Important Frequencies (and Talkgroups)
Houston, Texas

* channels not personally verified in use in the Houston area.

Emergency:
155.355  S [d 125] Hermann Hospitals Emergency Radio System
450.5875 R [d 445] Public Information Emergency System (PIES)
462.425  R [229.1] Downtown Emergency Radio System
856.0375 R [d 131] Houston Independent School District (HISD) Emergency Information System
City of Houston Motorola Trunked Radio System talkgroups:
32944  Emergency Operations Center
TxWARN Motorola Trunked Radio System talkgroups:
   80  Houston Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) 1
  176  Houston Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) 2
  240* Houston Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) 3
  272* Houston Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) 4
  304* Houston Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) 5
  336  Houston Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) 6
 8336  Harris County Emergency Management 1 (may also be heard on TxWARN Project 25, verified)
13584* Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) 1
18320  Texas Medical Center Ch. F Member Institution Common
18736* Harris County Emergency Management 2 (may also be heard on TxWARN Project 25, verified)
18768* Harris County Emergency Management 3 (may also be heard on TxWARN Project 25, verified)
19200  Houston Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC) Command

Interoperability:
170.725  R [n 653] Federal Interoperability Houston Command
171.4375 R [n 653] Federal Interoperability Houston Patch
866.55  *M [156.7] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC95D Analog
868.05  *M [156.7] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC96D Analog
868.35  *M [156.7] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC97D Analog
851.55  *M [156.7] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC95D Analog Rebanded
853.05  *M [156.7] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC96D Analog Rebanded
853.35  *M [156.7] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC97D Analog Rebanded
866.55  *M [n 293] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC95D Digital
868.05  *M [n 293] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC96D Digital
868.35  *M [n 293] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC97D Digital
851.55  *M [n 293] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC95D Digital Rebanded
853.05  *M [n 293] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC96D Digital Rebanded
853.35  *M [n 293] Texas Statewide Incident Control 8TAC97D Digital Rebanded
866.0125*R [156.7] 8CALL90 (also may be used simplex)
866.5125 R [156.7] 8TAC91 (also may be used simplex)
867.0125 R [156.7] 8TAC92 (also may be used simplex)
867.5125 R [157.7] 8TAC93 (also may be used simplex)
868.0125 R [156.7] 8TAC94 (also may be used simplex)
851.0125 R [156.7] 8CALL90 Rebanded (also may be used simplex)
851.5125 R [156.7] 8TAC91 Rebanded (also may be used simplex)
852.0125 R [156.7] 8TAC92 Rebanded (also may be used simplex)
852.5125 R [156.7] 8TAC93 Rebanded (also may be used simplex)
853.0125 R [156.7] 8TAC94 Rebanded (also may be used simplex)

Public Safety:
 41.0    S [ CSQ ] Texas Army National Guard (helicopters)
 47.42   S [ CSQ ] Red Cross
122.925  S [ CSQ ] Texas Forest Service Zones 5 and 6 Secondary
126.375 *S [ CSQ ] Texas Forest Service Zone 6 (East of I-45) Primary
128.85   S [ CSQ ] Hermann LifeFlight
135.675 *S [ CSQ ] Texas Forest Service Zone 5 (West of I-45) Primary
151.055  R [n 68F] Texas Department of Transportation Houston District Headquarters 1 (may be P25 or analog)
151.385 *M [     ] Texas Air 2
151.5575 R [156.7] PHI Air Med
153.905  M [100.0] TDCJ Common
154.28   S [ CSQ ] Fire Mutual Aid
154.95   M [ CSQ ] Texas Law 1
154.995 *M [250.3] TDCJ Emergency
155.34   S [ CSQ ] Houston Area Hospital Emergency Radio Network (HAHERN)
158.73   M [162.2] Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Executive Protection
159.3   *M [127.3] Texas Forest Service Air to Ground Primary
159.42   S [100.0] Texas Forest Service Conroe Base (wildfire spotter planes)
345.0    S [ CSQ ] US Coast Guard Air Station Houston
350.025  S [ CSQ ] Customs and Border Protection Air Interdiction ("Hammer")
364.2    S [ CSQ ] NORAD Air Intercept Control
453.65   R [123.0] Houston Radio Shop
488.8875 R [127.3] Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA) Ch. 1 Dispatch
489.0875 R [127.3] Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA) Ch. 2/4 Operations West
489.1125 R [127.3] Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA) Ch. 3/5 Operations East
TxWARN Motorola Trunked Radio System talkgroups:
21904  Hermann Life Flight Primary
  208  Hermann Life Flight Secondary

Houston Police:
453.55   M [ CSQ ] Law Enforcement UHF Interoperability
460.075  R [123.0] HPD Tactical 3
460.225  M [123.0] HPD Car-to-Car
460.375  M [123.0] HPD Tactical 1
460.4    R [123.0] HPD CID/Tactical
460.425  R [123.0] HPD Citywide
460.525  R [123.0] HPD Tactical
465.225  M [123.0] HPD SWAT
465.375  M [123.0] HPD Tactical 2

Houston Fire:
460.575  R [127.3] HFD A5/D5 TAC-5 Tactical/Fireground
460.625  R [127.3] HFD A8/D8 TAC-8 Tactical/Fireground
462.975  R [127.3] HFD A7/D7 TAC-7 Tactical/Fireground

Aviation:
121.5    S [ CSQ ] Emergency
123.025  M [ CSQ ] Helicopter Air-to-Air
131.65   S [ CSQ ] ARINC En Route Service
243.0   *M [ CSQ ] Emergency

Business:
153.71   S [203.5] CenterPoint Energy (Houston Electric) Generation Control

Media:
161.7    S [156.7] KTRK (ABC 13) News Desk
450.2125 R [103.5] Total Traffic
450.2875 R [114.8] KPRC (NBC 2) Ch. 1/2 News Desk
450.4875 R [151.4] KRIV (Fox 26) News Desk
450.5125 R [127.3] KHOU (CBS 11) News Desk
450.7125 R [141.3] Metro Traffic
Northwest Communications (Downtown) LTR talkgroups:
0-09-016 Traffic.com

Special Events/Itinerant:
464.5    M [103.5] 5 Star Event Services
464.55   M [103.5] 5 Star Event Services
467.575  M [114.8] 5 Star Event Services
467.7625 M [103.5] 5 Star Event Services
467.8125 M [103.5] 5 Star Event Services
467.85   M [103.5] 5 Star Event Services
467.9    M [ 88.5] 5 Star Event Services Ch. 1
467.9    M [103.5] 5 Star Event Services
467.925  M [103.5] 5 Star Event Services
461.0375 M [d 023] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 1
466.0375 M [d 026] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 2
464.0375 M [d 023] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 3
469.0375 M [d 026] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 4
461.4375 M [d 023] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 5
466.4375 M [d 026] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 6
463.4375 M [d 023] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 7
461.9125 M [d 026] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 8
466.9125 M [d 023] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 9
463.3625 M [d 026] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 10
468.3625 M [d 023] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 11
463.9375 M [d 026] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 12
468.9375 M [d 023] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 13
464.2375 M [d 026] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 14
469.2375 M [d 023] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 15
468.4375 M [d 026] Houston 2-Way Radio Rental Radios Ch. 16

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