UPDATED INFORMATION:
Based upon numerous hours of research and some serious and much appreciated help from some dedicated scannerheads this is a synopsis of my findings on the KYWINS System... it is NOT a trunked system, it is a conventional system based primarily on frequencies that are reserved for mutual aid use or already licensed to KSP and other law enforcement agencies for that use.... there are numerous freqs licensed to KSP that may or may not be part of some other system; there appears to be a data only system in place to provide statewide MDT service.... I plan to modify the listing in the database to reflect this newly discovered information placing the different systems on line as I sort them out..... this is a nugget of the information glesaned from the Kentucky Government web pages dedicated to this subject:
from:
http://www.kwiec.ky.gov/interoperability/mutualaid.htm
150 MHz Band
The KLEEN channel is dedicated to law enforcement emergency use. It is a national channel set aside by the FCC and each state is free to set their own rules and assign it their own name. It is restricted to law enforcement, but the Commonwealth may petition the FCC to grant authorizations for other public safety usage. The Commonwealth has 22 KLEEN Base Stations across Kentucky.
The Inner City channel is dedicated to law enforcement communication between police departments. For the most part, it is no longer used. However, many agencies in Kentucky still have this channel licensed. There are numerous Inner City Base Stations operating at the local level. At the state level, there are 16 Inner City Base Stations across Kentucky with each connected to a Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post.
450 MHz Band
The KSP State channel is dedicated to public safety emergency use. It is licensed, operated, and controlled by the KSP. It consists of 96 Base Stations across Kentucky. It is the only known dedicated statewide infrastructure in place for communications interoperability. 45 public safety agencies have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to use this Mutual Aid channel as an emergency communications link into the KSP. The coverage is statewide and excellent with a 95% coverage footprint.
800 MHz Band
The FCC adopted the National Public Safety Plan which created the National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee (NPSPAC) to assign mutual aid channels to facilitate communications interoperability among local, state, and federal public safety agencies. It consists of one calling channel and four tactical channels.
The following information added 20061028 based upon other information (replacing outdated info from the original web page construction): There are twenty operating 800MHz base stations in the Commonwealth. These stations are located along the I-75 and I-65 corridors as well as other locations to allow coverage of the Ohio Valley and other selected areas with operating 800MHz Public Service Systems.
