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Birmingham Police Frequencies

Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama has 0 conventional frequencies and 52 trunked talkgroups listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Jefferson County Simulcast (Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS)), about 6 miles away.

About Birmingham Police Frequencies

  • 3 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS): 52 talkgroups; Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS): 26 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Birmingham, start with the Jefferson County Simulcast site of Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS), about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 856.5375, 857.0375, 857.1875 MHz.
  • 71 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Birmingham trunked talkgroups

Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS)

System ID 00A

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Birmingham PoliceInterop-Police/Fire (P/F 1)3095c17D
Birmingham PoliceTask Force3179c6bD
Birmingham PoliceOperations All Call3299ce3D
49 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Birmingham PoliceNorth Precinct Dispatch (Channel 1)3149c4dD
Birmingham PoliceEast Precinct Dispatch (Channel 2)3151c4fD
Birmingham PoliceSouth Precinct Dispatch (Channel 3)3153c51D
Birmingham PoliceWest Precinct Dispatch (Channel 4)3155c53D
Birmingham PoliceAirport Police (Channel 5)3157c55D
Birmingham PoliceWrecker Dispatch (Channel 10)3295cdfD
Birmingham PoliceEscorts3135c3fD
Birmingham PoliceDetectives Tactical3137c41D
Birmingham PoliceSWAT3139c43D
Birmingham PoliceSWAT3141c45D
Birmingham PoliceSWAT3143c47D
Birmingham PoliceEvents (Channel 6)3159c57D
Birmingham PoliceEvents (Channel 7)3161c59D
Birmingham PoliceEvents (Channel 8)3163c5bD
Birmingham PoliceEvents (Channel 9)3165c5dD
Birmingham PoliceEvents3167c5fD
Birmingham PoliceBirmingham Police – Tactical Channel (Channel 11)3169c61D
Birmingham PoliceBirmingham Police – Tactical Channel (Channel 12)3171c63D
Birmingham PoliceBirmingham Police – Tactical Channel3173c65D
Birmingham PoliceBirmingham Police – Tactical Channel3175c67D
Birmingham PoliceTask Force3177c69D
Birmingham PoliceSchool Resources3199c7fD
Birmingham PoliceAuto Theft3215c8fD
Birmingham PoliceInvestigations3219c93D
Birmingham PoliceInterstate Patrols3223c97D
Birmingham PoliceCrime Scene Investigations3237ca5D
Birmingham PoliceVice3241ca9D
Birmingham PoliceVice3243cabD
Birmingham PoliceVice3245cadD
Birmingham PoliceVice3247cafD
Birmingham PoliceHomicide3249cb1D
Birmingham PoliceHomicide3251cb3D
Birmingham PoliceHomicide3253cb5D
Birmingham PoliceHomicide3255cb7D
Birmingham PoliceNarcotics3267cc3D
Birmingham PoliceNarcotics3269cc5D
Birmingham PoliceNarcotics3271cc7D
Birmingham PoliceNarcotics3273cc9D
Birmingham PoliceInterstate Patrols3293cddD
Birmingham PoliceMobile Command3181c6dD
Birmingham PoliceSupervisors3195c7bD
Birmingham PoliceSupervisors3197c7dD
Birmingham PoliceAdministration3221c95D
Birmingham PoliceFamily Services3257cb9D
Birmingham PoliceAdministration3281cd1D
Birmingham PoliceJail3187c73D
Birmingham PoliceJail3189c75D
Birmingham PoliceJail3191c77D
Birmingham PoliceJail3193c79D

Jefferson County channels that also cover Birmingham

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Birmingham Southern College PolicePrimary464.9375
In 469.9375
445 DPLFMNWQAV397
Jefferson State Community College (Birmingham) PoliceJefferson State Community College (Birmingham) Police – Dispatch453.4750
In 458.4750
DMRWQQY679

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Birmingham Southern College PoliceBirmingham Southern College Police – Alternate451.9625
In 456.9625
FMNWQAV397
Jefferson State Community College (Birmingham) PoliceOperations451.9750
In 456.9750
CC 3 · TG * · SL *DMRWQHH399

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
William E Donaldson Correctional FacilityOperations460.2125
In 465.2125
192.8 PLFMNWPPC241

Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS)

System ID 00A

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Jefferson County GovernmentCS-1 Court Services Division (Bailiffs)3003bbbD
Jefferson County GovernmentCS-2 Court Services Division (Bailiffs)3005bbdD
Jefferson County GovernmentCS-3 Court Services Division (Bailiffs)3007bbfD
Jefferson County SheriffFamily Court7032bfD
22 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Jefferson County SheriffWarrants2569a09D
Jefferson County SheriffWarrants2571a0bD
Jefferson County SheriffVoting Security2573a0dD
Jefferson County SheriffJefferson County Sheriff – Tactical Channel2575a0fD
Jefferson County SheriffJefferson County Sheriff – Tactical Channel2577a11D
Jefferson County SheriffJefferson County Sheriff – Tactical Channel2579a13D
Jefferson County SheriffJefferson County Sheriff – Tactical Channel2581a15D
Jefferson County SheriffNarcotics2599a27D
Jefferson County SheriffNarcotics2601a29D
Jefferson County SheriffNarcotics2603a2bD
Jefferson County SheriffNarcotics2605a2dD
Jefferson County SheriffSWAT2607a2fD
Jefferson County SheriffSWAT2609a31D
Jefferson County SheriffSWAT2611a33D
Jefferson County SheriffSWAT2613a35D
Jefferson County SheriffSWAT2615a37D
Jefferson County SheriffSchool Resource Officers2629a45D
Jefferson County SheriffJail2617a39D
Jefferson County SheriffJail2619a3bD
Jefferson County SheriffJail2621a3dD
Jefferson County SheriffJail2623a3fD
Jefferson County SheriffJail Operations2625a41D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Birmingham.

Jefferson County Simulcast · Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS)
RFSS 4 · Site 20 (hex 14) · NAC 460 · about 6 mi away
Control 856.5375, 857.0375, 857.1875, 857.5375
Voice 854.1375, 854.2625, 854.3875, 854.5125, 854.9375, 855.1875, 855.3625, 855.6875, 856.0375, 856.1875, 856.3375, 856.3625, 856.6875, 856.8375, 856.9625, 857.4625
Huffman (St. Vincents) · Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS)
RFSS 4 · Site 22 (hex 16) · NAC 460 · about 9 mi away
Control 851.6125, 851.8625, 852.1375, 852.6125
Voice 851.0375, 851.1375, 851.3625, 853.1125, 853.7625
Hoover (Municipal) · Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS)
RFSS 4 · Site 14 (hex E) · NAC 46E · about 10 mi away
Control 769.80625, 772.70625
Voice 770.55625, 773.43125, 774.15625, 774.90625
What do these numbers mean?
Control channel
The frequency your scanner listens to first. It tells the scanner where each voice call is happening, so program it before anything else.
Voice
The other frequencies the site uses for calls. A trunking scanner follows them automatically once it has the control channel.
Site
One tower location of the system. Scanners show the number in decimal or hex, so both are listed.
RFSS (Radio Frequency Sub-System)
A group of sites run by the same controller. Large Project 25 systems can have several.
NAC (Network Access Code)
A hex code the site transmits. Your scanner can use it to ignore other systems on the same frequency.
Talkgroup
A virtual channel on a trunked system, such as one agency’s dispatch. Programming uses the decimal or hex number, depending on your scanner.

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Birmingham?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Birmingham. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Birmingham Southern College Police 464.9375 MHz (445 DPL); Jefferson State Community College (Birmingham) Police 453.4750 MHz.

Are Birmingham police talkgroups encrypted?

49 of the 52 talkgroups listed for Birmingham are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.