About Madison 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: 1 talkgroup; Lakeland Community College: 1 talkgroup; Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications: 14 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 Madison, start with the Geneva site of Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications, about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 772.33125, 773.55625 MHz.
- 3 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Madison trunked talkgroups
Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Law | Madison Twp / Madison Police | 27509 | 6b75 | D |
Lake County channels that also cover Madison
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Sheriff | Madison Village Police Department Car-to-Car | 39.8000 | 97.4 PL | FM | WQU344 |
Lakeland Community College
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | All – Dispatch | 1 | 1 | T |
Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Law | Lake County Special Operations | 27626 | 6bea | D |
| Lake County Law | Fairport Police 1A | 27576 | 6bb8 | D |
| Lake County Law | Lakeland Community College Police | 27593 | 6bc9 | D |
| Lake County Law | Madison VIllage Police 1A | 27602 | 6bd2 | D |
| Lake County Law | Lake Metroparks Rangers 1A | 27623 | 6be7 | D |
| Lake County Law | Lake County Special Operations 1A | 27624 | 6be8 | D |
| Lake County Law | Painesville City Police 1A | 27631 | 6bef | D |
| Lake County Law | Waite Hills Police 1A | 27649 | 6c01 | D |
| Lake County Law | Court Bailiff | 27702 | 6c36 | D |
| Lake County Law | Lake Co Jail Booking | 27674 | 6c1a | D |
| Lake County State Corrections | Adult Parole Authority – Painesville Unit | 52909 | cead | D |
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Law | Lake Co Sheriff 1A | 27669 | 6c15 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Law | Lake Co Jail | 27672 | 6c18 | D Encrypted |
| Lake County Law | Lake Co Jail | 27673 | 6c19 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Madison.
Geneva · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 8 (hex 8) · NAC 347 · about 7 mi away
Control 772.33125, 773.55625
Voice 769.15625, 769.90625, 771.03125, 771.40625, 851.8125, 856.1875
Lake County Simulcast · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 343 · about 11 mi away
Control 855.8625, 860.7625, 860.8125, 860.8625
Voice 851.925, 852.2625, 852.575, 853.0375, 853.7625, 854.4125, 854.4375, 854.4625, 854.6625, 854.8875, 854.9875, 855.4125, 855.4375, 855.4625, 855.7875, 855.9375, 856.2125, 856.2375
Geauga County Simulcast · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC 34A · about 18 mi away
Control 855.2125, 856.0375, 860.7875, 860.9125
Voice 854.0125, 854.2125, 855.0125, 855.5375, 856.1125, 861.4625, 861.9125
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 Madison police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Madison are marked encrypted.