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Howard County Police Frequencies

Howard County in Missouri has 1 countywide conventional frequency and 2 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 8 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Howard County Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN): 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 Howard County, start with the Fayette 700 site of Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN). Its control channels: 769.19375, 769.44375, 769.69375 MHz.

Howard County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Central Dispatch BackupCentral Dispatch – Dispatch151.2500
In 158.9700
74.4 PLFMNKNFL501

Howard County trunked talkgroups

Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Howard County SheriffHoward County Sheriff – Dispatch275036b6fD
Howard County SheriffOperations275066b72D

Radio system sites in Howard County

Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.

Fayette 700 · Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN)
RFSS 1 · Site 93 (hex 5D) · NAC 1CB
Control 769.19375, 769.44375, 769.69375, 769.94375
Voice 770.19375, 770.44375
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.

Cities & communities in Howard County

Common questions

Are Howard County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 2 talkgroups listed for Howard County are marked encrypted.