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Wethersfield Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Wethersfield in Henry County, Illinois yet. Countywide channels for Henry County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Kewanee IDOC (STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois), about 4 miles away.

About Wethersfield Police Frequencies

  • 3 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois: 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Wethersfield, start with the Kewanee IDOC site of STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois, about 4 miles away. Its control channels: 860.9375 MHz.
  • 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Henry County channels that also cover Wethersfield

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Black Hawk College - Galva PoliceBlack Hawk College – Galva Police – Dispatch151.1750
In 154.8900
114.8 PLFMNWQBS754
Henry County SheriffRural Dispatch154.7250156 DPLFMNWPTY655

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Black Hawk College - Galva PoliceBlack Hawk College – Galva Police – Tactical Channel152.3675
In 157.6275
CC 3 · TG 480 · SL 2DMRWPLI856
Henry County SheriffCar-to-Car156.1500FMNWPTY655

STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois

1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Henry County SheriffOperations – Henry County Sheriff12084b8T

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Wethersfield.

Kewanee IDOC · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 1 · Site 52 (hex 34) · about 4 mi away
Control 860.9375
Voice 856.9375, 857.9375, 859.9375
Kewanee 700 · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 1 · Site 17 (hex 11) · NAC 140 · about 6 mi away
Control 774.34375, 774.78125, 775.09375
Voice 770.96875, 773.04375, 775.30625, 775.55625, 855.9375, 856.3375
Toulon · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 2 · Site 66 (hex 42) · NAC 140 · about 8 mi away
Control 853.2375
Voice 851.6125, 852.0375, 853.0375, 853.2875, 853.7125
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 Wethersfield?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Wethersfield. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Black Hawk College - Galva Police 151.1750 MHz (114.8 PL); Henry County Sheriff 154.7250 MHz (156 DPL).