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Berlin Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Berlin in Bureau County, Illinois yet. Countywide channels for Bureau County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is North (Princeton IL Government), about 7 miles away.

About Berlin Police Frequencies

  • 4 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: Princeton IL Government: 2 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Bureau County channels that also cover Berlin

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Bureau County SheriffBureau County Sheriff – Dispatch / Rural Law151.3250
In 154.9650
127.3 PLFMNWPPG733

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Bureau County SheriffCar-to-Car154.6500123.0 PLFMNWRWT437
Bureau County SheriffCar-to-Car154.8150123.0 PLFMNWRWT437

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Bureau County SheriffJail Operations155.4300123.0 PLFMNWRWT437

Princeton IL Government

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
AllAll – Dispatch11T
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
AllPolice 299T

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Berlin.

North · Princeton IL Government
Site 105 (hex 69) · about 7 mi away
Voice 155.58
Downtown · Princeton IL Government
Site 104 (hex 68) · about 9 mi away
Voice 155.82
Ohio · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 1 · Site 33 (hex 21) · NAC 14A · about 10 mi away
Control 770.19375, 770.69375, 773.31875
Voice 769.94375, 773.58125
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 Berlin?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Berlin. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Bureau County Sheriff 151.3250 MHz (127.3 PL).