About Franklin County 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.
- 4 conventional channels use a digital mode (DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Franklin County Sheriff (IL): 1 talkgroup; St. Louis Area Trunked Emergency Radio (SLATER): 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- 5 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Franklin County conventional frequencies
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications (OEMC) | Central Dispatch Simplex (Christopher) | 158.7300 | CSQ | FMN | WPVN396 |
| Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications (OEMC) | Receive Link (Christopher) | 453.1625 | 71.9 PL | FMN | WQJS205 |
| Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications (OEMC) Police | Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications (OEMC) Police – Dispatch – West Rural | 151.2275 In 159.2850 | 223 DPL | FMN | WQJS205 |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriff – Dispatch (Akin) | 151.1750 In 155.6325 | CC 5 · TG * · SL * | DMR Encrypted | WQGP899 |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriff – Dispatch (Christopher) | 151.2650 In 155.9700 | CC 5 · TG * · SL * | DMR Encrypted | WQGP899 |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriff – Dispatch (West Frankfort) | 156.1725 In 158.8950 | CC 5 · TG * · SL * | DMR Encrypted | WQGP899 |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriff – Dispatch (Benton/Rend Lake) | 159.1725 In 153.8075 | CC 5 · TG * · SL * | DMR Encrypted | WQGP899 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Sheriff | Jail/Prisoner Transport | 154.5700 | 186.2 PL | FMN | — |
Franklin County trunked talkgroups
Franklin County Sheriff (IL)
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Sheriff | Law Talk | 2425 | 979 | T Encrypted |
St. Louis Area Trunked Emergency Radio (SLATER)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Sheriff | Pacific Police – Dispatch | 55428 | d884 | D |
Radio system sites in Franklin County
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
Christopher (West) · Franklin County Sheriff (IL)
Site 97 (hex 61)
Voice 154.995
Akin (East) · Franklin County Sheriff (IL)
Site 98 (hex 62)
Voice 156.1725
West Frankfort (South) · Franklin County Sheriff (IL)
Site 99 (hex 63)
Voice 154.1
Thompsonville · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 3 · Site 45 (hex 2D) · NAC 14D
Control 851.975, 853.4
Voice 852.875, 853.8875, 858.3375
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 Franklin County
Common questions
What frequency do the police use in Franklin County?
Dispatch channels listed for Franklin County: Franklin County Office of Emergency Management & Communications (OEMC) Police 151.2275 MHz (223 DPL); Franklin County Sheriff 151.1750 MHz (CC 5 · TG * · SL *); Franklin County Sheriff 151.2650 MHz (CC 5 · TG * · SL *); Franklin County Sheriff 156.1725 MHz (CC 5 · TG * · SL *); Franklin County Sheriff 159.1725 MHz (CC 5 · TG * · SL *).
Are Franklin County police talkgroups encrypted?
1 of the 2 talkgroups listed for Franklin County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.