The system may be in failsoft mode, or they are doing maintenance related to rebanding.
With regards to rebanding, make sure you have 12 frequencies, rather than the 10 in the RR database, programmed for the system ( the F.C.C. ULS database shows that 854.1625 and 854.7125 are also licensed to the system ).
( With the PSR500, listen to the two frequencies above in conventional mode to hear whether either is carrying the control data. If so, enter it in the system as a control frequency. The above paragraph doesn't apply if using control-channel-only programming of a system or site. )
Failsoft is a Motorola feature that causes talkgroups to go to a specific frequency - or home channel - when there is a controller problem. For instance, city police dispatch might remain on 858.7625, while city fire might be assigned to stay on 857.2625. There may be numerous talkgroups assigned to the same frequency, so there is sometimes some confusion among users sharing a frequency ... but it's better than no communications at all.
If the system is in Failsoft mode, you will still hear activity if you manually check each system frequency.