About Asheville Police Frequencies
- 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Asheville: 19 talkgroups; North Carolina VIPER: 2 talkgroups; Biltmore Estate Police Department: 1 talkgroup; Buncombe County: 12 talkgroups; and 1 more. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Asheville, start with the White Fawn site of North Carolina VIPER, about 1 miles away. Its control channels: 852.6875, 852.9625, 853.825 MHz.
- 23 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Asheville trunked talkgroups
Asheville
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB Technical Community College | Police/Security | 10871 | 2a77 | D |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | University of North Carolina Asheville – Dispatch | 10862 | 2a6e | D |
| AB Technical Community College | Police 2 | 10872 | 2a78 | D |
| Fire | Fire Training | 10121 | 2789 | D |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | Police Administration | 10861 | 2a6d | D |
| State of NC | Probation | 10851 | 2a63 | D |
13 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville Police | Police Dispatch | 10201 | 27d9 | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | APD 1 Link | 10553 | 2939 | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | Police Dispatch | 10202 | 27da | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | Police Dispatch | 10203 | 27db | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | Asheville Police – Tactical Channel | 10204 | 27dc | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | Asheville Police – Tactical Channel | 10205 | 27dd | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | Asheville Police – Tactical Channel | 10206 | 27de | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | Asheville Police – Tactical Channel | 10207 | 27df | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | Asheville Police – Tactical Channel | 10208 | 27e0 | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | Crisis Negotiation Team | 10211 | 27e3 | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | Police Emergency | 10212 | 27e4 | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | ERT | 10213 | 27e5 | D Encrypted |
| Asheville Police | Special Operations | 10214 | 27e6 | D Encrypted |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville Police | Asheville Police | 6017 | 1781 | D |
| Asheville Police | Asheville Police | 6018 | 1782 | D |
Buncombe County channels that also cover Asheville
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe County Services | Asheville-Buncombe Technical College Police | 158.8400 | 131.8 PL | FMN | — |
Biltmore Estate Police Department
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Enforcement | All Call | 215 | d7 | T |
Buncombe County
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Serve | 2010 | 7da | D |
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Sheriff 2011 | 2011 | 7db | D |
10 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Sheriff 1 Dispatch | 2001 | 7d1 | D Encrypted |
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Sheriff 2 Tactical | 2002 | 7d2 | D Encrypted |
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Records | 2004 | 7d4 | D Encrypted |
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Law Operations 1020 | 1020 | 3fc | D Encrypted |
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Law Operations 2003 | 2003 | 7d3 | D Encrypted |
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Law Operations 2008 | 2008 | 7d8 | D Encrypted |
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Law Operations 2019 | 2019 | 7e3 | T Encrypted |
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Law Operations 2020 | 2020 | 7e4 | T Encrypted |
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Law Operations 2021 | 2021 | 7e5 | T Encrypted |
| Buncombe County Sheriff | County Jail | 2006 | 7d6 | D Encrypted |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe County Sheriff | Buncombe County Sheriff – Dispatch | 6003 | 1773 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Asheville.
White Fawn · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 96 (hex 60) · about 1 mi away
Control 852.6875, 852.9625, 853.825
Voice 851.5625, 851.7125, 851.9375, 854.6375
Detention Center · Buncombe County
RFSS 1 · Site 3 (hex 3) · about 2 mi away
Control 854.0625, 854.0875, 854.2125, 854.4125
Asheville Simulcast · Asheville
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 891 · about 2 mi away
Control 857.7625, 857.9875, 858.7625, 859.7625
Voice 856.4875, 856.7625, 856.9875, 860.7625, 860.9875
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
Are Asheville police talkgroups encrypted?
13 of the 21 talkgroups listed for Asheville are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.