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Washington Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Washington in Monroe County, Indiana yet. Countywide channels for Monroe County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Hindustan (Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T), about 5 miles away.

About Washington 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.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T: 7 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 Washington, start with the Hindustan site of Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T, about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 853.5875, 854.4625 MHz.

Monroe County channels that also cover Washington

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Indiana UniversityIndiana University – Dispatch (Backup to SAFE-T)855.0625
In 810.0625
FMNWPCW647

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Monroe County SheriffOperations (Channel 39)151.7750FMN—

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Monroe County SheriffTalk-Around (F9)154.9650131.8 PLFMNKNCL547

Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Monroe County SheriffMonroe County School-Police – Dispatch200074e27D
Monroe County SheriffMonroe County Sheriff – Dispatch215285418D
Monroe County SheriffIU Health Bloomington Police217615501D
Monroe County SheriffIndiana University Police – Bloomington Operations215215411D
Monroe County SheriffOperations215295419D
Monroe County SheriffOperations21530541aD
Monroe County SheriffOperations21531541bD

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Washington.

Hindustan · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 2 · Site 17 (hex 11) · NAC 6B8 · about 5 mi away
Control 853.5875, 854.4625
Voice 851.175, 852.175, 852.675, 853.3125
Bloomington · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 2 · Site 18 (hex 12) · NAC 6B1 · about 9 mi away
Control 853.45, 858.4875
Voice 851.25, 851.9625, 852.4, 857.4875
Martinsville · Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T
RFSS 2 · Site 59 (hex 3B) · NAC 6B5 · about 11 mi away
Control 857.7125, 859.7125
Voice 851.4, 851.7125, 854.3125, 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.