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Rockingham County Police Frequencies

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

About Rockingham 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: 3 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 Rockingham County, start with the Eden site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 853.925, 860.7375 MHz.

Rockingham County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Rockingham County SheriffCourthouse/Sheriff Backup453.8250
In 458.8250
203.5 PLFMNKXF624

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Rockingham County SheriffMutual Aid453.7000
In 458.7000
203.5 PLFMKRO455

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Rockingham County SheriffRCSO Jail453.5125
In 458.5125
67.0 PLFMNWPZW756

Rockingham County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Rockingham County SheriffRockingham County Sheriff – Dispatch400089c48D
Rockingham County SheriffSheriff Narcotics400019c41D
Rockingham County SheriffSheriff Patrol400029c42D

Radio system sites in Rockingham County

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

Eden · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 18 (hex 12) · NAC 1F0
Control 853.925, 860.7375
Voice 851.0625, 851.575, 852.0625, 852.2, 852.6625, 853.375
Mayodan · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 32 (hex 20) · NAC 1F0
Control 772.74375, 774.66875
Voice 769.25625, 770.01875, 771.04375, 771.29375, 771.78125, 772.34375
Reidsville · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 43 (hex 2B) · NAC 1F0
Control 853.575, 853.7875
Voice 851.05, 851.4125, 851.625, 851.9, 852.8125, 853.1875
Wentworth · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 63 (hex 3F) · NAC 1F3
Control 772.73125, 774.65625
Voice 770.40625, 771.03125, 771.28125, 771.79375, 772.99375, 773.48125
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 Rockingham County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Rockingham County?

Dispatch channels listed for Rockingham County: Rockingham County Sheriff 453.8250 MHz (203.5 PL).

Are Rockingham County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 3 talkgroups listed for Rockingham County are marked encrypted.