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Fast Food Frequencies

FWIW, here's a listing I've compiled of fast food restaurant frequencies. The "inside" frequencies are typically the more interesting ones, especially later at night.

The listing can be read horizontally to see who's on a particular frequency or vertically for some of the major chains to see which frequencies they've used elsewhere.

This list was compiled from numerous posts on the Internet news groups alt.scanner and rec.scanner from many posters, among them:

1. Brad Steinman (cscon0151@uoft02.utoledo.edu, 131.183.1.4)
2. mcneill@salem.enet.dec.com
3. Bob Parnass (parnass@ihlpm.att.com)
4. stretch1@aol.com
5. Berton Carson (g9153402@huey.csun.edu)

Thanks for sharing the information!

Warning: unfortunately some of the postings confused CTCSS tone frequencies (in Hz?) with carrier frequencies in MHz, so some of the listings below are unreliable. I've started listing specific references next to frequencies listed. Scan the bands and see what's around locally.

Hope this helps; have fun,

-Patrick Penzias Dirks, pwd@apple.com.


                         Fast Food Frequencies
                         Last Updated: 11/9/94
                         
Key to abbreviations:            Key to suffixes:
McD - McDonald's                 -C: Customer
BK  - Burger King                -W: Window Clerk
HD  - Hardee's                   -P: Private (internal)
KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken     -R: Repeater
TB  - Taco Bell                  -B: Business
WND - Wendy's

Others:
ARB - Arby's
BB  - Bob's Big Boy
BED - Bess Eaton Donut
CFA - Chick Fil A
CJR - Carl's Jr.
DD  - Dunkin Donuts
DQ  - Dairy Queen
FF  - Foster Freeze
HDE - Hot Dogs Etc.
JIB - Jack in the Box
MIC - Wireless Microphone
MWD - Mrs. Winner's Drive-up
RR  - Roy Rogers
WAB - Whataburger

Freq.(MHz) -MCD- -BK-  -HD-  -KFC- -TB-  -WND-  - Others -------------     -Ref-
 30.8200   ..... ..... .....  KFC  ..... ..... 
 30.8400    McD   BK    HD    KFC  TB-C   WND  ARB BB-C(R) DQ HDE MWD WAB   [5]
 31.0000   .....  BK    HD   KFC-C .....  WND  ARB CFA FF HDE               [5]
 33.1400    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... HDE
 33.1600   ..... ..... ..... .....  TB   .....                              [5]
 33.4000    McD  ..... .....  KFC  .....  WND  DD JIB                       [5]
 33.7150    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
 35.0200    McD  .....  HD   ..... ..... .....                              [5]
 35.0600    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
 35.1200   McD-B ..... ..... ..... ..... .....                              [5]
 36.7000   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... MIC
 37.1000   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... MIC
 37.1600   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... MIC
 40.6800   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... MIC
 42.8900   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... MIC
 43.0000   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
 44.2700   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... MIC
 44.8700   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... MIC
 49.8300   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... WND-C 
 49.8900   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... WND-W 
 67.7750   McD-C ..... ..... ..... ..... .....                              [5]
 70.2450   McD-C ..... ..... ..... ..... .....                              [5]
 71.1050   McD-C ..... ..... ..... ..... .....                              [5]
 82.5000   McD-P ..... ..... KFC-P ..... ..... DD-P
141.3000   McD-P ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
151.4000   ..... ..... ..... ..... TB-P  ..... 
151.5200   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
151.5350   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
151.6850   ..... .....  HD   ..... ..... .....                              [5]
151.7150    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
151.7750    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
151.8050   ..... .....  HD   ..... ..... .....                              [5]
151.8950    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... HDE
152.9150   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
153.0050   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
154.4900   McD-W ..... ..... ..... ..... .....                              [5]
154.5150   ..... ..... ..... .....  TB    WND                               [5]
154.5400    McD  ..... .....  KFC  ..... ..... JIB
154.5700    McD   BK    HD    KFC  TB-W   WND  ARB BB-W (I) DQ HDE WAB      [5]
154.5800   McD-W ..... ..... ..... ..... .....                              [5]
154.6000    McD  .....  HD   ..... ..... ..... 
154.7000    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
156.7000   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... CJR
162.2000   ..... ..... ..... KFC-P TB-P  ..... 
169.4450    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
170.2450    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... MIC
170.2500    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
170.3050    McD  BK-W   HD   KFC-W .....  WND  CFA FF HDE MIC               [5]
171.1050    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... MIC
171.3050    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
171.9050    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... MIC
173.8000   ..... ..... ..... ..... TB-P ..... 
192.8000   McD-P ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
457.1250   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
457.5125   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
457.5250   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... WAB
457.5375   ..... ..... .....  KFC   TB    WND  BED-C (R) RR                 [5]
457.5500    McD   BK    HD   .....  TB   ..... ARB CJR DD EPL               [5]
457.5625   .....  BK   ..... ..... ..... ..... 
457.5750   .....  BK    HD   ..... ..... ..... 
457.5875   ..... ..... ..... KFC-C ..... .....                              [5]
457.6000   .....  BK   .....  KFC  ..... ..... BB-C (R)
457.6125   ..... ..... ..... ..... .....  WND  WAB
457.8250   .....  BK   ..... ..... ..... ..... 
460.8875   .....  BK    HD    KFC   TB    WND  
460.9975   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
461.0375   McD-C ..... ..... .....  TB   .....                              [5]
461.0875   ..... ..... .....  KFC   TB    WND  
461.1125   ..... .....  HD   ..... ..... ..... 
461.4500   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
461.5375   ..... BK-C(R).... .....  TB   ..... LJS
461.7125   ..... .....  HD   ..... ..... ..... 
461.8125   ..... ..... ..... ..... .....  WND  WC
462.0500   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
462.1625   ..... ..... .....  KFC  ..... ..... 
462.7500   ..... ..... .....  KFC  ..... ..... 
462.7625   ..... ..... .....  KFC  ..... ..... 
463.0000   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
463.0250   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
463.0500   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
463.0750   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
463.1000   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
463.1250   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
463.1500   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
463.1750   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
463.2875   McD-C BK-B  ..... ..... ..... .....                              [5]
463.5000   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
463.6750   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
464.0125    McD  .....  HD   ..... ..... .....                              [5]
464.0875   ..... ..... .....  KFC  ..... ..... 
464.1125    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
464.1375    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
464.1625    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
464.1875    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
464.3125    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
464.3375    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
464.3875    McD  ..... ..... .....  TB   ..... 
464.5000   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....  Specific use unknown
464.5125    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
464.5875   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
464.6250   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
464.9625   ..... ..... ..... .....  TB   ..... 
465.8875   ..... BK-W  .....  KFC  TB-W   WND                               [5]
466.0375   McD-W ..... ..... .....  TB   .....                              [5]
466.0875   ..... ..... ..... .....  TB    WND  
466.1125   ..... .....  HD   ..... ..... ..... 
466.1750   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
466.5375   ..... ..... ..... .....  TB   ..... 
466.8125   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... WC-W
466.8875   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
467.0125    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... .....    
467.0500   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
467.7375   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
467.7500   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... WAB
467.7625   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... BED-W (I) RR
467.7750    McD  BK-W  ..... ..... ..... ..... CJR DD                       [5]
467.7875   ..... BK-W  ..... ..... ..... ..... 
467.8000   ..... BK-W ..... ..... ..... ..... 
467.8125   ..... ..... ..... KFC-W ..... ..... 
467.8250   ..... BK-W  ..... ..... ..... ..... BB-W (I) WAB
467.8375   ..... ..... ..... ..... .....  WND  
467.8875   ..... ..... .....  KFC  ..... ..... 
468.0000   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
468.0250   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
468.0500   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
468.0750   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
468.1000   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
468.1250   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
468.1500   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
468.1750   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
468.2875   McD-W ..... ..... ..... ..... .....                              [5]
468.3875   ..... ..... .....  KFC   TB    WND  
468.5000   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
468.6750   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
469.0125    McD  .....  HD   ..... ..... .....                              [5]
469.0250   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... JIB
469.0875   ..... ..... .....  KFC  ..... ..... 
469.1125    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
469.1375    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
469.1625    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
469.1875    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
469.3125    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
469.3375    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
469.3875    McD  ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
469.5125   McD-W ..... ..... ..... ..... .....                              [5]
469.6250   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
469.7125   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
469.9375   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Specific use unknown
469.9625   ..... ..... ..... .....  TB   ..... 
479.2500   ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ARB                          [5]

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