About Forsyth County 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: Cobb Regional Radio System: 49 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 Forsyth County, start with the Forsyth County Simulcast site of Cobb Regional Radio System. Its control channels: 851.1, 851.65 MHz.
- 40 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
- 1 entry is marked expired, so it may no longer be in use.
Forsyth County conventional frequencies
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County Sheriff Old | Forsyth County Sheriff – Dispatch | 154.8450 In 159.0300 | 127.3 PL | FMN | WNMU920 |
| Forsyth County Sheriff Expired: Expired 09/08 | Sheriff Mutual Aid | 854.9875 In 809.9875 | FMN | WQHQ292 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County Sheriff Old | Sheriff CID (Channel 7) | 154.7850 | 103.5 PL | FMN | WQOF475 |
| Forsyth County Sheriff Old | Sheriff MRD (Channel 6) | 155.6550 | 131.8 PL | FMN | KNIZ373 |
| Forsyth County Sheriff Old | Forsyth County Sheriff – Tactical Channel (Channel 9) | 156.0750 | FMN | WNMU920 |
Forsyth County trunked talkgroups
Cobb Regional Radio System
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UASI Law Enforcement | Mutual Aid | 31149 | 79ad | D |
| UASI Law Enforcement | Mutual Aid | 31159 | 79b7 | D |
| UASI Law Enforcement | Mutual Aid | 31169 | 79c1 | D |
| UASI Law Enforcement | Mutual Aid | 31179 | 79cb | D |
| UASI Law Enforcement | Mutual Aid | 31198 | 79de | D |
| UASI Law Enforcement | SWAT West | 31456 | 7ae0 | D |
| UASI Law Enforcement | State East | 31601 | 7b71 | D |
| UASI Law Enforcement | State West | 31603 | 7b73 | D |
| UASI Law Enforcement | UASI Law Command | 31419 | 7abb | D |
40 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | VHF Patch (to ???) | 35004 | 88bc | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Georgia State Police Patch | 35005 | 88bd | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Dawson County Sheriff VHF Patch | 35007 | 88bf | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | South Patrol – Dispatch | 35019 | 88cb | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | North Patrol – Dispatch | 35029 | 88d5 | T Encrypted |
| Georgia State Patrol | Post 9 – Command | 31619 | 7b83 | T Encrypted |
| Kennesaw State University (Cobb Co. ) | Kennesaw State University (Cobb Co. ) – Dispatch | 30903 | 78b7 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Mutual Aid | 35006 | 88be | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) | 35013 | 88c5 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Narcotics – Private | 35020 | 88cc | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | SWAT Mutual Aid | 35031 | 88d7 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Air Operations | 35032 | 88d8 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Air Operations | 35033 | 88d9 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | North Patrol – Tactical | 35039 | 88df | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | North ICS (Incident Command System) | 35202 | 8982 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | North Operations | 35203 | 8983 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | South Patrol – Tactical | 35204 | 8984 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | South ICS (Incident Command System) | 35205 | 8985 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | South Operations | 35206 | 8986 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Traffic | 35207 | 8987 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Operations Division | 35208 | 8988 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Narcotics | 35209 | 8989 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | EOD ???? | 35210 | 898a | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Criminal Investigations Division (CID) | 35211 | 898b | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Training | 35212 | 898c | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Crisis Negotiation Team | 35213 | 898d | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | SWAT | 35214 | 898e | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | SWAT | 35215 | 898f | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Court – Tactical | 35216 | 8990 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Court | 35217 | 8991 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Court | 35218 | 8992 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Emergency | 35249 | 89b1 | T Encrypted |
| Georgia State Patrol | Post 9 – Administration | 31606 | 7b76 | T Encrypted |
| Georgia State Patrol | Post 9 – Tactical | 31639 | 7b97 | T Encrypted |
| Georgia State Patrol | Post 9 – Operations | 31649 | 7ba1 | T Encrypted |
| Kennesaw State University (Cobb Co. ) | Operations | 30904 | 78b8 | T Encrypted |
| Kennesaw State University (Cobb Co. ) | Operations | 30905 | 78b9 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Jail Intake | 35220 | 8994 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Jail | 35221 | 8995 | T Encrypted |
| Forsyth Co. - Sheriff | Jail Tactical | 35222 | 8996 | T Encrypted |
Radio system sites in Forsyth County
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
Forsyth County Simulcast · Cobb Regional Radio System
RFSS 1 · Site 7 (hex 7) · NAC 170
Control 851.1, 851.65
Voice 852.6625, 852.8625, 853.275, 853.6, 853.9875
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.
Cities & communities in Forsyth County
Common questions
Are Forsyth County police talkgroups encrypted?
40 of the 49 talkgroups listed for Forsyth County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.