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Broadwater County Police Frequencies

Broadwater County in Montana has 1 countywide conventional frequency and 1 countywide talkgroup in our database. Use the list of 7 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Broadwater 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: Montana Public Safety Communications System: 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 Broadwater County, start with the Townsend site of Montana Public Safety Communications System. Its control channels: 142.4625, 149.225 MHz.

Broadwater County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Broadwater County SheriffBroadwater County Sheriff – Dispatch155.7300
In 158.8500
100.0 PLFMNWQDC483

Broadwater County trunked talkgroups

Montana Public Safety Communications System

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Broadwater County SheriffBroadwater County Sheriff – Dispatch247f7D

Radio system sites in Broadwater County

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

Townsend · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 166
Control 142.4625, 149.225
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 Broadwater County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Broadwater County?

Dispatch channels listed for Broadwater County: Broadwater County Sheriff 155.7300 MHz (100.0 PL).

Are Broadwater County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Broadwater County are marked encrypted.