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Prophetstown Police Frequencies

Prophetstown in Whiteside County, Illinois has 1 conventional frequency and 0 trunked talkgroups listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Albany (STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois), about 12 miles away.

About Prophetstown 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.

Prophetstown conventional frequencies

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Prophetstown PoliceProphetstown Police – Alternate155.6550FMNWNBK712

Whiteside County channels that also cover Prophetstown

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Whiteside County Sheriff 911 (Morrison)Sheriff / Rural Law Dispatch (Simulcast TG34450)154.7400
In 155.7300
103.5 PLFMNKSA930
Whiteside County Sheriff 911 (Morrison)Mobile Extenders (to 155.73)158.9700103.5 PLFMNKSA930

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Whiteside County Sheriff 911 (Morrison)Car-to-Car154.8900103.5 PLFMNKSA930

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Prophetstown.

Albany · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 1 · Site 6 (hex 6) · NAC 149 · about 12 mi away
Control 769.71875, 770.91875, 774.30625
Voice 769.41875, 773.30625, 854.4625
Ustick · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 1 · Site 44 (hex 2C) · NAC 14B · about 15 mi away
Control 851.9625, 852.4875, 853.9
Voice 851.4375, 856.0125
Sterling · STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois
RFSS 1 · Site 40 (hex 28) · NAC 14C · about 17 mi away
Control 851.9875, 852.825, 853.35
Voice 853.925, 855.7375
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 Prophetstown?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Prophetstown. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Whiteside County Sheriff 911 (Morrison) 154.7400 MHz (103.5 PL); Whiteside County Sheriff 911 (Morrison) 158.9700 MHz (103.5 PL).