Knox County RCC Dispatch frequency

[Thorndike113]

I don't live in Knox County but I visit down there on occasion. I have the Knox RCC dispatch programmed in as 152.2025 and I am pretty sure I heard all the fire depts dispatched on that frequency. The issue is that when I did a search on the FCC's page, there is not a single agency in the whole US licensed to that frequency except for the New york state electric and gas corp. Does anyone have any clue how they are getting away with dispatching on that frequency, or is maybe my memory off and I have the frequency wrong?

 

[ME343]

frequency is right. im not sure about the whole licensing thing

 

[Thorndike113]

Its funny, ive been doing research into this thing with the dispatch freq for Knox and The FCC wont answer me back. The email address to the person who supposedly does their radio programming comes back nonexistent. Kinda messed up because if I went and transmitted on whatever frequency I pleased, I would raise some eyebrows and the FCC would be knocking on my door. Ha ha ...... gotta admit, they have some pretty good audio quality on 152.2025. Its not sharp like Waldo. It actually sounds soft and pleasant to listen to.

 

[radioman2001]

Radio Common Carrier (152.2 was channel 3 I think, and if the owner has the license for channel 5 can use the bandwidth between) licenses are area based not location based, they take a different search to find. You might try an area search say 20 miles around your location to find it. Marine operator channels are the same, and I forget how to display them. That agency might be renting the channel from someone, so they won't show up in the FCC database.\


Did some more checking, that frequency is a (CP)part 22 paging channel pair. I found Virginia State Police and lots of expired and terminated licenses on the main channel of 152.2. This may be part of the last FCC auction of the old RCC/IMTS and paging channels that occured about 3-4 years ago.

 

[ecps92]

Part 22 Paging Channels - The RadioReference Wiki
The older Part 22 channels CAN NOT be searched by Frequency via the FCC

152.2025 is within the old FG channel which runs from
152.1950 thru 152.2250

Search the FCC by the Agency Name and/or Market
they could be renting it from someone who owns the Frequency

PS - there are other users, found via the RRDB and the RR Wiki

I don't live in Knox County but I visit down there on occasion. I have the Knox RCC dispatch programmed in as 152.2025 and I am pretty sure I heard all the fire depts dispatched on that frequency. The issue is that when I did a search on the FCC's page, there is not a single agency in the whole US licensed to that frequency except for the New york state electric and gas corp. Does anyone have any clue how they are getting away with dispatching on that frequency, or is maybe my memory off and I have the frequency wrong?

 

[Thorndike113]

I tried every single way. I actually looked at all the frequencies they are licensed to. I did a nationwide search on 152.2025 and found that only one entity that was licensed to it in the whole US and that was the New York State Electric & Gas Corporation. What you said would make sense however, but these guys aren't even licensed to anything close to the 152 range.

 

[radioman2001]

They are renting, get a call sign when they ID which they HAVE to. Better yet call the agency and ask, they might tell you and then again may not.

 

[Thorndike113]

I would love to know from who. I am just looking for tower site info like what towers and amount of power.

 

[ecps92]

To take from the AT&T Commercials of days ago
Reach-Out, Reach-out and Touch someone. Make the Call, it might make your day :roll:

I would love to know from who. I am just looking for tower site info like what towers and amount of power.

 

[ecps92]

Let me google that for you
the Answer found via GOOGLE is on Page 2
and then Page 5 of the Scanner Digest
http://www.scannerdigest.com/files/SD-58-Newsletter.pdf

Not sure what the issue is, seems you always go for Unlicensed Operation in your threads :roll:

I don't live in Knox County but I visit down there on occasion. I have the Knox RCC dispatch programmed in as 152.2025 and I am pretty sure I heard all the fire depts dispatched on that frequency. The issue is that when I did a search on the FCC's page, there is not a single agency in the whole US licensed to that frequency except for the New york state electric and gas corp. Does anyone have any clue how they are getting away with dispatching on that frequency, or is maybe my memory off and I have the frequency wrong?