About Luzerne County Police Frequencies
- 36 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: Luzerne County Public Safety: 5 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 Luzerne County, start with the North Simulcast site of Luzerne County Public Safety. Its control channels: 152.6675, 152.6975, 161.8125 MHz.
- 5 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Luzerne County conventional frequencies
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County Law Enforcement | County Police Department Zone-B Central East | 151.2650 In 158.9850 | 103.5 PL | FMN | WDK38 |
| Luzerne County Law Enforcement | County Police Department Zone-C Central West | 151.3700 In 155.5650 | 131.8 PL | FMN | WDK38 |
| Luzerne County Law Enforcement | County Police Department Zone-D East | 155.0700 In 155.5350 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WDK38 |
| Luzerne County Law Enforcement | Sheriffs Department | 155.4150 In 151.3100 | 203.5 PL | FMN | WDK38 |
| Luzerne County Law Enforcement | County Police Department Zone-F West | 155.7600 In 153.8600 | 127.3 PL | FMN | WDK38 |
| Luzerne County Law Enforcement | County Police Department Zone-E South | 155.9250 In 158.7450 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WDK38 |
| Luzerne County Law Enforcement | County Police Department Zone-A Westside | 158.7300 In 155.5950 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WDK38 |
| Luzerne County Law Enforcement | County Police Department Zone-G North | 158.8050 In 156.2250 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WDK38 |
| Municipalities | Hazleton Police | 151.1150 In 156.0450 | 118.8 PL | FMN | KGB240 |
| Municipalities | Kingston Police Dispatch | 154.9950 In 159.2700 | 156.7 PL | FMN | KXR807 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County Law Enforcement | Police Countywide/Alerts | 155.7000 In 154.7400 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WDK38 |
| Municipalities | Nescopeck Township Fire/DPW/Police Department | 151.2050 | 141.3 PL | FMN | WPOZ458 |
| Municipalities | Plains Township Police Department | 154.1150 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WNGN646 |
| Municipalities | Nanticoke Police Department | 154.7100 | 103.5 PL | FMN | KDD421 |
| Municipalities | Harveys Lake Police Department/FD Fireground | 154.8600 | 156.7 PL | FMN | KNNG521 |
| Municipalities | Hanover Township Police Department | 155.0100 | 156.7 PL | FMN | KGB259 |
| Municipalities | Dallas Borough/Township Police Department/DPW | 155.0400 | 156.7 PL | FMN | KMA429 |
| Municipalities | Edwardsville Borough DPW / Police Department Tactical | 155.0850 | 156.7 PL | FMN | KNBH979 |
| Municipalities | Pittston Police Department | 155.1300 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WPCA498 |
| Municipalities | West Pittston Borough Police Department | 155.1300 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WPCA498 |
| Municipalities | Sugarloaf Township Police Department/DPW (Local) | 155.1450 | 156.7 PL | FMN | KCR431 |
| Municipalities | Larksville, Plymouth, Edwardsville Police Department | 155.2500 | 156.7 PL | FMN | KGB477 |
| Municipalities | Freeland Borough Police Department | 155.5200 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WNRA657 |
| Municipalities | NewPort Township Police Department | 155.6250 | 156.7 PL | FMN | KJD410 |
| Municipalities | Jenkins Township Police Department | 155.7600 | 156.7 PL | FMN | KFO956 |
| Municipalities | Swoyerville Police Department/DPW | 155.9850 | 156.7 PL | FMN | KQF757 |
| Municipalities | Butler Township Police Department/DPW/VRFD | 156.0000 | 156.7 PL | FMN | KNFQ709 |
| Municipalities | Plains Township Police Department | 158.8650 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WPJP568 |
| Municipalities | Nanticoke Police Department | 158.9550 | CSQ | FMN | KDD421 |
| Municipalities | Duryea Police Department | 159.1500 | CSQ | FMN | WNRW266 |
| Municipalities | Nanticoke Police Department Tactical | 159.3150 In 156.0300 | 103.5 PL | FMN | KDD421 |
| Municipalities | Plymouth Borough PW Police Department Tactical | 159.3900 | 136.5 PL | FMN | WPLD237 |
| Penn State University Lehman | Penn State University Lehman – Police | 151.6850 | 110.9 PL | FMN | KWG766 |
| Wright Township Police | Wright Township Police – Tactical Channel /Fire | 155.8950 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WPMW630 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County Fire / EMS | County Talk-Around (Police/Fire/EMS) | 159.0600 | 206.5 PL | FMN | WDK38 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County Law Enforcement | Prison | 155.8800 | 172 DPL | FMN | WNBV206 |
Luzerne County trunked talkgroups
Luzerne County Public Safety
5 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County Sheriff | Zone A | 11 | b | T Encrypted |
| Luzerne County Sheriff | Zone B | 12 | c | T Encrypted |
| Luzerne County Sheriff | Zone C | 13 | d | T Encrypted |
| Luzerne County Sheriff | Zone D | 14 | e | T Encrypted |
| Luzerne County Sheriff | Luzerne County Sheriff – Dispatch | 19 | 13 | T Encrypted |
Radio system sites in Luzerne County
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
North Simulcast · Luzerne County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC AF1
Control 152.6675, 152.6975, 161.8125, 161.85
Voice 152.6375
South Simulcast · Luzerne County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC AF2
Control 152.6525, 152.6825, 161.8875, 161.925
Voice 152.6225
Mohegan Sun Casino · Luzerne County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 3 (hex 3) · NAC AF3
Control 160.23, 160.32
Mohegan Sun Arena · Luzerne County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC AF4
Control 160.44, 160.62
County Prison · Luzerne County Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 5 (hex 5) · NAC AF5
Control 160.695, 160.83
Shickshinny (LUZE04) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 101 (hex 65) · NAC 943
Control 153.2675, 155.505, 155.67
Hazleton (LUZE60) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 133 (hex 85) · NAC 940
Control 453.2625, 453.3375
Voice 453.4
Wilkes-Barre (LUZE01) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 134 (hex 86) · NAC 944
Control 769.45625, 856.0375, 857.0125
Voice 770.16875, 770.94375, 857.2625
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 Luzerne County
- Ashley
- Avoca
- Bear Creek Village
- Beech Mountain Lakes
- Black Creek
- Browntown
- Buck
- Butler
- Chase
- Conyngham
- Courtdale
- Dallas
- Dennison
- Dorrance
- Dupont
- Duryea
- East Berwick
- Edwardsville
- Exeter
- Fairmount
- Fairview
- Forty Fort
- Foster
- Franklin
- Freeland
- Georgetown
- Glen Lyon
- Hanover
- Harleigh
- Harveys Lake
- Hazle
- Hazleton
- Hickory Hills
- Hilldale
- Hollenback
- Hudson
- Hughestown
- Hunlock
- Huntington
- Inkerman
- Jackson
- Jeddo
- Jenkins
- Kingston
- Laflin
- Lake
- Larksville
- Lattimer
- Laurel Run
- Lehman
- Luzerne
- Misericordia University
- Mocanaqua
- Mountain Top
- Nanticoke
- Nescopeck
- New Columbus
- Newport
- Nuangola
- Pardeesville
- Penn Lake Park
- Pikes Creek
- Pittston
- Plains
- Plymouth
- Pringle
- Rice
- Ross
- Salem
- Shavertown
- Sheatown
- Shickshinny
- Silkworth
- Slocum
- Sugar Notch
- Sugarloaf
- Swoyersville
- Trucksville
- Union
- Upper Exeter
- Wanamie
- Warrior Run
- West Hazleton
- West Nanticoke
- West Pittston
- West Wyoming
- Weston
- White Haven
- Wilkes Barre
- Wright
- Wyoming
- Yatesville
Common questions
Are Luzerne County police talkgroups encrypted?
5 of the 5 talkgroups listed for Luzerne County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.