About Cove Creek Police Frequencies
- 7 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: 9 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 Cove Creek, start with the Buckeye Knob site of North Carolina VIPER, about 2 miles away. Its control channels: 852.6875, 853.975 MHz.
Watauga County channels that also cover Cove Creek
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff – Buckeye Mtn. (Linked w/ WCSO-3) | 151.4675 In 154.0775 | 047 DPL | FMN | WNMQ539 |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff | 155.6550 In 156.0900 | 263 DPL | FM | KSZ397 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff | 154.8750 | 151.4 PL | FM | KSZ399 |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff – Rich Mtn. (Linked w/ WCSO) | 155.1000 In 151.4150 | 431 DPL | FM | WNMQ539 |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff Channel 04, also Boone Police | 155.1300 | 151.4 PL | FM | — |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff | 155.9250 | 151.4 PL | FM | — |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff | 158.9850 | 136.5 PL | FM | — |
North Carolina VIPER
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watauga County Sheriff | Sheriffs Office | 48503 | bd77 | D |
| Watauga County Sheriff | ASU Police Dispatch | 51518 | c93e | D |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff Common | 48508 | bd7c | D |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff Investigations | 48509 | bd7d | D |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff Narcotics | 48510 | bd7e | D |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff Patrol | 48511 | bd7f | D |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Watauga Sheriff SORT | 48512 | bd80 | D |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Beech MTN Police Department Investigations | 48532 | bd94 | D |
| Watauga County Sheriff | Beech MTN Police Department Patrol | 48533 | bd95 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Cove Creek.
Buckeye Knob · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 18 (hex 12) · NAC 1F0 · about 2 mi away
Control 852.6875, 853.975
Voice 851.2, 851.5625, 852.1
Boone · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 14 (hex E) · NAC 1F5 · about 8 mi away
Control 852.9625, 853.7625
Voice 851.075, 851.725, 852.2875, 854.3375, 857.5125
Beech Mtn · North Carolina VIPER
RFSS 2 · Site 7 (hex 7) · NAC 1F0 · about 8 mi away
Control 852.9125, 853.875
Voice 851.2625, 851.8125, 852.65
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 Cove Creek?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Cove Creek. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Watauga County Sheriff 151.4675 MHz (047 DPL); Watauga County Sheriff 155.6550 MHz (263 DPL).