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Elk County Police Frequencies

Elk County in Pennsylvania has 4 countywide conventional frequencies and 2 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 17 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Elk County Police Frequencies

  • 4 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: Elk County: 2 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 Elk County, start with the Simulcast site of Elk County. Its control channels: 460.375 MHz.

Elk County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Elk County PoliceElk Co. Police Dispatch159.1500
In 154.7100
127.3 PLFMNKGG374
Elk County PoliceElk County Police Dispatch (New)453.3500
In 458.3500
156.7 PLFMNWQKJ944

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Elk County PoliceElk Co. Sheriff / Police Simplex154.7700FMNKGG374
Elk County PoliceElk Co. Sheriff / Police Simplex154.8450FMNKGG374

Elk County trunked talkgroups

Elk County

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Elk County SheriffElk Co Law Dispatch (Sheriff and Johnsonburg, St Marys and Ridway Police Department)685936a7770T
Elk County SheriffCameron Co Law Dispatch (Sheriff, Emporium Borough Police Department, and fire alerts)686936a7b58T

Radio system sites in Elk County

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

Simulcast · Elk County
Site 2 (hex 2)
Control 460.375
Voice 453.775, 453.875
Johnsonburg (ELK09) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 141 (hex 8D) · NAC 940
Control 152.065, 152.545
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 Elk County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Elk County?

Dispatch channels listed for Elk County: Elk County Police 159.1500 MHz (127.3 PL); Elk County Police 453.3500 MHz (156.7 PL).

Are Elk County police talkgroups encrypted?

None of the 2 talkgroups listed for Elk County are marked encrypted.