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Franklin County Police Frequencies

Franklin County in Pennsylvania has 4 countywide conventional frequencies and 38 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 31 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Franklin 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: Franklin County Jail: 4 talkgroups; South Central Interoperability Network: 34 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • 34 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Franklin County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Franklin County SheriffCounty Dispatch460.5500
In 465.5500
156.7 PLFMN—
Penn State Mont AltoPenn State Mont Alto Police Department460.1750
In 465.1750
023 DPLFMNWNVF786

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Franklin County SheriffFranklin County Sheriff – Tactical Channel460.0250
In 465.0250
136.5 PLFMNWQIF392
Franklin County SheriffDistrict Attorney's Office – Narcotics460.1250
In 465.1250
FMNWQGJ983

Franklin County trunked talkgroups

Franklin County Jail

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Franklin County SheriffJail Operations15197T
Franklin County SheriffJail Operations211d3T
Franklin County SheriffJail Operations214d6T
Franklin County SheriffJail Operations215d7T

South Central Interoperability Network

34 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Franklin Co Law EnforcementCounty Dispatch1300132c9D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementCounty Police1300232caD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementPolice County Wide1300532cdD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementOperations1301332d5D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementOperations1301432d6D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementOperations1301532d7D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementFranklin Co Law Enforcement – Tactical Channel1302132ddD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementFranklin Co Law Enforcement – Tactical Channel1302232deD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementFranklin Co Law Enforcement – Tactical Channel1302332dfD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementFranklin Co Law Enforcement – Tactical Channel1302432e0D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementFranklin Co Law Enforcement – Tactical Channel1302532e1D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementChambersburg1303232e8D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementChambersburg SRT1303332e9D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementSpecial Operation1303632ecD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementSpecial Operations1303732edD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementCounty Sheriff's Office1304132f1D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementWashington County Police Department Patch130623306D
SCIN SystemwideSC Tactical90162338D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementCounty Probation1304532f5D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementChambersburg Private1305132fbD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementCounty Coroner1305232fcD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementGreencastle Private1305332fdD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementWashington Township Private1305432feD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementWaynesboro Private1305532ffD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementMercersburg Private130563300D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementLetterkenny Army Depot Police Department Private130573301D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementPSU Mont Alto Private130583302D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementDCNR Police Department130593303D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementConservation Police Department130603304D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementDistrict Attorney130633307D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementDrug Task Force13071330fD
Franklin Co Law EnforcementDrug Task Force130723310D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementDrug Task Force130733311D
Franklin Co Law EnforcementCounty Jail1304332f3D

Radio system sites in Franklin County

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

Primary · Franklin County Jail
Site 1 (hex 1)
Voice 453.375, 453.6375
Upper Strasburg (FRAN01) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 49 (hex 31) · NAC 94C
Control 151.1825, 151.385
Voice 155.2425
South Mtn (FRAN02) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 50 (hex 32) · NAC 94D
Control 158.8425, 159.09, 159.1875
Franklin Simulcast · South Central Interoperability Network
RFSS 1 · Site 31 (hex 1F) · NAC 1E0
Control 495.0125, 495.25, 495.45, 495.6
Voice 494.575, 494.7875
Franklin Mount Quirak · South Central Interoperability Network
RFSS 1 · Site 32 (hex 20) · NAC 1E0
Control 494.9375, 495.2, 495.4625, 495.8625
Voice 494.3375, 494.5
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 Franklin County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Franklin County?

Dispatch channels listed for Franklin County: Franklin County Sheriff 460.5500 MHz (156.7 PL).

Are Franklin County police talkgroups encrypted?

34 of the 38 talkgroups listed for Franklin County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.