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Saco Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Saco in Phillips County, Montana yet. Countywide channels for Phillips County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Saco (Montana Public Safety Communications System), about 5 miles away.

About Saco Police Frequencies

  • 2 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.

Phillips County channels that also cover Saco

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Phillips County SheriffPhillips County Sheriff – Dispatch155.0850
In 155.8050
107.2 PLFMNKNAH369

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Phillips County SheriffPhillips County Sheriff – Alternate155.6100FMNWPXV285

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Saco.

Saco · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 21 (hex 15) · about 5 mi away
Control 151.145, 151.295
Voice 151.16, 151.37, 155.835
Gideon · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 2 · Site 6 (hex 6) · about 37 mi away
Control 154.1, 161.9
Voice 151.31, 154.13
Opheim · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 2 · Site 10 (hex A) · about 48 mi away
Control 151.43
Voice 151.34, 155.4225
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 Saco?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Saco. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Phillips County Sheriff 155.0850 MHz (107.2 PL).