About Tabor City Police Frequencies
- 5 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: North Carolina Dept of Corrections: 6 talkgroups; North Carolina VIPER: 14 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Tabor City, start with the Tabor Correctional site of North Carolina Dept of Corrections, about 3 miles away. Its control channels: 453.3125 MHz.
Tabor City conventional frequencies
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabor City Police | Tabor City Police | 460.4500 In 465.4500 | 186.2 PL | FM | WPWR755 |
Columbus County channels that also cover Tabor City
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus Co 911 Dispatch (Sheriff) | 453.0500 In 458.0500 | 186.2 PL | FM | KIK656 |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus Co 911 Central (Sheriff) | 453.3500 In 458.3500 | 186.2 PL | FM | KWJ424 |
| Columbus County Sheriff | County Police Department (Whiteville) | 453.6500 In 458.6500 | 186.2 PL | FM | KON203 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus County Sheriff | Sheriff Mutual Aid | 453.7000 In 458.7000 | CSQ | FM | KWL625 |
North Carolina Dept of Corrections
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC Correctional Institution for Women | Control (Administration and Emergency) | 121 | 79 | D |
| NC Correctional Institution for Women | Operations/Yard (Operations and Units) | 122 | 7a | D |
| NC Correctional Institution for Women | Maintenance | 124 | 7c | D |
| NC Correctional Institution for Women | Gates (Entry Gates) | 128 | 80 | D |
| NC Correctional Institution for Women | Perimeter (Roving Perimeter Patrols) | 129 | 81 | D |
| Tabor Correctional | Tabor Correctional Operations | 367 | 16f | D |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Dispatch | 12504 | 30d8 | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Dispatch | 12509 | 30dd | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Small Towns | 12521 | 30e9 | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Patrol | 12510 | 30de | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff SWAT | 12515 | 30e3 | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Tactical | 12518 | 30e6 | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Tactical | 12519 | 30e7 | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Operations | 12511 | 30df | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Balliffs | 12512 | 30e0 | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Detectives | 12513 | 30e1 | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Narcotics | 12514 | 30e2 | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Mutual Aid | 12516 | 30e4 | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Common | 12517 | 30e5 | D |
| Columbus County Sheriff | Columbus County Sheriff Jail | 12520 | 30e8 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Tabor City.
Tabor Correctional · North Carolina Dept of Corrections
Site 13 (hex D) · about 3 mi away
Control 453.3125
Voice 453.525, 453.95
Fair Bluff · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 76 (hex 4C) · NAC 1F5 · about 11 mi away
Voice 769.81875, 770.29375, 770.76875, 771.06875, 771.31875, 772.46875, 774.49375
Nakina · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 41 (hex 29) · NAC 1F0 · about 13 mi away
Control 771.58125
Voice 769.80625, 770.28125, 770.75625, 771.05625, 771.30625
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 Tabor City?
Dispatch channels listed for Tabor City: Tabor City Police 460.4500 MHz (186.2 PL).