About Wake Forest Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Franklin County 800: 2 talkgroups; Franklin County VHF: 9 talkgroups; North Carolina VIPER: 2 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 Wake Forest, start with the Wake North Durant Rd site of North Carolina VIPER, about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 771.60625, 772.33125 MHz.
- 2 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Franklin County channels that also cover Wake Forest
Franklin County 800
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Sheriff | Law | 11 | b | D |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Law Tactical | 1102 | 44e | D |
Franklin County VHF
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriffs Office Law (Sheriff Dispatch) | 101 | 65 | D |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriffs Office Law (Municipal Police Dispatch) | 102 | 66 | D |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriffs Office Law Operations | 104 | 68 | D |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriffs Office Law Operations | 105 | 69 | D |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriffs Office Law Operations | 106 | 6a | D |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriffs Office Law Operations | 107 | 6b | D |
| Public Safety Patches | LAW 1 and Law 2 Combined Patch | 136 | 88 | D |
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriffs Office Narcotics | 108 | 6c | D Encrypted |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriffs Office SRT | 109 | 6d | D Encrypted |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriff – Dispatch | 18009 | 4659 | D |
| Franklin County Sheriff | Franklin County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 18008 | 4658 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Wake Forest.
Wake North Durant Rd · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 67 (hex 43) · NAC 1F1 · about 6 mi away
Control 771.60625, 772.33125
Voice 769.08125, 769.33125, 769.75625, 770.00625, 770.33125, 770.58125, 771.00625, 771.35625
Youngsville · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 66 (hex 42) · NAC 1F0 · about 7 mi away
Control 774.58125, 774.83125
Voice 769.15625, 769.93125, 770.18125, 772.53125, 772.98125
Creedmoor · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 73 (hex 49) · NAC 1F0 · about 10 mi away
Control 774.45625, 774.70625
Voice 769.11875, 769.60625, 770.25625, 770.54375, 770.83125, 772.09375, 773.46875, 773.96875
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.