About Kinston Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Lenoir County/Jones County: 1 talkgroup; Lenoir County/Jones County: 2 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 Kinston, start with the Kinston site of North Carolina VIPER, about 1 miles away. Its control channels: 853.4125, 853.7375 MHz.
Kinston trunked talkgroups
Lenoir County/Jones County
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinston City Police | Police Main | 27721 | 6c49 | D |
Lenoir County channels that also cover Kinston
Lenoir County/Jones County
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenoir County Sheriff | Sheriff Main | 27621 | 6be5 | D |
| Lenoir County Sheriff | Sheriff Bailiff | 27626 | 6bea | D |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenoir County Sheriff | County Law | 27503 | 6b6f | D |
| Lenoir County Sheriff | County Tactical | 27505 | 6b71 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Kinston.
Kinston · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 33 (hex 21) · NAC 1F2 · about 1 mi away
Control 853.4125, 853.7375
Voice 851.6875, 852.4125, 852.925
Lenoir Simulcast · Lenoir County/Jones County
RFSS 1 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 863 · about 4 mi away
Control 858.4625, 858.9625
Voice 854.1375, 854.6625, 856.4625, 856.9625, 857.4625, 857.9625
Arba · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 3 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 1F2 · about 10 mi away
Control 853.25, 853.575
Voice 851.9875, 856.0375, 857.0375, 858.0375
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
Are Kinston police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Kinston are marked encrypted.