Richland County South Carolina

Fire Department

See Columbia/Richland Fire Services under the City of Columbia category.

EMS

Richland County EMS uses the Palmetto 800 TRS for all voice traffic.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
158.80500	WPMI735	R	203.5 PL		Paging Only	FM	EMS Dispatch

Sheriff's Department

Richland Co. SD operates entirely on the Palmetto 800 TRS; however, they still have licenses for their old frequencies.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
460.37500	KUO887	RM	173.8 PL	1	North and East (Old)	FM	Law Tac
460.07500	KUO887	RM	173.8 PL	2	Secondary Patrol (Old)	FM	Law Tac
460.50000	KUO887	RM	173.8 PL	3	South and West (Old)	FM	Law Tac
460.55000	KUO887	RM	173.8 PL	4	Narcotics (Old)	FM	Law Tac
453.95000	WNUA294	R	116 DPL		Richland Co. Detention Center	FM	Law Tac
465.32500	KB87287	M			Richland Co. Detention Center	FM	Law Tac
855.21250	WPHS883	R			Richland Co. Detention Center	FM	Law Tac

County Services

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
155.16000	KRP872	BM	203.5 PL		Careforce Helicopter	FM	Emergency Ops
153.84500	KRP872	BM	71.9 PL		Palmetto Richland Hospital Security	FM	Security
155.26500	WPZH382	BM	162.2 PL		Providence Hospital Security	FM	Security
153.92000	KB49788	M			Public Works	FM	Public Works
45.36000	KXZ686	BM			Public Works	FM	Public Works
45.16000	KXZ686	BM			Public Works	FM	Public Works
47.42000	KGJ670	B			American Red Cross	FM	Emergency Ops

Columbia/Richland Co. Fire Service

The Columbia/Richland Fire Services provide fire protection to the entire county. In August, 2004 the department switched to the Palmetto 800 TRS. The old repeaters will be used for dispatch only.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.10000	KTQ240	RM	173.8 PL	1	Central Columbia	FM	Fire Dispatch
453.40000	KTQ240	RM	173.8 PL	2	Northeast Columbia	FM	Fire Dispatch
453.45000	KTQ240	RM	173.8 PL	3	Northwest Columbia	FM	Fire Dispatch
453.92500	KRL281	RM	173.8 PL	4	Southeast Richland County	FM	Fire Dispatch
453.97500	WXT672	RM	173.8 PL	5	Blythewood/Northern Richland County	FM	Fire Dispatch
453.70000	WPAW433	RM	114 DPL	11	Station 20/21 Talk-around	FM	Fire-Talk
866.65000	WPYK673	M	131.8 PL		Fireground 1	FM	Fire-Tac
867.22500	WPYK673	M	131.8 PL		Fireground 2	FM	Fire-Tac
868.18750	WPYK673	M	131.8 PL		Fireground 3	FM	Fire-Tac
868.57500	WPYK673	M	131.8 PL		Fireground 4	FM	Fire-Tac

Columbia Police

Columbia PD uses digital talkgroups on the Palmetto 800 trunked radio system. However, they still maintain these conventional licenses.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
460.02500	KYK490	R	173.8 PL	1	talk-around (Old)	FM	Law Tac
460.22500	KYK490	R	173.8 PL	2	Metro/West Region Dispatch (Old)	FM	Law Tac
460.47500	KYK490	R	173.8 PL	3	South Region Dispatch (Old)	FM	Law Tac
460.12500	KYK490	R	173.8 PL	4	North Region Dispatch (Old)	FM	Law Tac
465.30000	KYK490	M		5	Special Events/Tactical (Old)	FM	Law Tac

City Services

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.77500	KRL282	R	173.8 PL		Building and Ground Maintenance	FM	Public Works
46.58000	KSM229	BM			Housing Authority	FM	Public Works
453.27500	WXR254	RB			Housing Authority	FM	Public Works
155.37000	KIB667	R	173.8 PL		Parking Enforcement/Engineering	FM	Public Works
156.24000	KIL786	R	173.8 PL	Cola Rd Mnt	Road Maintenance	FM	Public Works
453.37500			173.8 PL		Traffic Engineering	FM	Public Works
452.87500	WNFH720	RM	CSQ		Transportation/Buses (Moved to Mid-State TRS)	FM	Public Works
153.48500	KXS494	RM	173.8 PL		Water Service	FM	Public Works
151.31000	WNDP430	R			?	FM	Public Works
464.45000	WPTF582		116 DPL		Benedict College Security	FM	Security

Police

Forest Acres PD now operates on the Palmetto 800 trunked radio system.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.65000	KNAI755	RM	173.8 PL		Dispatch	FM	Law Dispatch

City Services

Frequency	License	Type	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
45.64000	KGL650	BM		Forest Acres, City of	FM	Public Works

Public Safety

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.82500	WYU975	R	315 DPL	1	PD Dispatch	FM	Law Dispatch
453.85000	WYU975	R	173.8 PL	2	Special Events	FM	Law Tac
453.85000	WYU975	R	315 DPL	3	Special Events	FM	Law Tac
453.90000	WYU975	R	315 DPL	4	Parking Enforcement	FM	Law Tac

Federal (Non-military)

Frequency	Type	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
169.77500	R	Cong Swamp	Congaree Swamp National Park	P25	Federal

Columbia Area

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
464.28750			100.0 PL	1	Mid-Town at Forest Acres Security	FM	Security
464.31750			131.8 PL	2	Mid-Town at Forest Acres Security	FM	Security
464.33750			114.8 PL	3	Mid-Town at Forest Acres Security/Phone Patch	FM	Security
452.87500			074 DPL		Columbia Place Mall Security	FM	Security
464.32500			116 DPL		Dutch Square Mall Security	FM	Security
451.67500			311 DPL		Village at Sandhills Security	FM	Security
154.57000			CSQ		Wal-Mart Two Notch Road	FM	Business
464.48750			065 DPL		Frankies Fun Park	FM	Business
467.85000			97.4 PL		Brook Pines Apartments	FM	Business
453.32500	WPUN402	RM	CSQ		Riverbanks Zoo Operations/Security	FM	Security
464.55000			132 DPL		Verizon Call Center Security (SOS Security)	FM	Security
462.10000			226 DPL	1	Verizon Call Center Ops	FM	Business
461.40000			226 DPL	2	Verizon Call Center	FM	Business
464.82500			226 DPL	3	Verizon Call Center	FM	Business
469.82500			226 DPL	4	Verizon Call Center	FM	Business