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Rutherford County Police Frequencies

Rutherford County in North Carolina has 2 countywide conventional frequencies and 3 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 17 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Rutherford County Police Frequencies

  • 2 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 Rutherford County, start with the Chimney Rock site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 770.75625, 771.58125 MHz.

Rutherford County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Rutherford County SheriffRutherford County Sheriff – Dispatch154.8450
In 155.9100
167.9 PLFMWNPZ706

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Rutherford County SheriffMutual Aid154.8750167.9 PLFMKUI706

Rutherford County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Rutherford County SheriffRutherford County Sheriff – Dispatch41003a02bD
Rutherford County SheriffRutherford County Sheriff – Tactical Channel41004a02cD
Rutherford County SheriffRutherford County Sheriff – Tactical Channel41006a02eD

Radio system sites in Rutherford County

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

Chimney Rock · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 23 (hex 17) · NAC 1F0
Control 770.75625, 771.58125
Voice 769.50625, 769.84375, 770.51875, 772.58125, 773.65625
Spindale · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 36 (hex 24) · NAC 1F1
Control 852.7, 853.85
Voice 851.3375, 851.925, 852.3875, 854.0375, 856.2125, 858.1125
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 Rutherford County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Rutherford County?

Dispatch channels listed for Rutherford County: Rutherford County Sheriff 154.8450 MHz (167.9 PL).

Are Rutherford County police talkgroups encrypted?

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