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McKean County Police Frequencies

McKean County in Pennsylvania has 4 countywide conventional frequencies and 13 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 23 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About McKean 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: Federal Correctional Institution McKean: 7 talkgroups; PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network: 6 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 McKean County, start with the Primary site of Federal Correctional Institution McKean. Its control channels: 406.6125, 407.0125, 408.2125 MHz.
  • 6 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

McKean County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
McKean Co Police FrequenciesCounty Police Dispatch (County Control)154.0250
In 158.9400
114.8 PLFMNWNSZ304

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
McKean Co Police FrequenciesBradford Township – Police Tactical154.9650FMNWNQF662
McKean Co Police FrequenciesPolice National155.4750FMN—
McKean Co Police FrequenciesBradford Township – Police159.0900
In 155.5500
FMNWNPL338

McKean County trunked talkgroups

Federal Correctional Institution McKean

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
OperationsEmergency/Announcement1610D
OperationsControl4830D
OperationsOperations8050D
OperationsOperations14490D
OperationsOperations240f0D
OperationsOperations336150D
OperationsOperations368170D

PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network

6 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
McKean County SheriffMcKean County Sheriff – Dispatch201174e95T
McKean County SheriffMcKean County Sheriff – Dispatch201184e96T
McKean County SheriffCounty Law201194e97T
McKean County SheriffSpecial Operations201204e98T
McKean County SheriffMcKean County Sheriff – Tactical Channel201214e99T
McKean County SheriffPolice Direct201224e9aT

Radio system sites in McKean County

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

Primary · Federal Correctional Institution McKean
Site 1 (hex 1)
Control 406.6125, 407.0125, 408.2125, 409.4125
Voice 410.525
McKean Simulcast · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 104 (hex 68) · NAC 944
Control 151.265, 154.68
Voice 154.2125, 154.755
Kane (MCKE90) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 128 (hex 80) · NAC 94E
Control 151.3475
Voice 159.12, 159.39
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 McKean County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in McKean County?

Dispatch channels listed for McKean County: McKean Co Police Frequencies 154.0250 MHz (114.8 PL).

Are McKean County police talkgroups encrypted?

6 of the 13 talkgroups listed for McKean County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.