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CoMIRS - Commonwealth of Massachusetts Interoperability Radio System

  • Motorola P25 Phase I (FDMA)/Phase II (TDMA) hybrid system.
  • System ID: D14
  • WACN: BEE00
  • NAC: Multiple - NAC Varies by Site
  • Massachusetts P25 trunked system.
  • For the Massachusetts State Police Analog system primary page, click here
  • To convert the P25 talkgroup to see if it matches an "analog" talk group, multiply the TG by 16. (i.e. 2209*16=35344)
  • Sites have had analog emissions designators added to their FCC licenses, and may be mixed use.
  • All Campus Sites have moved to this page.


  • In 2021, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts started licensing for expansion of the P25 radio system.
  • A temporary page has been created to track and digest the new licenses.
  • When sites do become active and information is confirmed, they will be moved from the temporary page, to this page.


  • To see the specific cities sections, click below.
Cities
Boston
Cambridge
Worcester


Table of contents -

Contents

System Frequencies

North Simulcast (Tower ID: 001.024)

  • Analog channel - 851.8750 pl 141.3
  • NAC = D10
Frequency Usage Notes Latest Confirmation
853.3375 Control Channel 2021.07.27 cg
853.1250 Control Channel 2021.03.08 W1KNE
853.1000 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
852.5375 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
852.4375 Voice 2021.03.08 W1KNE
852.2125 Voice 2021.03.08 W1KNE

South Simulcast (Tower ID: 001.025)

  • Analog channel - 851.1750 pl 141.3
  • NAC = D10
Frequency Usage Notes Latest Confirmation
853.9000 Control Channel 2021.03.08 W1KNE
852.9750 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
852.6625 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
852.4750 Control Channel 2021.07.22 jeffkett
851.4250 Voice 2021.03.08 W1KNE
851.2250 Voice 2021.03.08 W1KNE

Warwick (Tower ID: 001.026)

  • NAC = D13
Frequency Usage Latest Confirmation
853.6375 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
853.4750 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
852.3125 Control Channel 2020.08.22 ecps92
851.3750 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
851.2000 Voice 2020.08.22 ecps92

Wilbraham (Tower ID: 001.027)

  • NAC = D14
Frequency Usage Latest Confirmation
853.6375 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
853.4750 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
852.3125 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
851.3750 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
851.2000 - Licensed

Stockbridge (Tower ID: 001.028)

  • NAC = D18
Frequency Usage Latest Confirmation
859.2375 Control Channel 2021.10.10 W1KNE
858.2375 Control Channel 2020.03.09 cg
859.4875 Voice 2021.10.10 W1KNE
858.4875 Voice 2020.01.09 cg

Williamsburg (Tower ID: 001.029)

  • NAC = D19
Frequency Usage Latest Confirmation
859.7625 Control Channel 2021.03.08 W1KNE
858.4875 Control Channel 2020.03.09 cg
857.7125 Voice Channel 2020.03.09 cg
855.5375 Voice Channel 2021.07.22 jeffkett
854.2375 Voice 2021.03.08 W1KNE

Williamstown (Tower ID: 001.030)

  • NAC = D10
Frequency Usage Latest Confirmation
859.4875 Control Channel 2021.03.08 W1KNE
856.0375 Control Channel 2020.03.09 cg
855.4875 Voice Channel 2021.03.08 W1KNE

Sandisfield (Tower ID: 001.031)

  • NAC = D11
Frequency Usage Latest Confirmation
858.5375 Control Channel 2020.01.09 cg
857.6125 Control Channel 2016.02.06 cgordon
854.6875 Voice 2016.02.06 cgordon
854.1375 Voice 2016.02.06 cgordon

Tolland (Tower ID: 001.032)

  • NAC = D12
Frequency Usage Latest Confirmation
859.0125 Control Channel 2020.03.09 cg
858.6125 Control Channel 2020.03.09 cg
854.0875 Voice Channel 2020.03.09 cg

Chester (Tower ID: 001.033)

  • NAC = D13
Frequency Usage Latest Confirmation
859.0625 Control Channel 2020.03.09 cg
857.5625 Control Channel 2020.03.09 cg
854.7375 Voice Channel 2020.03.09 cg
854.4125 Voice Channel 2016.02.06 cgordon
854.1625 Voice Channel 2020.03.09 cg

Massport (Tower ID: 001.035)

  • NAC = D15
  • See Massport for Talkgroups associated with this site.
Frequency Use Confirmation/Reconfirmations
857.0125 Control 2022.01.06 ecps92
857.4375 Alternate CC 2016.01.24 N1BHH
858.4375 Alternate CC 2016.01.24 N1BHH
859.4375 Alternate CC 2016.01.24 N1BHH
854.0125 Voice 2016.01.24 N1BHH
855.0625 Voice 2020.04.15 ecps92
855.5875 Voice 2022.01.06 ecps92
855.8125 Voice 2022.01.06 ecps92
856.4375 Voice 2022.01.06 ecps92
856.8125 Voice 2022.01.06 ecps92
857.8125 Voice 2022.01.06 ecps92
858.2625 Voice 2022.01.06 ecps92
858.8125 Voice 2022.01.06 ecps92
859.2625 Voice 2022.01.05 ecps92
859.8125 Voice 2022.01.06 ecps92

Hampden County Sheriff (Ludlow HOC) (Tower ID: 001.070)

  • NAC = D10
Frequency Usage Latest Confirmation
852.1125 Control Channel 2020.02.24 cg
852.9375 Control Channel 2020.02.24 cg
853.4125 Control Channel 2020.02.24 cg
853.8375 Control Channel 2020.02.24 cg
854.6875 voice 2020.02.24 cg

Mass DOC (MCI Cedar Junction) (Tower ID: 001.071)

  • NAC = D10
Frequency Usage Latest Confirmation
851.0750 Control Channel 2019.06.25 ecps92
852.0625 Control Channel 2013.10.13 wb1hbu
853.1875 Voice 2013.10.13 wb1hbu
852.5500 Voice 2013.10.13 wb1hbu
853.8875 Voice 2013.10.13 wb1hbu

Mass DOC (MCI Framingham) (Tower ID: 001.124)

  • NAC = D10
Frequency Usage Latest Confirmation
853.3250 CC 2020.07.03 ecps92
851.8250 Voice 2020.07.03 ecps92
852.1125
852.3750
851.1000

700Mhz Metro Boston Overlay System (Tower ID: 002.002)

  • Arlington, Boston 4 Sites, Milton, Quincy, Revere
  • NAC = D12
Frequency Usage Notes Latest Confirmation
774.58125 Control Channel 2022.01.08 W1KNE
774.33125 Control Channel 2018.07.09 GaryS
773.53125 Control Channel & Voice 2021.12.03 W1KNE
773.58125 Control Channel 2018.07.09 GaryS
773.28125 Voice 2021.06.20 ScanBoston
773.05625 Voice 2021.05.17 ecps92
769.93125 Voice 2021.05.17 ecps92
769.20625 Voice & CW ID 2018.07.09 GaryS
770.15625 Voice 2021.05.17 ecps92
770.45625 Voice Phase 2 TDMA channel 2021.06.20 ScanBoston
770.90625 Voice Phase 2 TDMA channel 2021.06.20 ScanBoston
770.95625 Voice Phase 2 TDMA channel 2021.06.20 ScanBoston

Talkgroups

  • Talkgroups will not appear on All Zones and will vary by configuration and design of the network administrators

Statewide

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2217 MSP STATEWIDE No MSP Airwing 2021.10.10 W1KNE
2237 MSP T/A No MSP Talkaround 2021.02.13 cg

Troop A

  • Northeastern Mass.

(See Troop Info Here.)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2073 A-PTL-1 No MSP Troop A Patrol 1 2013.07.07 tljyb
2075 A-PTL-2 No MSP Troop A Patrol 2 2013.08.27 N1BHH

Troop B

  • Western Mass.

(See Troop Info Here.)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2099 B-PTL-1 No MSP Troop B Patrol 1 2021.02.13 cg
2101 B-PTL-2 No MSP Troop B Patrol 2 2021.02.13 cg
2103 B-PTL-3 No MSP Troop B Patrol 3 2021.02.13 cg

Troop C

  • Central Mass.

(See Troop Info Here.)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2111 C-PTL-1 No MSP C Troop Patrol 1 2016.02.14 WorcNews
2113 C-PTL-2 No MSP C Troop Patrol 2 2016.02.14 WorcNews
2115 C-PTL-3 No MSP Troop C Patrol 3 2020.01.25 ScanBoston

Troop D

  • Southeastern Mass.

(See Troop Info Here.)

  • No TGs IDed

Troop E

  • Disbanded

Troop F

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
67 Massport F-PTL-1 MSP F PATROL 1 (*Simulcast on Massachusetts State Police Zone 1) 2019.01.15 gillham

Troop H

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2079 H-PTL-1 No MSP Troop H Patrol 1 2013.07.07 tljyb
2081 H-PTL-2 No MSP Troop H Patrol 2013.08.27 N1BHH
2083 H-PTL-3 No MSP Troop H Patrol 2013.08.06 CPL22586

Interop/Wide Area

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
625 Worc EM Wide No Worcester EMA Wide-Area
627 Worc FD Wide No Worcester Fire Wide-Area 2016.08.29 mjd553
629 Worc PD Wide No Worcester Police Wide-Area
631 Worc EMS Wide No Worcester EMS Wide-Area 2020.04.12 mjd553
1055 MetroFire No MetroFire Central See City of Cambridge for Confirmations
1069 MetroFire No MetroFire White - 483.2875 See City of Cambridge for Confirmations
2513 WEMLEC Intercity Police No WEMLEC PD 2021.02.13 cg
2515 WEMLEC Intercity Fire No WEMLEC FD 2021.02.13 cg
2529 BAPERN 3 Area Wide NO Areawide 3 2021.12.02 W1KNE
2531 BAPERN 4 Area Wide No Areawide 4 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2533 BAPERN 2 North No BAPERN 2N
2535 BAPERN 2 South No BAPERN 2S
2537 BAPERN 2 West No BAPERN 2W
2539 BAPERN 2 Central No BAPERN 2C 2021.12.01 W1KNE
2541 BAPERN 2 NorthWest No BAPERN 2NW
2543 BAPERN 2 SouthEast No BAPERN 2SE
2547 BAPERN 2 SouthWest No BAPERN 2SW
3149 BAPERN CENTRAL No BAPERN Central 2017.06.29 ecps92

Special Ops (SOPS)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2085 SOPS 1 No MSP Special Ops 1 2020.04.07 ecps92
2093 SOPS 2 No MSP Special Ops 2 2020.04.07 ecps92
2105 SOPS 3 No MSP Special Ops 3 2021.02.13 cg
2107 SOPS 4 No MSP Special Ops 4 2021.02.13 cg
2117 SOPS 5 No MSP Special Ops 5
2119 SOPS 6 No MSP Special Ops 6
2131 SOPS 7 No MSP Special Ops 7 2020.05.05 ecps92
2133 SOPS 8 No MSP Special Ops 8 2020.04.10 ecps92

Local Public Safety (LPS)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2271 LPS 1 No Local Public Safety 1 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2273 LPS 2 No Local Public Safety 2 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2275 LPS 3 No Local Public Safety 3 2017.06.17 ecps92
2277 LPS 4 No Local Public Safety 4
2279 LPS 5 No Local Public Safety 5
2281 LPS 6 No Local Public Safety 6
2283 LPS 7 No Local Public Safety 7 2022.02.12 W1KNE
2285 LPS 8 No Local Public Safety 8
2287 LPS 9 No Local Public Safety 9 2021.02.13 cg
2289 LPS 10 No Local Public Safety 10 2021.02.13 cg

Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
655 DCR ATG No DCR Announcement Talk-Group
657 DCR North 1 No
659 DCR North 2 No
661 DCR Boston 1 (Harbor 1) No 2020.09.22 lkh62
663 DCR Boston 2 (Harbor 2) No 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
665 DCR South 1 No 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
667 DCR South 2 No 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
669 DCR Maint No
671 DCR FLD OPS No MA DCR Field Operations 2021.02.13 cg
673 DCR Tac Ops No 2017.06.17 ecps92
675 DCR EMERG No MA DCR Emergency/Patch 10 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
677 DCR State House No 2021.12.02 W1KNE
679 DCR Engineering 1 No 2021.05.10 OceanNora
681 DCR Engineering 2 No
683 DCR DCR Ranger 2 No MA DCR (NPS Islands) 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
691 DCR Fire-1 No MA DCR Fire Towers 2021.02.13 cg
693 DCR Fire-2 No MA DCR Fire Towers 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2309 DEP 1 No Dept of Envr Prot 1 2013.03.29

Massachusetts Emergency Managment (MEMA)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2431 MEMA METRO No MA Emerg Mgmt - Metro area 2021.02.13 cg
2433 MEMA EAST No MA Emerg Mgmt - Eastern MA 2013.06.15
2439 MEMA WEST No MA Emerg Mgmt - Western MA 2021.02.13 cg
2441 MEMA WIDE No MA Emerg Mgmt - Wide Area 2021.02.13 cg

Massachusetts Environmental Police (MEP)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2445 MEP-4 West No 2021.03.08 W1KNE
2447 MEP 1 Common No 2020.03.16 W1KNE
2449 MEP-2 No
2451 MEP-3 Inland No 2021.02.13 cg

Department of Fire Services (DFS)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2497 DFS East No Dept of Fire Services - East
2503 DFS West No Dept of Fire Services - West 2021.02.13 cg

Department of Transportation (MassDOT)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2003 TNPK 02 No Mass DOT 02 2021.02.13 cg
2035 TNPK 18 No Mass DOT 18 2013.09.09
2039 TNPK 20 No Mass DOT 20 2021.02.13 cg
2043 TNPK 22 No Mass DOT 22 2021.02.13 cg

Massport

  • Also see Troop F above
Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
153 Massport PD 1 No Massport Police 1 (Primary) See Massport for Confirmations

Statewide Miscellaneous

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2049 EVENTS 1 No Events 1 2021.02.13 cg
2055 EVENTS 4 No Events 4 2020.06.03 CG
2209 SP Tech SW No Radio Techs Testing 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
2315 CORR TNSPRT No Corrections Transport 2014.07.01

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
3329 Transit Police Channel 1 No Simulcast on UHF 2019.10.20 GaryS
3331 Transit Police Channel 2 No Simulcast on UHF 2019.10.20 GaryS
3337 Transit Police Channel 7 No No UHF simulcast 2019.10.20 GaryS
3339 Transit Police Channel 8 No No UHF simulcast 2019.10.20 GaryS
3641 SP Astro SW No voice and data 2012.12.12

Franklin County

  • Operations channels are available to police and fire agencies.
  • The 22xx and 23xx Talk Groups may be inactive as they were used for system capacity testing.
Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
3697 FC FD Simulcast 1 No Franklin County Fire Simulcast w/ 460.4000 2021.03.08 W1KNE
3699 FC PD Simulcast 1 No Franklin County Police Simulcast w/ 460.3500 2021.03.08 W1KNE
3701 Franklin County No Operations 3 2021.06.05 ghoward02
3703 Franklin County No Operations 4 2021.06.05 ghoward02
3705 Franklin County No Operations 5 2021.06.05 ghoward02
3707 Franklin County No Operations 6 2021.06.05 ghoward02
3709 Franklin County No Operations 7 2021.06.05 ghoward02
2577 Greenfield FD No Greenfield Fire 2021.06.05 ghoward02
2579 Greenfield PD No Greenfield PD patch w/ 460.5250 2021.03.08 W1KNE
2585 Orange FD No Orange Fire 2021.06.05 ghoward02
2587 Orange PD No Orange PD - Patched with analog TG 2021.03.08 W1KNE
2583 Montague Police No Montague Police 2021.06.05 ghoward02
2581 Turner's Falls Fire No TF Fire (Part of Montague) 2021.06.05 ghoward02
2298 FC Montague 2 No Franklin Cty Montague patch w/ 453.4875 2020.02.24 cg
2300 FC New Salem 1 No Franklin Cnty New Salem 1 patch w/ 453.2875
2302 FC Toby 1 No Franklin Cty Toby 1 patch w/ 460.1875 2020.02.24 cg
2304 FC Toby 2 No Franklin Cty Toby 2 patch w/ 460.6000 2020.03.02 ghoward02
2306 FC Shelburne 1 No Franklin Cty Shelburne 1 patch w/ 453.4750 2020.02.24 cg
2314 FC Colrain 1 No Franklin Cty Colrain 1 patch w/ 453.4250 2020.03.09 ghoward02
2316 FC Erving 1 No Franklin Cty Erving 1 patch w/ 453.2625 2020.03.09 ghoward02
2317 FC Charlemont No Franklin Cty Charlemont patch w/ 460.5500 2020.03.15 ghoward02

Hampden County

  • For towns covered by C-8 Regional Dispatch, see "Worcester County" below.

Hampshire County

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2307 HampshireCty No HampshireCty Simulcast with 154.7700 2021.02.13 cg

Worcester County

Talkgroup ID Encrypted Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmation
2301 NB PD-1 No New Braintree Regional PD-1 2016.02.14 WorcNews

Boston

  • Boston City Services

Talkgroups

Talkgroup Department Notes Confirmation/Re-Confirmations
2821 Citywide 1 Citywide Emergency 2014.04.17 N1BHH
2823 Citywide 2 Citywide Events Retired 2014.04.11 GaryS
2825 Citywide 3 Citywide Talk-Around and Trouble Desk 2020.09.22 lkh62
2827 Citywide 4 Citywide Interop 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2829 Radio Shop? Patched with 460.2750 2014.06.21 N1BHH
2831 Radio Shop 2014.06.21 N1BHH
2915 Dept. of Neighborhood Development Municipal Building Security 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2925 Inspectional Services Animal Control 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2945 Parks and Recreation Boston Common Maint 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2947 Parks and Recreation Boston Park Rangers 2021.12.02 W1KNE
2949 Parks and Recreation 2014.10.08 N1BHH
2951 Parks and Recreation 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2963 Suffolk County Sheriff Prisoner transport 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2969 Suffolk County Sheriff House of Correction Maintenance 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2971 Suffolk County Sherff Jail Maintenance 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2979 Elderly Affairs Transport Vans 2021.12.02 W1KNE
2993 Transportation Department Unit to Unit Channel 3 2014.10.09 N1BHH
2995 Transportation Department Operations CH 2 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
2997 Transportation Department Parking Enforcement 2014.10.09 N1BHH
2999 Transportation Department Traffic Enforcement 2021.12.02 W1KNE
3001 Transportation Department Tow and Hold 2021.11.30 W1KNE
3003 Transportation Department Administration 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3005 Transportation Department Ch.09 2014.10.08 N1BHH
3007 Transportation Department Ch.08 2014.10.08 N1BHH
3009 Undetermined 2012.07.05 N1BHH
3011 Department of Public Works Central Office 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3013 Department of Public Works Highway 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3015 Department of Public Works Snow Removal 2021.12.02 W1KNE
3017 Department of Public Works Sanitation 2020.02.21 ecps92
3019 Department of Public Works Street Lighting 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3021 Department of Public Works Engineering 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3023 Department of Public Works Construction 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3033 Public Health Commission Police South Block
now on 453.3000 R
2015.11.02 N1BHH
3035 Public Health Commission Police Long Island
now on 453.3000 R
2015.11.02 N1BHH
3037 Public Health Commission BPHC - Common 2014.10.09 N1BHH
3039 Public Health Commission Shelter Vans 2014.10.09 N1BHH
3041 Public Health Commission Property Management 2014.10.08 N1BHH
3047 Public Health Commission EMS 1 2014.08.29 GaryS
3049 Public Health Commission EMS 2 2014.08.29 GaryS
3051 Public Health Commission EMS 3 2014.08.29 GaryS
3053 Public Health Commission EMS 4 2014.08.29 GaryS
2889 Public Health Commission EMS Wide Area 2014.08.29 GaryS
3055 Public Health Commission Hospital 1 2014.03.27
3057 Public Health Commission Hospital 2 2014.03.27
3059 Public Health Commission Hospital 3 2014.03.27
3061 Public Health Commission Hospital 4 2014.03.27
3063 Public Health Commission Community Health Centers 2014.10.08 N1BHH
3065 Public Health Commission Public Health Preparedness 2014.10.08 N1BHH
2763 Unknown 2012.07.14 N1BHH
2819 Boston Call-In City-Wide Call-In channel 2014.04.11 N1BHH
2857 UASI Talk Around 2014.03.27
2859 UASI Command 2014.03.27
2869 UASI TAC 1 2014.03.27
2871 UASI TAC 2 2014.03.27
2873 UASI Tac 3 2012.07.14 N1BHH
2875 UASI Tac 4 2012.07.14 N1BHH
2877 Emergency Management Active during/after 3/26 Fire 2014.03.26 N1BHH
2907 UASI/Emergency Management Wide Area 2014.03.27
2885 Parks Wide Area 2013.06.12 N1BHH
3031 Boston Health Comm Announcement TG (ATG) 2012.12.27 N1BHH
3073 Boston Fire Announcement TG (ATG) 2014.10.09 N1BHH
3185 (70) Boston Fire Fire Call-In (Fire Alarm Construction regular user) 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3075 (71) Boston Fire Currently patched to BFD Channel 1 - 483.1625 2021.12.02 W1KNE
3077 (72) Boston Fire Currently patched to BFD Channel 2 - 483.1875 2020.09.22 lkh62
3079 (73) Boston Fire Currently patched to BFD Channel 3 - 483.2125 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3081 (74) Boston Fire Currently patched to BFD Channel 4 - 483.2375 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3083 Boston Fire CTAC 1 (Secure)- Command Tac 1 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3085 Boston Fire CTAC 2 (Secure) - Command Tac 2 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3093 Boston Fire Ops 1 (Secure) 2014.02.07 N1BHH
3099 Boston Fire Fire Alarm Line and Cable Splicers 2014.10.08 N1BHH
3101 Boston Fire Fleet/Bldg Maint 2013.07.03 N1BHH
3103 Boston Fire Emergency Planning and Preparedness 2014.03.26 N1BHH
2897 Boston Fire Wide Area 2018.09.13 KennyBlues
3133 Boston Police Formerly Patched to 460.2750 BPD Ch. 14, need info 2013.09.04 N1BHH
3137 Boston Police Patched to 460.0250 D506 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3139 Boston Fire Station Alerting (ENC) 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3141 BAPERN Patch - Areawide 4 - 470.5625 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
3149 BAPERN Patch - BAPERN 2 Central - 470.9875 2014.10.08 N1BHH
3175 Boston Police Patched to VHF Interop 158.9100 All channel broadcasts heard 2014.10.09 N1BHH
3195 ? ? 2017.06.17 ecps92

Cambridge

Trunk Frequencies (Tower ID: 002.001)

  • NAC - ND10
Frequency Use Confirmation
857.2875 Control Channel & Voice 2021.12.01 W1KNE
857.7875 Control Channel & Voice 2021.12.01 W1KNE
858.7875 Control Channel & Voice 2016.05.02 N1BHH
859.7875 Control Channel & Voice 2016.05.02 N1BHH
851.1250 Voice 2021.12.01 W1KNE
851.3250 Voice 2021.12.01 W1KNE
851.6250 Voice 2020.04.15 ecps92
852.3000 Voice 2021.12.01 W1KNE
852.6875 Voice 2020.04.15 ecps92
853.7875 Voice 2021.12.01 W1KNE
856.3625 Voice 2021.12.01 W1KNE
856.7875 Voice 2021.12.01 W1KNE

Talkgroups

Police Talkgroups

Talkgroup Usage Confirmation/ReConfirmations
1109 Ch. 1 Dispatch Patched to 470.3125 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1111 Ch. 2: Info 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1113 Ch. 3 Patch BAPERN 3 470.7875 MHz. PL-131.8 2016.05.07 N1BHH
1115 Ch. 4 Patch BAPERN Central 470.9875 MHz. D654 2014.01.14 N1BHH
1117 Ch. 5 Car to Car 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1061 Ch. 6 : Interagency 2016.04.11 N1BHH
1121 Admin 2012.11.14 N1BHH
1119 Ch. 8 Supervisors 2013.07.26 N1BHH
1085 Ch. 9 Special OPS 1 2016.04.11 N1BHH
1135 Ch. 10 2014.01.14 N1BHH
1137 Ch. 11 Traffic 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1133 Ch. 12 2013.07.16 N1BHH
1087 Special OPS 2 2016.05.15 N1BHH
1139 Special OPS 3 2016.05.07 N1BHH
1185 CPD Emergency (All Agency Call For Police) 2012.11.03 CW115
1195 Harvard University Police patched with 484.0875 2016.05.19 N1BHH
1199 Ch. 16 Patched to 470.1250 PL-127.3 and 851.8000 D155 2014.05.16 CW115

Fire Talkgroups

Talkgroup Use Confirmation/ReConfirmations
1051 F-1: Dispatch 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1053 Ch.2 2016.05.07 N1BHH
1055 F-3: Patch : MetroFire Central 482.0250 MHz. PL-123.0 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
1057 F-4: Patch : MetroFire Red 483.3125 MHz. PL-131.8 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
1059 F-5: EMS : Patch 472.5375 PL-146.2 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1061 F-6: Interagency 2016.04.11 N1BHH
1065 F-8: Administration 2016.05.07 N1BHH
1067 Fire Investigators (Encryption capable) 2012.11.15 N1BHH
1069 MetroFire White 483.2875 MHz. PL-131.8. Same analog talk group is patched to MSP Zone 1 and 700 Overlay 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1077 F-14: Fireground Patched to Conventional 855.5625 D125 / 482.0375 141.3 2022.02.03 Matt0691
1079 F-16: Fireground Patched to Conventional 854.4875 D155 / 482.2875 141.3 2022.02.03 Matt0691
1089 MetroFire Admin 2020.09.24 ScanBoston
1091 MetroFire North District 482.2500 PL-107.2 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1105 Tech Services (Maintenance, IT, Radio Shop) 2016.04.11 N1BHH
1107 Tech Services (Maintenance, IT, Radio Shop) 2014.05.16 N1BHH
1253 Fire Alarm Maintenance 2016.05.06 N1BHH
1327 Fire Station Alert 2016.04.12 N1BHH

EMS Talkgroups

  • Several neighboring cities Fire Department ambulances have access to the EMS-Hospital talk groups
Talkgroup Alpha Tag Confirmation/ReConfirmation
1227 Professional Ambulance, Patched to 472.8625 N225 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1229 EMS Special Ops 2014.09.07 N1BHH
1231 EMS Ops 1 2014.09.07 N1BHH
1233 EMS Ops 2 2014.09.07 N1BHH
1239 Professional Ambulance/Emerson Paramedics (heard sparingly on Cambridge system) 2013.05.13 N1BHH

Public Safety Shared Talkgroups

Talkgroup Alpha Tag Confirmation/ReConfirmations
1085 SOPS 1 2016.04.11 N1BHH
1087 SOPS 2 2016.05.15 N1BHH
1139 SOPS 3 2016.05.07 N1BHH
1141 SOPS 4 2016.05.07 N1BHH
1143 TACTICAL 5 2014.09.07 ecps92 + N1BHH
1063 PS COMMAND 2012.07.12 ecps92 + N1BHH
1083 PS PATCH 2012.12.06 N1BHH

Municipal Talkgroups

Talkgroup Alpha Tag Confirmation/ReConfirmations
1025 DPW F-1 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1027 DPW F-2 2021.11.30 W1KNE
1029 DPW F-3 2021.11.30 W1KNE
1031 DPW F-4 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1033 DPW F-5 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1041 Cambridge Housing Authority 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1045 Municipal Golf/Parks 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1151 Traffic Parking and Transportation Department 2013.11.21 N1BHH & CW115
1153 Traffic Parking and Transportation Department 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1155 Water/Sewer 2013.11.21 N1BHH
1161 Water Department 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1163 Municipal Golf Course
1177 School Department Security and Maintenance 2021.12.02 W1KNE
1181 City Events
1241 Animal Commission - Animal Control 2019.01.24 gillham/jrm3607
1245 Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School Security and Maintenance 2021.12.01 W1KNE

Cambridge Hospital and other Medical Facilities

Talkgroup Alpha Tag Confirmation/ReConfirmations
1283 Cambridge Health Alliance Facilities Maintenance 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1287 Cambridge Hospital Security 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1289 Cambridge Hospital Facilities 2012.12.16 N1BHH
1293 Cambridge Health Alliance Facilities Maintenance 2012.11.19 CW115 + N1BHH
1301 Cambridge Hospital 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1303 Mt. Auburn Hospital 2021.12.02 W1KNE
1305 Somerville Hospital 2013.11.05 N1BHH

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) Talkgroups

Talkgroup Alpha Tag Confirmation/ReConfirmations
1189 M.I.T. Police 2021.12.01 W1KNE
1191 M.I.T. IT Department
1193 MIT EMS 2013.11.05 jrm3607
1217 MIT Police - Details 2019.02.07 OceanNora

Retail and other business

Talkgroup Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
1223 Cambridgeside Galleria Security 2021.12.01 W1KNE

Miscellaneous and To Be Identified Talkgroups

Talkgroup Use Confirmation/Reconfirmation
1099 2013.07.16 N1BHH

Worcester

  • Site 001-0036 - 3 Simulcast Sites.
  • NAC D16
  • Talkgroups are a mix of Phase 1 (FDMA) and Phase 2 (TDMA)


Trunk Frequencies (Tower ID: 001.036)

  • NAC - ND16
  • Three Simulcast Sites
  • City of Worcester, town of Shrewsbury, and regional TGs
Frequency Usage Confirmation/ReConfirmations
858.1375 CC 2022.02.12 W1KNE
857.2625 CC and Voice 2016.08.10 ST-Bob
856.8375 CC and Voice 2016.08.10 ST-Bob
856.5125 CC
854.1375 Voice 2022.02.12 W1KNE
854.2125 Voice 2022.02.12 W1KNE
854.4625 Voice 2016.08.10 ST-Bob
855.4875 ?
854.8875 Voice
855.7125 Voice 2022.02.12 W1KNE
855.7375 Voice 2022.02.12 W1KNE
855.9625 Voice 2022.02.12 W1KNE
856.2625 Voice 2022.02.12 W1KNE

Talkgroups

Regional

Talkgroup Use Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
2509 FD8 Simulcast Mid-State Simulcast
Used for Inter-op purposes on 453.7500 / 31.1000
TG: 40144 on Analog Zone 8
2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
2507 FD7 Orange Patched to Fire District 7 (Orange) - 159.4575. 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
627 Fire Wide Area For use outside of Worc on the Commonwealths TRS Please see CoMIRS for Confirmation.
4589 SP Holden Tie 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
629 Police Wide Area For use outside of Worc on the Commonwealth TRS Please see CoMIRS for Confirmation.
631 Worcester EMS Wide Area For use outside of Worcester on the Commonwealth TRS Please see CoMIRS for Confirmation.
625 Worcester EMA Wide Area Emergency Managment
For use outside of Worc on the Commonwealth TRS
Please see CoMIRS for Confirmation.
  • Please visit the Worcester Department Information page for detailed fire and ems information.
  • The two fire simulcasts are not always active. The South County simulcast is active much more often. Fire alarm has the ability to patch these talkgroups to fireground channels.

Fire Department

  • TGS 4433-4443 are all FDMA "Phase I"
  • TGS 4445-4451 are all TDMA "Phase II"
Talkgroup Use Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
4433 F1 FD Admin Typically used for companies on-the-air, not responding to incidents 2022.02.12 W1KNE
4435 F2 Fire OPS-A North End Multi Company Responses - Typically used if Car 3 assigned to the call 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4437 F3 Fire OPS B South End Multi Company Responses - Typically used if Car 4 assigned to the call 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4439 F4 Fire OPS C Single Company Response (ie: Medical, MVA, etc) - Patched to 460.0500 (DPL 051) 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4441 F5 Fire OPS D 2016.08.10 WFD
4443 Dispatch Used to dispatch all calls:
Single tone - One Company or Message
Two tones - Multi Companies
Three tones - Reported Building Fires or SCUBA alerts
2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4451 Fire Prevention Fire Code Enforcement 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4445 TAC-10 Overflow Fireground channel 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4447 TAC-11 Training/Overflow Fireground channel 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4449 TAC-12 Overflow Fireground channel (Encrypted) 2019.03.28 W1KNE

Police Department

Talkgroup Use Comments Encrypted Confirmation/Reconfirmation
4369 F1 East Dispatch Routes 1-10 No 2022.02.12 W1KNE
4371 F2 West Dispatch Routes 11-20 No 2022.02.12 W1KNE
4373 F3 CJIS Record Checks Yes 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4375 F4 TRAFFIC Traffic Enforcement Yes 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4377 F5 Talk-around ?? Yes 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4379 F6 TAC-1 Yes 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4393 F9 ?? Yes 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)

EMS

Talkgroup Use Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
4481 EMS Citywide Dispatch 462.9500 MED-9 used to communicate with private & mutual aid ambulances handling 911 overflow calls, not linked 2022.02.09 cuworc
4485 WEMS 2 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4487 WEMS 3 2016.08.10 WFD
4489 CMED Interop 2016.08.10.WFD

Citywide Talkgroups

  • The Interagency talkgroup is primarily used for communication between FD and EMS or PD and EMS.
  • The events channels are in every PD and FD radio. (maybe more?)
  • The 911 Emergency talkgroup is in every city radio, as well as WRTA buses. It is monitored by a Fire Department dispatcher. It usually is used by DPW workers or WRTA drivers to report MVAs or medical emergencies. During a recent disaster drill it was used for communication between the dispatcher and incident commander.
Talkgroup Use Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
4353 Emergency Management 2016.03.31 ScanWorcester
4577 Event A
4579 Event B
4581 Event C
4583 911 Emergency 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4585 Fire / EMS / PD 2022.02.12 W1KNE

Airport Talkgroups

  • Airport vehicles also have access to 120.5000 ORH Tower to talk to the tower while driving in/on the runway areas.
  • Some of these Talkgroups will also appear on the Massport-Boston Zone
Talkgroup Use Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
51 ORH Fire Department 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
85 MSP F PATROL 3 Also heard on analog Zone 8 2022.04.04 GaryS
179 ORH Security/ARFF 2016.09.11 mjd553
177 ORH Emergency 2016.08.01 WorcNews
183 ORH Maintenance 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
185 ORH Operations 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)


Public Works Talkgroups

  • All public works talkgroups are TDMA (Phase II).
Talkgroup Use Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
4513 DPW Snow Plows 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4515 DPW Garage 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4517 DPW Sewer Dept 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4519 DPW Street Dept 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4521 DPW Water Dept 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4523 DPW Engineering 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4525 DPW Water Filtration 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4527 DPW Sanitation 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4529 DPW Parking 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4531 DPW - Parks Maintenance 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
4535 DPW Cemeteries 2016.04.20
4537 DPW Forestry 2016.04.20
4561 School Transport - A 2020.03.15 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)

Shrewsbury

  • All TGs are Phase II/TDMA
Talkgroup Use Encrypted Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
4865 Shrewsbury Fire No Patch with Shrewsbury 154.2350 2021.07.29 cuworc (SNE Submitter)
4885 Shrewsbury Police No - 2021.07.29 cuworc (SNE Submitter)

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