About Barberton Police Frequencies
- 14 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: 13 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 Barberton, start with the UAkron - Main Campus site of University of Akron, about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 423.0375, 423.1625, 423.3125 MHz.
- 4 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Barberton trunked talkgroups
Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barberton Police | Barberton Police – Tactical Channel (Southwest Summit Communications (Summit County)) | 62632 | f4a8 | D |
| Barberton Police | Barberton Police – Tactical Channel (Southwest Summit Communications (Summit County)) | 62635 | f4ab | D |
| Barberton Police | Barberton Police – Alternate (Southwest Summit Communications (Summit County)) | 62631 | f4a7 | D |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barberton Police | Barberton Police – Dispatch (Southwest Summit Communications (Summit County)) | 62633 | f4a9 | D Encrypted |
Summit County channels that also cover Barberton
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northcoast Behavioral Health Systems | Operations | 155.8200 | 173.8 PL | FM | WNFM321 |
| Summit County Sheriff | Norton Dispatch | 155.8500 | 173.8 PL | FMN | KDR481 |
| Summit County Sheriff | Twinsburg/Reminderville Dispatch | 423.0750 In 428.0750 | 141.3 PL | FM | KQG401 |
| Summit County Sheriff | Hudson Dispatch | 423.1000 In 428.1000 | 100.0 PL | FM | WPSS643 |
| Summit County Sheriff | Macedonia/Northfield Village/Sagamore Hills Dispatch | 423.6250 In 428.6250 | 110.9 PL | FM | WNNI879 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit County Sheriff | Sagamore Hills Car to Car | 155.8800 | 110.9 PL | FMN | KNAW623 |
| Summit County Sheriff | Boston Heights Car to Car | 155.9400 | CSQ | FMN | KB61020 |
| Summit County Sheriff | Munroe Falls | 158.8350 | FMN | — | |
| Summit County Sheriff | Sagamore Hills | 423.2000 In 428.2000 | 023 DPL | FM | KNBB657 |
| Summit County Sheriff | Macedonia Channel 6/Fire Common | 424.2500 In 429.2500 | 110.9 PL | FMN | WNNI883 |
| Summit County Sheriff | Sheriff Talk-Around | 855.3625 | 167.9 PL | FM | WNJX383 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit County Sheriff | Summit County Jail | 460.1375 In 465.1375 | 192.8 PL | FMN | KB45217 |
| Summit County Sheriff | Summit County Jail | 460.2125 | 186.2 PL | FMN | KB45217 |
| Summit County Sheriff | Summit County Court Escorts | 460.3500 In 465.3500 | 186.2 PL | FMN | WPMW339 |
Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit County Hospitals | Akron Children's Hospital Police | 45568 | b200 | D |
| Summit County Corrections | Sheriff Court Escort | 62731 | f50b | D |
| Summit County Corrections | Summit County Juvenile Detention Master Control | 62909 | f5bd | D |
| Summit County Corrections | Summit County Juvenile Detention Probation | 62910 | f5be | D |
| Summit County Corrections | Sheriff Jail | 62919 | f5c7 | D |
| Summit County Corrections | Sheriff Jail | 62920 | f5c8 | D |
| Summit County State Corrections | Adult Parole Authority – Akron Region Main | 52557 | cd4d | D |
| Summit County State Corrections | Adult Parole Authority – Akron Unit | 52801 | ce41 | D |
| Summit County State Corrections | Adult Parole Authority – Akron Unit | 52805 | ce45 | D |
| Summit County State Corrections | Adult Parole Authority – Akron Unit | 52809 | ce49 | D |
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit County Hospitals | Summa Police | 45522 | b1d2 | D Encrypted |
| Summit County Hospitals | Cleveland Clinic Akron General Police | 62881 | f5a1 | D Encrypted |
| Summit County Corrections | Sheriff Court Main | 62915 | f5c3 | D Encrypted |
University of Akron
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Campus | University of Akron Police Interop | 700 | 2bc | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Barberton.
UAkron - Main Campus · University of Akron
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 7 mi away
Control 423.0375, 423.1625, 423.3125
Voice 423.0125, 423.1375, 423.3625, 423.3875, 423.4375, 423.4625, 423.5125, 423.5625, 423.6125, 423.6625, 423.6875, 424.1625
Marshallville · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 61 (hex 3D) · NAC 347 · about 9 mi away
Control 772.58125, 772.59375
Voice 770.70625, 770.71875, 771.91875, 771.93125, 771.94375, 772.85625, 772.86875
Summit County Simulcast · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 34A · about 10 mi away
Control 857.2625, 857.6625, 858.5125, 858.7125
Voice 851.0375, 851.25, 851.2875, 851.5625, 851.8, 853.65, 853.9125, 854.3125, 854.3625, 854.4875, 854.5125, 855.0875, 855.2625, 855.3125, 855.5125, 856.0125, 856.6375, 856.6875, 857.1375, 857.1875, 857.9625
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 Barberton?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Barberton. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Summit County Sheriff 155.8500 MHz (173.8 PL); Summit County Sheriff 423.0750 MHz (141.3 PL); Summit County Sheriff 423.1000 MHz (100.0 PL); Summit County Sheriff 423.6250 MHz (110.9 PL).
Are Barberton police talkgroups encrypted?
1 of the 4 talkgroups listed for Barberton are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.