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Columbia Police Frequencies

Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina has 0 conventional frequencies and 21 trunked talkgroups listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Richland County Simulcast (Palmetto 800), about 3 miles away.

Columbia also extends into Lexington County.

About Columbia Police Frequencies

  • 3 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: 21 talkgroups; Palmetto 800: 27 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 Columbia, start with the Richland County Simulcast site of Palmetto 800, about 3 miles away. Its control channels: 852.5375, 853.0375, 853.5375 MHz.
  • 31 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Columbia trunked talkgroups

Palmetto 800

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Columbia PoliceEast Dispatch256656441D
Columbia PoliceMetro Dispatch256666442D
Columbia PoliceNorth Dispatch256676443D
Columbia PoliceSouth Dispatch256686444D
Columbia PoliceWest Dispatch256696445D
Columbia PoliceCommunity Safety Officers & Call Boxes256716447D
Columbia PoliceSpecial Events256726448D
Columbia PoliceInvestigations256736449D
Columbia PoliceOperations25675644bD
Columbia PoliceOperations25676644cD
Columbia PoliceRoam25678644eD
Columbia PoliceTraining256816451D
Columbia PoliceChannel 1 Records/TRU256806450D
Columbia PolicePolice 25682256826452D
Columbia PolicePolice 25689256896459D
6 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Columbia PoliceCommand256706446D
Columbia PoliceOrganized Crime/Narcotics25674644aD
Columbia PolicePro-Active Community Enforcement25677644dD
Columbia PoliceSWAT25679644fD
Columbia PolicePolice 25683256836453D
Columbia PolicePolice 25684256846454D

Richland County channels that also cover Columbia

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Columbia CollegeColumbia College Police Back-up channel460.5000
In 465.5000
565 DPLFMWQQF849

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Alvin S Glenn Detention CenterOperations851.1500131.8 PLFMNWQFQ330
Alvin S Glenn Detention CenterOperations855.2125131.8 PLFMNWQFQ330

Palmetto 800

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Richland County SheriffBenedict College Police Dispatch2576164a1D
Richland County SheriffBenedict College Police Roam2576264a2D
25 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Richland County SheriffSheriff Reg 1 Dispatch25501639dD
Richland County SheriffSheriff Reg 2 Dispatch25502639eD
Richland County SheriffSheriff Reg 3 Dispatch25503639fD
Richland County SheriffSheriff Reg 4/5 Dispatch2550463a0D
Richland County SheriffSheriff Reg 6/7 Dispatch2550663a2D
Richland County SheriffRichland County Sheriff – Tactical Channel2550563a1D
Richland County SheriffRichland County Sheriff – Tactical Channel2550763a3D
Richland County SheriffSheriff Investigations2550863a4D
Richland County SheriffRichland County Sheriff – Tactical Channel2550963a5D
Richland County SheriffSheriff Unknown 255102551063a6D
Richland County SheriffSheriff Unknown 255112551163a7D
Richland County SheriffSheriff Operations2551263a8D
Richland County SheriffSheriff Operations2551363a9D
Richland County SheriffSheriff Operations2551463aaD
Richland County SheriffSheriff SRT2551663acD
Richland County SheriffSheriff Unknown 255172551763adD
Richland County SheriffSheriff Traffic/CAT2551863aeD
Richland County SheriffSheriff Investigations2551963afD
Richland County SheriffSheriff Desk Sargeant2552063b0D
Richland County SheriffSheriff Statewide2552163b1D
Richland County SheriffSheriff Unknown 255232552363b3D
Richland County SheriffSheriff Unknown 255242552463b4D
Richland County SheriffSheriff 255302553063baD
Richland County SheriffSheriff Mutual Aid2552263b2D
Richland County SheriffCoroner Tactical256416429D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Columbia.

Richland County Simulcast · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 40 (hex 28) · NAC 1D1 · about 3 mi away
Control 852.5375, 853.0375, 853.5375, 860.3375
Voice 851.0375, 851.5375, 852.0375, 854.0375, 855.7875, 855.9375, 856.2375, 857.2375, 858.2375, 858.7375, 859.3375, 859.7375
Harbison · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 81 (hex 51) · NAC 1D1 · about 13 mi away
Control 856.4875, 858.6875, 859.4375, 859.4875
Voice 854.0875, 854.3375, 856.2125, 856.4375, 857.4375, 857.4875, 857.7625, 858.2125, 858.4375, 858.4875, 859.2125
Sandy Run · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 71 (hex 47) · NAC 1DF · about 18 mi away
Control 852.0875, 852.875, 853.15
Voice 851.0875, 851.5375, 852.5375, 854.4375, 857.0625, 857.9625
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 Columbia police talkgroups encrypted?

6 of the 21 talkgroups listed for Columbia are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.