About Belwood 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.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Cleveland County: 9 talkgroups; North Carolina VIPER: 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Belwood, start with the Benns Knob site of North Carolina VIPER, about 9 miles away. Its control channels: 857.4625, 858.4625 MHz.
- 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Cleveland County channels that also cover Belwood
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Sheriffs Dispatch | 155.6850 | 131 DPL | FM | KIC387 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office | 154.7850 | FM | KO8683 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Sheriffs Mutual Aid | 154.8750 | FM | KIC394 |
Cleveland County
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Cleveland County Sheriff – Dispatch | 257 | 101 | D |
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Operations | 259 | 103 | D |
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Operations | 261 | 105 | D |
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Operations | 263 | 107 | D |
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Operations | 265 | 109 | D |
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Operations | 267 | 10b | D |
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Civil Division | 275 | 113 | D |
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Detention | 277 | 115 | D |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Sheriff Encrypted | 269 | 10d | D Encrypted |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Sheriff | Cleveland County Sheriff | 12004 | 2ee4 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Belwood.
Benns Knob · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 1F4 · about 9 mi away
Control 857.4625, 858.4625
Voice 853.1875, 853.4125, 853.825, 856.4625, 857.2125
Cleveland Simulcast · Cleveland County
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 2A0 · about 11 mi away
Control 852.2625, 852.5375, 853.0375, 853.725
Voice 851.0375, 851.15, 851.5375, 851.6, 851.65, 852.0375
Baker Mtn · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 1F0 · about 14 mi away
Control 773.46875, 774.74375
Voice 769.81875, 770.06875, 771.01875, 771.34375, 771.79375, 772.11875, 772.51875, 772.71875, 772.86875, 773.74375
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 Belwood?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Belwood. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Cleveland County Sheriff 155.6850 MHz (131 DPL).