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*[https://www.boston.gov/departments/police City Run Page] | *[https://www.boston.gov/departments/police City Run Page] | ||
*[https://bpdnews.com/ Official news site of the BPD] | *[https://bpdnews.com/ Official news site of the BPD] | ||
| + | *Boston [https://www.boston.gov/departments/police Patrol Districts] listed in parenthesis. | ||
*As Boston builds out the new digital system, current analog frequencies are likely to be replaced. Please see the [[#New_digital_radio_system|table below]] for the new tones. | *As Boston builds out the new digital system, current analog frequencies are likely to be replaced. Please see the [[#New_digital_radio_system|table below]] for the new tones. | ||
*Many, if not all, of the new frequencies may be fully encrypted. | *Many, if not all, of the new frequencies may be fully encrypted. | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.1||460.3500||R||D315|| Special Events/Training||2023.01.01 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.1||460.3500||R||D315|| Special Events/Training||2023.01.01 W1KNE | ||
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| − | |Boston PD Ch.2||460.4500||R||D331|| Downtown/Charlestown/East Boston||2023.01.01 W1KNE | + | |Boston PD Ch.2||460.4500||R||D331|| Downtown/Charlestown/East Boston (A1/A7/A15)||2023.01.01 W1KNE |
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| − | |Boston PD Ch.3||460.2250||R||D343|| Roxbury/Mattapan||2023.01.01 W1KNE | + | |Boston PD Ch.3||460.2250||R||D343|| Roxbury/Mattapan (B2/B3)||2023.01.01 W1KNE |
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| − | |Boston PD Ch.4||460.4000||R||D346||Jamaica Plain /Hyde Park/West Roxbury/Roslindale ||2023.01.01 W1KNE | + | |Boston PD Ch.4||460.4000||R||D346||Jamaica Plain /Hyde Park/West Roxbury/Roslindale (E5/E13/E18) ||2023.01.01 W1KNE |
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| − | |Boston PD Ch.5||460.5000||R||D351|| Back Bay/South End/Allston/Brighton||2023.01.01 W1KNE | + | |Boston PD Ch.5||460.5000||R||D351|| Back Bay/South End/Allston/Brighton (D4/D14)||2023.01.01 W1KNE |
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| − | |Boston PD Ch.6||460.1750||R||D364|| South Boston/Dorchester||2023.01.01 W1KNE | + | |Boston PD Ch.6||460.1750||R||D364|| South Boston/Dorchester (C6/C11)||2023.01.01 W1KNE |
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|Boston PD Ch.7||460.3000||R||D365||Car/Car||2023.01.01 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.7||460.3000||R||D365||Car/Car||2023.01.01 W1KNE | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 20 September 2023
Boston Police Department
- City Run Page
- Official news site of the BPD
- Boston Patrol Districts listed in parenthesis.
- As Boston builds out the new digital system, current analog frequencies are likely to be replaced. Please see the table below for the new tones.
- Many, if not all, of the new frequencies may be fully encrypted.
- Also see the Boston Municipal Trunk page for the trunked portion of Boston Police.
- An active thread is now ongoing at Scan New England's Forums. Click here.
Current primary radio system
| Channel | Frequency | Type | Tone | Use | Confirmation/Reconfirmations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PD Ch.1 | 460.3500 | R | D315 | Special Events/Training | 2023.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.2 | 460.4500 | R | D331 | Downtown/Charlestown/East Boston (A1/A7/A15) | 2023.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.3 | 460.2250 | R | D343 | Roxbury/Mattapan (B2/B3) | 2023.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.4 | 460.4000 | R | D346 | Jamaica Plain /Hyde Park/West Roxbury/Roslindale (E5/E13/E18) | 2023.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.5 | 460.5000 | R | D351 | Back Bay/South End/Allston/Brighton (D4/D14) | 2023.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.6 | 460.1750 | R | D364 | South Boston/Dorchester (C6/C11) | 2023.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.7 | 460.3000 | R | D365 | Car/Car | 2023.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.8 | 460.1250 | R | D371 | Nova Base / CJIS-NCIC | 2023.01.02 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.9 | 460.0750 | R | D411 | Detectives / Invest 1 | 2023.01.02 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.10 | 460.2500 | R | D412 | Command / Invest 2 | 2023.02.16 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.11 | 460.3750 | R | N445 | Detectives (Partial Encryption) | 2022.07.30 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.12 | 460.0500 | R | D464 | Special Ops / MOP | 2023.01.02 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.13 | 460.1500 | R | D465 | Detectives / DCU | 2022.10.25 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.14 | 460.2750 | R | D466 | All City Agencies Interop | 2019.04.15 ecps92 |
| Boston PD Ch.15 | 460.4750 | R | N503 | Command Encrypted | 2015.09.11 N1BHH |
| Boston PD Ch.16 | 460.0250 | R | D506 | Telecommunications Division, Boston Repeater | 2016.01.07 N1BHH |
| Boston PD Ch.16 | 460.0250 | R | N506 | Telecommunications Division, Boston Repeater | 2023.01.23 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.16 | 471.0875 | R | D506 | Telecommunications Division, Kingston Repeater | |
| Boston PD Ch.16 | 471.0875 | R | N??? | Telecommunications Division, Kingston Repeater | |
| Area Wide Ch.17 | 470.7875 | R | 131.8 | Area Wide 3 | See BAPERN for confirmation. |
| Area Wide Ch.18 | 470.5625 | R | 131.8 | Area Wide 4 | See BAPERN for confirmation. |
| No. TAC Ch.19 | 470.4875 | R | 131.8 | North TAC | See BAPERN for confirmation. |
| So. TAC Ch.20 | 470.9125 | R | 131.8 | South TAC | See BAPERN for confirmation. |
| West TAC Ch.21 | 470.7375 | R | 131.8 | West TAC | See BAPERN for confirmation. |
| Cent. TAC Ch.22 | 470.9875 | R | D654 | Central TAC | See BAPERN for confirmation. |
| Boston PD Ch.24 | 460.4250 | R | D423 | Unknown usage as of yet | 2013.02.26 N1BHH and ScanBoston |
| Boston PD Ch.? | 460.4250 | R | N546 | Unknown usage, Encrypted | 2014.10.03 N1BHH |
| Boston PD Ch.25 | 453.3500 | R | D532 | Housing Police | 2023.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.26 | 453.2000 | R | D565 | School Police - Frequency part of digital system below | 2022.01.21 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.27 | 453.3000 | R | D606 | Public Health Commission Police | 2023.01.01 W1KNE |
| Ch.35 | 158.9100 | R | D612 | VHF Federal Interop | 2022.01.29 ecps92 |
| Ch.36 | 471.0125 | R | 131.8 | tie to Brookline PD | |
| Ch.?? MBTA Police | 470.6625 | R | 131.8 | tie to Transit Police Ch.01 | See MBTA PD section for reconfirmation. |
| Ch.?? VHF Paging | 159.2100 | S | CSQ | Boston PD Paging | 2021.01.30 ecps92 |
| Boston Harbor Maritime Response | 154.1750 | R | N606 | Patched VHF Boston Harbor Maritime Response Channel (MRC) with COMIRS TG:269 | 2022.04.27 ecps92/kennyblues |
| Boston Harbor Maritime Response | 460.2000 | R | N343 | Patched UHF Boston Harbor Maritime Response Channel (MRC) with COMIRS TG:269 | 2022.04.27 ecps92/kennyblues |
New digital radio system
| Channel | Frequency | Type | Tone | Encryption | Use | Confirmation/Reconfirmations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 453.2000 | R | N343 | Full | Frequency formerly used by School Police. Current use is unknown. | 2023.05.03 W1KNE |
- Chelsea, Revere & Winthrop are also in Suffolk County.
