About Jefferson Police Frequencies
- 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications: 11 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 Jefferson, start with the Ashtabula site of Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications, about 10 miles away. Its control channels: 770.70625, 771.18125 MHz.
Ashtabula County channels that also cover Jefferson
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula County Sheriff | MARCS simulcast | 156.0800 | CSQ | FMN | — |
Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula County Sheriff | Village Police Dispatch | 6506 | 196a | D |
| Ashtabula County Sheriff | Ashtabula County Sheriff – Dispatch | 54768 | d5f0 | D |
| Ashtabula County State Corrections | Lake Erie Correctional Institution – General Operations | 52656 | cdb0 | D |
| Ashtabula County State Corrections | Lake Erie Correctional Institution – Housing Operations | 52660 | cdb4 | D |
| Ashtabula County State Corrections | Lake Erie Correctional Institution – Perimeter Operations | 52664 | cdb8 | D |
| Ashtabula County State Corrections | Lake Erie Correctional Institution – Special Operations | 52669 | cdbd | D |
| Ashtabula County State Corrections | Lake Erie Correctional Institution – Special Operations | 52673 | cdc1 | D |
| Ashtabula County State Corrections | Lake Erie Correctional Institution – Maintenance Operations | 52678 | cdc6 | D |
| Ashtabula County State Corrections | Lake Erie Correctional Institution – Supervisors | 52682 | cdca | D |
| Ashtabula County State Corrections | Lake Erie Correctional Institution – Announcements | 52687 | cdcf | D |
| Ashtabula County State Corrections | Adult Parole Authority – Painesville Unit | 52901 | cea5 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Jefferson.
Ashtabula · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 348 · about 10 mi away
Control 770.70625, 771.18125
Voice 769.43125, 770.18125, 770.19375
Geneva · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 8 (hex 8) · NAC 347 · about 10 mi away
Control 772.33125, 773.55625
Voice 769.15625, 769.90625, 771.03125, 771.40625, 851.8125, 856.1875
Cherry Valley (Andover) · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 49 (hex 31) · NAC 340 · about 10 mi away
Control 772.73125, 774.58125
Voice 772.40625, 851.75, 852.075, 852.6125, 853.9625
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 Jefferson?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Jefferson. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Ashtabula County Sheriff 156.0800 MHz (CSQ).