Radio Frequencies
Montgomery County
[Fire Band (UHF)] [Fire Band (800 Mhz)*] [EMS Band (UHF)**] [EMS Band (800 Mhz)]
[Police Band (800 Mhz)] [Miscellaneous Band (800 Mhz)] [Trunk Tracking Channels]
* not used currently (planned spring 2004)
** dispatch only (use EMS 800 Mhz for all EMS traffic)
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High Band Fire * |
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Low Band Fire # |
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154.1300 |
High Band Fire Dispatch (F-1) |
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33.7000 |
Low Band Fire Dispatch (Ch. 1) |
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154.2800 |
High Band Fire Operations (F-2) |
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33.6600 |
Low Band Fire Operations (Ch. 2) |
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153.8300 |
High Band Fire Ground (F-3) |
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33.6000 |
Low Band Fire (Ch. 3) |
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154.3700 |
Norristown Fire (F-4) Station 27 |
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33.4400 |
Pottstown Fire Station 69 |
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154.4450 |
Cheltenham Fire (F-5) Stations 1,2,3,4 & 5 |
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33.8400 |
Lower Merion Fire Stations 21,22,23,24,25,26 & 28 |
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* High band is generally used by the far-eastern and northern parts of the county (i.e.: Abington, Willow Grove and North Penn).
# Low band frequencies are used by the rest of the county.
Some stations have their own channels as listed. Many departments have their own frequencies known as "locals".
Fire Band (800 Mhz) (not switched to yet)
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Fire Band * (T.T. ID in numerical order) |
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2992 |
Fire Dispatch |
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3024 |
Fire 1 |
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3056 |
Fire 2 |
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3088 |
Fire 3 |
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3120 |
Fire 4 |
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3152 |
Fire Ground 1 |
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3184 |
Fire Ground 2 |
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3216 |
Fire Ground 3 |
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3248 |
Fire Ground 4 |
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* As of December 2001 fire has not switched to this system yet
EMS Band (UHF) (dispatch only)
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EMS Band * |
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46.0400 |
EMS Dispatch (EMS-1) |
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45.9200 |
EMS Operations (EMS-2) |
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45.9600 |
EMS Unit to unit / Hospitals (EMS-3) |
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*Most EMS Units have switched to the 800Mhz Trunked System, but linked to 46.040 MHz for pagers.
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EMS Band * (T.T. ID in numerical order) |
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3280 |
EMS Dispatch (linked to 46.040 MHz for pagers) |
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3312 |
EMS Hailing (response) |
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3344 |
ER 1 (hospital notifications) |
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3376 |
ER 2 |
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3408 |
ER 3 |
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3440 |
E-Tac 1 (EMS Tactical) |
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3472 |
E-Tac 2 |
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3456 |
E-Tac 3 |
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3536 |
EMS Operations (unit to unit) |
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* Linked to 46.040 MHz for pagers.
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Police Band (T.T. ID in numerical order) |
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1616 |
County Police North Central Dispatch |
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1648 |
County Police South Central Dispatch |
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1680 |
County Police South West Dispatch |
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1712 |
County Police North West Dispatch |
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1744 |
County Police Data |
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1776 |
Secure Communication Between Dispatch Units |
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1808 |
Police Region 1 (car to car) |
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1840 |
Police Region 2 (car to car) |
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1872 |
Police Region 3 (car to car) |
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1904 |
Police Region 4 (car to car) |
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1936 |
Police Region 5 (car to car) |
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1968 |
P-Tac 1 (Police Tactical) (active when needed) |
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2000 |
P-Tac 2 (active when needed) |
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2032 |
P-Tac 3 (active when needed) |
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2064 |
P-Tac 4 (active when needed) |
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2096 |
P-Tac 5 (active when needed) |
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2128 |
County Wide Police |
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2160 |
County Detectives (13 cars) |
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2192 |
County Detectives Secure |
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2224 |
County Sheriff (19 cars) |
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2256 |
Abington Township Police (29 cars) |
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2288 |
Cheltenham Township Police (26 cars) |
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2320 |
Upper Dublin Township Police (41 cars) |
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2352 |
Lower Gwynedd Township Police |
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2384 |
Hatboro Borough Police (37 cars) |
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2416 |
Horsham Township Police (39 cars) |
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2448 |
Lansdale Area Police * |
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2480 |
Lower Merion Township Police |
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2512 |
Upper Merion Township Police |
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2544 |
Lower Moreland Township Police also Bryn Athyn Boro Police (27 cars) |
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2576 |
Upper Moreland Township Police (35 cars) |
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2608 |
Montgomery Township Police |
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2640 |
Norristown Borough Police Primary |
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2672 |
Plymouth Township Police + |
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2704 |
Pottstown Borough Police (94 cars) |
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2736 |
Lower Providence Township Police (100 series #s) |
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2768 |
Springfield Township Police (28 cars) |
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2800 |
West Norriton Township Police Secondary (62 cars) ** |
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2832 |
Whitemarsh Township Police (32 cars) |
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2864 |
Whitpain Township Police Secondary (46 cars) ** |
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2896 |
Local Municipal Detectives |
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2928 |
Mont. Co. Correctional Facility |
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* dispatch by county on 1616
** dispatched by county on 1648
+ dispatched on UHF 453.875 MHz
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Miscellaneous Band (T.T. ID in numerical order) |
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3568 |
Public Safety Coordination (Police to EMS contact channel) |
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3600 |
Public Safety Department Management (303 & 1500 units) |
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3632 |
Court House Security (23 cars) |
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3664 |
County Communications (1500 units) |
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3696 |
LGS Coordination |
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3728 |
North Wales Water Authority |
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3760 |
Montgomery County Parks (500 units) |
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3792 |
County Public Works |
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3824 |
County Wide Emergency Traffic 1^ |
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3856 |
County Wide Emergency Traffic 2^ |
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3888 |
County Wide Emergency Traffic 3^ |
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3920 |
County Wide Emergency Traffic 4^ |
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3952 |
County Wide Emergency Traffic 5^ |
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^ County wide Emergency Traffic 1 is used to broadcast crime alerts and weather information. CWEMER2-5 are used for major incidents or large events.
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Trunked Radio System Frequencies: |
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CH-1 = 868.7625 |
CH-2 = 867.375 |
CH-3 = 867.2625 |
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CH-4 = 867.1375 |
CH-5 = 866.8875 |
CH-6 = 866.6375 |
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CH-7 = 866.2625 |
CH-8 = 856.7375 |
CH-9 = 855.9375 |
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CH-10 = BLANK |
CH-11 = 854.9625 |
CH-12 = 851.3625 |
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Connect tone = 90.0 HZ |
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