About Piedmont 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): 9 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 Piedmont, start with the ALCO Northwest Simulcast site of East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS), about 2 miles away. Its control channels: 773.46875, 773.74375, 774.21875 MHz.
- 16 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Piedmont trunked talkgroups
East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Police | Piedmont Police – Tactical Channel | 3456 | d80 | T |
| Piedmont Police | Piedmont Police – Tactical Channel | 3457 | d81 | T |
| Piedmont Police | Piedmont Police – Tactical Channel | 3458 | d82 | T |
| Piedmont Police | Police Command | 3459 | d83 | T |
| Piedmont Police | Piedmont Police – Tactical Channel | 3460 | d84 | T |
| Piedmont Police | Piedmont Police – Tactical Channel | 3461 | d85 | T |
| Piedmont Police | Piedmont Police – Tactical Channel | 3462 | d86 | T |
| Piedmont Police | Police Announcement | 3450 | d7a | T |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Police | Piedmont Police – Dispatch | 3455 | d7f | T Encrypted |
Alameda County channels that also cover Piedmont
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 Piedmont.
ALCO Northwest Simulcast · East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS)
RFSS 1 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 1F4 · about 2 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
CCCO West Simulcast · East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS)
RFSS 1 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 1F0 · about 12 mi away
Control 853.2875, 853.3, 853.7375, 853.75
Voice 851.35, 851.3625, 852.6, 852.6125, 852.925, 852.9375
CCCO Central Simulcast · East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS)
RFSS 1 · Site 5 (hex 5) · NAC 1F5 · about 12 mi away
Control 773.90625, 774.18125, 774.45625, 774.73125
Voice 770.53125, 771.08125, 771.75625, 772.05625, 772.35625, 772.65625, 772.88125, 773.15625
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 Piedmont police talkgroups encrypted?
1 of the 9 talkgroups listed for Piedmont are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.