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Edgecombe County Police Frequencies

Edgecombe County in North Carolina has 3 countywide conventional frequencies and 9 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 12 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Edgecombe County 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: North Carolina VIPER: 9 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 Edgecombe County, start with the Dodge City site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 852.1125, 853.975 MHz.

Edgecombe County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Edgecombe County SheriffEdgecombe County Sheriff Dispatch155.7000
In 154.8600
186.2 PLFMNKNDK558

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Edgecombe County SheriffEdgecombe County Sheriff159.0900
In 153.8750
186.2 PLFMNKNDK558

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Edgecombe County SheriffEdgecombe County Sheriff Jail / Pinteops Police Department Tactical158.9100186.2 PLFMNKNDK558

Edgecombe County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Edgecombe County SheriffSheriffs Office17004426cD
Edgecombe County SheriffEdgecombe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel17005426dD
Edgecombe County SheriffSheriff Administration170104272D
Edgecombe County SheriffInvestigations170114273D
Edgecombe County SheriffSheriffs Patrol170134275D
Edgecombe County SheriffSpecial Tactical170144276D
Edgecombe County SheriffEdgecombe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel170154277D
Edgecombe County SheriffEdgecombe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel170164278D
Edgecombe County SheriffEdgecombe County Sheriff – Tactical Channel170174279D

Radio system sites in Edgecombe County

Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.

Dodge City · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 17 (hex 11) · NAC 1FC
Control 852.1125, 853.975
Voice 851.1125, 851.475, 852.6625, 855.7375, 857.0625
Tarboro City · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 64 (hex 40) · NAC 1F1
Control 852.3125, 853.6875
Voice 851.95, 854.0375, 856.2375, 858.2375, 859.2375
Fountain · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 73 (hex 49) · NAC 1F0
Control 772.05625, 774.04375
Voice 769.35625, 770.03125, 770.35625, 770.75625, 771.08125, 771.48125, 773.06875
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.

Cities & communities in Edgecombe County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Edgecombe County?

Dispatch channels listed for Edgecombe County: Edgecombe County Sheriff 155.7000 MHz (186.2 PL).

Are Edgecombe County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 9 talkgroups listed for Edgecombe County are marked encrypted.