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Columbus Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Columbus in Luce County, Michigan yet. Countywide channels for Luce County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Newberry (Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)), about 9 miles away.

About Columbus Police Frequencies

  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS): 3 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 Columbus, start with the Newberry site of Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS), about 9 miles away. Its control channels: 853.4625, 853.9625 MHz.

Luce County channels that also cover Columbus

Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Luce County SheriffLuce County Sheriff – Dispatch508013d8D
Luce County SheriffLuce County Auxiliary Page657119abD
Luce County SheriffLEIN508113d9D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Columbus.

Newberry · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 5 · Site 5 (hex 5) · NAC 799 · about 9 mi away
Control 853.4625, 853.9625
Voice 851.4625, 852.4625, 853.175, 862.3125
Seney · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 5 · Site 26 (hex 1A) · NAC 799 · about 11 mi away
Control 853.4875, 853.9875
Voice 852.4875, 852.9875
Headquarters Lake · Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
RFSS 5 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 798 · about 16 mi away
Control 852.4375, 853.3875
Voice 851.4875, 851.9625, 862.2875
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.