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Marion Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Marion in Hocking County, Ohio yet. Countywide channels for Hocking County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Sugar Grove (Fairfield County Sheriff (OH)), about 6 miles away.

About Marion Police Frequencies

  • 18 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: 5 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • 4 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Hocking County channels that also cover Marion

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Hocking County SheriffHocking Co Sheriff's Office low-band mobiles (paired with 39.64)39.3000FMKDQ224
Hocking County SheriffHocking Co Sheriff's Office low band base (paired with 39.30)39.640094.8 PLFMKDQ224
Hocking County SheriffHocking County Sheriff – Dispatch155.5950
In 158.8800
118.8 PLFMKDQ224
Hocking County SheriffSheriff RX link from S Bloomingville453.2375FMWPZT275
Hocking County SheriffSheriff RX link from Logan453.3875FMWPZT275
Hocking County SheriffSheriff RX link from Carbon Hill453.4125192.8 PLFMWPZT275
Hocking County SheriffSheriff RX link from Cantwell Cliffs453.4875127.3 PLFMWPZT275
Hocking County SheriffSheriff RX link from Rockbridge453.6125151.4 PLFMWPZT275
Hocking County SheriffSheriff RX link from Laurelville453.7375179.9 PLFMWPZT275
Hocking County SheriffSheriff TX link to S Bloomingville458.2375FMWPZT278
Hocking County SheriffSheriff TX link to Logan458.3875118.8 PLFMWPZT278
Hocking County SheriffSheriff TX link to Carbon Hill458.4125FMWPZT278
Hocking County SheriffSheriff TX link to Cantwell Cliffs458.4875FMWPZT278
Hocking County SheriffSheriff TX link to Rockbridge458.6125FMWPZT278
Hocking County SheriffSheriff TX link to Laurelville458.7375100.0 PLFMWPZT278

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Hocking County SheriffHocking County Sheriff – Tactical Channel153.905085.4 PLFMWQBB924
Hocking County SheriffHocking County Sheriff – Tactical Channel154.385085.4 PLFMWQBB924

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Hocking County SheriffCar to Car154.6500118.8 PLFMKDQ224

Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Hocking County State CorrectionsAdult Parole Authority – Hocking Unit52816ce50D
4 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Hocking County SheriffHocking County Sheriff – Dispatch245035fb7D
Hocking County SheriffHocking County Sheriff – Tactical Channel245075fbbD
Hocking County SheriffHocking County Sheriff – Tactical Channel245125fc0D
Hocking County SheriffHocking County Sheriff – Tactical Channel245175fc5D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Marion.

Sugar Grove · Fairfield County Sheriff (OH)
Site 2 (hex 2) · about 6 mi away
Voice 460.3875
Logan · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 3 · Site 35 (hex 23) · NAC 342 · about 8 mi away
Control 773.30625, 773.80625
Voice 769.15625, 769.45625, 769.90625, 773.05625, 851.0625, 851.35, 853.625, 853.9125
Five Points (Junction City) · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 1 · Site 35 (hex 23) · NAC 342 · about 9 mi away
Control 774.45625, 774.80625
Voice 772.38125, 772.73125, 773.30625, 853.25, 857.0875
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 Marion?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Marion. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Hocking County Sheriff 39.3000 MHz; Hocking County Sheriff 39.6400 MHz (94.8 PL); Hocking County Sheriff 155.5950 MHz (118.8 PL); Hocking County Sheriff 453.2375 MHz.