This is the statewide Mutual Aid System maintained by the Kentucky State Police for use, ultimately, by all
first responder agencies in the Commonwealth. It is a four pronged system using mostly existing frequencies
in the three bands available currently: 150MHz, 450MHz and 800MHz with bridging between the 150 MHz and 450MHz
systems as needed by the various KSP Posts across the Commonwealth.
(The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) recently [2006-11-01] selected Kentucky's
Mutual Aid and Interoperability (MAI) initiative as a winner in its 2006 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement
in the Field of Information Technology in State Government. The winning initiatives were chosen from 139 submissions
by 33 states. For full release see: http://www.techlines.ky.gov/2006/nov/mutual_aid.htm )
Go here, KWEIC Mutual Aid, for more detailed information about KMAI....
150 MHz Band
The KLEEN channel (155.47500) is dedicated to law enforcement emergency use. It is a national channel set aside by the FCC and each
state is free to set their own rules and assign it their own name. It is restricted to law enforcement, but the Commonwealth
may petition the FCC to grant authorizations for other public safety usage. The Commonwealth has 22 KLEEN Base Stations across
Kentucky.
The Inter City channel (155.37000) is dedicated to law enforcement communication between police departments. For the most part, it is no
longer used. However, many agencies in Kentucky still have this channel licensed. There are numerous Inter City Base Stations
operating at the local level. At the state level, there are 16 Inter City Base Stations across Kentucky with each connected to
a Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post.
450 MHz Band
The KSP State channel (453.30000) is dedicated to public safety emergency use. It is licensed, operated, and controlled by the KSP. It
consists of 96 Base Stations across Kentucky. It is the only known dedicated statewide infrastructure in place for communications
interoperability. 45 public safety agencies have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to use this Mutual Aid channel as an
emergency communications link into the KSP. The coverage is statewide and excellent with a 95% coverage footprint.
800 MHz Band
The FCC adopted the National Public Safety Plan which created the National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee (NPSPAC) to
assign mutual aid channels to facilitate communications interoperability among local, state, and federal public safety agencies.
It consists of one calling channel and four tactical channels. The following information added 10/28/2006 based upon other information
(replacing outdated info from the original web page construction): There are twenty operating 800MHz base stations in the Commonwealth.
These stations are located along the I-75 and I-65 corridors as well as other locations to allow coverage of the Ohio Valley and other
selected areas with operating 800MHz Public Service Systems.
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KY Mutual Aid Plan
Note: all frequencies are given as Mobile/Base.
150 MHz Frequency Band(PL = 156.7)
ID - Direct - Use
VMA - 155.4750 MHz (Primary Call Channel)
VCALL - 155.7525 MHz
VTAC 1 - 151.1375 MHz
VTAC 2 - 154.4525 MHz
VTAC 3 - 158.7375 MHz
VTAC 4 - 159.4725 MHz
450 MHz Frequency Band (PL = 162.2)
UMA - 458.300/453.30000 - Primary Call Channel
700 MHz System Plan (TX NAC: $293 RX NAC $F7E):
7CALL50 - 769.24375/799.24375
7TAC51 - 769.14375/799.14375
7TAC52 - 769.64375/799.64375
7TAC53 - 770.14375/800.14375
800 MHz System Plan (PL = 156.7):
KY Mutual Aid CALL - 806.01250/851.01250
KY Mutual Aid TAC 1 - 806.51250/851.51250
KY Mutual Aid TAC 2 - 807.01250/852.01250
KY Mutual Aid TAC 3 - 807.51250/852.51250
KY Mutual Aid TAC 4 - 808.01250/853.01250
