MEM CTLR DESCRIBED COORD ERROR THAT ALMOST RESULTED IN A LOSS OF SEPARATION AND LISTED FACILITY FREQ ASSIGNMENT ANOMALIES.

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I WAS WORKING THE DEP E (DRV) SECTOR DURING LIGHT TFC BTWN PUSHES. THE DEP W (DRA) WAS OPEN; AND THE DEP COORDINATOR (CIA) WAS CLOSED. DRA POINTED OUT A PA32 THAT WAS BEING VECTORED S OF THE MEMPHIS ARPT AT 4000 FT; RIGHT THROUGH THE DEP CORRIDOR. I APPROVED THE POINTOUT; BUT ASKED IF TWR WAS WATCHING THE TFC BECAUSE OUR JET DEPS CLB TO 5000 FT INITIALLY. THE DRA CTLR SAID THAT TWR WAS WATCHING THE PA32. AN E135 TAGGED UP ON MY POS SYMBOL HEADING RIGHT FOR THE PA32. LCL CTL #2 CALLED AND SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE E135 AT 3000 FT BECAUSE THE E135 DID NOT GET THE NEW ALT ASSIGNMENT. I TOLD DRA WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WAITED FOR THE E135 TO CALL ME. THE E135 WENT THROUGH 3000 FT AND DRA HAD TO TURN THE PA32 N TO AVOID A LOSS OF SEPARATION. WHEN THE E135 FINALLY CHKED IN; HE WAS ON THE WRONG FREQ; AND HAD CALLED DRA! DURING THIS ENTIRE PROCESS; THE SUPVR WAS STANDING BEHIND THE DEP SECTORS JOKING AND KIDDING WITH US ABOUT SOME UNKNOWN SUBJECT THAT HE FOUND FUNNY. SEPARATION WAS NEVER LOST; BUT IT WAS ONLY DUE TO THE QUICK TURN BY THE DRA CTLR; AND MAYBE A LITTLE LUCK. ONCE AGAIN; A LACK OF COORD ALMOST CAUSES A DISASTER. ONCE AGAIN; AN ACFT DEPARTS ON THE WRONG FREQ DUE TO A DEP PROC THAT IS CONFUSING AND AMBIGUOUS. MEM FAA MGMNT REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE SURROUNDING OUR DEP FREQ WOES. THEY SAY THAT THERE'S JUST NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. WE HAVE SUGGESTED THAT CLRNC DELIVERY BE MANDATED TO ISSUE THE APPROPRIATE FREQS; BUT MGMNT SAYS THAT THIS WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF THE DEP PROC. WE HAVE SUGGESTED DESIGNING A NEW DEP PROC OR CREATING 2 DEP PROCS BASED ON DIRECTION OF FLT; BUT THIS HAS BEEN DENIED AS WELL. WE HAVE SUGGESTED HAVING CLRNC DELIVERY USE AUTOMATION METHODS TO ENTER THE FREQ VIA THE PREFERENTIAL DEP CLRNC EQUIP; BUT MEM FAA MGMNT THINKS THAT THIS WILL PLACE TOO MUCH WORK ON CLRNC DELIVERY. TOO MUCH WORK TO BE SAFE? UNABLE TO BE SAFE? UNWILLING TO BE SAFE? UNACCEPTABLE!