Middletown also extends into Warren County.
About Middletown Police Frequencies
- 4 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: Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications: 4 talkgroups; Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications: 74 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 Middletown, start with the Lebanon (Monroe) site of Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications, about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 773.53125, 773.88125, 774.73125 MHz.
- 38 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Middletown trunked talkgroups
Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown Police | Middletown Police Dispatch | 9178 | 23da | D |
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County Law | Middletown Operations | 9188 | 23e4 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Middletown Operations | 9198 | 23ee | D Encrypted |
| Middletown Police | Middletown Police Department/FD Operations | 9168 | 23d0 | D Encrypted |
Butler County channels that also cover Middletown
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County Sheriff | Butler County Sheriff – Dispatch – West Channel (Simulcast with 154.8000) | 159.3225 In 158.8575 | 77.0 PL | FMN | WPXE746 |
| Butler County Sheriff | Courthouse Security | 460.0500 | FMN | WQBR271 | |
| Butler County Sheriff | Courthouse Security | 460.4750 | FMN | WQBR271 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County Sheriff | County Jail Operations | 453.4125 In 458.4125 | FMN | WPUG540 |
Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County Law | Law Info – All County Broadcast | 9040 | 2350 | D |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Administration Unit Dispatch | 9079 | 2377 | D |
| Butler County Law | Premier Health Police – Atrium Medical Center Campus | 9154 | 23c2 | D |
| Butler County Law | Fairfield City Police Dispatch | 9173 | 23d5 | D |
| Butler County Law | Miami University Police Dispatch | 9174 | 23d6 | D |
| Butler County Law | County Dispatch ZULU (Road Patrols) | 9179 | 23db | D |
| Butler County Law | Cincinnati State Police Department Middletown Campus | 9457 | 24f1 | D |
| Butler County Law | County Coroner Secondary | 9281 | 2441 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | BRICS Radio Technicians to Comm | 9057 | 2361 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Oxford Wide | 9251 | 2423 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Hamilton Wide | 9252 | 2424 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Fairfield City Wide | 9253 | 2425 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Miami University Wide | 9254 | 2426 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Trenton Wide | 9255 | 2427 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Monroe Wide | 9256 | 2428 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | West Chester Wide | 9257 | 2429 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Middletown City Wide | 9258 | 242a | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | County Wide | 9259 | 242b | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Ross Twp Wide | 9260 | 242c | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Liberty Twp Wide | 9261 | 242d | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Wayne Twp Wide | 9262 | 242e | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Reily Twp Wide | 9263 | 242f | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Morgan Twp Wide | 9264 | 2430 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Madison Twp Wide | 9265 | 2431 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Milford Twp Wide | 9266 | 2432 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Hanover Twp Wide | 9268 | 2434 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Somerville Wide | 9269 | 2435 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Fairfield Twp Wide | 9271 | 2437 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Oxford Twp Wide | 9275 | 243b | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Oxford Travel Statewide (to 1COM PSAP) | 9481 | 2509 | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Hamilton Travel Statewide (to 9COM PSAP) | 9482 | 250a | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Fairfield Travel Statewide (to 3COM PSAP) | 9483 | 250b | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Miami University Travel Statewide (to 4COM PSAP) | 9484 | 250c | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Trenton Travel Statewide (to 5COM PSAP) | 9485 | 250d | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Monroe Travel Statewide (to 6COM PSAP) | 9486 | 250e | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | West Chester Travel Statewide (to 7COM PSAP) | 9487 | 250f | D |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | Middletown Travel Statewide (to 8COM PSAP) | 9488 | 2510 | D |
| Butler County Law | County Jail Calling | 9044 | 2354 | D |
| Butler County State Corrections | Adult Parole Authority – New Butler | 52888 | ce98 | D |
35 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9045 | 2355 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9046 | 2356 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9047 | 2357 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9048 | 2358 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9049 | 2359 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9050 | 235a | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9051 | 235b | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9052 | 235c | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9053 | 235d | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9054 | 235e | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9055 | 235f | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Law Enforcement Tactical | 9056 | 2360 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Fairfield City Police Department/FD Operations | 9163 | 23cb | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Sheriff Wide | 9169 | 23d1 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Fairfield City Operations | 9183 | 23df | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Miami U Operations | 9184 | 23e0 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | County Wide Police Desk | 9189 | 23e5 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Fairfield City Operations | 9193 | 23e9 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Miami U Operations | 9194 | 23ea | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | County Inquiry | 9199 | 23ef | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Covert Operations | 9293 | 244d | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Covert Operations | 9294 | 244e | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Covert Operations | 9295 | 244f | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Covert Operations | 9296 | 2450 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Covert Operations | 9297 | 2451 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Covert Operations | 9298 | 2452 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Covert Operations | 9299 | 2453 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Covert Operations | 9300 | 2454 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Fairfield Township Police Department/FD Operations | 9309 | 245d | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Metro Police (MetroParks) | 9480 | 2508 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Local Government/Public Works | BRICS Radio Technicians | 9058 | 2362 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Court Security Main | 9037 | 234d | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | Court Security Operations | 9038 | 234e | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | County Jail Primary | 9041 | 2351 | D Encrypted |
| Butler County Law | County Jail Operations | 9042 | 2352 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Middletown.
Lebanon (Monroe) · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 1 · Site 17 (hex 11) · NAC 341 · about 7 mi away
Control 773.53125, 773.88125, 774.73125
Voice 769.75625, 770.70625
Warren Co Simulcast · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 1 · Site 13 (hex D) · NAC 34D · about 11 mi away
Control 858.2375, 858.7625, 859.2375, 859.7625
Voice 851.4375, 851.625, 851.9, 852.0375, 852.125, 852.575, 853.3875, 853.675, 853.9, 853.9375, 854.0125, 854.3875, 856.2375, 856.7625, 857.2375, 857.7625
Butler County Simulcast · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 4 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 340 · about 13 mi away
Control 853.0375, 853.0625, 853.2875, 853.5375
Voice 851.0375, 851.35, 851.7625, 852.2, 852.2875, 852.6875, 854.9625, 855.4875, 855.7375, 855.9625, 859.2625
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
Are Middletown police talkgroups encrypted?
3 of the 4 talkgroups listed for Middletown are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.