About Ferguson 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: Centre County Public Safety: 2 talkgroups; Centre County Public Safety: 26 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 Ferguson, start with the PSU Ford Bldg site of Centre County Public Safety, about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 856.2625, 857.2625, 858.2625 MHz.
Ferguson trunked talkgroups
Centre County Public Safety
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre County Sheriff | Patton/Ferguson Police Department | 3 | 3 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Patton/Ferguson Police Department | 4 | 4 | D |
Centre County channels that also cover Ferguson
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Public Safety | Centre Co. Prison (Bellefonte) | 460.4125 In 465.4125 | 186.2 PL | FMN | WQCL631 |
| County Public Safety | Centre Co. Prison (Bellefonte) | 465.0625 | FMN | WQCL631 |
Centre County Public Safety
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre County Sheriff | PSU Police Department | 7 | 7 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Sheriff 1 | 25 | 19 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | DCNR Rangers | 213 | d5 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | PSU Police Department | 8 | 8 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Operations | 10 | a | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Operations | 11 | b | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Operations | 12 | c | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Operations | 13 | d | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Operations | 14 | e | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Operations | 15 | f | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Operations | 16 | 10 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Operations | 17 | 11 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | PA Attorney General Bureau of Narcotics Investigation | 23 | 17 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | FBI | 24 | 18 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Sheriff 2 | 26 | 1a | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Centre County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 190 | be | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Mutual Aid | 9 | 9 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Traffic | 18 | 12 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Traffic | 19 | 13 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Traffic | 20 | 14 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Traffic | 21 | 15 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department Training | 22 | 16 | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Constable | 92 | 5c | D |
| Centre County Sheriff | Police Department BOLO/Announcements | 1001 | 3e9 | D |
| County Services | Co Prison Administration | 129 | 81 | D |
| County Services | Co Prison | 130 | 82 | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Ferguson.
PSU Ford Bldg · Centre County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC N573 · about 5 mi away
Control 856.2625, 857.2625, 858.2625, 859.2625
Voice 860.2625
Little Flat (CENT08) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 44 (hex 2C) · NAC 946 · about 10 mi away
Control 161.8125, 161.85
Voice 161.8875
Little Flat 700 AG (CENT08) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 143 (hex 8F) · NAC 94E · about 10 mi away
Control 769.41875, 770.20625
Voice 773.33125
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
Are Ferguson police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 2 talkgroups listed for Ferguson are marked encrypted.