Trunked radio repeater communication system including home channel aliasing and call grouping

The present invention relates generally to trunked radio communications systems, and in particular to a method and apparatus for trunked communication systems including home channel aliasing and call grouping. A system for channel assignment in a trunked transmission communication system including a plurality of subscribers. A plurality of subscribers is provided home channel assignment to reduce collisions. A home channel alias is provided for home channel coverage where a designated home channel is unavailable. A system for call grouping is provided to avoid talk group splitting. A first check is used to determine if other channels are conducting communications with identical home and talk group information. A second check is available after a temporary channel assignment. In one system both the home channel aliasing and call grouping are performed.