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Montour Falls Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Montour Falls in Schuyler County, New York yet. Countywide channels for Schuyler County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Simulcast (Tompkins County Public Safety), about 21 miles away.

About Montour Falls Police Frequencies

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

Schuyler County channels that also cover Montour Falls

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Schuyler County SheriffSheriff / Watkins Glen Police Dispatch158.7900
In 154.6500
NAC 280P25KEG860

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Montour Falls.

Simulcast · Tompkins County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 1E0 · about 21 mi away
Control 856.6875, 857.6875, 858.6875, 859.8875
Voice 854.0125, 854.3125, 854.4875, 854.9375, 855.0125, 855.3125
Ontario South Simulcast · Monroe/Ontario Counties
RFSS 80 · Site 80 (hex 50) · NAC 47F · about 39 mi away
Control 769.25625, 769.78125, 770.08125, 773.93125
Ontario North Simulcast · Monroe/Ontario Counties
RFSS 70 · Site 70 (hex 46) · NAC 47F · about 43 mi away
Control 769.28125, 769.55625, 769.85625, 770.10625, 773.70625, 773.90625, 774.15625, 774.40625
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 Montour Falls?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Montour Falls. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Schuyler County Sheriff 158.7900 MHz (NAC 280).