About Stafford Police Frequencies
- 13 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- 4 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Ocean County (P25) (Project 25): 2 talkgroups; Berkeley Township: 1 talkgroup; Lavallette Borough: 1 talkgroup; Long Beach Township: 2 talkgroups; and 1 more. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- 30 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Stafford conventional frequencies
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Police | Police Dispatch | 460.2750 In 465.2750 | NAC 123 | P25 Encrypted | KFK647 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Police | Stafford Police – Tactical Channel | 463.7375 In 468.7375 | 205 DPL | FMN | WQFC966 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Police | Police 2 Alt | 460.0500 In 465.0500 | NAC 223 | P25 Encrypted | KFK647 |
Stafford trunked talkgroups
Ocean County (P25)
Project 25
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Police | Stafford Police – Dispatch | 5080 | 13d8 | T Encrypted |
| Stafford Police | Stafford Police – Tactical Channel | 5081 | 13d9 | T Encrypted |
Ocean County channels that also cover Stafford
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Beach State Park | Park Police Main | 151.1900 In 159.3000 | 179.9 PL | FMN | KNGP473 |
| Ocean (Township) Police | Ocean (Township) Police – Dispatch | 460.4750 In 465.4750 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WNXK957 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Beach State Park | Park Police Unit to Unit | 159.3000 | 179.9 PL | FMN | KA4765 |
| Ocean (Township) Police | Ocean (Township) Police – Alternate | 453.8375 | CSQ | FMN | WNXK957 |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Interoperability (Police-1) | 37.1800 | 156.7 PL | FM | KEB431 |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Sheriff "Direct" (Interops) | 460.0375 | 712 DPL | FMN | KB74848 |
| Ocean County Sheriff | County Probation Department | 506.6375 In 509.6375 | NAC 3F4 | P25 | WIL552 |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Interoperability (Countywide Broadcast Messages) | 506.6375 In 509.6375 | 192.8 PL | FMN | WIL552 |
| Ocean County Sheriff | County Courts | 769.5313 In 799.5313 | NAC 439 | P25 Encrypted | WQYB658 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean County Sheriff | County Jail Channel 1 Operations | 151.2800 In 153.8900 | 343 DPL | FMN | WPMJ510 |
| Ocean County Sheriff | County Jail | 155.0850 | 127.3 PL | FMN | WPMJ510 |
| Ocean County Sheriff | County Jail | 155.6100 | 114.8 PL | FMN | WPMJ510 |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Juvenile Detention Center | 155.6100 | 186.2 PL | FMN | WPMJ510 |
| Ocean County Sheriff | County Jail | 155.9100 | 152 DPL | FMN | KEB431 |
Berkeley Township
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | School Crossing Guards | 101 | 65 | T Encrypted |
Lavallette Borough
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | All – Dispatch | 10 | a | T Encrypted |
Long Beach Township
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police | Police – Dispatch | 7200 | 1c20 | T Encrypted |
| Police | Police – Tactical Channel | 7400 | 1ce8 | T Encrypted |
Ocean County (P25)
Project 25
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean County Sheriff | Sheriff 1 | 5001 | 1389 | T |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Ocean County Sheriff – Dispatch | 5031 | 13a7 | T |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Ocean County Sheriff – Dispatch | 5034 | 13aa | T |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Sheriff 2 | 5002 | 138a | T |
21 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean (Township) | Ocean (Township) – Dispatch | 5092 | 13e4 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Prosecutor | 5021 | 139d | T Encrypted |
| Ocean (Township) | Ocean (Township) – Tactical Channel | 5093 | 13e5 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Sheriff 3 | 5003 | 138b | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Sheriff 4 | 5004 | 138c | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Car-to-Car | 5005 | 138d | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Prosecutor | 5022 | 139e | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Prosecutor | 5023 | 139f | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Prosecutor Task Force | 5024 | 13a0 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Prosecutor | 5025 | 13a1 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Prosecutor | 5026 | 13a2 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Ocean County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 5041 | 13b1 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Ocean County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 5044 | 13b4 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Police Secure | 5051 | 13bb | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Police Secure | 5054 | 13be | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Patch | 5061 | 13c5 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Patch | 5062 | 13c6 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Patch | 5063 | 13c7 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Patch | 5064 | 13c8 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Law Enforcement Patch | 5065 | 13c9 | T Encrypted |
| Ocean County Sheriff | Corrections | 5009 | 1391 | T Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Stafford.
Barnegat · New Jersey Transit
Site 25 (hex 19) · about 4 mi away
Voice 856.3875, 857.3875
Little Egg Harbor · New Jersey Transit
Site 55 (hex 37) · about 6 mi away
Voice 858.3875, 860.3875
Burlington/Ocean Simulcast · New Jersey Interoperability Communications System (NJICS)
RFSS 1 · Site 56 (hex 38) · NAC 39E · about 7 mi away
Control 773.09375, 773.31875, 856.71875, 857.21875
Voice 769.16875, 769.41875, 770.70625, 770.90625
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 Stafford?
Dispatch channels listed for Stafford: Stafford Police 460.2750 MHz (NAC 123).
Are Stafford police talkgroups encrypted?
2 of the 2 talkgroups listed for Stafford are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.