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Rural Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Rural in Shelby County, Illinois yet. Countywide channels for Shelby County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Lakewood/Williamsburg Hill (STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois), about 12 miles away.

About Rural Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Shelby County channels that also cover Rural

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Shelby County SheriffShelby County Sheriff – Dispatch151.2950
In 153.9200
NAC BE9P25 KSB926

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Rural.

Lakewood/Williamsburg Hill · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 2 · Site 26 (hex 1A) · NAC 148 · about 12 mi away
Control 852.35, 852.875, 853.4
Voice 851.825, 853.975
Taylorville CC · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 2 · Site 27 (hex 1B) · NAC 142 · about 14 mi away
Control 852.9, 853.425, 857.2125
Voice 852.375, 854.1125, 859.3125, 860.2125
Decatur - South · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 2 · Site 36 (hex 24) · NAC 14F · about 23 mi away
Control 851.9625, 852.4875, 853.325
Voice 851.4375, 853.9, 855.4875, 855.5375, 855.7375, 856.3125, 860.4625
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 Rural?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Rural. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Shelby County Sheriff 151.2950 MHz (NAC BE9).