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Howard Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Howard in Taylor County, Georgia yet. Countywide channels for Taylor County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Ellerslie (Harris County Government Services), about 22 miles away.

About Howard Police Frequencies

  • 2 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Taylor County channels that also cover Howard

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Taylor County SheriffTaylor County Sheriff – Dispatch155.5725
In 159.2100
CC 1 · TG 10000 · SL 1DMR WNNI970
Taylor County SheriffTaylor County Sheriff – Dispatch155.7000
In 154.6650
CC 1 · TG 10000 · SL *DMRWPEF854

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Taylor County SheriffJail158.7675
In 155.0775
FMNWNNI970
Taylor County SheriffJail453.3000
In 458.3000
FMNWNNI970

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Howard.

Ellerslie · Harris County Government Services
Site 101 (hex 65) · about 22 mi away
Voice 453.3125, 453.7625
Columbus · Muscogee County Government (GA)
RFSS 7 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 393 · about 29 mi away
Control 851.6125, 852.0875, 852.1125, 852.375
Voice 852.8375, 853.1375, 853.1625, 853.825, 854.0875, 854.4375, 854.7375, 854.9875, 855.3875, 855.5125, 855.7125, 855.9875, 856.3125, 856.4375, 856.7125, 856.8875, 856.9875, 857.3375, 857.4625
Cataula · Harris County Government Services
Site 2 (hex 2) · about 32 mi away
Voice 453.55, 460.025
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 Howard?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Howard. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Taylor County Sheriff 155.5725 MHz (CC 1 · TG 10000 · SL 1); Taylor County Sheriff 155.7000 MHz (CC 1 · TG 10000 · SL *).