medical Service "talkabout" (Illini EMS carries both VHF and UHF radios)
• 462.975 179.9 Arrow Ambulance Dispatch
• 462.950 186.2 Pro Ambulance Dispatch
• 154.265 CSQ Champaign-Urbana FD at the game
• 155.340 210.7 MERCI (ambulance to hospital)
• 155.340 186.2 MERCI (ambulance to hospital)

For additional information about scanning U of I football games, see this forum thread
-For public safety at Memorial Stadium, CPD, UIPD, and the County Sheriff police agencies use the 453.250 (118.8)/MDICE TRS TG 22503 while ISP D10 troopers use Starcom21 TG 13020. Fire operations are on 154.265 simplex (the FD units monitor 154.070 (131.8) with a pager though). EMS operations are either by Arrow Ambulance on 462.975 (179.9) or Pro Ambulance 462.950 (186.2). Illini EMS uses 451.450 (DCS 131) and occasionally 158.865 (CSQ).

Here are some helpful maps to view while monitoring U of I football games:

• Memorial Stadium map
• Football parking map
• Football traffic pattern

Indiana

Radioreference.com forum thread about Scanning during Indiana University football games

• A local scanner listener reports that radio usage will likely change next year as SAFE-T usage will be more prevalent amongst public safety agencies covering the game, so follow the forums after the first home games in 2008 for the latest details.

Iowa

Police use TG 1968 on the Iowa City Motorola TRS which is cross-linked to 154.920 (source: Scaniowa Yahoo!Group). The old University of Iowa police channel 453.975 may or may not still be used on game days. The University of Iowa is licensed for many 453 MHz frequencies so a quick search through them may find some game related activity.

Michigan

University of Michigan Stadium LTR TRS

University of Michigan System 800 MHz Motorola washtenaw county system mpscs

University of Michigan Athletics

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
452.42500	457.42500	WRYS583	RM	023 DPL	UM CPU Techs	Computer Techs	FMN	Schools
464.55000	469.55000	WPWG744	RM	156.7 PL	UM StudentUnion	Student Union	FMN	Schools
464.55000	469.55000	WPWG744	RM	162.2 PL	UM League	League	FMN	Schools
452.03750		WPZR904	M		UM Productions 3	University Productions	FMN	Schools
451.31250		WPZR904	M		UM Productions 1	University Productions	FMN	Schools
464.32500		WPZR904	M		UM Productions 4	University Productions	FMN	Schools
451.41250		WPZR904	M		UM Productions 2	University Productions	FMN	Schools
464.82500		WPZR904	M		UM Productions 5	University Productions	FMN	Schools
452.38750		WQJF386	M		UM Theatre 2	Theater Arts Complex	FMN	Schools
452.43750		WQJF386	M		UM Theatre 3	Theater Arts Complex	FMN	Schools
461.88750		WQJF386	M		UM Theatre 4	Theater Arts Complex	FMN	Schools
463.53750		WQJF386	M		UM Theatre 5	Theater Arts Complex	FMN	Schools
463.58750		WQJF386	M		UM Theatre 6	Theater Arts Complex	FMN	Schools
461.63750	466.63750	WQJF386	RM		UM Theatre 1	Theater Arts Complex	FMN	Schools
461.46250	466.46250	WPWG744	RM		UM StudentSrvcs	Operations	FMN	Schools
464.03750		WQXR890	M		UM Alumni 1	Alumni Association 1	FMN	Schools
469.03750		WQXR890	M		UM Alumni 3	Alumni Association 3	DMR	Schools
464.11250		WQXR890	M		UM Alumni 2	Alumni Association 2	FMN	Schools
469.11250		WQXR890	M		UM Alumni 4	Alumni Association 4	FMN	Schools
469.13750		WQXR890	M		UM Alumni 5	Alumni Association 5	DMR	Schools
451.38750		WRAC544	M		Musical Society	Musical Society	DMR	Schools
451.43750		WRAC544	M		Musical Society	Musical Society	DMR	Schools
451.61250		WRAC544	M		Musical Society	Musical Society	DMR	Schools
452.66250		WRAC544	M		Musical Society	Musical Society	DMR	Schools
456.61250		WRAC544	M		Musical Society	Musical Society	DMR	Schools
464.03750		WREM675	M		UM Library 1	Library 1	DMR	Schools
464.13750		WREM675	M		UM Library 2	Library 2	DMR	Schools
464.26250		WREM675	M		UM Library 3	Library 3	DMR	Schools
469.03750		WREM675	M		UM Library 4	Library 4	DMR	Schools
469.13750		WREM675	M		UM Library 5	Library 5	DMR	Schools
855.26250	810.26250	WNHN225	RM		UM Alarms	Fire and Burglar Alarms	Telm	Schools

• 460.45000 (203.5) Special Events

Michigan State

Ingham County UHF EDACS TRS

• Police uses the TRI MUT TG 03-061 while fire/ems uses TRI TAC1 TG 03-062 (source: Radioreference.com forums)

Athletics Department: '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000001-QINU`"'

It wouldn't hurt to monitor the Michigan State University 800 MHz Motorola Type II TRS. Special event parking is listed in the Radioreference database as being on 462.600 (162.2), {which interestingly is a GRMS frequency}.

Minnesota

Metrodome frequencies link

METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION
WPTR830

• 153.740 MO
• 153.800 MO
• 153.965 MO
• 155.025 FB2
• 155.715 FB2
• 155.865 FB2
• 458.600 MO

Northwestern

Northwestern University 900 MHz Motorola TRS
Frequencies:

Site	Name	Freqs
001 (1)	Simulcast	936.425000	936.437500c	936.500000	938.387500	938.400000c	938.412500c

Ryan Field talkgroups:

DEC	HEX	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description
112	007	A	Cons/Ticket	Concessions & Ticket Booths F2 [PD F-2]
176	00b	A	Sec/Park F4	Security & Campus Parking - Alternate [PD F-4]

Northwestern University PD is listed as using TG 144 for primary dispatch. Other talkgroups related to the games include TG 400 and TG 336.

Ohio State

The Ohio State University 800 MHz Motorola Type II TRS

Talkgroups reported used 11/18/06 versus Michigan (source):

• All Fire stuff is on Emergency Fireground

     16 Emergency F/G will be the channels for the CFD Special Engines

• All Campus stuff seems to be on PD Events 3 (TG 10384)
• All OSU Stadium stuff is on the OSU systems OSU CFD-1

http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48537&highlight=football Sorry, I should have been more specific - 4 pct only operates on 4E during home football nights and other special occasions (e.g. Heritage Fest).

One post mentioned hearing 460.5625/465.5625 being used in 2003 or 2004.

Look for the Ohio State Patrol and possibly other users on the State of Ohio MARCS Statewide Motorola TRS

At away games, WBNS 1460 AM's broadcast of the game can be heard on 450.550 MHz (156.7) {noted 11/4/06 in Champaign, IL}

Penn State

Pennsylvania State University 800 MHz Motorola Type II TRS

Purdue

Different threads have mentioned there being P25 I-CALLs on the Tippecanoe County Public Safety 800 MHz Motorola TRS usage during games. http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47220&highlight=purdue http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:15kONLMD5JkJ:www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php%3Fp%3D358309+site:www.radioreference.com+purdue+radioreference&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us&lr=lang_en

Wisconsin

Madison Area Public Safety 800 MHz Motorola Type II TRS
Frequencies:

Site	Name	Freqs
001 (1)	Simulcast	854.112500	856.062500	858.737500c	858.962500c

University of Wisconsin-Madison talkgroups:

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