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Malheur County Police Frequencies

Malheur County in Oregon has 7 countywide conventional frequencies and 36 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 26 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Malheur County Police Frequencies

  • 7 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: Oregon Department of Corrections: 36 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 Malheur County, start with the Snake River Corrections Institution site of Oregon Department of Corrections. Its control channels: 851.2625, 851.825, 852.3625 MHz.

Malheur County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Law Enforcement AgenciesMCSO Patrol and Dispatch153.9050FMN—
Law Enforcement AgenciesOntario Police Department Dispatch154.7400
In 158.7300
103.5 PLFMN—
Law Enforcement AgenciesNyssa city Police Dispatch155.0700FMN155.07000
Law Enforcement AgenciesMCSO155.3175
In 153.9725
FMNWQFX865

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Law Enforcement AgenciesCar to Car153.9350FMN—
Law Enforcement AgenciesNyssa city Police car to car156.1500FMN—
Law Enforcement AgenciesOntario Police Department Car-to-Car156.2100FMN—

Malheur County trunked talkgroups

Oregon Department of Corrections

System ID 001

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityJail Operations400190D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityJail Operations401191D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityJail Operations402192D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityLaundry/Maintenance403193D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityJial operations404194D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityJail Operations405195D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityJail Operations408198D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityJail Operations41019aD
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityMaster Control4201a4D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityPrison Operations4211a5D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityPrison Operations4221a6D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityPrison Operations4231a7D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityPrison Operations4241a8D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityPrison Operations4251a9D
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityPrison Operations4261aaD
Coffee Creek Correctional FacilityTraining4421baD
OperationsDRCI Old MC1106eD
OperationsDeer Ridge250faD
OperationsDRCI Control305131D
OperationsDeer Ridge306132D
OperationsODOC 100110013e9T
OperationsODOC 100410043ecT
OperationsOperations OSCI163013fadT
OperationsOperations OSCI163023faeT
OperationsOperations Central Distribution Center164014011T
OperationsOperations Central Distribution Center164024012T
OperationsODOC 16403164034013T
OperationsODOC 16405164054015T
Two Rivers Correctional InstitutionMinimum201c9D
Two Rivers Correctional InstitutionPhysical Plant203cbD
Two Rivers Correctional InstitutionAdministration206ceD
Two Rivers Correctional InstitutionKitchen/Warehouse207cfD
Two Rivers Correctional InstitutionSupport210d2D
Two Rivers Correctional InstitutionSecurity – General220dcD
Two Rivers Correctional InstitutionSecurity – DSU/IMU221ddD
Two Rivers Correctional InstitutionSecurity – Mobile226e2D

Radio system sites in Malheur County

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

Snake River Corrections Institution · Oregon Department of Corrections
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 001
Control 851.2625, 851.825, 852.3625, 852.7375, 852.95, 853.1875, 853.6125
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 Malheur County

Common questions

Are Malheur County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 36 talkgroups listed for Malheur County are marked encrypted.