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(Added note, Sears has vacated New England minus one store.)
(Removed long defunct Target channels. Added Staples heard, J Crew and Kappy's)
 
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|Abercrombie and Fitch||469.4875 ||D546||||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseFreqSum.jsp?licKey=2982111 WQIG766]
 
|Abercrombie and Fitch||469.4875 ||D546||||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseFreqSum.jsp?licKey=2982111 WQIG766]
 
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|Bath and Body Works||461.0625 ||D632||||
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|American Eagle||467.8750||71.9||Also Aerie, a sub store run by A.E.||
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|Anthropologie||467.8750||192.8||Women's Clothing Store||
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|Bath and Body Works||461.0625||D632||||
 
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|||467.9000 ||D632||||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseFreqSum.jsp?licKey=2771228 WQEB375]
 
|||467.9000 ||D632||||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseFreqSum.jsp?licKey=2771228 WQEB375]
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|||467.9000 ||D743||Ch.02||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2849189 WQFU432]
 
|||467.9000 ||D743||Ch.02||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2849189 WQFU432]
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|||467.8750 ||?||Ch.03||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2849189 WQFU432]
 
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|Big Lots||467.8750||D265||||
 
|Big Lots||467.8750||D265||||
 
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|Burlington Coat Factory||467.8500 ||D351||||
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|Burlington||467.8500 ||D351||Formerly Burlington Coat Factory||
 
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|Costco||154.6000 ||94.8||PL Varies by Store?||
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|Costco||154.6000 ||94.8||PL Varies by Store? (Radios being phased out)||
 
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|Dave and Busters||467.9000 ||D043||Ch.01||
 
|Dave and Busters||467.9000 ||D043||Ch.01||
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|||467.8250 ||D131||Ch.03||
 
|||467.8250 ||D131||Ch.03||
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|||467.8125 ||Dxxx||Ch.04||
 
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|Dave and Busters - older||469.1125 ||D413||Ch. 01 Ops||
 
|Dave and Busters - older||469.1125 ||D413||Ch. 01 Ops||
 
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|||469.5000 ||D506||Ch. 02 Game Attendants||
 
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|Dick's Sporting Goods||467.8750 ||94.8||(Dick's may occasionally use other frequencies at specific stores.)||
 
|Dick's Sporting Goods||467.8750 ||94.8||(Dick's may occasionally use other frequencies at specific stores.)||
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|||467.8750 ||D411||||
 
|||467.8750 ||D411||||
 
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|Home Depot||467.7625 ||D065||Ch.01 Primary||
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|Home Depot||||||*'''Home Depot no longer uses the old radio system. Primary comms are via a LTE based system''' - 2024 W1KNE||
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|||467.7625 ||D065||Ch.01 Primary||
 
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|||467.8500 ||D331||Ch.02 Talk-Around||
 
|||467.8500 ||D331||Ch.02 Talk-Around||
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|||467.9000 ||D466||Ch.05 Managers||
 
|||467.9000 ||D466||Ch.05 Managers||
 
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|HomeGoods||469.4875 ||210.7||TJX Companies||
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|HomeGoods||469.4875 ||210.7||TJX Companies (Also see Marshall's below).||
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|JC Penney||467.2250 ||D365||Ch.01 - Each store is individually licensed.<br>The Frequency and the CTCSS are standard fleetwide||
 
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|||461.8375 ||||Each store is individually licensed.<br> The Frequency and the CTCSS are standard fleetwide||
 
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|||461.7125 |||||Each store is individually licensed.<br> The Frequency and the CTCSS are standard fleetwide||
 
 
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|||461.5875 |||||Each store is individually licensed.<br> The Frequency and the CTCSS are standard fleetwide||
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|J Crew||467.9250||88.5||Seen Nationwide||
 
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|||461.9375 ||D732||Each store is individually licensed.<br> The Frequency and the CTCSS are standard fleetwide||
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|JC Penney||467.2250 ||D365||Ch.01||
 
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|||466.9625 ||85.4||Each store is individually licensed.<br> The Frequency and the CTCSS are standard fleetwide||
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|||461.9375 ||D732||||
 
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|||461.1750 ||?||Each store is individually licensed.<br> The Frequency and the CTCSS are standard fleetwide||
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|Jo Ann Fabric||467.9000 ||D731|| ||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2854127 WQFW860]
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|Kappy's||467.9250||D627||Also known as Kappy's Liquors or Fine Wines||
 
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|Marshalls||467.8750 ||100.0||TJX Companies, Also used by sister store TJMaxx and occasionally HomeGoods.||
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|||467.8750 ||???|| ||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2854127 WQFW860]
 
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|Marshalls||467.8750 ||100.0||TJX Companies, Also used by sister store TJMaxx||
 
 
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|Michael's||467.8500 ||D532||||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3213868 WQMD882]
 
|Michael's||467.8500 ||D532||||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3213868 WQMD882]
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|Office Depot||467.9000 ||D131||||
 
|Office Depot||467.9000 ||D131||||
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|||464.5500 ||162.2||||
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|Polo Ralph Lauren||467.9000 || ||||
 
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|Pottery Barn||467.8750||D165||Common Nationwide||
 
|Pottery Barn||467.8750||D165||Common Nationwide||
 
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|Sears (AKA Fleet Maint.)||464.5250 ||131.8||Security - Each store is individually licensed.<br> The Frequency and the CTCSS are standard fleetwide||
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|Sears (AKA Fleet Maintenance)||464.5250 ||131.8||Security ||
 
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|Sears Holding Company||UHF || ||Transformco has closed all New England Sears locations except Braintree, MA.<br>(They have also closed all New England K-Mart locations too)||
 
|Sears Holding Company||UHF || ||Transformco has closed all New England Sears locations except Braintree, MA.<br>(They have also closed all New England K-Mart locations too)||
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|Staples||467.8500 ||225.7||||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3476421 WQRH236]
 
|Staples||467.8500 ||225.7||||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3476421 WQRH236]
 
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|||467.8750||225.7||Also heard in New England||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3476421 WQRH236]
 
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|||467.9000 ||225.7||Most common used frequency in New England||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3476421 WQRH236]
 
|||467.9000 ||225.7||Most common used frequency in New England||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3476421 WQRH236]
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|Stop and Shop||467.9250 ||D072||Operations||
 
|Stop and Shop||467.9250 ||D072||Operations||
 
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|Target||Motorola||||Target appears to be moving to a 4 or 5 Channel standard plan<br> using Motorola CLS 1410 UHF Radios (Red With Target Logo)<br>Specific channel use varies by local store.<br>See specific shopping pages for confirmation data.||
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|Target||Motorola||||Target appears to be moving to a 4 or 5 Channel standard plan using Motorola UHF Radios <br>Specific channel use varies by local store.||
 
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|||467.7500 ||D115||Ch.01 Ops and Automated Paging||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2740603 WQDF547]
 
|||467.7500 ||D115||Ch.01 Ops and Automated Paging||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2740603 WQDF547]
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|||467.8000 ||||Massachusetts Stores||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1598818 KB91298]
 
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|The Gap||154.5700 ||67.0||||
 
|The Gap||154.5700 ||67.0||||
 
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|TJ Maxx||467.8750 ||100.0||TJX Companies, Also used by sister store Marshalls||
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|TJX Companies||467.8750 ||100.0||TJ Maxx, Marshall's and HomeGoods (see above for Homegoods)||
 
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|Urban Outfitters||467.9250 ||218.1||||
 
|Urban Outfitters||467.9250 ||218.1||||
 
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|Victoria's Secret||467.9250 ||D743||||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2563637 WPYX853]
 
|Victoria's Secret||467.9250 ||D743||||[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=2563637 WPYX853]
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|Wal-Mart/Sam's Club||154.5700 ||||PL Varies by Store, often CSQ. <br>Wal*Mart is [https://www.scan-ne.net/sne/viewtopic.php?f=21&p=155110#p155110 transitioning away] from standard radios - 2021.<br>analog radio communications will become non existent in the near future.||
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|Wal-Mart/Sam's Club||154.5700||||PL Varies by Store, often CSQ. Wal-Mart is transitioning away from standard radios - 2021.<br>analog radio communications may become non existent in the future.||
 
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*It has been seen that old radio fleets were sold or auctioned off to local businesses.
 
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|Borders Books||467.8750 ||D432||Defunct 2011||2011.09.28 ecps92
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|Bed Bath & Beyond||Multiple||Typically 67.0||Closed all stores between 06-12/2023
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|Borders Books||467.8750 ||D432||Defunct 2011
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|Christmas Tree Shops||Various||Various||Closed all stores in 2023
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|Jo Ann Stores||467.9000 ||D731||May 2025
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|Toys R Us||154.6000 ||94.8||VHF - Chain closed in 2018.||
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Latest revision as of 14:02, 29 November 2025

  • Unless noted specifically, all communications are simplex.
  • Licenses are typically low power and occasionally will vary by store
  • While this list is for 'common' frequencies, occasionally stores will vary off of this list for different reasons.
  • Some small stores (non-chains) will also end up with frequency and tone combinations seen on this list.
Quick links to other store pages...
Common Standard Department Store Channels
Connecticut Malls and Shopping Centers
Maine Malls and Shopping Centers
Massachusetts Malls and Shopping Centers A-H
Massachusetts Malls and Shopping Centers I-Z
New Hampshire Malls and Shopping Centers
Rhode Island Malls and Shopping Centers
Vermont Malls and Shopping Centers


Stores by Name

Department Store Frequency Tone Comments Nationwide FCC Call Sign
Abercrombie and Fitch 469.4875 D546 WQIG766
American Eagle 467.8750 71.9 Also Aerie, a sub store run by A.E.
Anthropologie 467.8750 192.8 Women's Clothing Store
Bath and Body Works 461.0625 D632
467.9000 D632 WQEB375
461.1125 67.0
464.5500 74.4
Best Buy 467.9250 D506 Ch.01 WQFU432
467.9000 D743 Ch.02 WQFU432
Big Lots 467.8750 D265
Burlington 467.8500 D351 Formerly Burlington Coat Factory
Costco 154.6000 94.8 PL Varies by Store? (Radios being phased out)
Dave and Busters 467.9000 D043 Ch.01
467.8250 D131 Ch.03
Dave and Busters - older 469.1125 D413 Ch. 01 Ops
469.5000 D506 Ch. 02 Game Attendants
Dick's Sporting Goods 467.8750 94.8 (Dick's may occasionally use other frequencies at specific stores.)
Guess 467.8750 D723
Harbor Freight Tools 467.8500 D411
467.8750 D411
Home Depot *Home Depot no longer uses the old radio system. Primary comms are via a LTE based system - 2024 W1KNE
467.7625 D065 Ch.01 Primary
467.8500 D331 Ch.02 Talk-Around
467.8375 D263 Ch.03
467.8750 D413 Ch.04 Delivery and Customer Service Voice Automation
467.9000 D466 Ch.05 Managers
HomeGoods 469.4875 210.7 TJX Companies (Also see Marshall's below).
J Crew 467.9250 88.5 Seen Nationwide
JC Penney 467.2250 D365 Ch.01
461.9375 D732
466.9625 85.4
Kappy's 467.9250 D627 Also known as Kappy's Liquors or Fine Wines
Marshalls 467.8750 100.0 TJX Companies, Also used by sister store TJMaxx and occasionally HomeGoods.
Michael's 467.8500 D532 WQMD882
Office Depot 467.9000 D131
467.9250 D131
Old Navy 467.7625 71.9 Gap Inc FRN 9627548
467.8500 D047
467.9250 D311
Pet Smart 464.5000 162.2
464.5500 162.2
Pottery Barn 467.8750 D165 Common Nationwide
Sears (AKA Fleet Maintenance) 464.5250 131.8 Security
Sears Holding Company UHF Transformco has closed all New England Sears locations except Braintree, MA.
(They have also closed all New England K-Mart locations too)
Sephora 461.1125 D412
467.9250 D412
Staples 467.8500 225.7 WQRH236
467.8750 225.7 Also heard in New England WQRH236
467.9000 225.7 Most common used frequency in New England WQRH236
Stop and Shop 467.9250 D072 Operations
Target Motorola Target appears to be moving to a 4 or 5 Channel standard plan using Motorola UHF Radios
Specific channel use varies by local store.
467.7500 D115 Ch.01 Ops and Automated Paging WQDF547
467.7750 D072 Ch.02 Admin WQDF547
467.9250 D155 Ch.03 Talkaround WQDF547
467.9000 D205 Ch.04 Loss Prevention WQDF547
467.8500 D306 Ch.?? "Security Channel" WQDF547
467.8750 D244 Ch.04 Loss Prevention WQDF547
467.7500 D115 Alt. Ch.01
467.7750 D072 Alt. Ch.02
467.9000 D115 Alt. Ch.03
467.4875 D072 Alt. Ch.04
467.5125 D115 Alt. Ch.05
The Gap 154.5700 67.0
TJX Companies 467.8750 100.0 TJ Maxx, Marshall's and HomeGoods (see above for Homegoods)
Urban Outfitters 467.9250 218.1
Victoria's Secret 467.9250 D743 WPYX853
469.5375 D743
Wal-Mart/Sam's Club 154.5700 PL Varies by Store, often CSQ. Wal-Mart is transitioning away from standard radios - 2021.
analog radio communications may become non existent in the future.
154.600 Varies/CSQ
151.625 Varies/CSQ
151.955 Varies/CSQ

Defunct Stores

  • It has been seen that old radio fleets were sold or auctioned off to local businesses.
Store Common Frequency Common Tone Closed Date/Notes
Bed Bath & Beyond Multiple Typically 67.0 Closed all stores between 06-12/2023
Borders Books 467.8750 D432 Defunct 2011
Christmas Tree Shops Various Various Closed all stores in 2023
Jo Ann Stores 467.9000 D731 May 2025
467.9250 ??? May 2025
467.8750 ??? May 2025
467.8500 ??? May 2025
Toys R Us 154.6000 94.8 Chain reopened inside of Macy's and has stand alone stores, just not in New England.
467.8500 D251 UHF Ch.01
467.8750 ? UHF Ch.02
467.9250 ? UHF Ch.03
467.9000 D205 UHF Ch.04
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