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Wood County Police Frequencies

Wood County in Ohio has 20 countywide conventional frequencies and 19 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 43 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Wood County Police Frequencies

  • 8 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • 12 conventional channels use a digital mode (DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Northwest Ohio Regional Public Safety System: 16 talkgroups; Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications: 3 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 Wood County, start with the Bowling Green site of Northwest Ohio Regional Public Safety System. Its control channels: 771.65625, 772.35625, 772.68125 MHz.
  • 3 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Wood County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Bowling Green State University (BGSU)Bowling Green University Police – Dispatch151.2050
In 158.9100
CC 1 · TG 16776415 · SL 1DMRKBD554
Wood County SheriffWood County Sheriff – Dispatch151.0625CC 12 · TG 8701 · SL 1DMRKET263
Wood County SheriffRural Towns Dispatch151.2425CC 12 · TG 8702 · SL 1DMRKET263
Wood County SheriffPerrysburg Twp Police Department – patch to 800 MHz155.1300
In 154.7700
FMNKUS490

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Wood County SheriffSheriff Operations (enc)151.0625
In 156.0000
CC 8 · TG 8794 · SL 1DMR WQQG285
Wood County SheriffSheriff Operations (enc)151.0625
In 156.0000
CC 8 · TG 8791 · SL 2DMR WQQG285
Wood County SheriffSheriff SRT151.0625CC 12 · TG 8792 · SL 2DMR KET263

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) PoliceBowling Green State University (BGSU) Police – Alternate155.1300156.7 PLFMNKBD554
Wood County SheriffWood County Sheriff – Dispatch (rebroadcast of Sheriff's Office 1 DMR)151.1150065 DPLFMNWQQA758
Wood County SheriffCountywide151.2425
In 156.0300
CC 12 · TG 8703 · SL 2DMRKET263
Wood County SheriffCourt Security151.3775
In 154.0025
CC 8 · TG 8770 · SL 1DMRWPYX973
Wood County SheriffJail151.3775
In 154.0025
CC 8 · TG 8705 · SL 2DMRWPYX973
Wood County SheriffOperations154.6725
In 159.2775
FMNKET263
Wood County SheriffEvents154.8150156.7 PLFMNWNQA344
Wood County SheriffNationwide155.4750CSQFMNKET263
Wood County SheriffOperations155.6625
In 153.8675
FMNKET263
Wood County SheriffEvents155.6625
In 153.8675
CC 1 · TG 8787 · SL 1DMRKET263
Wood County SheriffInformation155.8200
In 158.9400
156.7 PLFMNKJW781

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Wood County SheriffJail151.3100CC 8 · TG 8705 · SL 2DMRKET263
Wood County SheriffCorrections154.8675
In 159.2775
CC 8 · TG 8705 · SL 1DMRKET263

Wood County trunked talkgroups

Northwest Ohio Regional Public Safety System

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Wood County Lake TownshipWood County Lake Township – Dispatch105532939D
Wood County Owens Community CollegePolice Primary105612941D
Wood County Perrysburg TownshipWood County Perrysburg Township – Dispatch105292921D
Wood County Countywide OpsCountywide Operations (Police)1355234f0D
Wood County Perrysburg TownshipWood County Perrysburg Township – Tactical Channel105302922D
Wood County Perrysburg TownshipWood County Perrysburg Township – Tactical Channel105312923D
Wood County Perrysburg TownshipPolice Detectives105342926D
Wood County Perrysburg TownshipPolice Detectives105352927D
Wood County SheriffWood County Sheriff – Tactical Channel – South1048328f3D
Wood County SheriffPerrysburg City/Perrysburg Township Police Tactical105672947D
Wood County Lake TownshipWood County Lake Township – Alternate10555293bD
Wood County Perrysburg TownshipPolice Command105332925D
Wood County SheriffWood County Sheriff – Tactical Channel – North1048128f1D
Wood County SheriffWood County Sheriff – Tactical Channel – Central1048228f2D
Wood County SheriffSWAT1048428f4D
Wood County SheriffSWAT1048528f5D

Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Wood County SheriffBowling Green State University Police Dispatch50524c55cD
Wood County SheriffBowling Green State University Police – Events50526c55eD
Wood County State CorrectionsAdult Parole Authority – Toledo Unit52900cea4D

Radio system sites in Wood County

Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.

Bowling Green · Northwest Ohio Regional Public Safety System
RFSS 1 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 1C4
Control 771.65625, 772.35625, 772.68125, 772.98125
Voice 770.85626, 771.98125
Bradner · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 14 (hex E) · NAC 34D
Control 771.20625, 773.83125
Voice 769.40625, 770.33125, 770.65625, 855.9625
Bowling Green · Ohio MARCS-IP: Multi-Agency Radio Communications
RFSS 2 · Site 73 (hex 49) · NAC 346
Control 853.6125, 853.925
Voice 773.23125, 773.24375, 773.70625, 773.71875, 773.98125, 773.99375
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 Wood County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Wood County?

Dispatch channels listed for Wood County: Wood County Sheriff 151.0625 MHz (CC 12 · TG 8701 · SL 1); Wood County Sheriff 151.2425 MHz (CC 12 · TG 8702 · SL 1); Wood County Sheriff 155.1300 MHz.

Are Wood County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 19 talkgroups listed for Wood County are marked encrypted.