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Radio Frequencies for

Rose Parade and Rose Bowl

This page was last updated on December 31, 2004
Please send any comments, corrections or updates to FreqManager@SoCalScanner.com
General Information:

This Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl Game frequency list is compiled by information from Rick Di Fiore, Robert Eisner, Tracy Justus, Mathew Grant, Steve Rhoades, and others.

Rose Parade Map

Click the map above for a PDF map of the Parade Route

System Information:

Much communications takes place via, Cellular and NexTel phones and even FRS and GMRS radio channels. Don't forget that Studio Rental radios are used too. There is much out their to monitor!

The official Tournament of Roses Web Site is HERE

Glenn Mitchell has a streaming audio Internet feed of Rose Parade and Rose Bowl frequencies HERE
Note: Requires Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player.

Bob Ricci is broadcasting several Tournament of Roses feeds on his Teamspeak server at
teamspeak://radio.scannerbuff.net:8767 (You must install Teamspeak software and sign up for
free membership. Details are HERE

System Frequencies:
(v) = Verified in 2004

Rose Parade Float Operations

  463.2125 R 218.1   Buena Vista Pavilion Floats (v)
  463.4750 R 123.0 Channel 1 Float Building and Staging
  463.5125 R 123.0 Channel 4 Float Building and Staging
  463.7375 R 225.7   Rosemont Pavilion Floats (v)
  463.7875 R 250.3   Sierra Madre Float Association (v)
  463.8250 S 88.5   Flower Tent / Float Decorations
  464.0375 R 123.0 Channel 2 Float Building and Staging
  464.0625 R 223.6 Channel 3 Float Building and Staging (v)
  464.5375 S D114   Parade Operations
  464.5500 D031   Parking - Paseo Colorado
  464.6000 S D723   Parking
  464.6250 S D023   Flower Tent / Float Decorations
  464.8250 R 100.0   Float Operations
  466.4375 D115   Parking - One Colorado
  467.6375 S 94.8   Flower Tent / Float Decorations
  467.8125 S D116   Flower Tent / Float Decorations
  467.8375 S 250.3   Parking
  467.8500 R 107.2   Parking
  467.8750 S 136.5   Flower Tent / Float Decorations
  468.7875 S D712   Parade Operations
  483.9250 88.5   Floats (?)


Security (Parade and Rose Bowl)

  451.2375 S D205   CSC Event Security
  452.7750 R D074   Norton Simon Museum of Art Security
  461.1375 S D152   CSC Event Security (v)
  461.3875 S D152   CSC Event Security (v)
  461.4375 S D152   CSC Event Security (v)
  461.5125 S D152   CSC Event Security (v)
  461.7750 R D662   Old Town Pasadena Security
  462.1875 R D152   One Colorado Boulevard Security
  464.1875 S D205   CSC Event Security
  464.3250 R 162.2   Pasadena Plaza Security
  464.5000 R D152   CSC Event Security
  464.9375 R 167.9   Pasadena Towers Security
  464.9625 R D114   CSC Event Security
  467.2000 R D627   Pasadena City College Security
  467.3375 S D114   CSC Event Security


Public Safety-Related Frequencies
  482.3375 R 118.8 Channel 1 Pasadena Police - Dispatch
  482.4375 R 94.8 Channel 2 Pasadena Police - Tactical
  482.5375 R 151.4 Channel 3 Pasadena Police - Tactical
  482.6375 R 82.5 Channel 4 Pasadena Police - Detectives
  460.0500 R 151.4   Pasadena School District - Used by PPD Motor Units
  453.9500 R 162.2   Pasadena Public Works / Sanitation
  506.2000 R 162.2   Pasadena Parking Enforcement
  464.4250 S D245   Pasadena PD Explorers
  464.5250 S 203.5   Pasadena PD Explorers
         
  470.9875 R 97.4 Channel 1 South Pasadena Police - Dispatch
         
  470.2125 R 107.2 Red 1 Verdugo Fire Dispatch
  470.0875 R 151.4 Red 2 Pasadena Fireground
  460.5875 R 107.2 Red 7 CTAC Verdugo Central Area Tactical
         
  42.5000 B 198.8 Brown CHP Altadena Base
  42.8200 M 198.8 Brown CHP Altadena Mobile
  42.3400 B   Blue CHP Blue Base - Rose Parade Traffic Control
  42.1800 M   Blue CHP Blue Mobile
  45.0200 B 179.9   CHP Tac 1 - Rose Parade Operations
  39.4200 B 136.5   CHP Tac 2 - Rose Parade Operations (v)
  42.9200 B     CHP Tac 5 - Rose Parade Operations
  42.0800 B     CHP Fresno Office - Rose Parade Command Post
         
  482.8125 R   C-Tac-1 LASO Parade Command
  482.8375 R   C-Tac-2 LASO Parade Operations (Red)
  483.0875 R   A-Tac-1 LASO "Red Units" - Escorts and Missing Persons
  483.1625 R   A-Tac-2 LASO Parade Operations
  483.1875 R   L-Tac-11 LASO Parade Parking and Traffic Control
  483.0125 R   A-Tac-3 LASO "Green Units" - Parade Operations
  483.6375 R   Aero LASO Aero Bureau - Parade Route Helicopter
  483.7875 R   MA-3 LASO Mutual Aid 3 - Parade Operations (Green)
  484.1375 R   MA-4 LASO Mutual Aid 4 - "Brown Units" - Parade Operations
  484.0625 R   MA-5 LASO Mutual Aid 5 - "Blue Units" VIP's
  483.1875 S   Simplex 3 LASO Parade Parking and Traffic Control
         
  154.9200 S   CLEMARS Traffic Control
  155.4750 R 179.9 NLEMARS Float Movement
  453.6750 R 186.2   American Red Cross
  453.7125 R D654   American Red Cross (Also DPL 134)


Radio and Television

  456.8000 S 151.4   Goodyear Blimp (Air-to-Ground)
  161.6400 S   Channel 1 Goodyear Blimp
  161.7000 S   Channel 2 Goodyear Blimp
  450.6750     TV Director's Cue to Cameras
  464.5000 94.8   TV Cameras
  464.5000 R D712   TV Cameras
  464.5375 R D114   NBC TV Cameras (Headsets)
  464.5500 94.8   TV Cameras
  464.6000 R D712   TV Cameras
  464.6250 R D712   TV Cameras
  467.7500     Univision TV Cameras (Audio Feeds)
  467.8000 R 85.4   KTLA TV Producer
  467.8250 67.0   TV Crews at Orange Grove and Colorado
  467.8500     Univision TV Cameras (Audio Feeds)
  467.8500 67.0   TV Crews at Orange Grove and Colorado


KTLA-TV 20-Watt License (WQBU739) valid for 12/27/2004 through 1/1/2005

  151.6250   F1 Rose Parade Production  
  151.9250   F2 Rose Parade Production  
  151.9550   F3 Rose Parade Production  
  153.3650   F4 Rose Parade Production  
  153.3800   F5 Rose Parade Production  
  158.4000   F6 Rose Parade Production  
  173.3000   F7 Rose Parade Production  
  173.3250   F8 Rose Parade Production  
  173.3500   F9 Rose Parade Production  
  173.3750   F10 Rose Parade Production  


Rose Bowl Game

  461.7250 S D664   Parking
  463.4750 S D532   Ushers
  463.8750 R 203.5   Timing
  464.2000 R 177.3   Vendors
  464.3500 S D632   Audio/Visual
  464.5000 S D072   Operations
  464.5250 S D125   Operations
  464.5500 R 250.3   Food Services
  464.5625 S D516   Ticket Takers
  464.6000 S D723   Parking
  464.6250 R 210.7   Parking
  464.6500 S D311   Parking and Traffic Control
  464.7000 R 225.7   Ushers
  464.7250 R 229.1   Security Command Post
  464.7500 R 233.6   Maintenance/Operations
  467.3375 S D114   Security
  467.8875 S D723   Security
  469.9250 S D754   Security Talkaround

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