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[benjaminfs733]

I have recently been monitoring WKU and have found the following. (This is also been sent to be updated under Warren County)

Western Kentucky University

158.82000 Common University CTCSS: 131.8
453.40000 WKUPD Cadets CTCSS: 114.8
453.96250 Library Security
461.38750 Athletics #1 (Tickets/Ushers) DCS: 065
462.78750 Athletics #2 (Volunteer Parking) DCS: 065
464.38750 Athletics #3 (Unknown)
464.55000 (Yellow Dot) Coordinate Football Activities
857.86250 Parking & Transportation DCS: 464

The Parking & Transportation Department is a new one on campus and all the shuttles and parking enforcement officers use this channel. It stays busy most days. I have wondered if they plan on moving to the city/count trunked system at some point since they selected an 800 MHz channel? Can anyone shed some light on this?

I also attended a football game and had a good time listening to the channels. I found that the Yellow Dot was used to coordinate activities between someone on the field and the press box. They discussed what would happen next at the time outs, etc. I got a real good chuckle when I heard them radio the drawing for a free vacation at half time and yelled out the number just before the announcer. I got some interesting looks and told people I was just a good guesser. All in all going to a game with my scanner is something I will do again.

Ben

 

[nashscan]

Very late reply, but I graduated from Western in December of 2004. I pretty much stayed on the WKU police channel. I did a ride along with WKU and BGPD. Lots of fun!

 

[benjaminfs733]

Who did you ride with at the City? I am graduating from Basic Training Friday and will be a BGPD Officer.

Before Nashville went Digital I had a friend who could listen to Nashville from his dorm on the 23rd floor. That was always fun.

Thanks for the reply. Have a good one.

Ben

 

[nashscan]

Hi Ben. I rode with Woody in BG. Rode with Beckmann in WKU.

So he could hear Nashville from PFT huh? That's pretty darn wild.

Sometimes I liked listening to Bowling Green rather than Nashville, because Bowling Green was smaller, and I could monitor ALL the action at once. In Nashville, with six sectors, sattelite cities, burbs, BNA, etc. you can only eat a slice of the pie at a time.

 

[benjaminfs733]

I remember when I started listening when I was about 11 or so that I could listen to every thing in BG, Police, WKU, County Fire, City Fire, Medcome, SO all at the same time. Now it is so busy you just have to pick one to listen to most days. Nice talking to you.

Ben