About Mount Pleasant Police Frequencies
- 5 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: 8 talkgroups; Palmetto 800: 39 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 Mount Pleasant, start with the Charleston Simulcast (County) site of Palmetto 800, about 2 miles away. Its control channels: 852.35, 857.4875, 857.9375 MHz.
- 33 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Mount Pleasant trunked talkgroups
Palmetto 800
8 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Police | Police Department Operations | 1727 | 6bf | D Encrypted |
| Mount Pleasant Police | Police Department 2 Administration | 1728 | 6c0 | D Encrypted |
| Mount Pleasant Police | Police Department 3 Investigations | 1729 | 6c1 | D Encrypted |
| Mount Pleasant Police | Police Department Training | 1730 | 6c2 | D Encrypted |
| Mount Pleasant Police | Police Department SWAT Team | 1731 | 6c3 | D Encrypted |
| Mount Pleasant Police | Police Department Narcotics | 1732 | 6c4 | D Encrypted |
| Mount Pleasant Police | Police Department Command | 1733 | 6c5 | D Encrypted |
| Mount Pleasant Police | Police Department 1735 | 1735 | 6c7 | D Encrypted |
Charleston County channels that also cover Mount Pleasant
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston County Sheriff | Sheriff Awendaw Repeater | 852.8250 | 156.7 PL | FMN | WQBD658 |
| Colleges and Universities | College of Charleston Public Safety | 857.9875 In 812.9875 | 103.5 PL | FM | WPPV344 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston County Sheriff | Charleston Police Department Regional Police | 155.0700 | 186.2 PL | FM | KJK696 |
| Charleston County Sheriff | Charleston Co. Jail – Back-up | 854.9875 In 809.9875 | 156.7 PL | FM | — |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and Universities | College of Charleston Public Safety | 858.9875 In 813.9875 | 103.5 PL | FM | WPPV344 |
Palmetto 800
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | All | 1665 | 681 | D |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | LE Common | 1666 | 682 | D |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Courts | 1687 | 697 | D |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Dive Team | 1688 | 698 | D |
| SC State Agencies - Charleston County | SC Highway Patrol | 1605 | 645 | D |
| SC State Agencies - Charleston County | SC Highway Patrol | 1606 | 646 | D |
| SC State Agencies - Charleston County | SC Seahawk | 1610 | 64a | D |
| SC State Agencies - Charleston County | SC Seahawk | 1611 | 64b | D |
| SC State Agencies - Charleston County | SC Seahawk | 1612 | 64c | D |
| Charleston Co. Detention Center | Administration | 1706 | 6aa | D |
| Charleston Co. Detention Center | Environmental | 1707 | 6ab | D |
| Charleston Co. Detention Center | Transport | 1708 | 6ac | D |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Courts | 1686 | 696 | D |
| Charleston Co Government Agencies | Jail | 1514 | 5ea | D |
25 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | North Dispatch | 1667 | 683 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | West Dispatch | 1669 | 685 | D Encrypted |
| SC State Agencies - Charleston County | SC Ports Authority Police Department Operations | 1620 | 654 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Aviation Authority | Police Department Operations | 1760 | 6e0 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | North Tactical | 1668 | 684 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | West Tactical | 1670 | 686 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office – Tactical Channel | 1671 | 687 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | CID | 1673 | 689 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Traffic | 1674 | 68a | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | SWAT | 1675 | 68b | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | SWAT | 1676 | 68c | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Metro | 1682 | 692 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Metro | 1683 | 693 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Sheriff DEA Task Force | 1684 | 694 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Sheriff DEA Task Force | 1685 | 695 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Marine Patrol | 1689 | 699 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Harbor | 1691 | 69b | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Operations | 1697 | 6a1 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Operations 1698 | 1698 | 6a2 | D Encrypted |
| SC State Agencies - Charleston County | SC Law Enforcement Division 1 | 1607 | 647 | D Encrypted |
| SC State Agencies - Charleston County | SC Law Enforcement Division 2 | 1608 | 648 | D Encrypted |
| SC State Agencies - Charleston County | SC Ports Authority Police Department Administration | 1621 | 655 | D Encrypted |
| SC State Agencies - Charleston County | SC Ports Authority Police Department Command | 1622 | 656 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Detention Center | Operations | 1705 | 6a9 | D Encrypted |
| Charleston Co. Sheriff's Office | Warrants | 1680 | 690 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Mount Pleasant.
Charleston Simulcast (County) · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 10 (hex A) · about 2 mi away
Control 852.35, 857.4875, 857.9375, 858.4875
Voice 851.35, 852.9, 853.5375, 856.2375, 856.4875, 856.7375, 856.9375, 857.2375, 857.7375, 858.2375, 858.7375, 858.9375, 859.2375, 859.4875, 859.7375, 859.9375, 860.2375, 860.4875, 860.7375, 860.9375
Charleston Simulcast (State) · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 9 (hex 9) · NAC 1DE · about 6 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
North Charleston (Charleston County) · Palmetto 800
RFSS 1 · Site 13 (hex D) · NAC 1D0 · about 10 mi away
Control 853.2, 853.5125
Voice 851.1, 851.7125, 852.1, 852.675, 852.975
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 Mount Pleasant?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Mount Pleasant. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Charleston County Sheriff 852.8250 MHz (156.7 PL).
Are Mount Pleasant police talkgroups encrypted?
8 of the 8 talkgroups listed for Mount Pleasant are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.