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Gloucester Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Gloucester in Transylvania County, North Carolina yet. Countywide channels for Transylvania County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Toxaway Mtn (North Carolina VIPER), about 7 miles away.

About Gloucester 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 Gloucester, start with the Toxaway Mtn site of North Carolina VIPER, about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 853.3375, 853.825 MHz.

Transylvania County channels that also cover Gloucester

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—

North Carolina VIPER

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Transylvania County SheriffSheriff's Dispatch44503add7D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Gloucester.

Toxaway Mtn · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 66 (hex 42) · about 7 mi away
Control 853.3375, 853.825
Voice 852.5375, 852.875, 855.4625
Brevard · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 15 (hex F) · about 13 mi away
Control 853.175, 853.8375
Voice 851.05, 851.6125, 852.6125
Sylva/Jackson Co Airport · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 82 (hex 52) · about 18 mi away
Control 853.15, 853.8875
Voice 851.3, 852.3875, 852.6375
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 Gloucester?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Gloucester. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Brevard College Police 154.6000 MHz; Transylvania County Sheriff 155.6250 MHz (127.3 PL).