About Medina County Police Frequencies
- 9 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), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications: 2 talkgroups; Parma / Medina County / Ottawa County: 6 talkgroups; University of Akron: 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Medina County, start with the Medina (Seville) site of Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications. Its control channels: 774.08125, 774.58125 MHz.
- 2 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Medina County conventional frequencies
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina County Sheriff | Medina County Sheriff – Dispatch | 460.3000 In 465.3000 | 141.3 PL | FMN | WNFL764 |
| Medina Twp / Montville | Montville Police Dispatch | 453.0500 In 458.0500 | 612 DPL | FMN | KNAL728 |
| Medina Twp / Montville | Medina Twp Police Dispatch | 453.7625 In 458.7625 | 734 DPL | FMN | WQNG802 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick/Brunswick Hills/Hinckley Police | Channel 2 / Animal Control | 460.0250 In 465.0250 | 141.3 PL | FMN | KQY596 |
| Medina Twp / Montville | Medina Twp Police Car-to-Car (Channel 3) | 463.8500 In 468.8500 | 411 DPL | FMN | WNMZ584 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina County Sheriff | Medina County Sheriff – Alternate | 453.4625 In 458.4625 | P25 | WPTT656 | |
| Medina County Sheriff | Medina County Sheriff – Alternate | 453.7125 In 458.7125 | P25 | WPTT656 | |
| Medina Twp / Montville | Montville Police Car-to-Car (Channel 4) | 460.0500 In 465.0500 | 311 DPL | FMN | WQIX774 |
| Medina Twp / Montville Police | Police Interop | 463.8500 In 468.8500 | 250.3 PL | FMN | WNMZ584 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina County Sheriff | Medina Co Jail | 453.2250 In 458.2250 | 141.3 PL | FMN | WPJG939 |
| Medina County Sheriff | Medina Co Juvenile Detention Center | 460.1500 In 465.1500 | 141.3 PL | FMN | WPOZ982 |
Medina County trunked talkgroups
Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina County State Corrections | Adult Parole Authority – Lorain Unit | 52882 | ce92 | D |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina County Sheriff | Drug Taskforce | 32500 | 7ef4 | D Encrypted |
Parma / Medina County / Ottawa County
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina County Sheriff Old | Medina County Sheriff – Dispatch | 3001 | bb9 | T |
| Medina County Sheriff | Medina County Sheriff – Dispatch (link to 460.300) – including Lodi/Seville/Spencer/Hinckley/Westfield PDs | 3002 | bba | T |
| Medina County Sheriff | Brunswick/Brunswick Hills Police Department (link to UHF) | 3055 | bef | T |
| Medina County Sheriff | County Jail | 3017 | bc9 | T |
| Medina County Sheriff | Courts | 3020 | bcc | T |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina County Sheriff | Medina (City) PoliceTAC1 | 3550 | dde | T Encrypted |
University of Akron
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Campus | University of Akron Police Interop | 700 | 2bc | D |
Radio system sites in Medina County
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
Medina (Seville) · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 54 (hex 36) · NAC 345
Control 774.08125, 774.58125
Voice 769.93125, 772.73125, 773.13125, 773.63125, 852.125, 852.65
Medina County · Parma / Medina County / Ottawa County
RFSS 20 · Site 20 (hex 14) · NAC 293
Control 771.19375, 771.50625, 771.83125
Voice 772.10625
Medina Center · University of Akron
Site 3 (hex 3)
Voice 423.3375, 423.7875, 424.0125
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.
Cities & communities in Medina County
Common questions
What frequency do the police use in Medina County?
Dispatch channels listed for Medina County: Medina County Sheriff 460.3000 MHz (141.3 PL).
Are Medina County police talkgroups encrypted?
2 of the 9 talkgroups listed for Medina County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.