About Bay Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS): 1 talkgroup; Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS): 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 Bay, start with the East Jordan site of Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS), about 8 miles away. Its control channels: 852.9625, 853.95 MHz.
- 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Bay trunked talkgroups
Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multijurisdictional Narcotics Task Forces (MJTFs) | Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team 3 Saginaw, Bay, Midland Counties | 1089 | 441 | D Encrypted |
Charlevoix County channels that also cover Bay
Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlevoix County Sheriff | CCE Police Charlevoix County Dispatch | 4173 | 104d | D |
| Charlevoix County Sheriff | Beaver Island Deputy Page | 4760 | 1298 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Bay.
East Jordan · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 4 · Site 41 (hex 29) · NAC 794 · about 8 mi away
Control 852.9625, 853.95
Voice 769.18125, 851.9875, 852.475
Charlevoix · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 4 · Site 48 (hex 30) · NAC 790 · about 9 mi away
Control 852.8, 853.0375, 853.3
Voice 769.08125, 770.35625, 851.325, 851.5875, 852.575
Petoskey · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 4 · Site 37 (hex 25) · NAC 798 · about 10 mi away
Control 853.4625, 853.9625
Voice 851.2375, 851.4625, 851.6875, 852.4625, 854.1625, 854.2125, 855.5375, 856.3625
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 Bay police talkgroups encrypted?
1 of the 1 talkgroups listed for Bay are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.