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Polk County Police Frequencies

Polk County in North Carolina has 1 countywide conventional frequency and 3 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 3 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Polk County 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: Henderson County: 1 talkgroup; 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 Polk County, start with the Tryon Peak site of Henderson County. Its control channels: 151.1825, 154.1375, 154.9725 MHz.
  • 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Polk County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Polk County SheriffPolk County Sheriff – Dispatch151.1300
In 159.2100
RAN 1NXDN48KUI701

Polk County trunked talkgroups

Henderson County

1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Polk County SheriffPolk County Sheriff – Dispatch1096dD

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Polk County SheriffSheriff's Office380049474D
Polk County SheriffPolk County Sheriff – Tactical Channel380059475D

Radio system sites in Polk County

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

Tryon Peak · Henderson County
Site 10 (hex A)
Control 151.1825, 154.1375, 154.9725, 155.5275, 155.5575
Mill Spring · Henderson County
Site 11 (hex B)
Control 155.8125
Voice 151.16, 151.2275, 154.1525, 155.115
Sunny View · Henderson County
Site 12 (hex C)
Control 156.12
Voice 151.0625, 151.2125, 154.2275, 154.74
Green Creek · Henderson County
Site 13 (hex D)
Control 154.83
Voice 154.1675, 156.1725, 159.285, 159.3675
Tryon Pk · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 83 (hex 53) · NAC 1F0
Control 858.5875, 859.1125
Voice 852.4375, 852.8875, 853.3625, 855.9625, 857.5375, 857.9625
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 Polk County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Polk County?

Dispatch channels listed for Polk County: Polk County Sheriff 151.1300 MHz (RAN 1).

Are Polk County police talkgroups encrypted?

1 of the 3 talkgroups listed for Polk County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.