About Hopkinsville Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Christian County: 2 talkgroups; Christian County: 2 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 Hopkinsville, start with the Hopkinsville site of Christian County, about 2 miles away. Its control channels: 460.4625 MHz.
- 4 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Hopkinsville trunked talkgroups
Christian County
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Law Enforcement | Hopkinsville Police Dispatch | 2 | 2 | D Encrypted |
| County Law Enforcement | Hopkinsville Police Operations | 31 | 1f | D Encrypted |
Christian County channels that also cover Hopkinsville
Christian County
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Law Enforcement | Christian County Sheriff Dispatch | 1 | 1 | D Encrypted |
| County Law Enforcement | Christian County Jail Operations | 32 | 20 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Hopkinsville.
Hopkinsville · Christian County
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 2 mi away
Control 460.4625
Voice 452.65, 453.2, 453.525, 453.675, 453.875, 460.05, 460.1875
Pembroke Water Tank · Christian County
Site 8 (hex 8) · about 4 mi away
Control 453.28125, 453.6, 460.025, 460.29375, 460.5
Pleasant Hill · KY SERVS
RFSS 3 · Site 113 (hex 71) · NAC 9CD · about 5 mi away
Control 773.95625, 774.23125, 774.48125, 774.88125
Voice 773.23125, 773.63125
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
Are Hopkinsville police talkgroups encrypted?
2 of the 2 talkgroups listed for Hopkinsville are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.