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Plentywood Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Plentywood in Sheridan County, Montana yet. Countywide channels for Sheridan County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Plentywood (Montana Public Safety Communications System), about 6 miles away.

About Plentywood Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.

Sheridan County channels that also cover Plentywood

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Sheridan County SheriffSheridan County Sheriff – Dispatch154.7100
In 159.4725
NAC 311P25WQEQ311

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Plentywood.

Plentywood · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 2 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 161 · about 6 mi away
Control 151.085, 158.85
Voice 151.28, 151.355
Scobey · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 2 · Site 7 (hex 7) · about 37 mi away
Control 151.325, 161.925
Culbertson · Montana Public Safety Communications System
RFSS 2 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 160 · about 40 mi away
Control 151.145, 161.9375
Voice 151.385, 151.445
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 Plentywood?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Plentywood. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Sheridan County Sheriff 154.7100 MHz (NAC 311).