Radio

Radio Service in Malton was originally restricted by the Military, but has been unblocked and made available for survivor use.

Using the Radio System

To use the network, you need to have either a radio transceiver or a handheld receiver. Transceivers are normally found in tech stores inside most malls, but have been occasionally found inside fire stations and warehouses. Handheld receivers are found in mall tech stores as well, but more commonly turn up in police departments and fire stations.

A transceiver allows you to send and receive radio transmissions, but it must be set up in a building with power from a generator. Once it has been installed, it is impossible to pick back up. As they are large items, they can be destroyed by both survivors and zombies. Handheld receivers, however, are battery-powered and light enough to carry in one's personal items stash. The drawback is that they cannot be used for transmissions. Several frequencies can be monitored by carrying multiple receivers, but only one transceiver can be set up per building, monitoring only one frequency at a time.

Certain frequencies require you to have the Radio Operation skill to transmit on, but any survivor can tune in to any frequency. It costs 1 AP to retune a transceiver or receiver, but due to the two-step system (clicking "retune" and then typing in and saving the new frequency), it takes two IP hits. Zombies cannot retune transceivers or their handheld receivers, but can still listen in to broadcasts picked up by them. The external military has reserved certain lower frequencies for their own use, and reports on the status of suburbs they are overflying can be heard on these channels. However, they are jammed against broadcasts from inside the city.

Tactical Use

Unlike mobile phones, use of the radio network enables instant mass-communication across Malton, at low cost of Action Points (AP) per person reached. However, they can be heard by anybody tuned to the proper frequency, so discretion is advised. By carrying multiple receivers, a player can listen in to multiple channels (ie: a city-wide frequency, a regional frequency, and a group frequency).

Both mobile phone messages and radio messages can be read at no AP cost. However, phone towers are often under attack and service is somewhat patchy.

As you can only talk to the 50 people closest to you, it can be useful to have a radio transceiver installed in crowded buildings, as all players inside the building can hear you make a call over the radio. This provides for easy mass communication. Care must be taken, however, to avoid clogging up the airwaves with conversations best made either through chatting (perhaps by moving to a nearby empty building) or using mobile phones. Also see examples of possible etiquette and protocol to use in chatting.

With radios being so useful to mass communication to survivors, zombies have taken to destroying transceivers at the same time as generators, to prevent a SOS call from being made by the survivors inside. Additionally, radios are high-maintenance items, requiring a generator, with its constant need for fuel. Small survivor groups often have a hard time maintaining transmitters for this reason.

Known Frequencies

All frequencies available in Malton seem to have been discovered. They can be divided into three categories:

• 25.90-25.99 MHz - External Military Frequencies are jammed and citizens can only broadcast on them from certain locations, or not at all for the External Military Report frequency.
• 26.00-28.00 MHz - Restricted Frequencies require the operator to be skilled in radio operation before they can be broadcast on. Any survivor can tune any radio to these frequencies, however.
• 28.01-29.00 MHz - Open Frequencies can be broadcast on by any survivor, without the need for training in radio operation that other frequencies require. As such, they are more frequently used by groups that are newer to the game.

External Military Frequencies

These frequencies can be found between 25.90 MHz and 25.99 MHz, the following ones have been registered as being active:

• 25.92 MHz - Emergency Broadcast System - Players must be in the Coram Building to transmit on this frequency.
• 25.96 MHz - External Military Reports - Regular transmissions by the external military on the status of various suburbs. Players can not broadcast on this frequency.
• 25.97 MHz - Fort Transmissions - Players must be in Fort Creedy's storehouse to transmit on this frequency.
• 25.98 MHz - Fort Transmissions - Players must be in Fort Perryn's southwestern storehouse to transmit on this frequency.

Standardized Radio Zones

The first six frequencies are standardized regional frequencies, which can be broadcast on by any skilled radio operator. Each of these has a certain area of Malton assigned to them, and thus they can be used to reach other survivors in a wide area. 26.00 MHz - Citywide Frequency: A frequency for all survivors of Malton. 26.01 MHz - North-West Malton: Dakerstown, Jensentown, Quarlesbank, West Boundwood, East Boundwood, Roywood, Judgewood, Gatcombeton, Shuttlebank, Yagoton, Peddlesden Village, Chudleyton, Darvall Heights, Eastonwood, Brooke Hills, Dunell Hills, West Becktown, East Becktown, Owsleybank, Molebank, Lukinswood 26.02 MHz - North-East Malton: Lamport Hills, Chancelwood, Earletown, Rhodenbank, Dulston, Millen Hills, Raines Hills, Pashenton, Rolt Heights, Pescodside, Shearbank, Huntley Heights, Santlerville, Gibsonton, Dunningwood, Heytown, Spracklingbank, Paynterton, Peppardville, Pitneybank, Starlingtown 26.03 MHz - Central Malton: Richmond Hills, Ketchelbank, Roachtown, Randallbank, Havercroft, Barrville, Ridleybank, Pimbank, Shore Hills, Galbraith Hills, Stanbury Village, Roftwood, Brooksville, Mockridge Heights, Shackleville, Tollyton 26.04 MHz - South-West Malton: Grigg Heights, Reganbank, Lerwill Heights, Crooketon, Mornington, North Blythville, Nixbank, Wykewood, South Blythville, Greentown, Tapton, Foulkes Village, Ruddlebank, Lockettside, Dartside, Kinch Heights, New Arkham, Old Arkham, Spicer Hills, Williamsville, Buttonville 26.05 MHz - South-East Malton: Edgecombe, Pegton, Dentonside, Crowbank, Vinetown, Houldenbank, Kempsterbank, Wray Heights, Gulsonside, Osmondville, Penny Heights, West Grayside, East Grayside, Scarletwood, Pennville, Fryerbank, Wyke Hills, Hollomstown, Danversbank, Whittenside, Miltown

Radio Frequencies by Region

Claimed Frequency List

Many groups have established a radio frequency that they use. The frequencies between 26.11 and 29.00 MHz can be claimed in the list below by groups following these guidelines.

Fill new entries in order of station MHz number. If more than one claim is made to any particular entry, please list both (indented) under one entry. Sharing of frequencies should only be done in limited cases.

Please format your entry as follows:

 * xx.xx MHz - Group Name with Link - Short description

Restricted Frequencies: 26.11-28.00 MHz 26.14 MHz - NecroTech Countermeasure Squad - Spicer Hills 26.21 MHz - Eley Way Police Department - Greentown 26.22 MHz - Rounds Boulevard Police Department - Greentown 26.23 MHz - Dixon Way Police Department - Greentown 26.24 MHz - Woodbury -- Wyke Hills 26.27 MHz - Dowdney Mall 26.28 MHz - Calvert Mall 26.31 MHz - Section 13 26.34 MHz - Mitchem Mall 26.43 MHz Soldiers of Crossman Radio Malton 26.46 MHz - Blesley Mall 26.50 MHz - Malton Signal Corps 26.51 MHz - Guerrilla Radio - for New Catalonia 26.60 MHz - Dunell Hills Police Department 26.59 MHz - Treweeke Mall 26.61 MHz - The Abandoned 26.62 MHz - Christmas Tour 2012 26.63 MHz - Hildebrand Mall 26.66 MHz - Allied Travellers Organisation 26.67 MHz - Malton Christian Channel 26.69 MHz - Dulston Genny Fillers 26.70 MHz - WRAY: Malton's Smooth Jazz 26.71 MHz - Nichols Mall 26.73 MHz - Knights of St. Jude 26.77 MHz - Tynte Mall 26.80 MHz - Stickling Mall 26.82 MHz - Pole Mall 26.83 MHz - Woodroffe Mall 26.84 MHz Buckley Mall Radio Wulves WULVESNET Situational reports for Buttonville, Wyke Hills and Buckley Mall Radio The Katthew Appreciation Station 26.91 MHz - The Know Nothings 26.93 MHz - Red Empire 26.96 MHz - Malton Gallant Society 26.97 MHz - The Burchell Arms Regulars 26.99 MHz - Upper Left Corner - The ULC Radio Show, entertaining the masses since 2000-something 27.00 MHz - Malton Telephone Support frequency. Need a mast fixed? Give us a yell!	27.07 MHz - Militaire Sons de Veille 27.11 MHz - Joachim Mall & Lumber Mall 27.15 MHz - Mall Distress Frequency 27.19 MHz - The Malton Zookeepers 27.20 MHz Tompson Mall St. Alexander's Hospital 27.22 MHz - Brotherhood of Steel 27.26 MHz - Malton College of Medicine 27.28 MHz - Richmond Hills Regulars, as well as providing communication between The Giffard Arms and The Splain Arms 27.30 MHz - Autobots 27.31 MHz - Edmund General United 27.35 MHz - Caiger Mall 27.44 MHz - Blythville Gang 27.45 MHz Curton Mansion Revive Clinic THEM 27.47 MHz - ENVY 27.49 MHz - Bale Mall 27.50 MHz Ackland Mall CORAM Reddit_Survivors 27.55 MHz Knights Templar Radio Malton 27.67 Mhz - Flaming Hole Radio 27.68 MHz - Pen Island - Love Songs on the Coast 27.69 MHz - Butthole Surfers - All Butthole Surfers, all the time. 27.70 MHz - Talon Company 27.75 MHz - 57th ADMI - Dartside Emergency Actions Transmitter 27.77 MHz - Tarasius General Hospital (Lerwill Heights) and Herbert Road Police Department (North Blythville) - info on the 4 corners of North Blythville, Lerwill Heights, Shore Hills and Brooksville Sometimes used by Hopping Road Police Department Channel 4 News 27.84 MHz - 82nd Airborne Division 27.86 MHz - Garniss Border Patrol 27.92 MHz - Dulston Infection Treatment and Prevention Squad (D.I.T.P.S) 27.94 MHz - The Duckworth Motel Radio 27.96 MHz - KRFR, Radio Free Rhodenbank 27.99 MHz - Marven Mall
Open Frequencies: 28.01-29.00 MHz 28.01 MHz - YE SPAM CHANNEL! If you are dumb, this is the frequency you need to visit. Be advised that neither Kevan, nor this wiki can be held responsible for any brain damage that may result from tuning into this frequency. 28.02 MHz - Special Event Network - Radio station to organize and for coordination during temporary events such as Malton Iditarod or Mall Tours. 28.06 MHZ - St Luke's Hospital Broadcast 28.09 MHz - National Front for the Total Liberation of Azuria 28.15 MHz - Ständige Vertretung (Tapton survivor group) 28.21 MHz - Weather - The Weather Channel 28.28 MHz - Rap battles 28.40 MHz - Hyper-Umbrella Corporation 28.50 MHz - The Alner Household	28.54 MHz - DWRX 28.54 - Monitoring situations in East Boundwood, Yagoton, Millen Hills. 28.56 MHz - The Reds -- Red Radio 28.61 MHz - St. Ansgar's Hospital from 6,1 Dakerstown. Also, Sillence Walk Police Department in Jensentown. Monitored by the Revenants. 28.63 MHz - Tikhon Medical - From Ruddlebank + Dartside + Shuttlebank. For hospital status reports and Tikhon Talk. 28.66 MHz - PK Alert Channel - If you get PKd, report it here. If you want to hunt PKers, listen here. Use the SEEN, PK, and APB codes frequently on this channel. 28.70 MHz - The Fortress of Quarlesbank and Pitman Mansion -- Good Morrrrning Mallllllllllllton! 28.74 MHz - Malton College of Medicine student-run radio 28.80 MHz - Advertising Channel 28.99 MHz - Radio Free Creedy Ft. Creedy survivor radio 29.00HMz - free Malton radio (FMRS for short)

Frequency Allocation Removal Process

The criteria for clearing up the below lists are as follows:

• A frequency that is not linked to an existing group, building, or other wiki page
• A frequency that has a link, but is a dead link
• A frequency that is linked to a historical group page

Occasionally, groups may be removed on bulk.

Any issues in clearing out stale frequencies should be taken to the talk page.