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Crested Butte Police Frequencies

Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado has 1 conventional frequency and 1 trunked talkgroup listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Crested Butte (State of Colorado DTRS), about 2 miles away.

About Crested Butte Police Frequencies

  • 6 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: State of Colorado DTRS: 1 talkgroup; State of Colorado DTRS: 3 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 Crested Butte, start with the Crested Butte site of State of Colorado DTRS, about 2 miles away. Its control channels: 852.0875, 852.2375, 852.6625 MHz.

Crested Butte conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Crested Butte PoliceCrested Butte Police – Dispatch154.6950
In 155.4450
151.4 PLFMN—

Crested Butte trunked talkgroups

State of Colorado DTRS

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Crested Butte PoliceMarshal's Office8511213fD

Gunnison County channels that also cover Crested Butte

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Gunnison County SheriffSheriff McClure Pass155.0400
In 159.0600
151.4 PLFMNWPJZ704
Gunnison County SheriffLaw Dispatch156.2100
In 159.4350
136.5 PLFMN—
Gunnison County SheriffSheriff Bald/Monarch/Reno158.8500
In 155.9700
77.0 PLFMNWPJZ704

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Gunnison County SheriffIncident155.1150
In 153.8450
151.4 PLFMNKFR652
Gunnison County SheriffGunnison County Sheriff – Tactical Channel155.5800
In 154.7100
151.4 PLFMNWNNB289

State of Colorado DTRS

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Gunnison County SheriffCounty Law Enforcement Dispatch85182146D
Gunnison County SheriffSheriff 1894622f2D
Gunnison County SheriffSheriff 2894722f3D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Crested Butte.

Crested Butte · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 5 · Site 65 (hex 41) · NAC D11 · about 2 mi away
Control 852.0875, 852.2375, 852.6625, 853.55
Voice 851.625
Comstock · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 5 · Site 45 (hex 2D) · NAC D1D · about 14 mi away
Control 852.8875, 853.35, 853.65, 853.9
Voice 852.1625
Loge Lift · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 2 · Site 40 (hex 28) · NAC D18 · about 20 mi away
Control 773.95625, 774.30625, 774.55625, 774.80625
Voice 770.55625, 771.03125, 771.28125, 771.68125, 772.10625, 772.58125
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 Crested Butte?

Dispatch channels listed for Crested Butte: Crested Butte Police 154.6950 MHz (151.4 PL).

Are Crested Butte police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Crested Butte are marked encrypted.