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Battle Creek Police Frequencies

Battle Creek in Calhoun County, Michigan has 0 conventional frequencies and 16 trunked talkgroups listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Calhoun County Simulcast (Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)), about 13 miles away.

About Battle Creek Police Frequencies

  • 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS): 16 talkgroups; Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS): 24 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 Battle Creek, start with the Calhoun County Simulcast site of Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS), about 13 miles away. Its control channels: 852.0875, 852.3125, 853.05 MHz.
  • 39 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Battle Creek trunked talkgroups

Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)

16 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Calhoun County Battle CreekMetro Law Dispatch Primary3875f23D
Calhoun County Battle CreekLaw Enforcement County Dispatch235645c0cD
Calhoun County Battle CreekNarcotics Enforcement Team3037bddD
Calhoun County Battle CreekS.I.U.3248cb0D
Calhoun County Battle CreekDetectives3696e70D
Calhoun County Battle CreekBattle Creek Police Tactical A3896f38D
Calhoun County Battle CreekBattle Creek Police Tactical B3897f39D
Calhoun County Battle CreekCCSO Proprietary235635c0bD
Calhoun County Battle CreekBCPD ERT235675c0fD
Calhoun County Battle CreekBCPD SIU235745c16D
Calhoun County Battle CreekBCPD ERT Backup235815c1dD
Calhoun County Battle CreekCalhoun County Battle Creek – Alternate3287cd7D
Calhoun County Battle CreekMetro Law Dispatch Secondary3874f22D
Calhoun County Battle CreekBattle Creek Police Department235625c0aD
Calhoun County Battle CreekBCPD COPS235655c0dD
Calhoun County Battle CreekBCPD Gang235685c10D

Calhoun County channels that also cover Battle Creek

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Calhoun County SheriffJail Security453.9500
In 458.9500
DMRWRUP394
Calhoun County SheriffJail Security460.5500
In 465.5500
DMRWRVM740

Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Calhoun County Law EnforcementCounty Law Interoperability3235ca3D
23 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Calhoun County Law EnforcementCounty Law Dispatch Secondary3876f24D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement Secondary Dispatch235605c08D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementMetro Police Department Dispatch235715c13D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementCountywide Narcotics Enforcement Common3077c05D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementPublic Safety – Tactical3879f27D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementPublic Safety – Tactical3881f29D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementDetectives3913f49D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementCalhoun County DRUG AES235535c01D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementCalhoun County Law Enforcement – Tactical Channel235775c19D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementCalhoun County Law Enforcement – Tactical Channel235785c1aD
Calhoun County Law EnforcementLEIN3025bd1D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementSecondary Ch3026bd2D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementLEIN3872f20D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementInvestigative Task Force3911f47D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementCalhoun County LEIN AES235525c00D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementCalhoun I-94 Corridor Crime Team235575c05D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementAlbion DPS235615c09D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementPolice Department Canine Units235695c11D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementKCC Proprietary235705c12D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementNHBP Proprietary235735c15D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementCalhoun County Law Enforcement – Tactical Channel235755c17D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementCCSO SRT235765c18D
Calhoun County Law EnforcementPolice Department Training235795c1bD

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Battle Creek.

Calhoun County Simulcast · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 3 · Site 54 (hex 36) · NAC 790 · about 13 mi away
Control 852.0875, 852.3125, 853.05, 853.775
Voice 769.33125, 770.29375, 770.93125, 771.70625, 772.60625, 773.29375, 773.59375, 851.6, 856.4125, 857.0125, 858.0125
Kalamazoo County Simulcast · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 3 · Site 51 (hex 33) · NAC 791 · about 16 mi away
Control 852.2625, 852.4625, 853.725
Voice 770.15625, 771.18125, 772.08125, 773.08125, 774.88125, 851.1125, 855.9875, 856.4875, 858.0375, 858.4125
Plainwell · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 3 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC 790 · about 17 mi away
Control 853.3625, 853.8875
Voice 851.175, 851.3625, 851.6625, 852.4375, 853.2125, 854.2375, 854.4375, 854.5875
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 Battle Creek police talkgroups encrypted?

16 of the 16 talkgroups listed for Battle Creek are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.