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New Columbia Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for New Columbia in Union County, Pennsylvania yet. Countywide channels for Union County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is USP Lewisburg (U.S. Penitentiary Lewisburg), about 4 miles away.

About New Columbia Police Frequencies

  • 12 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 Complex Allenwood: 7 talkgroups; U.S. Penitentiary Lewisburg: 17 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 New Columbia, start with the USP Lewisburg site of U.S. Penitentiary Lewisburg, about 4 miles away. Its control channels: 407.4125, 408.0125, 408.25 MHz.

Union County channels that also cover New Columbia

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Union County SheriffCounty Police Dispatch155.5350
In 155.9100
136.5 PLFMNWRU894

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Union County SheriffCounty Police155.1900464 DPLFMNWXB843
Union County SheriffCounty Police155.4300464 DPLFMNWQPH225
Union County SheriffCounty Police Tactical156.0900162.2 PLFMNWXB843

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Union County SheriffMobile Operations151.3100464 DPLFMNWQPU815
Union County SheriffCounty Police Car to Car153.7850162.2 PLFMNKDL903
Union County SheriffMobile Operations153.8375464 DPLFMNWQPU815
Union County SheriffMobile Operations153.9575464 DPLFMNWQPU815
Union County SheriffMobile Operations154.0475464 DPLFMNWQPU815
Union County SheriffMobile Operations154.1525464 DPLFMN—
Union County SheriffMobile Operations154.3325464 DPLFMN—
Union County SheriffCounty Police Car to Car159.0600162.2 PLFMNWXB843

Federal Correctional Complex Allenwood

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
AllCustody USP3220D
AllPerimeter6440D
AllSHU9660D
AllCustody4321b0D
AllCustody4481c0D
AllPerimeter4801e0D
AllMaintenance832340D

U.S. Penitentiary Lewisburg

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
OperationsUSP Announcements1610D
OperationsUSP Operations (Medium Security)3220D
OperationsUSP Special Housing Unit4830D
OperationsUSP Food Service6440D
OperationsUSP Operations9660D
OperationsUSP Operations11270D
OperationsUSP Camp Operations (Low Security)12880D
OperationsUSP Special Investigative Services240f0D
OperationsUSP B Block256100D
OperationsUSP Operations272110D
OperationsUSP Maintenance Operations288120D
OperationsUSP Prisoner Movement304130D
OperationsUSP Operations320140D
OperationsUSP Body Alarms336150D
OperationsUSP D Block352160D
OperationsUSP G Block368170D
OperationsUSP Operations400190D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of New Columbia.

USP Lewisburg · U.S. Penitentiary Lewisburg
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 4 mi away
Control 407.4125, 408.0125, 408.25, 410.0125
Voice 407.0125, 408.8125, 409.0125, 409.2125, 409.475, 410
Penitentiary Complex · Federal Correctional Complex Allenwood
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 7 mi away
Control 406.6, 406.8125, 407.0125
Voice 408.2125, 408.8125, 409.0125, 409.2125, 410
Williamsport 800 (LYCO01) · PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 137 (hex 89) · NAC 945 · about 12 mi away
Control 854.0625, 854.3125
Voice 854.6375
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.

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in New Columbia?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for New Columbia. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Union County Sheriff 155.5350 MHz (136.5 PL).