About Cumberland County 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: South Central Interoperability Network: 4 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 Cumberland County, start with the Cumberland Simulcast site of South Central Interoperability Network. Its control channels: 853.5375, 853.9875, 857.3625 MHz.
- 4 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Cumberland County conventional frequencies
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Pennsboro Township Police | Police Low Band | 45.7400 | FM | KB86703 | |
| East Pennsboro Township Police | Police UHF | 465.5125 | FMN | KB86703 |
Cumberland County trunked talkgroups
South Central Interoperability Network
4 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Co Law Enforcement | East Dispatch | 12001 | 2ee1 | T Encrypted |
| Cumberland Co Law Enforcement | West Dispatch | 12002 | 2ee2 | T Encrypted |
| SCIN Systemwide | SC Tactical | 9016 | 2338 | D Encrypted |
| Cumberland Co Law Enforcement | County Jail | 12040 | 2f08 | T Encrypted |
Radio system sites in Cumberland County
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
Cumberland Simulcast · South Central Interoperability Network
RFSS 1 · Site 41 (hex 29) · NAC 1E1
Control 853.5375, 853.9875, 857.3625, 858.3625
Voice 851.0875, 851.4125, 852.1875, 852.6625, 852.975, 853.25
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 Cumberland County
- Boiling Springs
- Camp Hill
- Carlisle
- Carlisle Barracks
- Cooke
- Dickinson
- East Pennsboro
- Enola
- Hampden
- Hopewell
- Lemoyne
- Lower Allen
- Lower Frankford
- Lower Mifflin
- Mechanicsburg
- Messiah College
- Middlesex
- Monroe
- Mount Holly Springs
- New Cumberland
- New Kingstown
- Newburg
- Newville
- North Middleton
- North Newton
- Penn
- Plainfield
- Schlusser
- Shippensburg
- Shippensburg University
- Shiremanstown
- Silver Spring
- South Middleton
- South Newton
- Southampton
- Upper Allen
- Upper Frankford
- Upper Mifflin
- West Fairview
- West Pennsboro
- Wormleysburg
Common questions
Are Cumberland County police talkgroups encrypted?
4 of the 4 talkgroups listed for Cumberland County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.