Empire Liberty Electric

System Name: Empire Liberty Electric
Location: Joplin Mo HQ and 4-state , AR KS MO OK
County: 18 Counties
System Type: DMR Tier 3 Capacity Max
System Voice: DMR
System ID: HEX: L1 DEC: L1
Last Updated: January 2, 2025, 15:27 pm UTC   [Updated 8 talkgroups for All]
System Notes
- Licensed to Empire Electric. A company official recently said "doing business as Empire, branded as Liberty."
- Empire is a long time electric utility with some natural gas segments in Joplin and SW Mo.
- Empire was purchased in 2017 by Liberty Utilities, which operates regulated water, wastewater, natural gas, and electric utilities, providing local utility management, service, and support to small and mid-sized communities across the United States. Liberty is owned by Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp.of Canada.
- They are replacing their aging 48MHz low band transmitters with a 24 site Tier III DMR system in the Four State Area,
- First control channels heard October 2021.
- A link to a spreadsheet with all 24 licensed sites and 48 frequencies can be found in the Wiki, along with a map of all licensed sites.
 

Sites and Frequencies

Key:###.####Ctrl control channel
SiteNameCountyFrequencies
001 (1)BolivarPolk, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
462.050Ctrl464.2625
002 (2)BuffaloDallas, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
464.2125Ctrl463.5625
003 (3)Greenfield, MODade, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
461.8625Ctrl463.7625
004 (4)NoelMcDonald, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
464.2375Ctrl464.1875
005 (5)Neosho Newton, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
461.8875Ctrl461.5125
006 (6)Gravette ARBenton, AR
2 freqs · 1 control
464.3625Ctrl461.9375
007 (7)Avilla MOJasper, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
463.2125Ctrl463.5625
008 (8)Reeds SpringStone, MO
2 freqs · 2 control
462.000Ctrl462.150Ctrl
009 (9)RepublicGreene, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
463.275Ctrl461.825
010 (A)Columbus KSCherokee, KS
2 freqs · 1 control
461.825Ctrl463.350
011 (B)MonettLawrence, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
463.4875Ctrl463.675
012 (C)Asbury MOJasper, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
452.0125Ctrl452.150
013 (D)OzarkChristian, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
461.875Ctrl462.175
014 (E)Stockton MOCedar, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
451.0375Ctrl451.875
015 (F)StraffordGreene, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
461.6375Ctrl464.3625
016 (10)Joplin East (Kodiak/Dunweg)Newton, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
464.250Ctrl464.050
017 (11)Hockerville OKOttawa, OK
2 freqs · 1 control
452.250Ctrl451.9625
018 (12)WheatlandHickory, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
464.350Ctrl463.625
019 (13)WyandotteOttawa, OK
2 freqs · 1 control
464.2875Ctrl463.775
020 (14)AuroraLawrence, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
463.2375Ctrl463.550
021 (15)Joplin WestJasper, MO
2 freqs · 2 control
461.8125Ctrl464.2125Ctrl
022 (16)Welch OKCraig, OK
2 freqs · 2 control
464.125Ctrl464.3875Ctrl
023 (17)BransonTaney, MO
2 freqs · 1 control
464.6875Ctrl464.3375

Talkgroups

DEC Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
10TJoplin Ops 10Joplin Electric Operations 10Utilities
11TJoplin Const 11Joplin Construction 11Utilities
19TJoplin Const 19Joplin Construction 19Utilities
20TSE KS Ops 20Baxter Springs SE KS Electric OpsUtilities
29TSE KS Const 29SE Kansas area ConstructionUtilities
30TNeos/Andrson OpsNeosho/Anderson Electric Ops Utilities
40TAurora OpsAurora Electric Ops - Base 2Utilities
50TBflo/Bolivar OpsBuffalo - Bolivar area Elec OpsUtilities
51TBuf/Bol Const 51Buffalo - Bolivar area construction 51Utilities
59TBuf/Bol Const 59Buffalo - Bolivar area construction 59Utilities
70THollister OpsHollister-Branson OperationsUtilities
91TJoplin Ops 91Joplin Electric Operations 91Utilities
99TSystemwideSystemwideUtilities