Illinois EMS/Ambulance Agencies & Hospitals

MERCI -- CTCSS Tones (Mobile Emergency Radio Channel Illinois)
H.E.A.R. (Hospital Emergency and Rescue - Missouri)

 

This information is by no means complete, or correct.... just what I have compiled.... Please submit any information!

123.05

State of IL Helicopters
(including "lifeflight")

 

 

  

 

 

got from freq list

 

155.34

MERCI-1 (HEAR 340)

PM

 

 

 

210.7pL

Statewide pL Tone

 

155.22

MERCI-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155.16

MERCI-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155.4

MERCI-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155.28

Hospital Point-to-Point

 

 

  

 

none

Illinois Statewide

 

463.000
468.000

MED-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

463.025
468.025

MED-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

463.050
468.050

MED-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

463.075
468.075

MED-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

463.1
468.1

MED-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

463.125
468.125

MED-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

463.15
468.15

MED-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

463.175
468.175

MED-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

462.95
467.95

MED-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

462.975
467.975

MED-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

464.825
469.825

MED-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

463.925
468.925

MED-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155.34

to St. Francis, Litchfield

 

 

 

 

85.4pL

 

 

155.16

to Anderson Hospital
Arch,

 

 

 

 

91.5pL

 

 

155.34

to St. Josephs

 

 

 

 

94.8pL

 

 

155.34

3Fx to St. Johns
Henry 9 to St. Johns Hosp
3L42 to St. Johns

  

  

 

 

103.5pL

 

 

155.34

Arch 6 to MMC

 

 

 

 

103.5pL

 

  

155.34

StL Medic to St. Marys-STL

 

 

 

 

103.5pL

 

5/9/02

155.34

3L33 to CAH

  

KX2071 

 

 

107.2pL

 

 

155.34

ARCH 2 to Christian Hospital NE

 

 

 

 

114.8pL 

 

 

155.16

?  Paging

 

 

 

 

114.8pL

heard to 129 Lake Drive

2/13/01

155.16

Memorial Hospital Belleville

 

KWF872

 

 

123.0pL

 

1/27/01

155.34

Medic 1 to Alexian Bros St. Louis

 

 

 

 

123.0pL

 

 

155.34

ARCH 2 to SLU (St. Louis Uninversity)

 

 

 

 

127.3pL

 

 

155.34

HEAR Radio St. Louis

 

KYN...

 

 

136.5pL 

 

 

155.34

 

 

KIZ432

 

 

146.2pL

not in FCC

 

155.34

Missouri Baptist

 

 

 

 

162.2pL

 

6/6/02

155.16

4C73 to St. Anthony's

 

 

 

 

173.8pL

 

 

155.16

3p52? to Anderson

 

 

 

 

203.5pL

 

 

155.34

st marys bell?highland?

 

KOZ354

 

 

203.5pl

not in fcc

1/27/01

155.34

to Missouri Hospital

 

 

 

 

203.9pL

 

 

155.34

3L20 to st. francis-
litchfield
Amb to Memorial

 

 

 

 

210.7pL

 

 

155.34

to Carlinville Area Hospital

 

 

 

  

210.7pL

 

 

155.34

taylorville unit to St. Johns (103.5 pL)

 

KTF189

 

 

210.7pL

 

 

155.34

Community Memorial Hospital-Staunton

 

 

 

 

210.7pL

heard w/ unit

4/22/01

Abbott-Lifeforce Ambulance

Advanced Medical Transport of Central Illinois (Tazewell County)

See RadioReference.com

America Ambulance, Springfield, IL (See Sangamon County Page)

ARCH Air Medical Services

Air Evac Lifeteam Helicopters

Alton Memorial Hosptial EMS

Arrow Ambulance Service  Website (Carle) 210 East University Avenue Champaign, Illinois 61820  (217) 337-3911  See  Champaign

Decatur Ambulance Service

Laughlin Ambulance Service, Troy IL

LifeStar Ambulance Service, Inc.
Formerly Superior, Campbells Superior      Serves Central & Southern Illinois
Website   Email


Stations

Centralia       Division 100     940 N. Elm, Centralia      IL 62801   618-532-2474 (Corporate Headquarters)


Alton


Alton
Granite City  Division ???     (in phone book) (618) 876-4411
Alton            Division 200    401 W. Delmar, Alton  IL 62002   618-465-6633 Non-Emergency 466-3018
  4A26  4 880 01  LifeStar  white 96? Ford Van w/red&blue stripes 
  4A27  4 880 07  LifeStar  white Ford box   
  4A29  4 880 01  LifeStar  2001? white Ford box
  4A51                  LifeStar
  4A52                  LifeStar
  4A54                  LifeStar
  4A60  4 888 04  LifeStar EMS (Alton) “60” 1994? Ford van whi w/ red/blue
Salem           Division 300    414 W. Swartz,  Salem,  IL 62881   618-548-5724
Springfield    Division 500   400 N. 2nd St.,    Springfield IL 62702   217-522-8831
  3F16                  LifeStar EMS (Springfield) Wheeled Coach Van  (heard)
  3F17                  LifeStar EMS (Springfield) Wheeled Coach Van
  3F18                  LifeStar EMS (Springfield) Medico Modular
  ?        3 634 04  LifeStar (new white w/red stripes) 
  3F20  3 607 02  LifeStar (Campbell-Superior)     [No longer in use?]
  3F21  3 6xx xx  LifeStar EMS (Springfield)  van type II  (was 3 607 08 Campbell-Superior)
  3F22  3 607 04  LifeStar (C-S)   [No longer in use?, was totalled 2/11/01]
  3F23  3 633 01  LifeStar EMS Medico Modular  (was 3 607 01 C-S)
  3F24  3 607 05  LifeStar (C-S)   [No longer in use?, was traded in 2/11/01]    [others 3 607 02, 3 607 03, 3 607 07,  3 607 06]
  3F??  3 633 09  LifeStar, newer Skinny box ambulance (sn spfld 8/01)
Jacksonville Division 600    528 South West St.,  Jacksonville IL 62650     not given
   3H24  3 633 06  LifeStar (Campbells-Superior) of Jacksonville    white Ford Ecoline 350 Van (7/2/01)
Protects 300,000+ people 1000 square miles. 5 stations. Private department, members are paid status.

LifeStar Ambulance (Springfield/Sangamon Co., Jacksonville/Morgan Co.)

155.22
155.34

[Springfield C-MED]
Central Medical Emergency Dispatch

 

 

 

 

103.5pL

see Springfield

2/11/01

863.9875
864.9875

(Nextel Trunked System?)

 

licenses?

 

 

 

Lifestar employee told me they used these freq's

2/11/01

154.54

Superior Ambulance Service of Centralia (LifeStar)
Jacksonville

IB

 

 

 

 

Base and mobile, prob for medivan

 

LifeStar Ambulance (Southern Illinois- Alton/Madison County, Salem & Centralia/Marion County)

155.055

[I-REACH]

PW

state

 

6?

 

heard 4A60 with Alton PD

10/1/01

155.16
155.22
155.34

Centralia
(Marion County)

PS

KAG286
Iss: 5/86

1-100wt

27-100wt

 

 

 

468.075
458.075

Centralia

PS

KAG286

 

3 1wt

 

same as above

 

151.6725
(154.5025)

Maryville (1.2 mile West)
(FX1-Centralia
940 E. Elm)

IG

WNNJ341
Iss: 1/91
EXPIRED

 

18-25w
(18-25w)
(18-25w)

FB4-25w
(FX1-25w)

Repeater/Input

(940 E. Elm Centralia)
1-800-541-9180

2/3/01

461.725Fixed Location Address or Mobile Area of Operation Loc. 1 Area of Operation
Land Mobile Control Station meeting the 6.1 Meter Rule in the state of IL. Loc. 2 Address: 1.2 MI W  City: MARYVILLE County: ST. CLAIR State: IL   
Lat (NAD83): 38-43-18.2 N Long (NAD83): 089-58-20.4 W ASR No.:  Ground Elev: 172.0 
Loc. 3 Address: 940 N ELM ST  City: CENTRALIA County: MARION State: IL   
Lat (NAD83): 38-32-17.2 N Long (NAD83): 089-07-47.3 W ASR No.:  Ground Elev: 163.0 
Loc. 4 Area of OperationOperating within a 72.0 km radius around fixed location 2 

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Antennas 
Loc. No. Ant. No. Frequencies (MHz) Sta. Cls. No.
Units No. PG Emmission Designator Output Power (watts) ERP (watts) Ant. Ht./Tp meters Ant. AAT meters Construct Deadline Date 
1   1   154.50250  FX1  1 0  3K00J3E  25.000        
2   1   151.67250  FB4  1 0  3K00J3E  25.000  80.000 55.0      
3   1   154.50250  FX1  1 0  3K00J3E  25.000  65.000 24.0      
4   1   151.67250  MO  18 0  3K00J3E  25.000        
4   1   154.50250  MO  18 0  3K00J3E  25.000        

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Control Points  Pt. No.1 
Address: 940 N ELM ST 
  City: MARYVILLE County:  State: IL Telephone Number: (800)541-9180 

2/3/01

Medics Ambulance  4034 Piggott Ave, 618-271-2190, East St. Louis ?

MedStar Ambulance, Inc. Website  
1601 North Market Street, Sparta, IL
Charles Kelley, President/CEO  Est. 1981
Serves: Randoph, St. Clair, Clinton Counties
1-800-426-9281 Emergency


Belleville Base


Belleville
Base


EMS
Unit

See RadioReference.com

935.3875
936.3875
(896-897)

[Non-Emergency Transport]
Tx1@Hwy50-Fairview Hts
Tx2@11802 Holloway Rd-Sparta (Randolph)

GI

WPXG657
Iss: 4/03

 

30-30w
30-30w
(30-30w)

FB2-75w
(FX1-30w)

618-443-5061
32kmra around each location

1/31/03
8/15/04

937.2875
938.0375
938.5375
939.2875
939.7975

[]
[]
[]
[]
[Data Channel]
tx@Fairview Heights ?

?

?
Can not find any license

 

 

 

Motorola 7A27
(info by Todd Hartzel)

9/9/04

256  --  Medstar Ambulance (Ch A)
272  --  Medstar Ambulance (Ch B)

Trunked

Uses Nextel System

5/24/01

462.95
(467.95)

unknown use
Sparta, IL
Randolph County

PS

WPAZ773
Iss: 9/97

 

40-40wt

FB2-100wt

FCC 90.35A3

 

MEDSTAR AMBULANCE INCSPARTA        IL            62286 
Callsign: WPEC738 Radio Service: PW-Conventional Public Safety Pool
APPLICANT IS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING BASIC OR ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES ON AN ONGOING BASIS. RADIOS WILL BE USED FOR ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS. Action:       CORRECTED 8/03
  1  FIXED 383738.2N 892153.3W CARLYLE  CLINTON  IL        2  MOBILE 32.0 KMRA around site    
  1  FB2   462.95000   100  450       1       0    A
  1  FB2   462.97500   100  450       1       0    A
  2  MO    462.95000   040  040      40       0    A
  2  MO    462.97500   040  040      40       0    A
  2  MO    467.95000   040  040      40       0    A
  2  MO    467.97500   040  040      40       0    A

 

154.515

[Business Use]
tx@615 S. Saint Louis-Sparta

IG

WPMN541

1-100wt

40-100wt 32kmra

 

(618)443-3088
CP@1601 N Market-Sparta

-
8/15/04

463.0
463.025
463.05
463.075
463.1
463.125
463.15
463.175

Paramedic Channels

"Med"

PS

KB92102

 

40-75w

 

(all freq's on 468 also)

 

155.16
155.22
155.34

[MERCI-3]
[MERCI-2/StClairCo EMS]
[MERCI-1]
tx@407 E. Church-Sparta

PS

KNBN596
Iss: 11/81

1-100wt

5-100wt

 

 

-
9/9/04

463.625

Chester

IB

 

 

 

 

SITCO INC WPMP852 ?

2/3/01

464.85

Waterloo

IB

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT 3 KNJW441

2/3/01

Mitchell-Jerden EMS (Mattoon)   LINK

OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria

Has operated its own helicopter since 1986, 2 years since the state of Illinois has put a Henry unit there.
(Budgets $1.8 million per year, average cost of each flight is $9200.)

Simmons Ambulance Company - East St. Louis 

See RadioReference.com

Trunked

Simmons uses Madison County Transit System Trunked Radio System

5/22/01

MERCI Terms

Often you will hear personnel on MERCI refer to themselves as:   (These are my guess)
DM-Doctor of Medicine?
N-Nurse
P-Paramedic
PP- (provisional paul) ???
I-Intermediate Level?
B-EMT-B ??
A&O-Alert & Orientated      x1, x2, x3

Helicopter Radio Systems

Most EMS/Rescue helicopters are equiped with radios that can be programmed in the field to any frequency with any pL or DpL tone.   These radios are called "front panel"/frequency agile... and made by Wolfsburg (also called "field tuneable")

Med Freqs

 (65) This frequency is primarily authorized for use in the dispatch of medical care vehicles and personnel for the rendition or delivery of medical services. This frequency may also be assigned for intra-system and inter-system mutual assistance purposes. For uniformity in usage these frequency pairs may be referred to by channel name as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Frequencies base and mobile       Mobile only
             (megahertz)                  (MHz)         Channel name
------------------------------------------------------------------------
462.950.............................     467.950    MED-9
462.95625...........................     467.95625  MED-91
462.9625............................     467.9625   MED-92
462.96875...........................     467.96875  MED-93
462.975.............................     467.975    MED-10
462.98125...........................     467.98125  MED-101
462.9875............................     467.9875   MED-102
462.99375...........................     467.99375  MED-103
------------------------------------------------------------------------

 (66) For applications for new radio systems, the thirty-two frequency pairs listed in paragraph (d)(66)(i) of this section will be 
assigned in a block for shared operation under Sec. 90.20(a)(1)(iii) or Sec. 90.20(a)(2)(xiii) subject to the following:
    (i) For uniformity in usage, these frequency pairs may be referred to by channel name as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Frequencies base and mobile       Mobile only
             (megahertz)                  (MHz)         Channel name
------------------------------------------------------------------------
463.000.............................     468.000    MED-1
463.00625...........................     468.00625  MED-11
463.0125............................     468.0125   MED-12
463.01875...........................     468.01875  MED-13
463.025.............................     468.025    MED-2
463.03125...........................     468.03125  MED-21
463.0375............................     468.0375   MED-22
463.04375...........................     468.04375  MED-23
463.050.............................     468.050    MED-3
463.05625...........................     468.05625  MED-31
463.0625............................     468.0625   MED-32
463.06875...........................     468.06875  MED-33
46.075..............................      468.075    MED-4
463.08125...........................     468.08125  MED-41
463.0875............................     468.0875   MED-42
463.09375...........................     468.09375  MED-43
463.100.............................     468.100    MED-5
463.10625...........................     468.10625  MED-51
463.1125............................     468.1125   MED-52
463.11875...........................     468.11875  MED-53
463.125.............................     468.125    MED-6
463.13125...........................     468.13125  MED-61
463.1375............................     468.1375   MED-62
463.14375...........................     468.14375  MED-63
463.150.............................     468.150    MED-7
463.15625...........................     468.15625  MED-71
463.1625............................     468.1625   MED-72
463.16875...........................     468.16875  MED-73
463.175.............................     468.175    MED-8
463.18125...........................     468.18125  MED-81
463.1875............................     468.1875   MED-82
463.19375...........................     468.19375  MED-83
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (ii) Except as provided in paragraphs (d)(66)(iv) and (v) of this section, mobile or portable stations licensed prior to July 6, 2000, must employ equipment that is both wired and equipped to transmit/receive, respectively, on each of the following MED frequency pairs with transmitters operated on the 468 MHz frequencies: MED-1, MED-2, MED-3, MED-4, MED-5, MED-6, MED-7, and MED-8.    (iii) Except as provided in paragraphs (d)(66)(v) and (vi) of this section, mobile or portable stations licensed on or after July 6, 2000, must employ equipment that is both wired and equipped to transmit/receive, respectively, on each of the following MED frequency pairs with transmitters operated on the 468 MHz frequencies: MED-1, MED-12, MED-2, 
MED-22, MED-3, MED-32, MED-4, MED-42, MED-5, MED-52, MED-6 MED-62, MED-7, MED-72, MED-8, and MED-82.
    (iv) Except as provided in paragraphs (d)(66)(v) and (vi) of this section, mobile or portable stations licensed on or after January 1, 2006, must employ equipment that is both wired and equipped to transmit/receive, respectively, on each of these MED frequency pairs with transmitters operated on the 468 MHz frequencies.    (v) Portable (hand-held) units operated with a maximum output power of 2.5 watts are exempted from the multi-channel equipment requirements specified in paragraphs (d)(66)(ii), (d)(66)(iii), and (d)(66)(iv) of this section.