Washington DC City, District of Columbia (DC) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Washington DC City, District of Columbia

Last Updated: April 20, 2022, 8:36 am

Entity	Entity Type
Washington DC City Trunked Systems (39)	Trunked
Washington DC City Amateur Radio	Amateur Radio
District of Columbia	Category
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)	Category
Federal	Category
Higher Education	Category
Civil Air Patrol	Military
Combat Air Patrols	Military
Hospitals	Business Group
Hotels	Business Group
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling	Military
Media	Business Group
Museums	Attraction
Other Businesses	Business Group
Religious	Attraction
Retail	Business Group
Sports Venues	Attraction
Utilities	Business Group

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District of Columbia

Fire/EMS

District of Columbia
Project 25 Phase II

DCFD operations are on this system.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
851.83750	WRBZ373	M	293 NAC	DCFD 015	015 Fire/EMS Direct 2 (also 08 VRS20)	P25	EMS-Talk
851.86250	WRBZ373	M	293 NAC	DCFD 016	016 Fire/EMS Direct 1 (also 04 VRS10)	P25	EMS-Talk

Police

District of Columbia
Project 25 Phase II

MPD operations are on this system.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
159.15000	KLG615	RM	653 NAC	DC Interop 1	DC Interop 1	P25	Interop
168.87500		RM	653 NAC	DC Interop 2	DC Interop 2	P25	Interop
173.75000		RM	653 NAC	DC Interop N	DC Interop North	P25	Interop
168.08750		RM	653 NAC	DC Interop S	DC Interop South	P25	Interop
166.78750		RM	653 NAC	DC Interop W	DC Interop West	P25	Interop

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (P16)
Motorola Type II Smartnet

Metro uses this system for primary operations.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
161.38500	KSL841	RM	CSQ	MetroPD Disp	Police Ch. 1/2 Dispatch	FM	Law Dispatch
160.26000	KSL841	BM	CSQ	Metrorail 1	Metrorail Ch. 1 Ops-1 (Operations Control Net - Red Line)	FM	Transportation
160.38000	KSL841	BM	CSQ	Metrorail 2	Metrorail Ch. 2 Ops-2 (Operations Control Net - Blue/Orange Lines)	FM	Transportation
160.62000	KSL841	BM	CSQ	Metrorail 3	Metrorail Ch. 3 Ops-3 (Operations Control Net - Blue/Yellow/Green Lines)	FM	Transportation
161.02500	KSL841	BM		Metrorail 4	Metrorail Ch. 4 Maintenance/Paging	FM	Transportation
161.23500		BM		Metrorail 5	Metrorail Ch. 5 Yards	FM	Transportation
160.60500		BM		Metrorail 6	Metrorail Ch. 6 Yards	FM	Transportation
161.41500	KCA285	BM	CSQ	Metrorail 7	Metrorail Ch. 7 Ops-7 Start-Up (Yard Control Net)	FM	Transportation

Federal

Capitol

Capitol Police Project 25 Phase I	Capitol Police use this system for primary operations.
Capitol Complex DMR Motorola Capacity Plus Single Site (TRBO)	Capitol tour guides (and others) use this system.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
173.52500	RM	167.9 PL	Cap PD Trav2	Capitol Police Travel Ch. 2	FM	Federal
173.87500	RM	94.8 PL	Cap PD Trav3	Capitol Police Travel Ch. 3 (portable repeater)	FM	Federal
167.88750	B	CSQ	HouseRepPage	House Republican Pager	FM	Data
168.31250	B	CSQ	HouseDemPage	House Democratic Pager	FM	Data
407.78750	RM	364 DPL	Cap MotPool	Motor Pool	FM	Federal

Department of Agriculture

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
406.42500		RM	12C NAC	Dept Agr HQ	Headquarters	P25	Federal

Department of Health and Human Services

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
168.35000		M	100 NAC	HHSSecDetail	Secretary's Protective Detail	P25	Federal

Department of Homeland Security

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
136.37500		BM	CSQ	CBP Aircraft	Customs and Border Protection Aircraft	AM	Federal
166.46250		RM	001 NAC	DHS Common	Common	P25E	Federal

Department of Labor

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
173.65000		RM	293 NAC	DOL Sec	Department of Labor - Security	P25	Federal

Department of State

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
407.60000	RM	0F0 NAC	StateDpt Sec	Security	P25e	Federal
407.86250	RM	0F0 NAC	StDptHQSec	Headquarters Security (DC/Maryland Wide-Area Net)	P25	Federal
408.60000	RM	0F0 NAC	StateDpt Sec	Security	P25e	Federal
409.03750	RM	0F0 NAC	StateDpt Unk	Unknown	P25e	Federal
409.71250	RM	0F0 NAC	StDptShuttle	Shuttle	P25e	Federal

Department of the Interior

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
166.32500		RM	546 NAC	DOI HQ Sec	Headquarters Security	P25	Federal

Department of the Treasury

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
163.35000		RM	146.2 PL	Treasury Mnt	Maintenance	FM	Federal

Department of Transportation

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
171.36250		RM	293 NAC	DOT HQ Sec	Headquarters Security	P25	Federal

Drug Enforcement Agency

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
418.75000		RM	156 NAC	DEA 418.75	Operations	P25E	Federal
418.95000		RM	156 NAC	DEA 418.95	Operations	P25	Federal

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
136.27500	BM	CSQ	FBI Aircraft	Aircraft	AM	Federal
163.10000		167 NAC	FBI 163.1	FBI	P25E	Federal
164.55000	RM	167 NAC	FBI 164.55	FBI	P25E	Federal
168.92500	RM	167 NAC	FBI 168.925	FBI	P25E	Federal

Federal Protective Service

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
408.20000	RM	201 NAC	FPS 408.2	Federal Protective Service	P25E	Federal
410.80000	RM	201 NAC	FPS 410.8	Federal Protective Service	P25E	Federal
417.20000	RM	201 NAC	FPS DOL 1	Department of Labor (Ch. 1)	P25	Federal
416.02500	RM	202 NAC	FPS DOL 2	Department of Labor (Ch. 2)	P25	Federal

Government Accountability Office

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
407.81250		RM	CSQ	GAO Sec	Security	FM	Federal

Government Printing Office

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
409.51250		RM	073 DPL	GovtPrOffSec	Security	FM	Federal

Library of Congress

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
408.12500		RM	136.5 PL	Lib Cong PD	Police	FM	Federal

Mint

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
417.88750		RM	295 NAC	Mint HQ Sec	Mint - Headquarters Security	P25	Federal

National Gallery of Art

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
163.37500	RM	210.7 PL	NGA Mnt	Maintenance	FM	Federal
165.41250	RM	210.7 PL	NGA Mnt	Maintenance	FM	Federal
406.55000	RM	210.7 PL	NGA Sec	Security	FM	Federal

National Park Service

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
172.47500	RM	4C5 NAC	NPS Cent (R)	National Capital Parks - Central	P25	Federal
172.75000	M	4C5 NAC	NPS Cent (S)	National Capital Parks - Central	P25	Federal
170.51250	RM	4C5 NAC	NPS Cent Med	National Capital Parks - Central (Medical)	P25	Federal
168.42500	RM	293 NAC	NPS East	National Capital Parks - East	P25	Federal
169.77500	RM	4C5 NAC	NPS GW Pkwy	George Washington Parkway	P25	Federal

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
418.57500		RM	103.5 PL	OSHA EmrgNet	Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Emergency Net	FM	Federal

Office of Personnel Management

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
410.70000		RM	103.5 PL	OPM Sec	Security	FMN	Security
418.07500		RM	114.8 PL	OPM Mnt	Maintenance	FMN	Federal

Park Police

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
171.77500	RM	CF9 NAC	USPP Dispatch	Dispatch	P25E	Federal
169.78750	RM	CF9 NAC	USPP Admin	Admin	P25E	Federal
169.70000	RM	CF9 NAC	USPP Spec Event	Special Event	P25E	Federal
166.85000	M	CF9 NAC	USPP Talkaround	Talkaround	P25E	Federal

Postal Service

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
406.33750	RM	482 NAC	PInsp406.337	Postal Inspectors	P25E	Federal
407.13750	RM	482 NAC	PInsp407.137	Postal Inspectors	P25E	Federal
407.72500	RM	482 NAC	PInsp407.725	Postal Inspectors	P25E	Federal
407.77500	RM	482 NAC	PInsp407.775	Postal Inspectors	P25E	Federal
414.75000	RM	003 NAC	PInsp 414.75	Postal Inspectors	P25E	Federal

Secret Service

Frequency	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
165.78750	001 NAC	SS Baker	Baker	P25E	Federal
165.37500	001 NAC	SS Charlie	Charlie	P25E	Federal
165.21250	001 NAC	SS Mike	Mike	P25E	Federal
164.88750	001 NAC	SS Oscar	Oscar	P25E	Federal
164.40000	001 NAC	SS Papa	Papa	P25E	Federal
164.65000	001 NAC	SS Tango	Tango	P25E	Federal

Uniformed Division Secret Service

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
162.07500	RM	201 NAC	UDSS WH 1	White House 1	P25E	Federal
163.31250	RM	202 NAC	UDSS WH 2	White House 2	P25E	Federal
162.31250	RM	211 NAC	UDSS Emb 1	Foreign Missions 1 (Embassies)	P25E	Federal
164.43750	RM	212 NAC	UDSS Emb 2	Foreign Missions 2 (Embassies)	P25E	Federal
166.20000	RM	202 NAC	VP Residence	Vice President's Residence	P25E	Federal

Higher Education

Catholic University of America

Catholic University of America
DMR Motorola Capacity Plus Single Site (TRBO)

Campus departments use this system, except for police.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
464.57500	WPMU445	RM	CC 1 TG 901 SL 1	CUA PD	Police	DMR	Law Dispatch

Gallaudet University

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
461.88750	WRAU855	RM	CC 8 TG 1500 SL 1	GallU PD	Police	DMR	Law Dispatch

George Washington University

George Washington University
DMR Motorola Capacity Plus Multi Site (TRBO)

Police use this system.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
464.47500	WQFK576	RM	025 DPL	GWU Smith	Smith Center	FM	Schools
469.55000		M	754 DPL	GWU Lisner	Lisner Auditorium	FM	Schools

Georgetown University

Georgetown University
DMR Motorola Capacity Plus Multi Site (TRBO)

Most university operations are on this system.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
461.12500	WNWD828	RM	734 DPL	GU Transp	Transportation Department	FM	Schools
461.37500	WQBV402	RM	606 DPL	GULaw Eng	Law Center - Engineering	FM	Schools
463.72500	KRE804	RM	132 DPL	GULaw Sec	Law Center - Security	FM	Security
464.15000	WPVB803	RM	606 DPL	GU ConfHotel	Conference Hotel	FM	Schools

Howard University

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
461.70000	KNER375	RM	CC 1 TG 1 SL 1	HowU Police	Police	DMR	Law Dispatch
463.27500	KNER375	RM	136.5 PL	HowU Alarms	Alarms	FM	Schools