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Winton Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Winton in Hertford County, North Carolina yet. Countywide channels for Hertford County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Ahoskie (North Carolina VIPER), about 5 miles away.

About Winton Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (NXDN48), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: 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 Winton, start with the Ahoskie site of North Carolina VIPER, about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 852.425, 853.5625, 853.7125 MHz.

Hertford County channels that also cover Winton

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Hertford County SheriffHertford Sheriff Dispatch – NXDN155.1675RAN 52NXDN48WSCY787

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Hertford County SheriffHertford County Sheriff235045bd0D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Winton.

Ahoskie · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 1F0 · about 5 mi away
Control 852.425, 853.5625, 853.7125
Voice 851.15, 851.675, 851.975
Gatesville DOC · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 26 (hex 1A) · NAC 1F0 · about 12 mi away
Control 852.4, 853.45
Voice 851.1875, 851.55, 852.1
Old Mill · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 47 (hex 2F) · NAC 1F1 · about 16 mi away
Control 852.8875, 853.8875
Voice 851.4375, 851.75, 852.575
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 Winton?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Winton. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Hertford County Sheriff 155.1675 MHz (RAN 52).