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Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Last Updated: July 4, 2025, 01:41 am UTC

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Suffolk County Trunked Systems (36)	Trunked
Suffolk County Amateur Radio	Amateur Radio
City of Boston	Category
Cities/Municipalities	Category
Suffolk Areawide	Category
Education	Category
Corrections	Category
Hospitals	Category
Attractions	Business Group
Businesses	Business Group
Federal	Federal
Hotel and Restaurants	Business Group
Logan International Airport (BOS)	Aircraft / Airport
Media	Business Group
Recreation and Sports	Business Group
Retail	Business Group
Transportation	Business Group

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City of Boston

Boston Police

PD - Patrol District. The Patrol Districts are in Parenthesis following the locations.

Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System (CoMIRS)
Project 25 Phase II

Boston police have talkgroups cross patched onto this system.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
460.350	KCA860	RM	315 DPL	BPD Ch1 Citywide	Police Citywide Events	FMN	Law Tac
460.450	WPDF277	RM	331 DPL	BPD Ch2 A1-A7	PD Downtown/Chastwn/E. Boston (A-1/A-7)	FMN	Law Dispatch
460.225	KCA860	RM	343 DPL	BPD Ch3 B2-B3	PD Roxbury/Mattapan (B-2/B-3)	FMN	Law Dispatch
460.400	KCA860	RM	346 DPL	BPD Ch4 E5-13-18	PD Jamaica Plain/Hyde Pk/W Roxbury/Roslindale /(E-5/E-13/E-18)	FMN	Law Dispatch
460.500	KCA860	RM	351 DPL	BPD Ch5 D4-D14	PD Back Bay/South End/Allston/Brighton (D-4/D-14)	FMN	Law Dispatch
460.175	WNGV518	RM	364 DPL	BPD Ch6 C6-C11	PD S. Boston/Dorchester (C-6/C-11)	FMN	Law Dispatch
460.300	KCA860	RM	365 DPL	BPD Ch7 TalkArnd	Police Talk-Around	FMN	Law Talk
460.125	KCA860	RM	371 DPL	BPD Ch8 List/WC	Police Listings/Warrant Checks	FMN	Law Tac
460.075	KCA860	RM	411 DPL	BPD Ch9 TalkArnd	Police Talk-Around	FMN	Law Talk
460.250	KCA860	RM	412 DPL	BPC Ch10 Command	Police Command Units	FMN	Law Tac
460.375	WNGV518	RM	343 NAC	BPD Ch11 Detect	Police Detectives	P25E	Law Tac
460.050	WPDF277	RM	343 NAC	BPD Ch12 SOPS	Police Special Operations	P25E	Law Tac
460.150	WPHW649	RM	343 NAC	BPD Ch13 Detect	Police Detectives	P25E	Law Tac
460.275	WPHW649	RM	466 DPL	BPD Ch14 InterOp	Police Interagency Operations (BEMS, BFD)	FMN	Interop
460.475	KCA860	RM	503 NAC	BPD Ch15 Command	Police Command Units	P25E	Law Tac
460.025	WPKX965	RM	506 NAC	BPD Ch16 Telecom	Police Telecommunications Unit	P25E	Law Tac
154.175	WRBY208	RM	606 NAC	BostonHbMRC	Boston Harbor Maritime Response Channel	P25	Law Talk
158.910	WNZC281	RM	343 NAC	BPD FIO	Federal Interop	P25	Interop
159.210	WPMD887	BM	CSQ	BPD Paging	Paging	FMN	Data
453.200	WPIC816	RM	343 NAC	BPD School PD	School Police	P25E	Law Tac
453.300	WPLT203	RM	606 DPL	BPD HealthComm	Health Commission	FMN	Law Talk
453.350	WPLT203	RM	532 DPL	BostonHousing PD	Housing Police	FMN	Law Dispatch
460.425	WPXS215	RM	343 NAC	BPD Patches	Police New Channel (active on Citywide) patches	P25E	Law Tac
854.5125	KKR520	RM	173.8 PL	Boston PD 800-1	Repeats several PD channels	FMN	Law Dispatch
856.4125	KKR520	RM	173.8 PL	Boston PD 800-2	Repeats several PD channels	FMN	Law Dispatch

Boston Fire

Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System (CoMIRS)
Project 25 Phase II

Boston Fire has talkgroups cross patched onto this system.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
483.1625	KGA645	RM	023 DPL	BFD Main 1	Fire Main Dispatch	FMN	Fire Dispatch
483.1875	KGA645	RM	114 DPL	BFD FG 2	Fire Primary Fireground	FMN	Fire-Tac
483.2125	KGA645	RM	516 DPL	BFD FG 3	Fire HazMats/Second Fireground	FMN	Fire-Tac
483.2375	KGA645	RM	731 DPL	BFD FG 4	Fire Evacuation Operations	FMN	Fire-Tac
483.175	WPPW444	RM	054 DPL	BFD 5	Fire District Repeater (Brighton)	FMN	Fire-Tac
483.225	WPPW444	RM	023 DPL	BFD 6	Fire District Repeater (East Boston)	FMN	Fire-Tac
453.650	WNKT513	RM	131.8 PL	BFD Alert 7	Fire Station Alerting	FMN	Fire Dispatch
483.150	WPPW444	RM	073 DPL	BFD 8	Fire District Repeater (West Roxbury)	FMN	Fire-Tac
483.200	WPPW444	RM	032 DPL	BFD 9	Fire District Repeater (South End)	FMN	Fire-Tac
483.250	WPPW444	RM	754 DPL	BFD 10	Fire District Repeater (Dorchester)	FMN	Fire-Tac
486.150	WPPW444	M	532 DPL	BFD 11	Fire Tactical Special Operations	FMN	Fire-Tac
486.175	WPPW444	M	351 DPL	BFD 12	Fire Tactical 12	FMN	Fire-Tac
486.200	WPPW444	M	243 DPL	BFD 13	Fire Tactical 13	FMN	Fire-Tac
486.225	WPPW444	M	026 DPL	BFD 14	Fire Tactical 14	FMN	Fire-Tac
486.250	WPPW444	M	051 DPL	BFD 15	Fire Tactical 15	FMN	Fire-Tac

Boston EMS

Also see Massachusetts CMED

Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System (CoMIRS)
Project 25 Phase II

Boston EMS has talkgroups cross patched onto this system.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
462.975	KIR735	RM	072 DPL	TAC-01	EMS Citywide Dispatch	FMN	EMS Dispatch
458.1375	WPIC972	M	311 DPL	TAC-02	EMS Simplex TAC-2	FMN	EMS-Tac
462.950	KIR735	RM	143 DPL	TAC-03	EMS Tactical 3	FMN	EMS-Tac
458.0625	WPIC972	M	343 DPL	TAC-04	EMS Simplex TAC-4	FMN	EMS-Tac
460.550	KDD449	RM	112 NAC	TAC-05	EMS Tactical 5	P25	EMS-Tac
453.775	WNZF351	RM	244 DPL	TAC-06	EMS Tactical 6	FMN	EMS-Tac
460.525	WNHE570	RM	131 DPL	TAC-07	EMS Tactical 7	FMN	EMS-Tac

Boston Miscellaneous

Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System (CoMIRS)
Project 25 Phase II

Boston City Services have migrated over to MSP 700 Overlay.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
851.0875	KKR520	RM	173.8 PL	BostonTraffic11	Traffic Department Ch. 11 (Ch 13 Simplex)	FM	Public Works
851.1125	KKR520	RM	173.8 PL	BostonTraffic12	Traffic Department Ch. 12	FM	Public Works
851.0875	KKR520	M	125 DPL	Boston TalkAroun	Talk-Around	FM	Multi-Talk
453.725	WXQ914	RM	CC 15 TG 911 SL 1	Boston H2O	Boston Water and Sewer Commission (LRRP on Slot 2)	DMR	Public Works
453.825	WXQ914	RM	CC 15 TG 911 SL 1	Boston H2O	Boston Water and Sewer Commission (LRRP on Slot 2)	DMR	Public Works

Cities/Municipalities

Chelsea

Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System (CoMIRS)
Project 25 Phase II

Chelsea has talk-groups on the CoMIRS trunk.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
470.8875	WIK885	RM	200 NAC	Chelsea PD	Police Operations	P25	Law Dispatch
471.2375	WIG960	RM	150 NAC	Chelsea PD 2	Police Secondary	P25	Law Tac
470.025	WQHR366	RM	114.8 PL	CFD Dispatch	Fire F1 Operations / F4 Direct (Simplex)	FMN	Fire Dispatch
482.2375	WQHR366	RM	77.0 PL	CFD-Tac 1	Fire F2 Fireground 1	FMN	Fire-Tac
470.0875	WQHR366	RM	79.7 PL	CFD-Tac 2	Fire F3 Fireground 2	FMN	Fire-Tac
155.745	KLE837	RM	151.4 PL	Chelsea DPW	Public Works	FMN	Public Works

Revere

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
470.8625	WPQY481	RM	441 NAC	Revere PD	Police Operations	P25	Law Dispatch
470.0625	WQHR371	RM	123.0 PL	Revere FD	Fire Operations	FMN	Fire Dispatch
482.200	WQHR371	RM	127.3 PL	Revere FD TAC	Fire Tactical	FMN	Fire-Tac
453.9625	WPEH261	RM	103.5 PL	Revere EMA	Emergency Management	FMN	Emergency Ops

Winthrop

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
471.7375	KAA931	RM	226 NAC	Winthrop PD	Police Operations	P25	Law Dispatch
155.580	WXK752	RM	88.5 PL	Winthrop Aux PD	Auxiliary Police	FM	Law Talk
483.6375	KYD496	RM	131.8 PL	Winthrop FD	Fire Operations	FMN	Fire Dispatch
453.8625	WPPC745	RM	206.5 PL	Winthrop EMA-HBM	Emergency Managment - Harbormaster	FMN	Multi-Dispatch
453.2375	WPUE221	RM	206.5 PL	Winthrop DPW	Public Works	FM	Public Works

Suffolk Areawide

BAPERN

Suffolk County is part of BAPERN. See the BAPERN PAGE for details/frequencies.

MBTA Police

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
EDACS Extended Addressing

MBTA operations are on the EDACS system linked here.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
470.6625	KUL318	RM	131.8 PL	MBTA Transit PD1	Transit Police Primary	FMN	Law Dispatch
483.5625	KDB418	RM	131.8 PL	MBTA Transit PD2	Transit Police Secondary	FMN	Law Dispatch

Metro Boston Homeland Security Region (MBHSR)

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
470.0125	WQHR376	RM	127.3 PL	MBHSR InterOp	Multi Band Interop Channel	FMN	Interop
470.200	WQHR370	M	103.5 PL	REG TAC 1	MBHSR Regional EMS Tac 1	FMN	EMS-Tac
473.200	WQHR370	M	107.2 PL	REG TAC 2	MBHSR Regional EMS Tac 2	FMN	EMS-Tac

Medical

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.100	WPXX421	RM	165 DPL	BAMA Ops	Boston Area Ambulance Mutual Aid (BAMA)	FMN	Interop

Education

Berklee College of Music

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
464.925	WQCG202	RM	CC 1 TG 501 SL 1	BerkleeCollMusPD	Police Operations	DMR	Law Dispatch

Boston University

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
472.1625	WII252	RM	671 NAC	BU Police	Police F-1	P25	Law Dispatch
464.850	KDF931	RM	143 DPL	BU Police 2	Police F-2	FMN	Law Dispatch
451.3125	WQBS845	BM	203.5 PL	BU Rec Ctr	Recreation Center	FMN	Schools
451.5125	WQQU234	BM	151.4 PL	BU Athl	Athletics - Simplex	FMN	Schools
451.8375	WQCA700	BM	88.5 PL	BU Agganis	Agganis Arena	FMN	Schools
451.8625	WQBS845	RM	203.5 PL	BU Rec Ctr	Recreation Center	FMN	Schools
451.9625	WQCA700	RM	179.9 PL	BU Agganis	Agganis Arena	FMN	Schools
452.0625	WQCA700	BM	162.2 PL	BU RecC	Rec Center	FMN	Schools
452.1625	WQCA700	BM	218.1 PL	BU Agganis	Agganis Arena	FMN	Schools
452.8375	WQCA700	RM	203.5 PL	BU Agganis	Agganis Arena	FMN	Schools
452.8875	WQCA700	RM	210.7 PL	BU Agganis	Agganis Arena	FMN	Schools
452.9875	WQCA700	BM	179.9 PL	BU Agganis	Agganis Arena	FMN	Schools
456.5125	WQQU234	BM	274 DPL	BU Athletics	Athletics	FMN	Schools
461.4625	WQCA700	BM	167.9 PL	BU Agganis	Agganis Arena	FMN	Schools
461.9875	WQFQ933	RM	311 DPL	BU Facilitie	Facilities Mgmt.	FMN	Schools
462.0375	WQFQ933	RM	606 DPL	BU Buildings	Facilities Mgmt.-Buildings	FMN	Schools
462.1375	WQFQ933	RM	612 DPL	BU Electric	Facilities Mgmt.-Electric	FMN	Schools
463.2125	WQFQ933	RM	627 DPL	BU Maint	Facilities Mgmt.-Plumbing And Heat	FMN	Schools
463.3625	WQFQ933	RM	654 DPL	BU Facilitie	Facilities Mgmt.	FMN	Schools
463.4375	WQFQ933	RM	754 DPL	BU Tech	Facilities Mgmr.-Info. Tech.	FMN	Schools
463.9875	WQFQ933	RM	703 DPL	BU Facilitie	Facilities Management	FMN	Schools
467.7625	WQCY303	BM	141.3 PL	BU CFA	College of Fine Arts	FMN	Schools
467.8125	WQCY303	BM	115 DPL	BU CFA	College of Fine Arts	FMN	Schools
467.875	WQCY303	BM	100.0 PL	BU CFA	College of Fine Arts	FMN	Schools

Bunker Hill Community College

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
463.375	WPOA442	RM	464 DPL	BunkerCC-PD	Campus Police	FMN	Security

Emerson College

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
463.875	WNLH873	RM	423 DPL	Emerson PD	Campus Police	FMN	Security

Emmanuel College

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
451.7875	WQAL439	RM	CC 15 TG 16777215 SL 1	EmmanuelColl	College Operations	DMRE	Schools

Fisher College

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
463.7125	WQFT400	RM	250.3 PL	FisherColl PD	Police Dispatch	FMN	Law Dispatch

Northeastern University

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
464.975	KDS245	RM	373 NAC	NU Police	Police	P25E	Security
464.125	KNJR490	RM	373 NAC	NU Police F2	Police - F2 (Student Patrols)	P25E	Security
464.675	WYS276	RM	173.8 PL	NU Facilities	Facilities	FMN	Schools

Roxbury Community College

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
460.4875	WQVD521	RM	116 DPL	RoxburyCC Sec	Security	FMN	Security

Suffolk University

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
451.525	WPPB333	RM	269 NAC	Suffolk Univ PD	Police - Main	P25	Law Dispatch
463.650	WPPB333	RM	127.3 PL	SuffolkU PD	Police	FMN	Law Dispatch

Tufts Medical School

Please see Tuft's University in Middlesex County

UMass Boston

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.2875	WPRH886	RM	617 NAC	UMass Bos PD	Police Operations	P25	Law Dispatch
453.7875	WPRH886	RM	617 NAC	UMass Bos PD	Police Operations	P25	Law Dispatch
460.100	WPRH886	RM	141.3 PL	UMass Bos PD	Campus Police	FMN	Law Dispatch
464.225	WQCC537	RM	186.2 PL	UMass Facs	Facilities and Maintenance	FMN	Schools
152.3375	WQKB441	RM	CC 7 TG 1 SL 1	UMass SLI	State Lab Institute - Maintenance	DMR	Schools
152.3375	WQKB441	RM	CC 7 TG 2 SL 2	UMass SLI	State Lab Institute - Security	DMR	Security

Corrections

House of Corrections

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
854.9875	WPVB545	RM	617 NAC	SuffolkHOC	House of Corrections	P25	Corrections

Hospitals

Boston Children's Hospital

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
854.6875	WQZN244	RM	CC 1 TG 1 SL 1	BCH Security	Security	DMR	Security
855.0875	WNGC283	RM	CC 9 TG 1 SL 1	BCH Maint	Maintenance	DMR	Business

Boston Medical Center

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
464.2375	WQTJ616	RM	186.2 PL	BMC Security	Security	FMN	Security
464.175	WPPN805	RM	132 DPL	BMC Maintenance	Maintenance	FMN	Business

Boston University Medical Center

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
451.775	WQKC518	RM	186.2 PL	BUMC Security	Security	FMN	Security
451.825	WQSU402	RM	205 DPL	BUMC Maintenance	Maintenance	FMN	Business

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
464.875	WQCN665	RM	CC 1 TG 10 SL 2	BandW Sec	Security and Operations	DMR	Security
464.875	WQCN665	RM	CC 1 TG 30 SL 1	BandW Valet	Valet Services	DMR	Business

Carney Hospital

Carney Hospital closed on September 01, 2024. Radio systems may still be in use for decomissioning. Entry will be deleted upon full abandonment of the hospital.

Faulkner Hospital

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
464.625	WPBZ888	RM	CC 7 TG 23 SL 1	Faulkner Ops	Security and Operations	DMR	Security
464.625	WPBZ888	RM	CC 7 TG 25 SL 2	Faulkner Maint	Maintenance	DMR	Business

Massachusetts General Hospital

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
484.7125	WIM246	RM	CC 12 TG 1 SL 1	MGH Security	Boston Security	DMR	Security
484.7125	WIM246	RM	131.8 PL	MGH Security	Boston Security (Analog Backup)	FMN	Security
484.1375	WQAI284	RM	CC 1 TG 1 SL 1	MGH Paitents	Boston Patient Ambassadors	DMR	Business
854.8375	KNGK437	RM	CC 1 TG 16777215 SL 2	MGH Maintenance	Boston Maintenance - Facilities	DMR	Business
463.9375	WPMW569	RM	CC 5 TG 7001 SL 1	MGH CT Env Svc	Charlestown Campus - Environmental Services	DMR	Business
463.9375	WPMW569	RM	CC 5 TG 7002 SL 2	MGH CT Env Svc	Charlestown Campus - Operations	DMR	Business
461.200	WQKK754	RM	CC 1 TG 1901 SL 1	MGH Chelsea Sec	Chelsea Campus - Security	DMR	Security
461.200	WQKK754	RM	CC 1 TG 1903 SL 2	MGH Chelsea Mnt	Chelsea Campus - Maintenance	DMR	Business

New England Baptist Hospital

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
452.9875	WPVW228	RM	10 RAN	NEBaptistH-Sec	Security	NXDN48	Security
464.1375	WPAJ357	RM	11 RAN	NEBaptistH-Fac	Facilities	NXDN48	Business

Shattuck Hospital

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
453.150	WPPC497	RM	CC 12 TG 16776415 SL 1	ShattuckHosp	Hospital Operations	DMR	Business

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
854.7625	WPBE523	RM	423 DPL	St Elizabeth Sec	Security	FMN	Security
464.3375	WQAP792	RM	122 DPL	St Elizabeth Mai	Maintenance	FMN	Business

Tufts Medical Center

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
452.150	WQOA328	RM	CC 1 TG 1 SL 1	Tufts Med Secur	Security	DMR	Security
464.2625	WQOA328	RM	CC 1 TG 100 SL 1	Tufts Med Trsp	Medical Transport	DMR	EMS-Talk