A method for selecting an operating frequency for a microphone system (1) having at least one base station (3) and at least one microphone module (2), wherein the base station (3) is designed to receive information, transmitted wirelessly on an operating frequency, from the microphone module (2), wherein the microphone module (2) transmits test information on a plurality of possible transmitting frequencies, wherein a quality of reception is analyzed at the plurality of transmitting frequencies, characterized in that the operating frequency is selected automatically from the plurality of transmitting frequencies, taking into consideration the quality of reception based on the analysis of the quality of reception of the information, and the operating frequency is transmitted via a return channel to the microphone module.