About Franklin Town Police Frequencies
- 2 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- 4 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System - BC5: 18 talkgroups; Massachusetts State Police: 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Franklin Town, start with the Norfolk site of Commonwealth of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System - BC5, about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 853.8875 MHz.
Norfolk County channels that also cover Franklin Town
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk (Town) Police | Police Operations | 470.4000 In 473.4000 | 251 DPL | FMN | WPSI395 |
| Wellesley College | College Police Operations | 463.6000 In 468.6000 | NAC 512 | P25 | KZD798 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countywide Police | Countywide Investgiation | 471.5625 In 474.5625 | 131.8 PL | FMN | WIL492 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk County Sheriffs | Jail Operations | 851.9125 In 806.9125 | NAC 329 | P25 | WPXP591 |
| Norfolk County Sheriffs | Maintenance | 853.1625 In 808.1625 | NAC 329 | P25 | WPXP591 |
| Norfolk County Sheriffs | Jail Operations | 855.4625 In 810.4625 | NAC 329 | P25 | WNXG817 |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System - BC5
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Braintree Regional | C8 Regional Police Operations | 7311 | 1c8f | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Bridgewater (Old Colony) | Prison Officers | 2916 | b64 | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Bridgewater (Old Colony) | Prisoner Movement | 2931 | b73 | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Bridgewater (Old Colony) | Prisoner Status Checks | 2938 | b7a | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Bridgewater (Old Colony) | Facilities | 2942 | b7e | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Concord | Northeast Corrections Ctr – Operations | 2826 | b0a | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Framingham | DOC Facilities | 2871 | b37 | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Gardner | Prisoner Movement | 2781 | add | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Norfolk | Operations | 2758 | ac6 | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Norfolk | Prison Officers | 2886 | b46 | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Norfolk | Prison Facilities | 2901 | b55 | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Shirley | Prisoner Movement | 2796 | aec | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Shirley | Facilities Maintenance | 2799 | aef | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Shirley | Corrections Officers/Door Control | 2804 | af4 | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Shirley | Kilo/Julie Side Corrections Officers | 2805 | af5 | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Shirley | Lima/Michael Side Corrections Officers | 2806 | af6 | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Shirley | Administration/Medication Distribution | 2811 | afb | T |
| Department of Corrections (DOC) - Shirley | Yard Operations | 2818 | b02 | T |
Massachusetts State Police
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk County Sheriff | Norfolk County Sheriff – Dispatch | 9264 | 2430 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Franklin Town.
Norfolk · Commonwealth of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System - BC5
RFSS 1 · Site 114 (hex 72) · NAC BC1 · about 6 mi away
Control 853.8875
Voice 852.0625
Framingham · Commonwealth of Massachusetts Interoperable Radio System - BC5
RFSS 1 · Site 113 (hex 71) · NAC BC1 · about 13 mi away
Control 852.375
Voice 851.1, 851.125, 852.1125, 853.325
Primary · Bristol County
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 21 mi away
Control 854.0625, 855.4875
Voice 855.6875, 855.9875, 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 Franklin Town?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Franklin Town. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Norfolk (Town) Police 470.4000 MHz (251 DPL).