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This page contains radio frequencies for the East Kootenay area of British Columbia as well as other information of interest for scanner radio enthusiasts.
Last updated on January 06, 2006

Frequencies

Note: Frequencies followed by a D denote that they are used for digital transmissions. (eg. 144.39D )

 RCMP

• 139.245  (A)
• 139.410  (B) Repeater on Baker Mtn. Cranbrook region including Kimberly
• 139.590  (C) Used in Cranbrook
• 139.320  (D)
• 139.500  (E) Repeater on Morrisey Ridge - Fernie area
• 139.560  (F)
• 139.530  (G) Invermere area
• 139.080   TAC 1
• 138.945   TAC 2
• 139.140   TAC 3
• 139.185   TAC 4
• 139.215   TAC 5

Channels A - G are used in repeater mode. This frequency scheme is used in the BC interior.

List of  Police 10 Codes

Ambulance

• 149.680
• 149.440

Cranbrook Fire Dept.

• 151.535
• 155.460 Office of the Fire Commissioner

Forestry

Forestry radio channels are designated by color titles. Not all are used in the Cranbrook District.

More information on BC Forestry radio operations

    Cranbrook District Repeaters

• 163.935 (Red) Tuxford Mt. - Upper Elk Valley
• 163.965 (Purple) Mt Bonner - St. Mary's
• 163.995 (Green) Yahk Mt. - Gold Creek, Tepee Creek
• 164.055 (Pink) Natal Mt. - Sparwood
• 164.085 (Blue) Commerce Peak - Flathead
• 164.145 (Orange) Bull - Bull River
• 164.175 (Brown)
• 164.205 (Yellow) Soowa - Elko, Wigwam
• 164.235 (Gray) Plumbob Mt - Lake Koocanusa, Gold creek
• 164.265 (Black) Lakit Mt - Cranbrook
• 167.670 Province Wide Fire Administration
• 166.710 Province Wide Fire Administration

    Simplex - point to point communications

• 163.830 (Gold)
• 163.890 (Silver)
• 164.910 (Copper)
• 159.270 (Nickel)
• 163.980 (Bronze)

   Frequencies for air tankers as of August 1, 2004

• 122.425  Tanker operations
• 126.700  Common Frequency

BC Hydro

• 165.930

Aircraft

• 122.300  Cranbrook Flight Service
• 126.700  Cranbrook Flight Service
• 133.600  Vancouver ATC
• 129.550  Air Canada Jazz
• 129.250  Conair - Water Bombers - Active around wildfires
• 122.900   Birddogs - Waterbombers - Active around wildfires
• 129.900 
• 131.550D ACARS   What is ACARS? Here's some info about ACARS.
• For more information on aviation communication visit the Canadian Aeronautical Communications website

Environment Canada Weather Radio

•  162.400  Complete information on weather radio in Canada  

Highways

• 143.895

Amateur Radio

• 146.940  VE7CAP Repeater on Baker Mtn - Cranbrook area
• 145.010D  Packet
• 144.390D  APRS Packet
• 146.800  VE7RCA Repeater on Mt Thompson - Creston area
• 145.800   International Space Station  / Voice uplink 144.490  /  Packet uplink 145.990

Cranbrook City Works

• 153.950

Business

• 153.620  Cadillac Fairview - Tamarack Mall
• 160.395  CP Rail - Railway
• 161.115  CP Rail - Railway
• 161.475  CP Rail - Railway
• 457.9375D CP Rail - FRED (Flashing Rear End Device)
• 158.835  Currier Contracting
• 159.510  Galloway logging trucks - Bull River, Gold Creek
• 151.910  Kootenay Wood Preservers
• 158.460  Logging
• 151.670 / 30.84  McDonalds drive through
• 164.580  Repeater used by several Cranbrook businesses. Mostly chip trucks
• 164.865  Purolator Courier
• 164.670  Star Taxi
• 165.060  Sun City Cabs
• 153.020  Tembec Cranbrook Planer Mill and Canal Flats Mill
• 159.990  Tembec Value Added Plant
• 152.870  Tembec Woodlands - Logging Trucks - Used in Perry Crk,Boulder Crk, Morrisey / Elko
• 157.560  Tembec Woodlands - Logging Trucks - Used in Gold Creek, White River
• 168.930  Kimberley Ski Hill
• 458.140  Paging

Family Radio Service (FRS)

            14 Channels used. Frequencies are as follows.
            462.5625    462.5875    462.6125    462.6375    462.6625
            462.6875    462.7125    467.5625    467.5875    467.6125
            467.6375    467.6625    467.6875    467.7125

Other

• 957.1875  CKKR Studio link
• 958.8675  CKEK Studio link

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