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Kotzebue Police Frequencies

Kotzebue in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska has 1 conventional frequency and 0 trunked talkgroups listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Point Hope (North Slope Borough), about 150 miles away.

About Kotzebue Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.

Kotzebue conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Kotzebue PoliceKotzebue Police – Dispatch158.8500NAC 293P25WQOH302

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Kotzebue.

Point Hope · North Slope Borough
RFSS 0 · Site 31 (hex 1F) · NAC 01F · about 150 mi away
Control 852.6875
Voice 851.1875, 851.6875, 852.1875
Point Lay · North Slope Borough
RFSS 0 · Site 33 (hex 21) · NAC 021 · about 198 mi away
Control 851.8375
Voice 851.3375, 852.3375, 852.8375
Wainwright · North Slope Borough
RFSS 0 · Site 35 (hex 23) · NAC 023 · about 266 mi away
Control 851.075
Voice 851.575, 852.075, 852.575
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 Kotzebue?

Dispatch channels listed for Kotzebue: Kotzebue Police 158.8500 MHz (NAC 293).