Philadelphia

David Schoenberger

8/18/10: Business / Hotels / Renaissance Philadelphia Airport, Business / Stadiums/Arenas / Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Eagles)
8/18/10: Business / Retail / Macy's, Business / Retail / Apple, Business / Property Management / The Bellevue
8/17/10: Business / Hotels / Hotel Palomar, Business / Property Management / Research Park, Business / Property Management / Society Hill Towers

Philadelphia

Trunked System

Philadelphia Police, Fire, and most other city agencies use a trunked system.

Hospitals

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
462.1500 [192.8] Security

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
461.4875 [ d464] Housekeeping

University of Pennsylvania Hospital
461.9250 [250.3] Security

Colleges

Temple University
151.9250 [ d413] Security
463.6625 [ d306] Security
464.7000 [ d506] Security

University of the Arts
452.3000 [ d732] Security
452.8500 [ d732] Engineering/Maintenance

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
464.8125 [136.5] Security (R)

University of Pennsylvania
451.8875 [ d723] University City
451.9000 [ ] (MOTOTRBO)
461.4750 [ d143] University City Security
461.5250 [103.5] Escorts

Airport

Philadelphia International

Federal

Federal Protective Service
413.8750 [123.0] (input 419.1750)

Federal Reserve
406.6625 [100.0] Security (R)
410.4875 [100.0] Engineering/Maintenance (R)

Independence National Historical Park
171.6500 [NAC 293] Police (some encryption)

Postal Inspectors
409.9375 [NAC 482] Encrypted/Clear

Business

Attractions
462.1125 [ d306] The Bourse - Security/Engineering
461.3125 [179.9] Independence Visitor Center? ("last group through Liberty Bell") (monitored at night)
461.6000 [ 88.5] Independence Visitor Center
461.7250 [ d114] Independence Visitor Center? (S) ("arrowhead safety hazard")
463.3750 [ d251] Kimmel Center/Academy of Music - Security
464.1000 [ d174] Kimmel Center/Academy of Music - Security
451.8375 [ d244] Liacouras Center
451.3125 [ d343] Pennsylvania Convention Center--Food
452.9875 [ d546] Pennsylvania Convention Center--Environmental
462.1875 [ d423] Pennsylvania Convention Center--Technical Services/Electrical (Channel 3?)
462.4875 [ d134] Pennsylvania Convention Center--Security (Channel 1)
463.2125 [ d654] Pennsylvania Convention Center--Engineering
464.3375 [ d743] Pennsylvania Convention Center--Housekeeping (Channel 6?)
463.4875 [ d315] Philadelphia Zoo--Secondary? (Guest Services)
463.5375 [ d315] Philadelphia Zoo--Primary? (Security/First Aid/Guest Services)
467.5125 [ d047] Philadelphia Zoo--Parking
461.8250 [ d116] Reading Terminal Market--Security
464.9250 [ d162] Union League--Engineering/Housekeeping/Banquets (R)
464.9250 [ d306] Union League--Audio/Visual (R)

Hotels
464.7500 [ d205] Club Quarters (R)
451.7750 [114.8] Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown - Security
451.8500 [127.3] Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown - Engineering
456.2250 [100.0] Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown - Housekeeping
462.3375 [ d251] Doubletree Philadelphia - Security/Engineering/Housekeeping
464.8750 [ 77.0] Doubletree Philadelphia
464.1125 [ d174] Embassy Suites - Security
464.8750 [ d155] Embassy Suites - Engineering/Housekeeping
464.0125 [192.8] Four Seasons - Engineering (R)
464.5000 [ 71.9] Hampton Inn Philadelphia Center City-Convention Center
461.1875 [ d047] Hilton Garden Inn - Security/Engineering/Housekeeping/Bellman
464.5750 [118.8] Hilton Philadelphia Airport - Housekeeping/Banquets/Other Users?
464.8750 [ d244] Holiday Inn Express Midtown - Housekeeping
464.5000 [ d351] Holiday Inn Stadium
452.4625 [ d116] Hotel Palomar - Engineering (R)
452.6375 [ d431] Hotel Palomar - Housekeeping (S)
462.3000 [ d156] Hyatt at The Bellevue - Security/Engineering (may be used by Shops)
462.3000 [ d245] Hyatt at The Bellevue - Housekeeping/Bellman
462.3000 [ d331] Hyatt at The Bellevue
462.3000 [ d445] Hyatt at The Bellevue - Housekeeping
463.6750 [ 88.5] Hyatt at The Bellevue - Banquets (R)
464.5250 [ 88.5] Hyatt at The Bellevue - Engineering (R) (also used by Shops)
457.5125 [ d261] Latham? (frequency counter hit outside Latham; used by a valet service--unknown if hotel)
457.8625 [ d506] Latham
461.6750 [ d115] Loews Philadelphia - Engineering
462.2625 [ d114] Loews Philadelphia - Housekeeping (Channel 3?)
462.3875 [ d343] Loews Philadelphia - Security
462.4625 [ d364] Loews Philadelphia - Banquet/Convention Services
467.1875 [ d464] Loews Philadelphia - "delivered to room"; "hot and stuffy in general session"
467.4875 [ d411] Loews Philadelphia - Banquets Setup/Audio/Visual
464.3625 [ d051] Omni at Independence Park
467.5625 [ 67.0] Omni at Independence Park - Valet
451.3000 [ d134] Philadelphia Marriott - Engineering (obsolete?)
451.4500 [ d051] Philadelphia Marriott - Security
451.8750 [ d351] Philadelphia Marriott - Engineering
452.9750 [ d051] Philadelphia Marriott - Paging?
457.3125 [ d174] Radisson Plaza-Warwick - Banquets
464.8750 [ d503] Radisson Plaza-Warwick - Security/Engineering (Channel 1) (R)
468.5375 [ d503] Radisson Plaza-Warwick - Housekeeping
469.9625 [ d331] Radisson Plaza-Warwick - Valet
462.0875 [ d134] Renaissance Philadelphia Airport - Shuttle (R)
451.7875 [233.6] Residence Inn Philadelphia Center City - Housekeeping
451.9375 [233.6] Residence Inn Philadelphia Center City - Engineering
451.9625 [233.6] Residence Inn Philadelphia Center City
461.8375 [ d114] The Rittenhouse
461.3000 [ d132] Ritz-Carlton - Security/Engineering
461.6500 [ d261] Ritz-Carlton - Room Requests/Bellmen
463.7125 [186.2] Ritz-Carlton - Residences
464.2000 [ d423] Ritz-Carlton - Banquets
466.6875 [ d244] Ritz-Carlton - Valet
464.7750 [ d134] Sheraton City Center - Security
464.9250 [ d134] Sheraton City Center - Engineering (R)
467.9250 [ d134] Sheraton City Center - Housekeeping
468.8625 [100.0] Sheraton City Center - Banquet/Convention Services
467.7500 [ 77.0] Sheraton Suites Philadelphia Airport/Four Points by Sheraton Philadelphia Airport
467.8125 [ ] Sheraton Suites Philadelphia Airport/Four Points by Sheraton Philadelphia Airport - Used only at Sheraton Suites?
461.3500 [ d311] Sheraton University City (R)
451.1875 [ d156] Sofitel - Security/Engineering (B/M)
452.0875 [ d223] Sofitel - Housekeeping
463.2500 [ d306] Westin - Security/Engineering
Crowne Plaza: Nextel
Holiday Inn Philadelphia Historic District: Nextel
Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing: Special communications system linked to phone system

Museums
464.0625 [179.9] Academy of Natural Sciences--Museum Staff/Building Operations (R)
464.8750 [179.9] Academy of Natural Sciences--Events Staff (S)
151.6850 [ d311] The Franklin Institute
154.5700 [100.0] The Franklin Institute--Engineering
154.6000 [100.0] The Franklin Institute--Theater Staff
160.1850 [100.0] The Franklin Institute--Security
160.2000 [100.0] The Franklin Institute--Exhibits?
451.4125 [ d465] National Constitution Center--Interpreters/Security
451.4375 [ d365] National Constitution Center--Information Technology?/Banquets?/Events?
452.2875 [ d465] National Constitution Center--Maintenance (Channel 4)
452.5125 [ d465] National Constitution Center--Groups
464.3750 [179.9] Philadelphia Museum of Art--Security
464.5000 [ 67.0] Please Touch Museum
Independence Seaport Museum: UHF portables

Property Management
452.1875 [ d632] 1500 Market St.
462.1375 [ ] The Bellevue - Security (MOTOTRBO)
464.5000 [ d071] Comcast Center - Security
461.9125 [ d612] L.F. Driscoll (R)
463.2750 [ 97.4] Nine Penn Center (R)
464.0375 [ d174] Park Towne Place
451.4375 [ d364] Research Park (R)
452.1625 [ d606] Research Park - Security (R)
452.8125 [ d364] Research Park (R)
451.6375 [ d223] Society Hill Towers - Engineering (R)
464.8375 [ d223] Society Hill Towers (S)
467.1875 [ d271] Wachovia Building (401 Market St.)
461.8875 [ d412] Waterfront Square

Retail
464.5625 [ 94.8] Ann Taylor (1713 Walnut St.)
466.0375 [ 94.8] Ann Taylor Loft (1729 Walnut St.)
467.9250 [218.1] Anthropologie (1801 Walnut St.)
464.5500 [ 67.0] Apple (1607 Walnut St.)
151.8350 [ 74.4] Banana Republic (1401 Walnut St.)
151.8350 [ 74.4] Banana Republic (1716 Walnut St.)
467.8750 [ d432] Borders Books (1 S. Broad St.)
467.8500 [167.9] FYE (100 S. Broad St.)
463.5500 [ d565] The Gallery at Market East--Engineering?
501.0625 [ 85.4] The Gallery at Market East--Security/Housekeeping
151.9550 [ 74.4] The Gallery at Market East--Old Navy
464.5000 [156.7] The Gallery at Market East--K-Mart Security/Loss Prevention?
464.5000 [146.2] The Gallery at Market East--FYE
466.0875 [ d413] The Gallery at Market East--Unknown store loss prevention (Burlington Coat Factory?)
151.8050 [ 74.4] Gap (1510 Walnut St.)
467.8750 [ d723] Guess (1520 Walnut St.)
468.8375 [ d155] H&M (1530 Chestnut St.)
466.2875 [ d155] H&M (1725 Walnut St.)
451.8000 [ d331] Lucky Strike
464.2750 [203.5] Macy's - Loss Prevention
464.6500 [192.8] Macy's - Loss Prevention (obsolete?)
461.1125 [ d412] Sephora (1714 Chestnut St.)
464.5250 [ d503] Shops at Liberty Place--Security/Housekeeping
461.0625 [ d632] Shops at Liberty Place--Bath & Body Works
467.7625 [ 79.7] Shops at Liberty Place--Express
467.9250 [ d754] Shops at Liberty Place--Victoria's Secret
467.9250 [ 88.5] Shops at Liberty Place--J. Crew
464.5000 [ 67.0] Sony Style (Comcast Center)
461.0375 [ d026] Target (1 Mifflin St.) (Channel 1)
467.9250 [218.1] Urban Outfitters (1627 Walnut St.)
467.9250 [ d743] Victoria's Secret (1721 Chestnut St.)
467.8750 [ 82.5] West Elm (1330 Chestnut St.)
151.9550 [ 67.0] Williams-Sonoma (200 S. Broad St.)

Stadiums/Arenas:

Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia Phillies)

Phillies
456.9750 [ d371] Medical 3
457.8000 [ d506] Aramark Management
461.0500 [ d053] Global Spectrum (Engineering) (R)
461.1250 [ d412] (S)
461.1750 [ d031] Custodians (R)
461.4250 [ d073]
461.8500 [ d252] Event Ops (Guest Services) (R)
463.4500 [ d523] Ballpark Security 2
463.6125 [ d306] Parking (R)
466.0250 [ d503] Audio/Visual
466.2750 [ d432] Parking
466.3250 [ d565] Grounds (Security? "Command Center")
466.4250 [ d445] Bullpen Security (Suites?)
466.5750 [ d526] Premium Services
468.4250 [ d265] Switchover 15

Aramark (concessions)
452.8000 [ d546] Porters?
456.3500 [ d413]
456.4500 [ d172] Kitchen?
456.7750 [ d346]
456.9000 [ d662] Beer (Channel 3)
456.9500 [ d703] Information Technology
457.4500 [ d252] Money (Channel 2)
463.3000 [ d072] (S)

Other
151.8950 [123.0] Pitch Spotter (S)
464.7250 [192.8] Medical (R)
466.0875 [ d226] "Channel 4" (from 463.6125?)

Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Eagles)
452.0125 [ d311] Stadium Operations (Channel 1) (R)
461.0750 [ d131] Scoreboard (Channel 9)
461.7500 [ d351] Premium Services (Channel 6)
461.8000 [ d654] Event Staff (Channel 3) (R)
462.0875 [162.2] CSC Event Staff Command Post
463.4000 [ d351] Housekeeping (Channel 13) (R)
463.8375 [ d332] Guest Services? (R)
464.0250 [ d065] Parking (Channel 4)
464.7250 [229.1] First Aid (Channel 7)
464.7500 [233.6] Security (R)

Following monitored during 10/15/05 Temple University football game:
462.5875 [ d311] Temple Band/Cheerleader Coordination
464.5000 [167.9] TV Crew
465.1000 [167.9] talking about statistics from game
467.6125 [ d311] Temple Band/Cheerleader Coordination
467.9000 [136.5] Fox Sports Net?

Wachovia Center/Wachovia Spectrum
451.0375 [241.8] Unknown
452.7875 [ d311] Parking (R)
461.5125 [ d125] Center Aramark Food Service--Suite Level
461.7625 [ d156] Center Operations and Event Coordination
461.8625 [ d132] Spectrum Operations and Event Coordination
463.6125 [ d271] Center Aramark Food Service--Club Box Level
463.8625 [ d165] Center/Spectrum Techs (Channel 1)
463.9000 [ d065] Center Security
464.0375 [ d423] Unknown
464.1375 [ d223] Center Public Relations
464.1875 [ d156] Center VIP
464.2750 [ d132] Spectrum Security
464.7625 [ d132] Outside Security/Parking (Channel 1) (R)
466.0875 [ d226] "close gate"

Transportation
452.4000 [ 71.9] Medallion Radio Cab
452.1000 [179.9] Philadelphia Airport Taxicab Service

The Big Bus Company: LTR system; home channel 506.3375
Phlash Bus: LTR PassPort system; two of the frequencies are 454.4250 and 454.5750.

Special Events

CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarterfinals (July 18, 2009)
461.0375 [ d205] (Channel 1) (related to 461.2875)
461.1250 [ d172] Merchandise (R)
461.1375 [ d244] "on field attendance"; "game report"
461.2375 [ d152] CSC Event Staff?
461.2875 [ d271] (S) (Channel 7) (related to 461.0375)
461.9500 [ d311] Security (S)
463.3500 [ d432] Concessions (R)
463.6125 [ d306] CSC Event Staff (R)
464.2750 [ d464] "referee"; "locker room"; "drug testing"
464.3750 [ d464] Coaches

National Conference of State Legislatures (2009)
463.8375 [ d664] (R)
464.6250 [210.7] (possible frequency - not confirmed) (R)

National Education Association Annual Meeting (2007)
464.6250 [210.7] (R)
464.7500 [233.6] (R)

Unknown

151.6250 [179.9] Spirit of Philadelphia?
163.7875 [NAC 382] encrypted (frequency counter hit at Broad and Walnut)
406.8750 [NAC 293] clear (frequency counter hit near U.S. Mint)
451.2625 [162.2] "escort channel" (monitored from Crowne Plaza)
452.8375 [ d627] catering; "Bodex"; "info desk" (strong from Crowne Plaza)
461.7125 [ d152] "Contemporary Craft Wing"; "Seatec"; Housekeeping
461.7250 [ d423] Church (monitored from Penn's Landing)
462.1750 [ d364] "Third St. entrance"; "housing" (mobiles from Penn's Landing)
462.3625 [ d413] "front desk" (strong at Comcast Center)
462.4750 [210.7] "tour center" (monitored from Crowne Plaza)
463.3625 [ d023] Security (mobiles from Bellevue)
463.5625 [ d612] "dumbwaiter"; "runners"; "cart"; "sweeping floor" (mobiles from Sheraton City Center)
463.6750 [100.0] "Tampa" Southwest Airlines? (monitored near airport)
464.0125 [ d172] "grandstand"; "bike shop" (monitored from Rittenhouse Square)
464.3125 [ d205] Engineering/Housekeeping; "13th floor" (monitored at Westin)
464.3375 [136.5] "food court" (monitored from Crowne Plaza)
464.4125 [136.5] "auditorium" (monitored from Logan Square)
464.4250 [ d662] "cafeteria"; "Hackenburg"; "Moss" (monitored from Crowne Plaza)
464.4875 [ 71.9] "Parmagae kitchen"; Engineering; "1312" (monitored from Rittenhouse Square)
464.7500 [ 88.5] "AYS to housekeeping" (Marriott property) (monitored on I-95 before Stadiums exit)
464.7875 [ d205] hotel near Liberty Place (R)
464.8750 [ d205] "gallery sweep"; "American Art and Graphics"; "callboxes"; "x7124"; "Kelly Drive"
467.9250 [ d026] hotel; not Four Seasons (monitored from Logan Square)