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Surry County Police Frequencies

Surry County in North Carolina has 5 countywide conventional frequencies and 3 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 59 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Surry County Police Frequencies

  • 5 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 Surry County, start with the Chestnut Ridge site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 853.05, 853.975 MHz.

Surry County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Surry County SheriffSheriffs154.8750FMKSZ395
Surry County SheriffSurry County Sheriff – Dispatch155.0700
In 156.1500
151.4 PLFMKDP344

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Surry County SheriffSurry County Sheriff – Tactical Channel154.0250173.8 PLFMKNNF905
Surry County SheriffSurry County Sheriff – Tactical Channel155.1300151.4 PLFMWPOY877

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Surry County SheriffSheriff Mutual Aid155.2500CSQFMWPOY877

Surry County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Surry County SheriffSurry County Sheriff – Dispatch43511a9f7D
Surry County SheriffSheriff CID43513a9f9D
Surry County SheriffSheriff Jail43500a9ecD

Radio system sites in Surry County

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

Chestnut Ridge · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 4 · Site 8 (hex 8) · NAC 1F4
Control 853.05, 853.975
Voice 851.275, 851.775, 852.3625, 857.0625, 857.9875
Elkin DOT · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 4 · Site 14 (hex E)
Control 853.225, 859.0125
Voice 851.0625, 851.95, 852.8, 858.6875
Fishers Peak · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 4 · Site 18 (hex 12) · NAC 1F0
Control 852.4125, 853.8375
Voice 851.2375, 851.8125, 855.4875, 856.2375, 859.0375
Turner Mtn · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 4 · Site 42 (hex 2A) · NAC 1F0
Control 773.68125, 774.46875
Voice 769.54375, 771.39375, 771.64375, 772.23125, 772.58125, 773.23125
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 Surry County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Surry County?

Dispatch channels listed for Surry County: Surry County Sheriff 154.8750 MHz; Surry County Sheriff 155.0700 MHz (151.4 PL).

Are Surry County police talkgroups encrypted?

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