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Fairborn Police Frequencies

Fairborn in Greene County, Ohio has 3 conventional frequencies and 4 trunked talkgroups listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Greene Co Simulcast (Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications), about 10 miles away.

About Fairborn Police Frequencies

  • 2 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25, DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes those modes.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications: 4 talkgroups; Greene County Corrections: 2 talkgroups; Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications: 34 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 Fairborn, start with the Greene Co Simulcast site of Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications, about 10 miles away. Its control channels: 855.8375, 856.8875, 857.8875 MHz.
  • 29 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Fairborn conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Fairborn PoliceFairborn Police Department Dispatch155.5350NAC 293P25KYN987

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Fairborn PoliceFairborn Police Department Tactical155.6850FMNWNLS761
Fairborn PoliceFairborn Police Department Tactical156.0000FMNWNLS761

Fairborn trunked talkgroups

Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Fairborn PoliceFairborn Police Dispatch201524eb8D
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Fairborn PoliceFairborn Police Operations201564ebcD
Fairborn PoliceFairborn Police Detectives201584ebeD
Fairborn PoliceFairborn Police Administration201604ec0D

Greene County channels that also cover Fairborn

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Greene County SheriffCounty Juvenile Detention Center and Court151.4375
In 159.2700
CC 5 · TG 12 · SL 2DMRWRFG712

Greene County Corrections

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
OperationsOperations10165T
OperationsOperations10266T

Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Greene County LawGreene County Law – Dispatch200734e69D
Greene County LawSheriff Operations200764e6cD
Greene County LawCountywide Law Tactical200894e79D
Greene County LawCountywide Law Tactical200954e7fD
Greene County LawCountywide Law Tactical201044e88D
Greene County LawCountywide Law Tactical (currently used by SOIN Hospital Security)201084e8cD
Greene County LawSheriff Special Detail201404eacD
Greene County State CorrectionsAdult Parole Authority – Lebanon Unit52857ce79D
26 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Greene County LawDrug Task Force Operations200744e6aD
Greene County LawDrug Task Force Operations200784e6eD
Greene County LawSheriff Operations200804e70D
Greene County LawDrug Task Force Tactical200824e72D
Greene County LawRegional Response Team Operations200834e73D
Greene County LawSheriff Operations200844e74D
Greene County LawRegional Response Team Operations 2 – Hostage Negotation200864e76D
Greene County LawSheriff Detective200874e77D
Greene County LawSWAT200884e78D
Greene County LawRegional Response Team Operations200914e7bD
Greene County LawSWAT200944e7eD
Greene County LawSWAT200974e81D
Greene County LawSWAT Tactical200984e82D
Greene County LawCoroner Operations200994e83D
Greene County LawCountywide Detectives201014e85D
Greene County LawCountywide Law Tactical201124e90D
Greene County LawCountywide Law Tactical201154e93D
Greene County LawRegional Response Team Tactical201874edbD
Greene County LawSheriff Jail200904e7aD
Greene County LawSheriff Adult Detention200934e7dD
Greene County LawSheriff Court Services200964e80D
Greene County LawSheriff Jail All-Call201544ebaD
Greene County LawSheriff Jail Operations201884edcD
Greene County LawSheriff Jail Operations201964ee4D
Greene County LawSheriff Adult Detention Operations202044eecD
Greene County LawSheriff Adult Detention Operations202094ef1D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Fairborn.

Greene Co Simulcast · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 1 · Site 12 (hex C) · NAC 340 · about 10 mi away
Control 855.8375, 856.8875, 857.8875, 858.8875
Voice 773.63125, 774.63125, 774.88125, 851.9625, 852.4125, 852.4625, 852.7875, 853.35, 853.9625
County Jail (Market Street) · Greene County Corrections
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 10 mi away
Control 159.42
Adult Detention Center · Greene County Corrections
Site 2 (hex 2) · about 10 mi away
Control 155.9325
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 Fairborn?

Dispatch channels listed for Fairborn: Fairborn Police 155.5350 MHz (NAC 293).

Are Fairborn police talkgroups encrypted?

3 of the 4 talkgroups listed for Fairborn are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.