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Polebridge Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Polebridge in Flathead County, Montana yet. Countywide channels for Flathead County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Big Mountain 800 (Montana Public Safety Communications System), about 18 miles away.

About Polebridge Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Montana Public Safety Communications System: 9 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 Polebridge, start with the Big Mountain 800 site of Montana Public Safety Communications System, about 18 miles away. Its control channels: 852.5375, 853.0625 MHz.
  • 4 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Flathead County channels that also cover Polebridge

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Flathead County SheriffSheriff Police Explorers158.4075NAC 293P25—

Montana Public Safety Communications System

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Flathead County SheriffFlathead County Sheriff Posse48691305D
Flathead County SheriffCounty Incident4959135fD
Flathead County SheriffCounty Incident49611361D
Flathead County SheriffCounty Incident49631363D
Flathead County SheriffSheriff Corrections Transportation47551293D
4 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Flathead County SheriffFlathead County Sheriff – Dispatch47431287D
Flathead County SheriffSheriff Operations47451289D
Flathead County SheriffSheriff Detectives47571295D
Flathead County SheriffSheriff SWAT Team47611299D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Polebridge.

Big Mountain 800 · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 26 (hex 1A) · NAC 160 · about 18 mi away
Control 852.5375, 853.0625
Voice 851.1, 853.9
Big Mountain · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 44 (hex 2C) · NAC 160 · about 18 mi away
Control 154.9425, 170.85
Voice 154.92, 155.19, 155.97
Desert Mountain · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 42 (hex 2A) · NAC 160 · about 26 mi away
Control 154.665, 155.025
Voice 154.13, 156.195
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 Polebridge?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Polebridge. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Flathead County Sheriff 158.4075 MHz (NAC 293).