About Oakland 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.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS): 44 talkgroups; Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) P25 (Project 25): 12 talkgroups; East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS): 74 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 Oakland, start with the ALCO Northwest Simulcast site of East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS), about 3 miles away. Its control channels: 773.46875, 773.74375, 774.21875 MHz.
- 36 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Oakland trunked talkgroups
East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Police | Oakland Police – Tactical Channel | 3418 | d5a | T |
| Oakland Police | Oakland Police – Tactical Channel | 3419 | d5b | T |
| Oakland Police | Oakland Police – Tactical Channel | 3420 | d5c | T |
| Oakland Police | Oakland Police – Tactical Channel | 3421 | d5d | T |
| Oakland Police | Oakland Police – Tactical Channel | 3422 | d5e | T |
| Oakland Police | Oakland Police – Tactical Channel | 3423 | d5f | T |
| Oakland Police | Oakland Police – Tactical Channel | 3424 | d60 | T |
| Oakland Police | Oakland Police – Tactical Channel | 3425 | d61 | T |
| Oakland Police | Oakland Police – Tactical Channel | 3426 | d62 | T |
| Oakland Police | Police Vice | 3427 | d63 | T |
| Oakland Police | Housing Authority Police Secondary | 3448 | d78 | T |
| Oakland Police | Police Announcement | 3400 | d48 | T |
| Oakland Police | Police Traffic | 3413 | d55 | T |
| Oakland Police | Police Traffic | 3414 | d56 | T |
| Oakland Police | Police Youth Services | 3415 | d57 | T |
| Oakland Police | Police Warrants | 3416 | d58 | T |
| Oakland Police | Police Training | 3428 | d64 | T |
| Oakland Police | Police Training | 3429 | d65 | T |
| Oakland Police | Police Spare | 3445 | d75 | T |
| Oakland Police | Police Command | 3446 | d76 | T |
| Oakland Police | Parking Enforcement | 4421 | 1145 | T |
| Oakland Police | Parking Enforcement | 4422 | 1146 | T |
| Oakland Police | Parking Enforcement (Meter Collectors) | 4423 | 1147 | T |
21 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Police | Police Patrol 1 – Beats 1 to | 3405 | d4d | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Patrol 3 – Beats 20 to | 3407 | d4f | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Housing Authority Police Dispatch | 3447 | d77 | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Special Resource Section | 3430 | d66 | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Special Resource Section | 3431 | d67 | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Special Resource Section | 3432 | d68 | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Special Resource Section | 3433 | d69 | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Special Resource Section | 3434 | d6a | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police SWAT | 3435 | d6b | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police SWAT | 3436 | d6c | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Crowd | 3437 | d6d | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Crowd | 3438 | d6e | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Criminal Investigation Division | 3439 | d6f | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Intel | 3440 | d70 | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police ARGUS | 3399 | d47 | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Patrol 2 – Open/Car to Car | 3406 | d4e | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Patrol 4 – Car to Car | 3408 | d50 | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Patrol 5 – Open/Car to Car | 3409 | d51 | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Service | 3410 | d52 | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Service | 3411 | d53 | T Encrypted |
| Oakland Police | Police Service | 3412 | d54 | T Encrypted |
Alameda County channels that also cover Oakland
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County Sheriff | Law Conventional | 851.1625 | 156.7 PL | FM | WPQE507 |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Law Conventional | 851.4375 | 156.7 PL | FM | WPQE507 |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Law Conventional | 851.8000 | 156.7 PL | FM | WPQE507 |
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) P25
Project 25
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police | Police Main | 1017 | 3f9 | T |
| Police | Police Common | 1020 | 3fc | T |
| Police | Police – Tactical Channel (Zone 1) | 1021 | 3fd | T |
| Police | Police – Tactical Channel (Zone 2) | 1022 | 3fe | T |
| Police | Police – Tactical Channel (Zone 3) | 1023 | 3ff | T |
| Police | Police – Tactical Channel (Zone 4) | 1024 | 400 | T |
| Police | Police – Tactical Channel (Zone 5) | 1025 | 401 | T |
| Police | Police – Tactical Channel (Zone 6) | 1026 | 402 | T |
| Police | Police – Tactical Channel | 1037 | 40d | T |
| Police | Police Command | 1038 | 40e | T |
| Police | Police Critical Asset Protection Team | 1047 | 417 | T |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police | Police – Dispatch | 1018 | 3fa | T Encrypted |
East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County Sheriff | Alameda County Sheriff – Dispatch | 3709 | e7d | T |
| Ohlone Community College District | Ohlone Community College District – Dispatch | 5123 | 1403 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Service | 3710 | e7e | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Alameda County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 3711 | e7f | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Task Force for Regional Auto Theft Prevention | 3717 | e85 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Bailiffs | 3724 | e8c | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Berkeley Courthouse | 3725 | e8d | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Oakland Courthouse | 3726 | e8e | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Alameda Hall of Justice Courthouse | 3727 | e8f | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Hayward Hall of Justice Courthouse | 3728 | e90 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Fremont Hall of Justice Courthouse | 3729 | e91 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Pleasanton Hall of Justice Courthouse | 3730 | e92 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Juvenile Justice Center Courthouse | 3731 | e93 | T |
| CSU East Bay | Police Service | 5126 | 1406 | T |
| CSU East Bay | Police Patrol | 5127 | 1407 | T |
| East Bay Regional Park District | East Bay Regional Park District – Tactical Channel | 10006 | 2716 | T |
| East Bay Regional Park District | East Bay Regional Park District – Tactical Channel | 10009 | 2719 | T |
| East Bay Regional Park District | Police Direct | 10011 | 271b | T |
| UC Berkeley | UC Berkeley – Tactical Channel | 3606 | e16 | T |
| UC Berkeley | UC Berkeley – Tactical Channel (Channel 5) | 3609 | e19 | T |
| Alameda County Services | District Attorney | 5081 | 13d9 | T |
| Alameda County Services | District Attorney SOU | 5083 | 13db | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Announcement | 3700 | e74 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Highland Hospital | 3715 | e83 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Administration | 3719 | e87 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Field Services | 3720 | e88 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Coroner | 3721 | e89 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Civil | 3722 | e8a | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Transportation | 3723 | e8b | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Probation Announcement | 3745 | ea1 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Probation | 3750 | ea6 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Probation – Adult | 3751 | ea7 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Probation – Juvenile | 3752 | ea8 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | H-P-FR | 3755 | eab | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Spare | 3756 | eac | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Spare | 3757 | ead | T |
| UC Berkeley | Police Announcement | 3600 | e10 | T |
| UC Berkeley | Police Investigations | 3607 | e17 | T |
| UC Berkeley | Police Enforcement | 3608 | e18 | T |
| UC Berkeley | Police CSO (BearWALK Escorts) | 3611 | e1b | T |
| UC Berkeley | Police CSO | 3612 | e1c | T |
| UC Berkeley | Parking Enforcement | 3616 | e20 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Santa Rita Jail Announcement | 3732 | e94 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Santa Rita Jail Main | 3733 | e95 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Santa Rita Jail Service | 3734 | e96 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Santa Rita Jail Tactical | 3735 | e97 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Santa Rita Jail Tactical | 3736 | e98 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Santa Rita Jail Tactical | 3737 | e99 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Santa Rita Jail Training | 3738 | e9a | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Glenn Dyer Detention Facility Announcement | 3739 | e9b | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Glenn Dyer Detention Facility Main | 3740 | e9c | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Glenn Dyer Detention Facility Service | 3741 | e9d | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Glenn Dyer Detention Facility Tactical | 3742 | e9e | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Glenn Dyer Detention Facility Tactical | 3743 | e9f | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Glenn Dyer Detention Facility Tactical | 3744 | ea0 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Juvenile Hall | 3746 | ea2 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Juvenile Hall | 3747 | ea3 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Juvenile Hall | 3748 | ea4 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Juvenile Hall | 3749 | ea5 | T |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Juvenile Detention Center Medical | 3754 | eaa | T |
14 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County Sheriff | Alameda County Sheriff – Dispatch | 3705 | e79 | T Encrypted |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Alameda County Sheriff – Dispatch | 3707 | e7b | T Encrypted |
| CSU East Bay | Police Main | 5135 | 140f | T Encrypted |
| East Bay Regional Park District | East Bay Regional Park District – Dispatch | 10005 | 2715 | T Encrypted |
| UC Berkeley | UC Berkeley – Dispatch | 3605 | e15 | T Encrypted |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Service | 3706 | e7a | T Encrypted |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Service | 3708 | e7c | T Encrypted |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Alameda County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 3712 | e80 | T Encrypted |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Alameda County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 3713 | e81 | T Encrypted |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Narcotics Task Force | 3758 | eae | T Encrypted |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Narcotics Task Force | 3759 | eaf | T Encrypted |
| East Bay Regional Park District | East Bay Regional Park District – Tactical Channel | 10010 | 271a | T Encrypted |
| Alameda County Sheriff | Investigations | 3714 | e82 | T Encrypted |
| UC Berkeley | Police Supervisors | 3610 | e1a | T Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Oakland.
ALCO Northwest Simulcast · East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS)
RFSS 1 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 1F4 · about 3 mi away
Control 773.46875, 773.74375, 774.21875, 774.49375
Voice 769.09375, 769.25625, 769.76875, 770.01875, 770.29375, 770.56875, 770.84375, 771.19375, 771.49375, 771.79375, 772.09375, 772.39375, 772.69375, 772.99375
Brisbane · San Mateo County P25 Regional Communications System
Project 25 · RFSS 1 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 389 · about 11 mi away
Control 772.18125, 772.63125, 772.93125, 773.88125
Voice 771.05625
800 MHz Simulcast · San Francisco County/City P25
Project 25 · RFSS 1 · Site 21 (hex 15) · NAC 2B1 · about 12 mi away
Control 851.25, 851.4, 851.6125, 852.0625
Voice 851.125, 851.8125, 852.2125, 852.3875, 852.675, 852.8625, 853.0875, 853.25, 853.4375, 853.65, 853.7875, 853.8875, 856.2375, 857.2375
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
Are Oakland police talkgroups encrypted?
21 of the 44 talkgroups listed for Oakland are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.