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Scotland County Police Frequencies

Scotland County in North Carolina has 3 countywide conventional frequencies and 1 countywide talkgroup in our database. Use the list of 10 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Scotland 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: 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 Scotland County, start with the Laurinburg site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 855.9875, 856.4625 MHz.

Scotland County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Scotland County SheriffScotland County Sheriff – Dispatch453.4000
In 458.4000
141.3 PLFMKIF920
Scotland County SheriffScotland County Sheriff – Dispatch453.7000
In 458.7000
141.3 PLFMKIF920
Scotland County SheriffScotland County Sheriff – Dispatch460.4250
In 465.4250
FMWPLZ582

Scotland County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Scotland County SheriffSheriffs Office42004a414D

Radio system sites in Scotland County

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

Laurinburg · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 1 · Site 25 (hex 19) · NAC 1F1
Control 855.9875, 856.4625
Voice 851.25, 851.725, 852.1625, 852.825, 853.1, 853.45
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 Scotland County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Scotland County?

Dispatch channels listed for Scotland County: Scotland County Sheriff 453.4000 MHz (141.3 PL); Scotland County Sheriff 453.7000 MHz (141.3 PL); Scotland County Sheriff 460.4250 MHz.

Are Scotland County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Scotland County are marked encrypted.