About Butte Creek Canyon Police Frequencies
- 5 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: Butte Regional Interoperable Communications System (BRICS): 18 talkgroups; California State University (Chico): 2 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 Butte Creek Canyon, start with the North Simulcast site of Butte Regional Interoperable Communications System (BRICS), about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 771.10625, 771.50625 MHz.
- 12 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Butte County channels that also cover Butte Creek Canyon
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Chico Police | California State University, Chico Police – Dispatch | 153.7400 In 159.1800 | 186.2 PL | FMN | KQM765 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte County Sheriff | BRICS (patched to TG 1001) | 154.7250 In 155.4150 | 107.2 PL | FMN | KBM659 |
| Butte County Sheriff | Butte County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 155.9100 | 100.0 PL | FMN | KBM659 |
| Butte County Sheriff | Search and Rescue (patched to BRICS TG 1071) | 155.9400 In 151.1225 | 192.8 PL | FMN | KML305 |
| California State University, Chico | California State University, Chico – Tactical Channel | 155.5650 | 186.2 PL | FMN | KQM765 |
Butte Regional Interoperable Communications System (BRICS)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte County Sheriff | Sheriff VHF (patched to 154.725) | 1001 | 3e9 | T |
| Butte County Sheriff | Sheriff Search and Rescue (patched to 155.940) | 1071 | 42f | T |
| Butte County Sheriff | Sheriff Communications Technicians Net | 1041 | 411 | T |
| Butte County Sheriff | Courts | 1053 | 41d | T |
| Butte County Sheriff | Jail | 1061 | 425 | T |
| Butte County Sheriff | Probation/DA | 1101 | 44d | T |
| Butte County Sheriff | Juvenile Hall | 1121 | 461 | T |
| Butte County Sheriff | Juvenile Hall | 1122 | 462 | T |
10 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte County Sheriff | Sheriff Secure | 1301 | 515 | T Encrypted |
| Butte County Sheriff | Sheriff Unknown | 1042 | 412 | T Encrypted |
| Butte County Sheriff | Sheriff Search and Rescue | 1072 | 430 | T Encrypted |
| Butte County Sheriff | Unknown 1141 | 1141 | 475 | T Encrypted |
| Butte County Sheriff | Sheriff Secure | 1302 | 516 | T Encrypted |
| Butte County Sheriff | Sheriff Unknown | 1303 | 517 | T Encrypted |
| Butte County Sheriff | Sheriff Unknown | 1304 | 518 | T Encrypted |
| Butte County Sheriff | Unknown 1351 | 1351 | 547 | T Encrypted |
| Butte County Sheriff | Unknown 1352 | 1352 | 548 | T Encrypted |
| Butte County Sheriff | Unknown 1353 | 1353 | 549 | T Encrypted |
California State University (Chico)
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | University Police | 53 | 35 | T Encrypted |
| All | University Police | 54 | 36 | T Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Butte Creek Canyon.
North Simulcast · Butte Regional Interoperable Communications System (BRICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 962 · about 5 mi away
Control 771.10625, 771.50625
Voice 771.83125, 772.13125
Simulcast · Chico
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC BC1 · about 6 mi away
Control 854.975, 855.75, 856.025
Voice 856.275
CSU Chico · California State University (Chico)
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 8 mi away
Voice 464.425, 464.575, 464.775, 464.925
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 Butte Creek Canyon?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Butte Creek Canyon. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: California State University, Chico Police 153.7400 MHz (186.2 PL).