Massachusetts State Police

Massachusetts State Police

• The Massachusetts State Police operate on a Motorola Type II 800 Mhz Trunking System (SysID: 0d14) which covers most of the state
• The system is divided into "Smartzones" and the State Police Department is divided into "Troops"
• To Comply with SNE Policy on Surv Operations, Talk-Groups Not listed here MIGHT be found at Steve's Web Site
• The MSP Low-Band Frequencies are used somewhat frequently throughout the state.
• MSP Talk Groups organized by barracks and not counties. Includes codes and other unit information.
• 2011 Winter/Spring the MSP will begin Sprint/Nextel ReBanding, Freq Change (Monitored) Reports will be needed as well as any Talk Group changes/enhancements
• For Information on the Western Massachusetts Project 25 (APCO P 25) buildout, Click Here

Click your county below to see which Smartzones & Troop(s) cover your area

Barnstable County | Berkshire County | Bristol County | Dukes County | Essex County | Franklin County | Hampden County

Hampshire County | Mass Pike/Boston Tunnels | Middlesex County | Nantucket County | Norfolk County

Plymouth County | Suffolk County | Worcester County | Cape Cod

Smartzone Information Please monitor and make CONFIRMED P25 use changes/additions Zone 1 Metro Boston MDC/DCR Simulcast Zone Freq Note 856.7375 Voice 856.9875 Voice 857.7375 Voice 857.9625 Voice 858.7125 Voice 858.7375 Voice 858.9625 Voice 859.2125 CC-Alt & Voice 859.4625 Voice 859.7375 CC-Primary & Voice 859.9625 Voice 859.9875 Voice 860.2125 Voice Zone 2 Ted Williams Tunnel Rte-90 Freq Note 860.9875 CC 860.7375 CC 859.9875 Voice 859.7125 Voice 857.9875 Voice 856.7375 Voice Zone 3 Southeastern MA Simulcast Freq Note 855.3625 Voice, P25 & CW ID 855.6375 Voice, P25 & CW ID 855.6625 Voice 855.8875 Voice 855.9125 Voice 858.3625 Voice 859.2875 CC 859.8375 CC Zone 4 Cape Cod Simulcast Freq Note 854.2125 Voice 856.2375 P25 Use 856.2625 P25 Use 857.2375 P25 Use 857.2625 Voice 858.2125 Voice 859.2125 Voice 859.2375 Voice 860.2125 CC-Alt & Voice 860.2375 CC-Primary 860.4625 Voice & CW ID Zone 5 Eastern MA Simulcast Freq Note 860.9875 CC-Primary 860.9625 CC-Alt & Voice 860.7375 Voice 860.7125 Voice 859.7125 Voice 858.9875 Voice & P25 857.9875 Voice & P25 857.7125 Voice 856.9625 Voice & CW ID 856.7125 Voice & CW ID Zone 6 Outer Cape Freq Note 856.2125 CC 857.2125 CC 859.0625 Voice 866.6000 Voice 867.6250 Voice 868.5000 Voice Zone 7 Mt Greylock (Adams) Freq Note 859.9875 Voice 860.7375 Voice & CC 860.9875 CC-Primary Zone 8 Central MA Simulcast Freq Note 859.3625 CC-Alt 860.8375 CC-Primary 855.1625 Voice 855.6125 Voice 856.2375 Voice 857.2375 Voice, P25 & CW ID 860.4625 Voice & P25 854.4125 Voice Zone 9 Ragged Mountain (West Brookfield) Freq Note 860.2875 CC-Primary 858.2875 CC, Voice & P25 860.2125 859.2125 Voice 855.8625 Voice & P25 855.3875 Voice 854.3125 Voice Zone 10 Adams Hill (Athol) Freq Note 860.2375 CC-Primary 859.2375 CC-Alt 858.2125 Voice 857.2125 Voice 855.2125 Voice Zone 11 Wellfleet Freq Note 866.2000 Voice 866.3750 Voice 867.3125 Voice 868.4750 CC-Alt & Voice 868.6375 CC-Primary Zone 12 Leominster Freq Note 868.6375 CC-Primary 868.4750 CC-Alt 867.3125 866.3750 866.2000 Zone 13 Steerage Hill (Brimfield) Freq Note 859.4625 CC-Primary 866.3375 CC-Alt 867.0500 Voice 867.3500 Voice 867.7125 Voice Zone 14 Monson Tower (Monson) Freq Note 860.3625 CC-Primary 855.9375 CC-Alt 855.6875 Voice 855.4125 Voice 854.4875 Voice Zone 15 Mount Grace (Warwick) Freq Note 860.9625 CC 860.7125 CC 859.9875 Voice 859.7125 ? 856.9875 ? Zone 16 Massamett Mt. (Shelburne) Freq Note 860.2125 CC-Pri 859.7375 CC 858.7375 856.4875 Voice 854.9875 Voice Zone 17 Mt. Toby (Sunderland) Freq Note 857.7625 CC 856.2125 CC 860.7625 Voice 860.2625 Voice 855.2375 Voice Zone 18 Mt. Tom (Holyoke) Freq Note 854.0375 Voice 855.5625 Voice & P25 857.7875 Voice & P25 858.7875 Voice 859.7875 CC & Voice 860.7875 CC-Pri Zone 19 West Road (Bernardston) Freq Note 858.9875 CC 857.9375 CC 857.4375 Voice 856.7375 Voice Zone 20 Ayers Hill (Haverhill) Freq Note 868.6375 CC-Primary 867.3125 CC-Alt 866.3750 Voice & P25 866.2000 Voice & P25 Zone 21 Mass Pike Ext to Ted Williams Freq Note 860.2375 CC-Primary 859.2375 CC-Alt & Voice 858.2125 Voice 857.2625 Voice Zone 22 O'Neil Tunnel Rte-93 Freq Note 857.2125 CC & Voice 855.9375 CC & Voice 855.4125 Voice 855.2125 Voice Zone 23 Bridgewater - Dept of Correction Re-Banded 10/2010 Freq Note 852.6125 CC & Voice 852.5625 CC & Voice 853.1875 Voice 852.1000 Voice 852.1250 Voice 852.3250 Voice 853.5500 Voice Zone 42 Shirley - Department of Correction Freq Note 868.3250 CC & Voice 867.3750 CC & Voice 866.1000 Voice 866.8250 Voice 867.1125 Voice

Talkgroup Information Troop A TGID Description Use 33168 A-Patrol-1 Station A, A1, A2, A3, A6 33200 A-Patrol-2 Sta A, A4, A5 33232 A-Patrol-3 Troop A Car to Car 35152 EXEC-A Governors Security 34832 ATTF-A Governor's Auto Theft Strike Force 33552 A ATG A Troop Announcement Talk Group Troop B TGID Description Use 33584 B-Patrol-1 B, B2, B3, B4, B6, B7 Primary 33616 B-Patrol-2 B2, B4, B7 Secondary - Listing & Records 33648 B-Patrol-3 B3, B6 Secondary - Listing & Records 34640 SSS-B Special Services 34960 ATTF-B Governor's Auto Theft Strike Force 35280 EXEC-B Governor's Security 33744 B ATG B Troop Announcement Talk Group Troop C TGID Description Use 33776 C-Patrol-1 C2,C4,C6,C9 (East Patrol) 33808 C-Patrol-2 East Car to Car 33840 C-Patrol-3 C1,C3,C5,C7,C8 (West Patrol) 34608 SSS-C Special Services 34928 ATTF-C Governor's Auto Theft Strike Force 35248 EXEC-C Governor's Security 33936 C ATG C-Troop Announcement Talk Group Troop D TGID Description Use 33968 D-Patrol-1 D, D4 Middleboro HQ, D1 Norwell 34000 D-Patrol-2 D3 Dartmouth (Southeast) 34032 D-Patrol-3 D2 Yarmouth, D7 Bourne (Cape Cod) 34064 D-Patrol-4 Details, car to car (very rarely used) 34864 ATTF-D Governors Auto Theft Strike Force 35184 EXEC-D Governors Security 34160 D ATG D Troop Announcement Talk Group Troop E TGID Description Use 33456 E-Patrol-1 Sta E, E1, E2 35600 E-Patrol-2 35632 E-Patrol-3 35824 E-Patrol-4 Sta E, Tunnel Ops, E4 35664 SOPS-1E Troop H TGID Description Use 33264 H-Patrol-1 Sta H, H1, H4, H5, H6 33296 H-Patrol-2 Sta H, H2, H3, H7 33328 H-Patrol-3 Troop H Talkaround 35568 H ATG H Troop Announcement Talk Group Statewide/Miscellaneous TGID Description Use 24208 DOC Statewide Dept of Correction Transportation 31248 DOC Statewide Dept of Correction Transportation (patched with 37040) 35472 Statewide Airwing 35792 Talkaround Car-Car 34992 FM-East Fire Marshal 35024 FM-South Fire Marshal 35088 FM-Central Fire Marshal 35120 FM-West Fire Marshal 11280 DCR-West DEM Fire Towers 36944 DCR-East DEM Fire Towers 36976 DCR-South DEM Fire Towers 36912 DCR-Central DEM Fire Towers 40176 DCR-ADMIN DEM Fire Towers 38928 MEMA-East Mass EMA 38992 MEMA-Central Mass EMA 39024 MEMA-West Mass EMA 39152 DLE-1 Env. Police Ch. 1 Common 39184 DLE-2 Env. Police Ch. 2 Coastal 39216 DLE-3 Env. Police Ch. 3 Inland 37040 Prison Transport Statewide Correctional Facilities Transportation (patched with 31248) Special Operations Assigned Statewide now vs by Troop TGID Description 33360 SOPS 1 33488 SOPS 2 33680 SOPS 3 33712 SOPS 4 33872 SOPS 5 33904 SOPS 6 34096 SOPS 7 34128 SOPS 8 Radio Techs TGID Description 35344 Statewide 58256 Statewide (P25) 35312 Troop A/H 57424 Troop A/H (P25) 35440 Troop B 35408 Troop C 57488 Troop C (P25) 35376 Troop D 57648 Troop D (P25) Local Public Safety Tie to MSP 800 TGID Description Use 36336 Loc-PS-1 Public Safety to MSP A/H Troops 36368 Loc-PS-2 Public Safety [Special Events] A/H Troops 36400 Loc-PS-3 Public Safety to MSP D Troop [Main Land] 36432 Loc-PS-4 Public Safety [Special Events] D Troop 36464 Loc-PS-5 PUBSAF Public Safety to MSP D Troop Cape Public Safety to MSP D Troop and Barnstable County SO Disp 36496 Loc-PS-6 CNTYPD Public Safety [Special Events] D Troop Cape County Police Tie for Barnstable County Towns 36528 Loc-PS-7 Public Safety to MSP C Troop 36560 Loc-PS-8 Public Safety [Special Events] C Troop Worcester County Sheriff 36592 Loc-PS-9 Public Safety to MSP B Troop 36624 Loc-PS-10 Public Safety [Special Events] B Troop New 2011 Special Event Channel T/G's Unknown on the exact use for these as yet TGID Description 32784 Events 1 32816 Events 2 32848 Events 3 32880 Events 4 32912 Events 5 32944 Events 6 32976 Events 7 33008 Events 8 C8 New Braintree E911 Center Dispatch T/G's C-8_Area_Dispatch_Towns TGID Description Use 36816 NB PD-1 Dispatch Primary 36848 NB PD-2 Dispatch Secondary 36784 NB Fire-1 Fire - rarely used 11.2008 36880 NB Tactical PD/FD Tactical / Talk-Around Conventional Channels Frequencies Type Tone Use Comments/Notes 853.8375 R 146.2 Wachusett MDC - DCR / MWRA 854.0375 R 146.2 Quabbin Quabbin South 854.0375 R 123.0 Quabbin Quabbin North 866.2625 R D174 Deer Island Marlboro MWRA 866.7250 R D174 Fore River Bridge MWRA 868.7625 R D174 South Boston MWRA 868.9375 R 141.3 SP RPT 1 853.9375 R 141.3 Rebanded SP RPT 1 868.9500 R 141.3 SP RPT 2 853.9500 R 141.3 Rebanded SP RPT 2 868.9625 S 141.3 SP Direct 853.9625 S 141.3 Rebanded SP Direct 868.9750 S 141.3 Non SP Direct 853.9750 S 141.3 Rebanded Non SP Direct 868.9875 S 141.3 Local Public Safety Agencies 853.9875 S 141.3 Rebanded Local Public Safety Agencies Barnstable County Zone Coverage: Barnstable County is covered by Zone 4. The outer cape is covered by Zone 6 in Truro. Several Cape Cod Police Departments and Fire Departments use the State Police radio system as well. More information is available here. Troop Coverage: Barnstable County is covered by Troop D D-2 (South Yarmouth): Sandwich east of Exit 4 on Route 6, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown. D2 patrols are responsible for Route 6 (Mid-Cape Highway) east of Exit 4 (Chase Road). D-7 (Bourne): Sandwich west of Exit 4 on Route 6, Mashpee, Falmouth, and Bourne. D7 patrols are responsible for Route 6 (Mid-Cape Highway) west of Exit 4 (Chase Road). Berkshire County Zone Coverage: Berkshire County is covered by Zone 7. Conventional frequencies are still used heavily in Western Mass. Station B-1 has access to SP-RPT-2 frequency of 868.9500 (PL 141.3) which will become 853.9500 (PL 141.3) as the MSP Reband. The low band channels are also frequently used. Low band channel 6 (42.46 PL141.3) is the main Troop B channel. Troop Coverage: Berkshire County is covered by Troop B. B-1 (Lee): Alford, Becket, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, West & Central Otis*, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge B-4 (Cheshire): Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Florida, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams, Peru, Pittsfield, Savoy, Williamstown, Windsor B-5 (Russell): East Otis Bristol County Zone Coverage: Bristol County is covered by Zone 3. Troop Coverage: Bristol County is covered by Troop D and partially by Troop H D-4 (Middleboro): Berkley, Dighton, Easton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Taunton D-3 (North Dartmouth): Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, New Bedford, Somerset, Swansea, Westport H-3 (Foxboro): Attleboro, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton Dukes County Zone Coverage: Add Here Troop Coverage: Dukes County is Covered by Troop D Essex County Zone Coverage: Zone 5 covers most of Essex County. Zone 20 in Haverhill is a filler site. Troop Coverage: Essex County is covered by Troop A A-1 (Andover): Andover, Methuen, North Andover and Lawrence A-2 (Newbury): Amesbury, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Topsfield and West Newbury A-5 (Revere): Lynn and Nahant A-6 (Danvers): Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Middleton, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott and Wenham Franklin County Zone Coverage: Franklin County is covered by Troop B for Western and Central and by Troop C for Eastern portions. Central Franklin County (Areas near I91) are covered by Zone 16 and Zone 18 Eastern Franklin County uses low band channel 6, 42.46 PL 141.3, as well as Zone 08,Zone 09, Zone 10. Western Franklin County uses low band channel 6, 42.46 PL 141.3, with very occasional useage of Zone 7. Troop Coverage: B-2 (Shelburne Falls) Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Gill, Greenfield, Hawley, Heath, Leyden, Monroe, Montague, Northfield, Rowe, Shelburne. B-6 (Northampton) Leverett, Sunderland, Whatley. C-1 (Athol) Erving, New Salem, Orange, Warwick, Wendell. C-7 (Belchertown/Quabbin) Shutesbury Hampden County Zone Coverage: Hampden County is primarily covered by Zone 18, with coverage by Zones 8, 9, 13, and 14. The low band channels are also frequently used. Station B5 does not use the trunked system. Low band channel 6 (42.46 PL141.3) is the main Troop B channel. Troop Coverage: Hampden County is covered by Troop B and Troop C B3 (Springfield): Agawam, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow Springfield, West Springfield, Wilbraham. B5 (Russell): Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland, Westfield C5 (Sturbridge): Brimfield, Wales, Holland, Palmer, Monson Hampshire County Zone Coverage: Hampshire County is covered mainly by Zone 18, with some fill areas covered by Zone 07, Zone 13, and Zone 14. Western portions of the county still use low band channel 6, 42.46 PL 141.3 Hampshire County, Western and Central is patrolled by Troop B with Eastern Sections covered by Troop C Troop Coverage: B-5 (Russell) patrolls Huntington, Middlefield, and Worthington B-6 (Northampton) patrolls Amherst, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Hadley, Hatfield, Northampton, Plainfield, South Hadley, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg C-7 (Belchertown/Quabbin) patrolls Belchertown, Granby, Pelham, Ware. Massachusetts Turnpike Zone Coverage: Zone Coverage varies since the Turnpike runs from East to West along the entire Commonwealth Troop E covers the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90). Troop E is also responsible for the tunnels in Boston. Mass Turnpike Authority Sumner and Callahan Tunnels: Comms on E-PTL-4 & 159.0300 141.3 Ted Williams Tunnel: Comms on E-PTL-4 & 159.0300 82.5 Turnpike Extension: Some Comms on E-PTL-1 & E-PTL-4 - Backup: 159.0300 110.9 Turnpike East: Comms on E-PTL-1 & 159.0300 162.2 Central Ops: Comms on E-PTL-1 & 159.2250 88.5 Turnpike West: 159.0300 131.8 Troop Coverage: E-1(Weston): Exit 19 (Brighton) to Exit 11 (Grafton) E-2 (Charlton): Exit 11 (Grafton) to Ludlow/Chicopee Line E-3 (Westfield): Ludlow/Chicopee Line to NY State Border E-4 (S.Boston): Exit 19 (Brighton) to Boston (Inc Tunnels & Zakim Bridge) Middlesex County Zone Coverage: Zone 5 covers all of Middlesex County. Troop Coverage: Middlesex County is covered by Troop A, Troop C and Troop H A-1 (Andover): Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, North Reading, Reading, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro and Wilmington A-3 (Concord): Acton, Bedford, Billerica, Boxboro, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow and Westford A-4 (Medford): Arlington, Burlington, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Somerville, Stoneham, Winchester and Woburn A-6 (Danvers): Wakefield C-4 (Leominster): Ashby, Ayer, Groton, Pepperell, Shirley and Townsend F-? (Bedford): Hanscom Air Field H-2 (Framingham): Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlboro, Natick, Newton (portions), Sherborn, Sudbury, Waltham, Wayland and Weston H-4 (Boston): Cambridge (portions) H-5 (Brighton): Cambridge (portions), Newton (portions), Watertown, Belmont (portions), Waltham (portions), Arlington (portions) Nantucket County Zone Coverage: The north side of Nantucket is covered by Zone 4 Troop Coverage: Nantucket is covered by Troop D, there are several MSP officers based at the Police Station. Norfolk County Zone Coverage: Norfolk County is covered by Zone 3 & Zone 5. Troop Coverage: H-3 (Foxboro): Foxboro, Dedham (Routes US1/I95/MA128), Westwood, Walpole, Sharon, H-4 (Boston / Lower Basin): Brookline(portions) H-5 (Brighton / Upper Basin) :Brookline (portions) H-6 (So.Boston / Old Colony): Quincy(portions) H-7 (Milton / Blue Hills): Avon, Boston(portions), Braintree, Canton, Dedham (portions), Quincy(portions),Randolph Plymouth County Zone Coverage: Plymouth County is covered by Zone 3. Troop Coverage: Plymouth county is covered by Troop D D1 (Norwell): Abington, Cohasset, Duxbury, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Rockland, Scituate, Weymouth, Whitman D4 (Middleboro); Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Lakeville, Middleboro, Plympton, West Bridgewater D7 (Bourne): Marion, Mattapoisett, Plymouth, Rochester, Wareham D7 (Bourne) also covers Myles Standish State Forest in South Carver Suffolk County Zone Coverage: Suffolk County is covered by Zone 5. There are other very small zones inside tunnels to expand coverage to those areas. Troop Coverage: Suffolk County is covered by Troop A and Troop H. Several of the highways in the area are patrolled by Troop E and Troop F. A-5 (Revere) Revere, Chelsea, Winthrop, East Boston E-1 (Weston) MassPike to Brighton Tolls E-4 (South Boston) MassPike, Brighton Tolls to East Boston & Metropolitan Highway System E-4A (East Boston) Sumner Tunnel F-1 (East Boston / Logan) Massport-Logan International Airport; Massport-Tobin Bridge; Massport-Charlestown, Massport-East Boston, Massport-South Boston; H-1 (Ashburton Place) 1 Ashburton Pl., Beacon Hill (Former Capitol Police Station) H-4 (Boston / Lower) Boston, West End, No. End, Back Bay, Fenway, J.P., Roxbury H-5 (Brighton / Upper) Allston, Brighton, Chestnut Hill H-6 (South Boston / Old Colony) South Boston, Dorchester, Neponset H-7 (Milton / Blue Hills) West Roxbury, Hyde Park, J.P., Dorchester, Mattapan Worcester County Zone Coverage: Worcester County is covered by Zone 8. There are also 'filler' sites, Zone 9, on Ragged Mountain in West Brookfield; Zone 10, on Adams Hill in Athol; Zone 12, on Rt. 2 in Leominster; Zone 13, on Steerage Hill in Brimfield; and Zone 14, on Bald Peak in Monson. Troop Coverage: Worcester County is covered by Troop C C-1 (Athol): Athol, Ashburnham, Erving, Gardner, Hubbardston, New Salem, Orange, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Templeton, Warwick, Wendell, Westminster, and Winchendon C-2 (Millbury, formerly Grafton): Bellingham, Blackstone, Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Marlborough, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Northborough, Northbridge, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, and Westborough, Also Metrowest MWRA Reservoirs C-3 (Brookfield): Barre, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Leicester, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Paxton, Spencer, Warren, and West Brookfield C-4 (Leominster): Ashby, Ayer, Berlin, Bolton, Fitchburg, Groton, Harvard, Hudson, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, and Townsend C-5 (Sturbridge): Auburn, Brimfield, Charlton, Dudley, Holland, Monson, Oxford, Palmer, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Wales, and Webster C-6 (Holden- Troop C HQ): Boylston, Clinton, Holden, Princeton, Rutland, Sterling, West Boylston, and Worcester, Also Wachusetts MWRA Reservoirs C-7 (Belchertown): Belchertown, Granby, Hardwick, Pelham, Shutesbury, and Ware, Quabbin Reservoir C-8 (New Braintree) is the home of the State Police Academy. It is also the Emergency Dispatch Center several communities. See C-8 Area Dispatch Towns for more information. C-9 (Devens) covers the Devens Commerce Center in Ayer Cape Cod & Islands Portal Central MA Portal Eastern MA Portal Southeastern MA Portal Western MA Portal Statewide Portal New England Portal Main Page How to Add Info