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Old Town Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Old Town in Luna County, New Mexico yet. Countywide channels for Luna County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Little Florida (New Mexico DTRS), about 29 miles away.

About Old Town Police Frequencies

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

Luna County channels that also cover Old Town

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Luna County SheriffSheriff Main158.9100
In 155.8950
FMWPXJ397

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Luna County SheriffCar to Car155.8950
In 158.9100
127.3 PLFMKXZ459

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Luna County JailDetention North Facility155.1300127.3 PLFMWQKF750

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Old Town.

Little Florida · New Mexico DTRS
RFSS 3 · Site 32 (hex 20) · NAC 852 · about 29 mi away
Control 769.68125, 770.40625, 770.66875
Voice 774.59375
Jacks Peak · New Mexico DTRS
RFSS 3 · Site 31 (hex 1F) · NAC 851 · about 30 mi away
Control 769.65625, 769.93125, 770.43125
Voice 770.94375
Pinos Altos · New Mexico DTRS
RFSS 3 · Site 34 (hex 22) · NAC 854 · about 30 mi away
Control 769.90625, 770.46875, 774.56875
Voice 774.8125
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 Old Town?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Old Town. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Luna County Sheriff 158.9100 MHz.