About Chester County Police Frequencies
- 17 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- 6 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Chester County Emergency Services: 148 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 Chester County, start with the Spring City site of Chester County Emergency Services. Its control channels: 769.11875, 772.04375, 773.13125 MHz.
- 50 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Chester County conventional frequencies
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester Boro Police | Dispatch Repeater / Talkaround 2 Simplex – Analog | 500.4125 In 503.4125 | 97.4 PL | FMN | KWQ485 |
| West Chester Boro Police | Dispatch Repeater / Talkaround 2 Simplex – Digital | 500.4125 In 503.4125 | NAC 293 | P25 | KWQ485 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester Boro Police | Police Operations 3 Repeater / 4 Simplex – Digital | 500.5125 In 503.5125 | NAC 293 | P25 | KWQ485 |
| West Chester Boro Police | Police Operations 3 Repeater / 4 Simplex – Analog | 500.5125 In 503.5125 | 97.4 PL | FMN | KWQ485 |
| West Chester University of PA Police | West Chester University of PA Police – Tactical Channel (Channel 1) | 462.0625 In 467.0625 | 103.5 PL | FMN | WQHI830 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County Sheriff | County Sheriff – Justice Center Repeater | 852.3875 In 807.3875 | 100.0 PL | FM | WPUE428 |
| Chester County Sheriff | County Sheriff – GSC Repeater | 852.8250 In 807.8250 | 100.0 PL | FM | WQBN802 |
| Chester County Sheriff | Police Direct | 857.9625 | P25 | WPKX415 | |
| Chester County Sheriff | Police Direct | 858.9625 | P25 | WPKX415 | |
| Downingtown Boro | Fire Local/Fire Police | 154.3100 In 150.7900 | 71.9 PL | FMN | KGA366 |
| Downingtown Boro Police | Police Local/Public Works | 158.8050 In 153.9350 | 71.9 PL | FMN | KNAW979 |
| East Brandywine Twp Police | Police Local | 155.6550 In 151.0100 | FMN | WQPU681 | |
| Tredyffrin Twp Police | Tredyffrin Twp Police – Tactical Channel | 458.3000 | 71.9 PL | FMN | WQIF419 |
| Tredyffrin Twp Police | Tredyffrin Twp Police – Tactical Channel | 460.2125 | 71.9 PL | FMN | WQIF419 |
| Upper Uwchlan Twp Police | Police / Twp | 500.4375 In 503.4375 | 186.2 PL | FMN | WIE854 |
| Uwchlan Township Police | Uwchlan Township Police – Alternate | 500.6625 In 503.6625 | 131.8 PL | FMN | WIL333 |
| West Brandywine Twp Police | Police/Twp Services | 154.5150 In 159.9150 | 371 DPL | FMN | WQQZ768 |
| West Goshen Twp Police | Police / Services | 158.7450 In 155.8200 | 71.9 PL | FMN | KRZ861 |
| Willistown Township | Willistown Twp. – Police | 155.8200 | 71.9 PL | FMN | KQO365 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County Sheriff | County Prison (Pocopson) | 500.8875 In 503.8875 | 97.4 PL | FMN | KXS844 |
| Chester County Sheriff | County Prison Direct | 852.0750 | P25 | WPUE333 | |
| Chester County Sheriff | County Prison Repeater | 852.5750 In 807.5750 | 100.0 PL | FM | WPUE333 |
| Chester County Sheriff | County Prison Direct | 852.5750 | P25 | WPUE333 |
Chester County trunked talkgroups
Chester County Emergency Services
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County Sheriff | East Police Dispatch | 1150 | 47e | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Central Police Dispatch | 1250 | 4e2 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Police Dispatch | 1350 | 546 | T |
| County Agencies | County Agencies – Dispatch | 1457 | 5b1 | T |
| County Agencies | Co Park Rangers | 1460 | 5b4 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Police Group | 1151 | 47f | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Central Police Group | 1251 | 4e3 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Police Group | 1351 | 547 | T |
| County Agencies | County Local | 1451 | 5ab | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Police Emergency Button | 1462 | 5b6 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Grove Boro Police Department (OOS) | 1605 | 645 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Marlborough Twp Police Department | 1648 | 670 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Coatesville VAMC Police Department | 1677 | 68d | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Coatesville Area School District Police Department | 1679 | 68f | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | PA Game Commission | 1681 | 691 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | DCNR Park Rangers | 1682 | 692 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Park Rangers Central (Hibernia) | 1683 | 693 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Major Incident Response Team | 1692 | 69c | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Chester ERT | 1696 | 6a0 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Cheyney University Police | 1699 | 6a3 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Chester Borough | 4601 | 11f9 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Malvern Borough | 4602 | 11fa | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Kennett Square Borough | 4603 | 11fb | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Avondale Borough | 4604 | 11fc | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Grove Borough | 4605 | 11fd | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Oxford Borough | 4606 | 11fe | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Atglen Borough | 4607 | 11ff | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Parkesburg Borough | 4608 | 1200 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | South Coatesville Borough | 4609 | 1201 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Modena Borough | 4610 | 1202 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Downingtown Borough | 4611 | 1203 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Honey Brook Borough | 4612 | 1204 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Elverson Borough | 4613 | 1205 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Spring City Borough | 4614 | 1206 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Phoenixville Borough | 4615 | 1207 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Coatesville City | 4616 | 1208 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | North Coventry Twp | 4617 | 1209 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Coventry Twp | 4618 | 120a | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Warwick Twp | 4619 | 120b | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | South Coventry Twp | 4620 | 120c | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Vincent Twp | 4621 | 120d | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Honeybrook Twp | 4622 | 120e | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Nantmeal Twp | 4623 | 120f | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Nantmeal Twp | 4624 | 1210 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Vincent Twp | 4625 | 1211 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Pikeland Twp | 4626 | 1212 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Schuylkill Twp | 4627 | 1213 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Caln Twp | 4628 | 1214 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Brandywine Twp | 4629 | 1215 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Brandywine Twp | 4630 | 1216 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Wallace Twp | 4631 | 1217 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Upper Uwchlan Twp | 4632 | 1218 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Uwchlan Twp | 4633 | 1219 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Pikeland Twp | 4634 | 121a | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Charlestown Twp | 4635 | 121b | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Sadsbury Twp | 4636 | 121c | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Sadsbury Twp | 4637 | 121d | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Valley Twp | 4638 | 121e | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Caln Twp | 4639 | 121f | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Caln Twp | 4640 | 1220 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Whiteland Twp | 4641 | 1221 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Whiteland Twp | 4642 | 1222 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Tredyffrin Twp | 4643 | 1223 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Fallowfield Twp | 4644 | 1224 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Highland Twp | 4645 | 1225 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Londonderry Twp | 4646 | 1226 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Fallowfield Twp | 4647 | 1227 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Marlborough Twp | 4648 | 1228 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Newlin Twp | 4649 | 1229 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Bradford Twp | 4650 | 122a | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Bradford Twp | 4651 | 122b | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Goshen Twp | 4652 | 122c | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Goshen Twp | 4653 | 122d | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Willistown Twp | 4654 | 122e | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Easttown Twp | 4655 | 122f | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Lower Oxford Twp | 4656 | 1230 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Upper Oxford Twp | 4657 | 1231 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Penn Twp | 4658 | 1232 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | London Grove Twp | 4659 | 1233 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | New Garden Twp | 4660 | 1234 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Marlborough Twp | 4661 | 1235 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Kennett Twp | 4662 | 1236 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Pocopson Twp | 4663 | 1237 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Pennsbury Twp | 4664 | 1238 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Birmingham Twp | 4665 | 1239 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Thornbury Twp | 4666 | 123a | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Westtown Twp | 4667 | 123b | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Nottingham Twp | 4668 | 123c | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Nottingham Twp | 4669 | 123d | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Elk Twp | 4670 | 123e | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | New London Twp | 4671 | 123f | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Franklin Twp | 4672 | 1240 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | London Britain Twp | 4673 | 1241 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Chester University Security | 4675 | 1243 | T |
| County Agencies | Coroner's Office | 5460 | 1554 | T |
| Chester County Sheriff | Prison 94PD Tactical | 1694 | 69e | T |
| County Agencies | Prison | 1458 | 5b2 | T |
| County Agencies | Prison Local | 1459 | 5b3 | T |
50 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County Sheriff | East Police Dispatch ENC | 1152 | 480 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Central Police Dispatch ENC | 1252 | 4e4 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Police Dispatch ENC | 1352 | 548 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Chester University Police Department | 1675 | 68b | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | CCRERT Tactical Team | 1455 | 5af | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | WCCERT Tactical Team | 1456 | 5b0 | T Encrypted |
| County Agencies | District Attorney Detectives | 1452 | 5ac | T Encrypted |
| County Agencies | District Attorney Detectives Local | 1453 | 5ad | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | ERT Tactical Team | 1454 | 5ae | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Malvern Borough Police Department | 1602 | 642 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Kennett Square Boro Police Department | 1603 | 643 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Oxford Boro Police Department | 1606 | 646 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Atglen Boro Police Department | 1607 | 647 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Parkesburg Boro Police Department | 1608 | 648 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Downingtown Boro Police Department | 1611 | 64b | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Honey Brook Boro Police Department | 1612 | 64c | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Spring City Boro Police Department | 1614 | 64e | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Phoenixville Boro Police Department | 1615 | 64f | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Coatesville City Police Department | 1616 | 650 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | North Coventry Twp Police Department | 1617 | 651 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Coventry Twp Police Department | 1618 | 652 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Vincent Twp Police Department | 1621 | 655 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Vincent Twp Police Department | 1625 | 659 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Pikeland Twp Police Department | 1626 | 65a | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Schuylkill Twp Police Department | 1627 | 65b | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Caln Twp Police Department | 1628 | 65c | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Brandywine Twp Police Department | 1629 | 65d | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Brandywine Twp Police Department | 1630 | 65e | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Upper Uwchlan Twp Police Department | 1632 | 660 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Uwchlan Twp Police Department | 1633 | 661 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Pikeland Twp Police Department | 1634 | 662 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Sadsbury Twp Police Department | 1636 | 664 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Sadsbury Twp Police Department | 1637 | 665 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Valley Twp Police Department | 1638 | 666 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Caln Twp Police Department | 1639 | 667 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Whiteland Twp Police Department | 1641 | 669 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Whiteland Twp Police Department | 1642 | 66a | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Tredyffrin Twp Police Department | 1643 | 66b | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Fallowfield Twp Police Department | 1644 | 66c | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Highland Twp Police Department | 1645 | 66d | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Fallowfield Twp Police Department | 1647 | 66f | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Goshen Twp Police Department | 1652 | 674 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Willistown Twp Police Department | 1654 | 676 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Easttown Twp Police Department | 1655 | 677 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Southern Chester Co Regional Police Department | 1660 | 67c | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | East Marlborough Twp Police Department | 1661 | 67d | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Kennett Twp Police Department | 1662 | 67e | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Birmingham Twp Police Department | 1665 | 681 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | West Nottingham Twp Police Department | 1668 | 684 | T Encrypted |
| Chester County Sheriff | Sheriff 93PD Tactical | 1693 | 69d | T Encrypted |
Radio system sites in Chester County
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
Spring City · Chester County Emergency Services
RFSS 3 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC 00A
Control 769.11875, 772.04375, 773.13125
East Central Simulcast · Chester County Emergency Services
RFSS 10 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC 00A
Control 851.0625, 851.6125, 851.8625, 853.1125, 854.4125, 856.2375, 860.2375, 860.4875
West Simulcast · Chester County Emergency Services
RFSS 30 · Site 30 (hex 1E) · NAC 00A
Control 769.53125, 771.19375, 771.56875, 771.89375, 772.24375, 772.63125, 773.49375, 773.90625
West Chester Simulcast · Chester County Emergency Services
RFSS 50 · Site 50 (hex 32) · NAC 00A
Control 854.9875, 855.7375, 859.2625, 860.2625
PSP Avondale · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 3 · Site 13 (hex D) · NAC 944
Control 152.0525, 152.0675
Voice 152.7575
Pocopson (CHES31) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 68 (hex 44) · NAC 941
Control 855.0125, 856.6375, 858.6375
Voice 854.5125
Oxford (CHES96) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 69 (hex 45) · NAC 94F
Control 856.1375, 856.5375, 858.6125
Voice 854.1625
Devault (CHES02) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 70 (hex 46) · NAC 944
Control 168.875, 169.6
Voice 170.6625
Devault 800 (CHES02) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 75 (hex 4B) · NAC 94D
Control 856.1125, 856.5125, 858.0375
Voice 854.8125
Morgantown (CHES01) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 76 (hex 4C) · NAC 94C
Control 857.5875, 858.0625, 859.6375
Voice 856.5875
Hibernia Park (CHES33) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 79 (hex 4F) · NAC 947
Control 168.9875, 169.6125
Voice 170.8375
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 Chester County
- Atglen
- Avondale
- Berwyn
- Birmingham
- Caln
- Charlestown
- Chesterbrook
- Coatesville
- Cochranville
- Devon
- Downingtown
- Eagle
- Eagleview
- East Bradford
- East Brandywine
- East Caln
- East Coventry
- East Fallowfield
- East Goshen
- East Marlborough
- East Nantmeal
- East Nottingham
- East Pikeland
- East Vincent
- East Whiteland
- Easttown
- Elk
- Elverson
- Exton
- Franklin
- Frazer
- Glenmoore
- Hamorton
- Hayti
- Highland
- Honey Brook
- Kenilworth
- Kennett
- Kennett Square
- Kimberton
- Lincoln University
- Lionville
- London Britain
- London Grove
- Londonderry
- Lower Oxford
- Malvern
- Marshallton
- Modena
- New Garden
- New London
- Newlin
- North Coventry
- Nottingham
- Oxford
- Paoli
- Parkesburg
- Penn
- Pennsbury
- Phoenixville
- Pocopson
- Pomeroy
- Pughtown
- Sadsbury
- Sadsburyville
- Schuylkill
- South Coatesville
- South Coventry
- South Pottstown
- Spring City
- Thornbury
- Thorndale
- Toughkenamon
- Tredyffrin
- Unionville
- Upper Oxford
- Upper Uwchlan
- Uwchlan
- Valley
- Wallace
- Warwick
- West Bradford
- West Brandywine
- West Caln
- West Chester
- West Fallowfield
- West Goshen
- West Grove
- West Marlborough
- West Nantmeal
- West Nottingham
- West Pikeland
- West Sadsbury
- West Vincent
- West Whiteland
- Westtown
- Westwood
- Willistown
Common questions
What frequency do the police use in Chester County?
Dispatch channels listed for Chester County: West Chester Boro Police 500.4125 MHz (97.4 PL); West Chester Boro Police 500.4125 MHz (NAC 293).
Are Chester County police talkgroups encrypted?
50 of the 148 talkgroups listed for Chester County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.