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Transylvania County Police Frequencies

Transylvania County in North Carolina has 9 countywide conventional frequencies and 1 countywide talkgroup in our database. Use the list of 15 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Transylvania County Police Frequencies

  • 9 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 Transylvania County, start with the Brevard site of North Carolina VIPER. Its control channels: 853.175, 853.8375 MHz.

Transylvania County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Brevard College PoliceBrevard College Police – Dispatch154.6000FMN—
Transylvania County SheriffTransylvania County Sheriff – Dispatch155.6250127.3 PLFMNWNWW307

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Brevard College PoliceBrevard College Police – Tactical Channel151.7750FMN—
Transylvania County SheriffTransylvania County Sheriff – Tactical Channel154.8300229.1 PLFMNWNWW307
Transylvania County SheriffTransylvania County Sheriff – Tactical Channel155.4750151.4 PLFMNWNWW307
Transylvania County SheriffTransylvania County Sheriff – Tactical Channel155.5500151.4 PLFMN—
Transylvania County SheriffTransylvania County Sheriff – Tactical Channel159.0450229.1 PLFMNWNWW307
Transylvania County SheriffTransylvania County Sheriff – Tactical Channel170.4875229.1 PLFMN—
Transylvania County SheriffTransylvania County Sheriff – Tactical Channel173.3250229.1 PLFMN—

Transylvania County trunked talkgroups

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Transylvania County SheriffSheriff's Dispatch44503add7D

Radio system sites in Transylvania County

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

Brevard · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 15 (hex F)
Control 853.175, 853.8375
Voice 851.05, 851.6125, 852.6125
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 Transylvania County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Transylvania County?

Dispatch channels listed for Transylvania County: Brevard College Police 154.6000 MHz; Transylvania County Sheriff 155.6250 MHz (127.3 PL).

Are Transylvania County police talkgroups encrypted?

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