About St. Joseph Police Frequencies
- 3 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Buchanan County MO Public Safety: 25 talkgroups; Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN): 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 St. Joseph, start with the St Joseph 700 site of Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN), about 3 miles away. Its control channels: 773.03125, 773.28125 MHz.
- 23 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Buchanan County channels that also cover St. Joseph
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Buchanan County Sheriff – Dispatch | 154.7550 In 155.9100 | 315 DPL | FMN | KAB461 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Car-to-Car (Main) | 155.9850 | FMN | KAB461 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Jail Operations | 155.7900 | FMN | KAB461 |
Buchanan County MO Public Safety
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Western State University (MWSU) | Campus Police – Dispatach | 701 | 2bd | D |
| Missouri Western State University (MWSU) | Campus Police – Tactical | 703 | 2bf | D |
23 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Buchanan County Sheriff – Dispatch | 201 | c9 | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Buchanan County Sheriff – Dispatch | 203 | cb | D Encrypted |
| Saint Joseph | Saint Joseph – Dispatch | 85 | 55 | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Buchanan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 205 | cd | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Buchanan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 207 | cf | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Command | 209 | d1 | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Investigations | 211 | d3 | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Investigations | 213 | d5 | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Investigations – Shared | 215 | d7 | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Animal Control (ACO) | 224 | e0 | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Event | 225 | e1 | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Drug Strike Force | 301 | 12d | D Encrypted |
| Saint Joseph | Operations | 3 | 3 | D Encrypted |
| Saint Joseph | Operations | 5 | 5 | D Encrypted |
| Saint Joseph | Supervisors | 7 | 7 | D Encrypted |
| Saint Joseph | Command | 9 | 9 | D Encrypted |
| Saint Joseph | Detectives | 11 | b | D Encrypted |
| Saint Joseph | Special Response Team (SRT) | 13 | d | D Encrypted |
| Saint Joseph | Event | 15 | f | D Encrypted |
| Saint Joseph | Event | 19 | 13 | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Jail (1 is conventional)) | 217 | d9 | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Court Marshals | 219 | db | D Encrypted |
| Buchanan County Sheriff | Juvenile Office | 221 | dd | D Encrypted |
Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County Sheriff | All / Sheriff – Dispatch | 24901 | 6145 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of St. Joseph.
St Joseph 700 · Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN)
RFSS 5 · Site 28 (hex 1C) · NAC 1C4 · about 3 mi away
Control 773.03125, 773.28125
Voice 773.53125, 773.78125, 774.03125, 774.28125
Simulcast · Buchanan County MO Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 1A1 · about 6 mi away
Control 852.75, 853.3875, 853.575, 853.825
Voice 851.0875, 851.55, 851.95, 852.35, 852.5375, 852.95
Dearborn · Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN)
RFSS 5 · Site 11 (hex B) · NAC 1C9 · about 16 mi away
Control 155.4525, 170.9125
Voice 154.6725, 169.675, 171.675
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 St. Joseph?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for St. Joseph. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Buchanan County Sheriff 154.7550 MHz (315 DPL).