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Crestone Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado yet. Countywide channels for Saguache County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Verdemont (State of Colorado DTRS), about 14 miles away.

About Crestone Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: State of Colorado DTRS: 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 Crestone, start with the Verdemont site of State of Colorado DTRS, about 14 miles away. Its control channels: 852.9, 853.1125, 853.4 MHz.

Saguache County channels that also cover Crestone

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Saguache County SheriffSaguache County Sheriff – Dispatch154.7850
In 158.7750
162.2 PLFMWPYS711

State of Colorado DTRS

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Saguache County SheriffSaguache County Sheriff – Dispatch8335208fD
Saguache County SheriffSaguache County Sheriff – Tactical Channel83362090D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Crestone.

Verdemont · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 6 · Site 16 (hex 10) · NAC D10 · about 14 mi away
Control 852.9, 853.1125, 853.4, 853.9375
Voice 852.3125, 856.1125
Coaldale · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 6 · Site 64 (hex 40) · NAC D10 · about 26 mi away
Control 852.1, 852.6, 852.9375, 853.2375
Voice 851.7875, 856.2625
Saguache Peak · State of Colorado DTRS
RFSS 6 · Site 54 (hex 36) · NAC D16 · about 26 mi away
Control 851.925, 852.5875, 852.7375, 853.8375
Voice 851.35, 851.6, 855.7375
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 Crestone?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Crestone. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Saguache County Sheriff 154.7850 MHz (162.2 PL).