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Carolina Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Carolina in Washington County, Rhode Island yet. Countywide channels for Washington County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Block Island (New Shoreham (Block Island)), about 20 miles away.

About Carolina Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Rhode Island Statewide Communications Network (RISCON): 3 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • 2 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Washington County channels that also cover Carolina

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Narragansett Tribal AuthorityNarragansett Tribal Authority Police Dispatch155.3625
In 153.9125
FMNWPPG502

Rhode Island Statewide Communications Network (RISCON)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
New Shoreham (Block Island) - Washington CountyNew Shoreham (Block Island) – Washington County – Dispatch1376560D
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Jamestown - Washington CountyPolice 1 – Dispatch110044cD
Jamestown - Washington CountyPolice 2110144dD

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Carolina.

Block Island · New Shoreham (Block Island)
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 20 mi away
Voice 153.7625, 154.0475, 155.2575, 155.6625
ACI Cranston · Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC)
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 22 mi away
Voice 851.35, 851.8875, 853.7875
Metro Simulcast · Rhode Island Statewide Communications Network (RISCON)
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 190 · about 28 mi away
Control 853.0375, 853.15, 853.275, 853.7125
Voice 851.0625, 851.0875, 851.6125, 852.425, 852.6375, 852.7, 853.375, 853.55
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.