Skip to content

Plain Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Plain in Wayne County, Ohio yet. Countywide channels for Wayne County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is New Pittsburg (Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications), about 3 miles away.

About Plain 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.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications: 2 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 Plain, start with the New Pittsburg site of Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications, about 3 miles away. Its control channels: 773.30625, 773.31875 MHz.
  • 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Wayne County channels that also cover Plain

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Wayne County SheriffSheriff / Rural Police Dispatch154.8150
In 156.0900
343 DPLFMNKUN421
Wayne County SheriffOrville / Dalton / Marshallville Police Dispatch155.7000103.5 PLFMNKNFH918

Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Wayne County State CorrectionsAdult Parole Authority – Huron Unit52824ce58D
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Wayne County SheriffMEDWAY Drug Task Force49509c165D

University of Akron

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Main CampusUniversity of Akron Police Interop7002bcD

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Plain.

New Pittsburg · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 62 (hex 3E) · NAC 348 · about 3 mi away
Control 773.30625, 773.31875
Voice 771.65625, 771.66875, 772.25625, 772.26875
Wooster · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 41 (hex 29) · NAC 348 · about 7 mi away
Control 774.18125, 851.8375
Voice 851.0625, 851.275, 851.45, 852.175, 852.6125, 853.4125, 856.1875, 859.1875
Fredericksburg · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 18 (hex 12) · NAC 344 · about 11 mi away
Control 858.475, 859.725
Voice 852.3375, 852.7125, 853.6375, 857.75
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 Plain?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Plain. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Wayne County Sheriff 154.8150 MHz (343 DPL); Wayne County Sheriff 155.7000 MHz (103.5 PL).