About Goose Creek 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: Palmetto 800: 5 talkgroups; Palmetto 800: 19 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 Goose Creek, start with the North Charleston (Charleston County) site of Palmetto 800, about 8 miles away. Its control channels: 853.2, 853.5125 MHz.
- 9 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Goose Creek conventional frequencies
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Creek Police | Goose Creek Police Department | 155.6700 In 159.0300 | 186.2 PL | FM | KVT863 |
Goose Creek trunked talkgroups
Palmetto 800
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Creek Police | Goose Creek Police Department | 1408 | 580 | D |
4 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Creek Police | Goose Creek Police Department | 1409 | 581 | D Encrypted |
| Goose Creek Police | Goose Creek Police Department | 1410 | 582 | D Encrypted |
| Goose Creek Police | Goose Creek Police Department | 1411 | 583 | D Encrypted |
| Goose Creek Police | Goose Creek Police Department | 1412 | 584 | D Encrypted |
Berkeley County channels that also cover Goose Creek
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Berkeley Co. SD Detectives | 453.2500 In 458.2500 | FM | WPBX620 | |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Berkeley Co. SD Tactical | 453.5500 | FM | WPBX620 | |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | North Charleston Police Department North Roam | 856.7125 In 811.7125 | FM | WPML314 |
Palmetto 800
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff Uniform (Dispatch) | 1011 | 3f3 | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Cities Law Enforcement Dispatch | 1025 | 401 | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff Operations | 1012 | 3f4 | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff Operations | 1013 | 3f5 | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff Unknown | 1014 | 3f6 | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff Operations | 1015 | 3f7 | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff Investigations (Records) | 1019 | 3fb | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff Special Response Team | 1021 | 3fd | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Cities Police Department Operations | 1026 | 402 | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff Unknown | 1031 | 407 | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Fire/EMS Incident | 1042 | 412 | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Fire/EMS Incident | 1043 | 413 | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Fire/EMS Incident | 1044 | 414 | D |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Police Department Operations 1424 | 1424 | 590 | D |
5 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff Narcotics | 1023 | 3ff | D Encrypted |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff Narcotics | 1024 | 400 | D Encrypted |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff 1030 | 1030 | 406 | D Encrypted |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff Narcotics | 1034 | 40a | D Encrypted |
| Berkeley County Sheriff | Sheriff 1035 | 1035 | 40b | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Goose Creek.
North Charleston (Charleston County) · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 13 (hex D) · NAC 1D0 · about 8 mi away
Control 853.2, 853.5125
Voice 851.1, 851.7125, 852.1, 852.675, 852.975
Summerville (Charleston County) · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 12 (hex C) · NAC 1D0 · about 10 mi away
Control 853.1875, 853.95
Voice 851.1125, 851.95, 852.3125, 852.7125
Charleston Simulcast (State) · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 1DE · about 12 mi away
Control 857.9625, 858.3375, 858.7125, 858.8375
Voice 852.2625, 854.6375, 854.9875, 855.1375, 856.3375, 856.8375, 857.3375, 857.8375, 859.6875, 859.8375, 859.9625
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
Are Goose Creek police talkgroups encrypted?
4 of the 5 talkgroups listed for Goose Creek are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.