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Wheatland Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Wheatland in Ford County, Kansas yet. Countywide channels for Ford County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Spearville (Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)), about 7 miles away.

About Wheatland Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS): 4 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 Wheatland, start with the Spearville site of Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS), about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 858.4875 MHz.
  • 3 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Ford County channels that also cover Wheatland

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Ford County JailCounty Jail154.9350192.8 PLFM—

Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Ford County SheriffFord County Sheriff – Dispatch2694a86D
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Ford County SheriffFord County Sheriff – Tactical Channel2695a87D
Ford County SheriffFord County Sheriff – Tactical Channel2696a88D
Ford County SheriffEncrypted2748abcD

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Wheatland.

Spearville · Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 47 (hex 2F) · about 7 mi away
Control 858.4875
Voice 855.7125, 857.9375, 858.2375
Kinsley · Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 62 (hex 3E) · NAC 1B0 · about 17 mi away
Control 854.5125, 856.0125
Ford · Kansas Statewide Interoperable Communication System (KSICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 23 (hex 17) · about 17 mi away
Control 852.4625, 852.725
Voice 851.8375, 852.975, 853.4, 853.8625
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.