Utilities (North Carolina)

Last Updated: June 14, 2021, 5:44 am

Frequencies

Electricity

Albemarle EMC

Possible VHF DMR.  See license WYW841.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
158.205WYW841 RM CC 1
TG *
SL *
AEMC Winfall Winfall DMR Utilities
Blue Ridge Energy

Blue Ridge Energy uses an IP Site Connect system to link all of their repeaters in the region.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
152.9375 RM CC 1
TG 1
SL 1
BRE Linville Linville DMR Utilities
153.1325 RM CC 1
TG 1
SL 1
BRE Lenoir Lenoir DMR Utilities
153.2675 RM CC 1
TG 1
SL 1
BRE Boone Boone DMR Utilities
153.4025 RM CC 1
TG 1
SL 1
BRE GreenMtn Green Mtn DMR Utilities
153.5225 RM CC 1
TG 1
SL 1
BRE Phoenix Phoenix Mtn DMR Utilities
Brunswick Electric
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
451.125WQLL770 RM 123.0 PL BEMC Winnabow Winnabow FMN Utilities
451.175WQLL770 RM 123.0 PL BEMC Whiteville Whiteville FMN Utilities
451.625WPEE579 RM 123.0 PL BEMC Shallote Shallotte FMN Utilities
Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative

It is believed that Cape Hatteras EMC is operating on 800 MHz.  See license WQIJ959 for information.

Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative

See license KIB284 for possible VHF frequencies.

Central Electric Membership Corporation
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
153.710KIH510 RM CC 1
TG 4000
SL 1
Central EMC Central EMC DMR Utilities
Dominion Power
Duke Energy

Duke Energy operates across many band splits and modes in North Carolina.  The far western part of the state has VHF DMR repeaters, the old Progress Energy areas around Asheville and stretching up the middle of the state to Raleigh use Motorla 900 MHz Type II system.  And the other areas around Charlotte up through Greensboro use 800 MHz OpenSky network that can not be monitored by any scanner or computer program.

Duke Energy Progress
Motorola Type II SmartZone Omnilink
The old Progress Energy system is still in use.
Duke Energy Asheville Plant
Motorola Type II Smartnet
Plant operations are conducted on a stand-alone 900 Motorola system.
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
936.6375 M 67.0 PL PE T/A 1 Talkaround 1 FMN Utilities
936.6625 M 67.0 PL PE T/A 2 Talkaround 2 FMN Utilities
Edgecombe-Martin County EMC

See KIB921 for VHF frequencies.

Energy United
EnergyUnited EMC
DMR Motorola Connect Plus (TRBO)
All EnergyUnited operations are conducted on the MOTOTRBO system.
Four County EMC

It is believed that Four County EMC is on a UHF NEXEDGE trunked radio system.  See licenses WQJN823, WQJN824, & WQTD749 for a starting point on identifying the new system.

French Broad Electric Membership Corporation
FBEMC serves consumers in Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell, and Yancey counties in North Carolina, as well as Cocke and Unicoi counties in Tennessee.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
160.140KIB570 RM CC 1
TG 1
SL 1
FBEMC Marshall Marshall DMR Utilities
152.315KIB570 RM CC 1
TG 1
SL 1
FBEMC Rich Rich Mtn (Hot Springs) DMR Utilities
159.945KIB570 RM CC 1
TG 1
SL 1
FBEMC Big Bald Big Bald Mtn DMR Utilities
153.575WPAC783 RM CC 1
TG 1
SL 1
FBEMC YncyCo Burnsville (Higgins Ridge, Yancey County) DMR Utilities
160.200WQSK565 RM CC 1
TG 1
SL 1
FBEMC Woodys Woodys Knob DMR Utilities
153.050KIB570 RM 606 DPL FBEMC Marshall Marshall FM Utilities
Halifax EMC

See KIB688 for possible VHF DMR.

Haywood EMC

Haywood EMC operates on a UHF LTR Passport system which while the analog voice channels can be monitored, the system cannot be successfully trunk-tracked.

Jones-Onslow EMC

Jones-Onslow EMC is using DMR on their VHF frequencies.  It is unknown what flavor of DMR or the channel parameters.

FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
153.680KIA834 RM CC 1
TG 1000
SL *
JOEMC Line Ops JOEMC Line Ops DMR Utilities
153.680KIA834 RM CC 1
TG 2000
SL *
JOEMC Service JOEMC Service/Metering Ops DMR Utilities
Lumbee River EMC

It is believed that Lumbee River EMC is using a UHF Kenwood NEXEDGE system for operations.  See callsign WQXP309 for a starting point to determine system details.

New River Light & Power Company
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
153.725KIH461 RM NRLP-BOONE Rich Mtn. FM Utilities
Pee Dee Electric
Pee Dee Electric
DMR Motorola Capacity Plus Multi Site (TRBO)
All Pee Dee Electric operations are conducted on the MOTOTRBO system.
Piedmont Electric

Piedmont Electric is using a VHF MOTOTRBO Capacity Plus system.  The full system has not been mapped out yet but see the WPZQ957 license for a starting point in your search.

Pitt & Greene EMC

See KIC747 for VHF, possible DMR frequency.

Randolph EMC
FleetTalk Carolinas
NXDN NEXEDGE 4800
All operations are conducted on the NEXEDGE system on talkgroup 353.
Roanoke Electric Co-op

See KIH858 for possible DMR UHF system.

Rutherford EMC
Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation
DMR Tier 3 Capacity Max
All Rutherford EMC operations are conducted on the DMR Tier 3 system.
South River EMC

South River EMC is using a UHF MOTOTRBO system, it is not confirmed to be a Capacity Plus, Connect Plus, or Capacity Max system yet.  See licenses WPVQ622, WPYR661, WPVQ620, WQYG289, & WQBK844 for details.

Surry-Yadkin EMC
Surry-Yadkin EMC
DMR Motorola Capacity Plus Multi Site (TRBO)
Operations are now on the 2 site Capacity Plus system.
Tideland EMC
Tideland EMC
DMR Motorola Capacity Plus Multi Site (TRBO)
Tideland EMC uses a 3 site Capacity Plus system for operations.
Tri-County EMC
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
48.380KIB653 BM 114 DPL TriCounty EMC Tri County EMC FM Utilities
Union Power Cooperative
Union Power Co-op
DMR Motorola Capacity Plus Multi Site (TRBO)
All Union Power operations are conducted on the MOTOTRBO system.
Wake Electric

See KIB863 for possible VHF frequencies.

Natural Gas

Energy United
EnergyUnited EMC
DMR Motorola Connect Plus (TRBO)
All EnergyUnited operations are conducted on the MOTOTRBO system.
PSNC
Dominion Energy
DMR Motorola Capacity Plus Multi Site (TRBO)
All PSNC operations are conducted on the MOTOTRBO system.
Transco
FrequencyLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
153.1925WQYF212 RM CC 2
TG *
SL *
Transco Crowders Crowders Mtn DMRe Utilities
153.2975WQYF212 RM CC 9
TG *
SL *
Transco Welcome Weclome DMRe Utilities
159.480WQWF689 RM CC 5
TG *
SL *
Transco Davidson Davidson DMRe Utilities