Empire Liberty Electric
| System Name: | Empire Liberty Electric |
|---|---|
| Location: | Joplin Mo HQ and 4-state , AR KS MO OK |
| County: | 18 Counties |
| System Type: | DMR Tier 3 Capacity Max |
| System Voice: | DMR |
| System ID: | HEX: L1 DEC: L1 |
| Last Updated: | January 2, 2025, 15:27 pm UTC [Changed Site # 018 (Wheatland) to 18 (Wheatland)] |
System Notes
- Licensed to Empire Electric. A company official recently said "doing business as Empire, branded as Liberty."
- Empire is a long time electric utility with some natural gas segments in Joplin and SW Mo.
- Empire was purchased in 2017 by Liberty Utilities, which operates regulated water, wastewater, natural gas, and electric utilities, providing local utility management, service, and support to small and mid-sized communities across the United States. Liberty is owned by Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp.of Canada.
- They are replacing their aging 48MHz low band transmitters with a 24 site Tier III DMR system in the Four State Area,
- First control channels heard October 2021.
- Empire is a long time electric utility with some natural gas segments in Joplin and SW Mo.
- Empire was purchased in 2017 by Liberty Utilities, which operates regulated water, wastewater, natural gas, and electric utilities, providing local utility management, service, and support to small and mid-sized communities across the United States. Liberty is owned by Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp.of Canada.
- They are replacing their aging 48MHz low band transmitters with a 24 site Tier III DMR system in the Four State Area,
- First control channels heard October 2021.
- A link to a spreadsheet with all 24 licensed sites and 48 frequencies can be found in the Wiki, along with a map of all licensed sites.
Sites and Frequencies
Red (c) are control
channel capable frequencies
| Site | Name | County | Freqs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 (1) | Bolivar | Polk, MO | 462.050c | 464.2625 | |||||
| 002 (2) | Buffalo | Dallas, MO | 463.5625 | 464.2125c | |||||
| 003 (3) | Greenfield, MO | Dade, MO | 461.8625c | 463.7625 | |||||
| 004 (4) | Noel | McDonald, MO | 464.1875 | 464.2375c | |||||
| 005 (5) | Neosho | Newton, MO | 461.5125 | 461.8875c | |||||
| 006 (6) | Gravette AR | Benton, AR | 461.9375 | 464.3625c | |||||
| 007 (7) | Avilla MO | Jasper, MO | 463.2125c | 463.5625 | |||||
| 008 (8) | Reeds Spring | Stone, MO | 462.000c | 462.150c | |||||
| 009 (9) | Republic | Greene, MO | 461.825 | 463.275c | |||||
| 010 (A) | Columbus KS | Cherokee, KS | 461.825c | 463.350 | |||||
| 011 (B) | Monett | Lawrence, MO | 463.4875c | 463.675 | |||||
| 012 (C) | Asbury MO | Jasper, MO | 452.0125c | 452.150 | |||||
| 013 (D) | Ozark | Christian, MO | 461.875c | 462.175 | |||||
| 014 (E) | Stockton MO | Cedar, MO | 451.0375c | 451.875 | |||||
| 015 (F) | Strafford | Greene, MO | 461.6375c | 464.3625 | |||||
| 016 (10) | Joplin East (Kodiak/Dunweg) | Newton, MO | 464.050 | 464.250c | |||||
| 017 (11) | Hockerville OK | Ottawa, OK | 451.9625 | 452.250c | |||||
| 018 (12) | Wheatland | Hickory, MO | 463.625 | 464.350c | |||||
| 019 (13) | Wyandotte | Ottawa, OK | 463.775 | 464.2875c | |||||
| 020 (14) | Aurora | Lawrence, MO | 463.2375c | 463.550 | |||||
| 021 (15) | Joplin West | Jasper, MO | 461.8125c | 464.2125c | |||||
| 022 (16) | Welch OK | Craig, OK | 464.125c | 464.3875c | |||||
| 023 (17) | Branson | Taney, MO | 464.3375 | 464.6875c | |||||
Talkgroups
| DEC | Mode | Alpha Tag | Description | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | T | Joplin Ops 10 | Joplin Electric Operations TG 10 | Utilities |
| 11 | T | Joplin Const 11 | Joplin Construction TG 11 | Utilities |
| 19 | T | Joplin Const 19 | Joplin Construction TG 19 | Utilities |
| 20 | T | SE KS Ops 20 | Baxter Springs SE KS Elec Ops | Utilities |
| 29 | T | SE KS Const 29 | SE Kansas area Construction | Utilities |
| 30 | T | Neos/Andrson Ops | Neosho/Anderson Electric Ops | Utilities |
| 40 | T | Aurora Ops | Aurora Electric Ops - Base 2 | Utilities |
| 50 | T | Bflo/Bolivar Ops | Buffalo - Bolivar area Elec Ops | Utilities |
| 51 | T | Buf/Bol Const | Buffalo - Bolivar area construction ops | Utilities |
| 59 | T | Buf/Bol 59 | Buffalo - Bolivar area const 59 | Utilities |
| 70 | T | Hollister Ops | Hollister-Branson Operations | Utilities |
| 91 | T | Joplin Ops 91 | Joplin Electric Operations TG 91 | Utilities |
| 99 | T | Systemwide | System wide | Utilities |