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Franklin Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Franklin in Surry County, North Carolina yet. Countywide channels for Surry County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Fishers Peak (North Carolina VIPER), about 6 miles away.

About Franklin 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 Franklin, start with the Fishers Peak site of North Carolina VIPER, about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 852.4125, 853.8375 MHz.

Surry County channels that also cover Franklin

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

North Carolina VIPER

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

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Franklin.

Fishers Peak · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 4 · Site 18 (hex 12) · NAC 1F0 · about 6 mi away
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 · about 12 mi away
Control 773.68125, 774.46875
Voice 769.54375, 771.39375, 771.64375, 772.23125, 772.58125, 773.23125
Green Mtn · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 4 · Site 20 (hex 14) · NAC 1F0 · about 14 mi away
Control 852.975, 853.5875
Voice 851.3875, 851.8875, 852.5625, 855.7875
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.

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Franklin?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Franklin. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Surry County Sheriff 154.8750 MHz; Surry County Sheriff 155.0700 MHz (151.4 PL).