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Jackson Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Jackson in Boone County, Indiana yet. Countywide channels for Boone County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Boone Co Simulcast (Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T), about 11 miles away.

About Jackson 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: Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T: 8 talkgroups; Northern Kentucky Regional Communications System (NKYRCS): 28 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Jackson, start with the Boone Co Simulcast site of Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T, about 11 miles away. Its control channels: 851.7375, 852.1625 MHz.
  • 28 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Boone County channels that also cover Jackson

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Boone County SheriffPlan A Car-to-Base North (Sheriff/Lebanon Police Department Dispatch)154.8900FMNKSA670
Boone County SheriffPlan A Base-to-Car (Sheriff/Lebanon Police Department Dispatch)155.1300FMNKSA670
Boone County SheriffPlan A Car-to-Base South (Sheriff/Lebanon Police Department Dispatch)155.6850FMNWPKL937

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Boone County SheriffBoone County Jail460.0250
In 465.0250
CC 6 · TG 102 · SL 1DMRWPJS686

Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Boone County SheriffBoone County Sheriff – Dispatch100352733D
Boone County SheriffBoone County Sheriff – Dispatch100362734D
Boone County SheriffBoone County Sheriff – Tactical Channel100382736D
Boone County SheriffBoone County Sheriff – Tactical Channel100392737D
Boone County SheriffHeadquarters (Information/Data TG)110302b16D
Boone County SheriffCar-to-Car100322730D
Boone County SheriffCar-to-Car100332731D
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Boone County SheriffBoone County Sheriff – Tactical Channel100372735D

Northern Kentucky Regional Communications System (NKYRCS)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Boone County SheriffCountywide Law Dispatch45001194T
27 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Boone County SheriffCounty Jail45041198T
Boone County SheriffLaw Tactical45051199T
Boone County SheriffLaw Tactical4506119aT
Boone County SheriffBoone County Sheriffs Criminal Investigators4507119bT
Boone County SheriffBoone County Sheriffs Criminal Investigators4508119cT
Boone County SheriffBoone County Sheriffs SWAT4509119dT
Boone County SheriffBoone County Sheriffs SAWT4510119eT
Boone County SheriffBoone County Sheriffs Hostage Negotiators4511119fT
Boone County SheriffFlorence Police Department law tac451611a4T
Boone County SheriffFlorence Police Department law tac451711a5T
Boone County SheriffNarcotics Tam451811a6T
Boone County SheriffNarcotics Tam451911a7T
Boone County SheriffFlorence Police Department SWAT452011a8T
Boone County SheriffFlorence Police Department SWAT452111a9T
Boone County SheriffFlorence Police Department hostage negotiators452211aaT
Boone County SheriffFlorence Community resource officers452311abT
Boone County SheriffFlorence Police Department criminal investigators452411acT
Boone County SheriffCountywide Info/Records45011195T
Boone County SheriffBoone Sheriff Car2Car45021196T
Boone County SheriffFlorence Police Department Car2Car45031197T
Boone County SheriffCourt451211a0T
Boone County SheriffCourt451311a1T
Boone County SheriffJail Tactical operations452611aeT
Boone County SheriffJail Tactical operations452711afT
Boone County SheriffJail Tactical operations452811b0T
Boone County SheriffJail Tactical operations452911b1T
Boone County SheriffJail Tactical operations453011b2T

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Jackson.

Boone Co Simulcast · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 6B3 · about 11 mi away
Control 851.7375, 852.1625
Voice 851.2625, 851.4375, 852.525, 852.625, 853.175, 853.7375
Hendricks Co Simulcast · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 6B7 · about 12 mi away
Control 853.4125, 853.8875
Voice 851.15, 851.6125, 852.1375, 852.3875, 852.5375, 853.4, 854.1875, 855.7125, 855.9625
Crawfordsville · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 1 · Site 68 (hex 44) · NAC 6BC · about 15 mi away
Control 853.4625, 853.9875
Voice 851.4875, 851.8875, 852.4125, 852.9375, 853.7625, 858.0625, 859.4875
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 Jackson?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Jackson. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Boone County Sheriff 154.8900 MHz; Boone County Sheriff 155.1300 MHz; Boone County Sheriff 155.6850 MHz.