About Cherokee Falls Police Frequencies
- 6 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: 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Cherokee Falls, start with the Draytonville site of Palmetto 800, about 3 miles away. Its control channels: 772.18125, 772.54375, 772.98125 MHz.
Cherokee County channels that also cover Cherokee Falls
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County Sheriff | Cherokee Co. SD Dispatch | 460.4750 In 465.4750 | 118.8 PL | FMN | KWI871 |
Talk-around & Car-to-Car
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County Sheriff | Cherokee Co. SD Talk-around | 460.3500 In 465.3500 | 118.8 PL | FMN | WPCD502 |
| Cherokee County Sheriff | Cherokee Co. SD Tactical | 462.2750 In 462.2750 | 97.4 PL | FMN | — |
| Cherokee County Sheriff | Cherokee Co. SD Tactical | 465.6000 In 465.6000 | 97.4 PL | FMN | — |
| Cherokee County Sheriff | Cherokee Co. SD Detention | 467.9250 In 467.9250 | 116 DPL | FMN | — |
| Cherokee County Sheriff | Cherokee Co. SD Detention | 469.2625 In 469.2625 | 116 DPL | FMN | — |
Palmetto 800
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County Sheriff | Cherokee County Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 41501 | a21d | D |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Cherokee Falls.
Draytonville · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 90 (hex 5A) · about 3 mi away
Control 772.18125, 772.54375, 772.98125
Voice 771.50625, 771.94375
Thicketty · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 89 (hex 59) · NAC 1D4 · about 13 mi away
Control 852.925, 853.425
Voice 851.4625, 852.125, 853.1625, 860.2625
Union · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 87 (hex 57) · NAC 1D4 · about 20 mi away
Control 852.2875, 852.8, 853.075, 853.45
Voice 851.75
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 Cherokee Falls?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Cherokee Falls. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Cherokee County Sheriff 460.4750 MHz (118.8 PL).