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!'''Use''' | !'''Use''' | ||
!'''Confirmation/Reconfirmations''' | !'''Confirmation/Reconfirmations''' | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.1||460.3500||R||D315||Special Events/Training||2024.01.01 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.1||460.3500||R||D315||Special Events/Training||2024.01.01 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.2||460.4500||R||D331||Downtown/Charlestown/East Boston (A1/A7/A15)||2024.01.01 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.2||460.4500||R||D331||Downtown/Charlestown/East Boston (A1/A7/A15)||2024.01.01 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.3||460.2250||R||D343||Roxbury/Mattapan (B2/B3)||2024.01.01 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.3||460.2250||R||D343||Roxbury/Mattapan (B2/B3)||2024.01.01 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.4||460.4000||R||D346||Jamaica Plain /Hyde Park/West Roxbury/Roslindale (E5/E13/E18) ||2024.01.01 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.4||460.4000||R||D346||Jamaica Plain /Hyde Park/West Roxbury/Roslindale (E5/E13/E18) ||2024.01.01 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.5||460.5000||R||D351||Back Bay/South End/Allston/Brighton (D4/D14)||2024.01.01 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.5||460.5000||R||D351||Back Bay/South End/Allston/Brighton (D4/D14)||2024.01.01 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.6||460.1750||R||D364||South Boston/Dorchester (C6/C11)||2024.01.01 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.6||460.1750||R||D364||South Boston/Dorchester (C6/C11)||2024.01.01 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.7||460.3000||R||D365||Car/Car||2024.01.01 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.7||460.3000||R||D365||Car/Car||2024.01.01 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.8||460.1250||R||D371||Nova Base / CJIS-NCIC||2023.01.02 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.8||460.1250||R||D371||Nova Base / CJIS-NCIC||2023.01.02 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.9||460.0750||R||D411||Detectives / Invest 1||2024.02.08 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.9||460.0750||R||D411||Detectives / Invest 1||2024.02.08 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.10||460.2500||R||D412||Command / Invest 2||2024.01.01 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.10||460.2500||R||D412||Command / Invest 2||2024.01.01 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.11||460.3750||R||N445||Detectives (Partial Encryption)||2022.07.30 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.11||460.3750||R||N445||Detectives (Partial Encryption)||2022.07.30 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.12||460.0500||R||D464||Special Ops / MOP||2024.01.13 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.12||460.0500||R||D464||Special Ops / MOP||2024.01.13 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.13||460.1500||R||D465||Detectives / DCU (P25 Seen - 02/2024)||2022.10.25 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.13||460.1500||R||D465||Detectives / DCU (P25 Seen - 02/2024)||2022.10.25 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.14||460.2750||R||D466||All City Agencies Interop||2024.04.12 ecps92 | |Boston PD Ch.14||460.2750||R||D466||All City Agencies Interop||2024.04.12 ecps92 | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.15||460.4750||R||N503||Command Encrypted||2015.09.11 N1BHH | |Boston PD Ch.15||460.4750||R||N503||Command Encrypted||2015.09.11 N1BHH | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.16||460.0250||R||N506||Telecommunications Division '''Mostly Encrypted'''||2024.01.01 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.16||460.0250||R||N506||Telecommunications Division '''Mostly Encrypted'''||2024.01.01 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.16||460.0250||R||D506||Telecommunications Division||2016.01.07 N1BHH | |Boston PD Ch.16||460.0250||R||D506||Telecommunications Division||2016.01.07 N1BHH | ||
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|Area Wide Ch.17||470.7875||R||131.8||Area Wide 3||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | |Area Wide Ch.17||470.7875||R||131.8||Area Wide 3||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | ||
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|Area Wide Ch.18||470.5625||R||131.8||Area Wide 4||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | |Area Wide Ch.18||470.5625||R||131.8||Area Wide 4||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | ||
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|No. TAC Ch.19||470.4875||R||131.8||North TAC||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | |No. TAC Ch.19||470.4875||R||131.8||North TAC||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | ||
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|So. TAC Ch.20||470.9125||R||131.8||South TAC||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | |So. TAC Ch.20||470.9125||R||131.8||South TAC||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | ||
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|West TAC Ch.21||470.7375||R||131.8||West TAC||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | |West TAC Ch.21||470.7375||R||131.8||West TAC||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | ||
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|Cent. TAC Ch.22||470.9875||R||D654||Central TAC||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | |Cent. TAC Ch.22||470.9875||R||D654||Central TAC||See [[BAPERN]] for confirmation. | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.24||460.4250||R||D423||Unknown usage as of yet||2013.02.26 N1BHH and ScanBoston | |Boston PD Ch.24||460.4250||R||D423||Unknown usage as of yet||2013.02.26 N1BHH and ScanBoston | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.?||460.4250||R||N546||Unknown usage, Encrypted||2014.10.03 N1BHH | |Boston PD Ch.?||460.4250||R||N546||Unknown usage, Encrypted||2014.10.03 N1BHH | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.25||453.3500||R||D532||Housing Police||2024.02.13 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.25||453.3500||R||D532||Housing Police||2024.02.13 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.26||453.2000||R||D565||School Police - ''Frequency part of digital system below''||2022.01.21 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.26||453.2000||R||D565||School Police - ''Frequency part of digital system below''||2022.01.21 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.27||453.3000||R||D606||Public Health Commission Police||2024.01.13 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.27||453.3000||R||D606||Public Health Commission Police||2024.01.13 W1KNE | ||
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|Ch.35||158.9100||R||D612||VHF Federal Interop||2022.01.29 ecps92 | |Ch.35||158.9100||R||D612||VHF Federal Interop||2022.01.29 ecps92 | ||
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|Ch.36||471.0125||R||131.8||tie to Brookline PD|| | |Ch.36||471.0125||R||131.8||tie to Brookline PD|| | ||
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|Ch.?? MBTA Police||470.6625||R||131.8||tie to Transit Police Ch.01||See [[Railroads#MBTA_Police|MBTA PD section]] for reconfirmation. | |Ch.?? MBTA Police||470.6625||R||131.8||tie to Transit Police Ch.01||See [[Railroads#MBTA_Police|MBTA PD section]] for reconfirmation. | ||
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|Ch.?? VHF Paging||159.2100||S||CSQ||Boston PD Paging||2021.01.30 ecps92 | |Ch.?? VHF Paging||159.2100||S||CSQ||Boston PD Paging||2021.01.30 ecps92 | ||
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|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||154.1750||R||N606||Patched VHF Boston Harbor Maritime Response Channel (MRC) with COMIRS TG:269||2022.04.27 ecps92/kennyblues | ||
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|Boston Harbor Maritime Response||460.2000||R||N343||Patched UHF Boston Harbor Maritime Response Channel (MRC) with COMIRS TG:269||2024.04.15 ecps92/kennyblues | |Boston Harbor Maritime Response||460.2000||R||N343||Patched UHF Boston Harbor Maritime Response Channel (MRC) with COMIRS TG:269||2024.04.15 ecps92/kennyblues | ||
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| + | |Boston Police||854.5125||R||173.8||Patch from several patrol district channels (Formerly Transport Divison. Ch.11)||2024.04.18 W1KNE | ||
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| + | |Boston Police||856.4125||R||173.8||Patched from several patrol district channels||2024.04.18 W1KNE | ||
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!'''Use''' | !'''Use''' | ||
!'''Confirmation/Reconfirmations''' | !'''Confirmation/Reconfirmations''' | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.11||460.3750||R||N343||???||Detectives||2024.03.23 ecps92 | |Boston PD Ch.11||460.3750||R||N343||???||Detectives||2024.03.23 ecps92 | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.12||460.0500||R||N343||Full||Likely old channel 12||2024.03.06 W1KNE | |Boston PD Ch.12||460.0500||R||N343||Full||Likely old channel 12||2024.03.06 W1KNE | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.13||460.1500||R||N343||Full||Detectives / DCU||2024.02.29 ecps92 | |Boston PD Ch.13||460.1500||R||N343||Full||Detectives / DCU||2024.02.29 ecps92 | ||
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|Boston PD Ch.24||460.4250||R||N343||Full||Unknown usage||2024.03.06 W1KNE/ecps92 | |Boston PD Ch.24||460.4250||R||N343||Full||Unknown usage||2024.03.06 W1KNE/ecps92 | ||
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|Boston PD School Police||453.2000||R||N343||Full||School Police||2024.02.09 W1KNE | |Boston PD School Police||453.2000||R||N343||Full||School Police||2024.02.09 W1KNE | ||
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Revision as of 22:00, 18 April 2024
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.
| Table of contents - |
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- Please keep an eye on the new digital channels below for the changes/updates to P25.
- Some channels may be mixed mode until system is fully online.
Current primary radio system
| Channel | Frequency | Type | Tone | Use | Confirmation/Reconfirmations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PD Ch.1 | 460.3500 | R | D315 | Special Events/Training | 2024.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.2 | 460.4500 | R | D331 | Downtown/Charlestown/East Boston (A1/A7/A15) | 2024.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.3 | 460.2250 | R | D343 | Roxbury/Mattapan (B2/B3) | 2024.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.4 | 460.4000 | R | D346 | Jamaica Plain /Hyde Park/West Roxbury/Roslindale (E5/E13/E18) | 2024.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.5 | 460.5000 | R | D351 | Back Bay/South End/Allston/Brighton (D4/D14) | 2024.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.6 | 460.1750 | R | D364 | South Boston/Dorchester (C6/C11) | 2024.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.7 | 460.3000 | R | D365 | Car/Car | 2024.01.01 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 | 2024.02.08 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.10 | 460.2500 | R | D412 | Command / Invest 2 | 2024.01.01 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 | 2024.01.13 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.13 | 460.1500 | R | D465 | Detectives / DCU (P25 Seen - 02/2024) | 2022.10.25 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.14 | 460.2750 | R | D466 | All City Agencies Interop | 2024.04.12 ecps92 |
| Boston PD Ch.15 | 460.4750 | R | N503 | Command Encrypted | 2015.09.11 N1BHH |
| Boston PD Ch.16 | 460.0250 | R | N506 | Telecommunications Division Mostly Encrypted | 2024.01.01 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.16 | 460.0250 | R | D506 | Telecommunications Division | 2016.01.07 N1BHH |
| 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 | 2024.02.13 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 | 2024.01.13 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 | 2024.04.15 ecps92/kennyblues |
| Boston Police | 854.5125 | R | 173.8 | Patch from several patrol district channels (Formerly Transport Divison. Ch.11) | 2024.04.18 W1KNE |
| Boston Police | 856.4125 | R | 173.8 | Patched from several patrol district channels | 2024.04.18 W1KNE |
New digital radio system
| Channel | Frequency | Type | Tone | Encryption | Use | Confirmation/Reconfirmations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PD Ch.11 | 460.3750 | R | N343 | ??? | Detectives | 2024.03.23 ecps92 |
| Boston PD Ch.12 | 460.0500 | R | N343 | Full | Likely old channel 12 | 2024.03.06 W1KNE |
| Boston PD Ch.13 | 460.1500 | R | N343 | Full | Detectives / DCU | 2024.02.29 ecps92 |
| Boston PD Ch.24 | 460.4250 | R | N343 | Full | Unknown usage | 2024.03.06 W1KNE/ecps92 |
| Boston PD School Police | 453.2000 | R | N343 | Full | School Police | 2024.02.09 W1KNE |
- Chelsea, Revere & Winthrop are also in Suffolk County.
