About Fort Mill 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.
- 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: York County SC Public Safety: 5 talkgroups; York County SC Public Safety: 37 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 Fort Mill, start with the York site of Palmetto 800, about 9 miles away. Its control channels: 851.5625, 860.7875 MHz.
- 12 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Fort Mill trunked talkgroups
York County SC Public Safety
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mill Police | Fort Mill Police – Dispatch | 49900 | c2ec | D |
| Fort Mill Police | Police Emergency | 49905 | c2f1 | D |
| Fort Mill Police | Police CID | 49902 | c2ee | D |
| Fort Mill Police | Police Conference | 49903 | c2ef | D |
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mill Police | Fort Mill Police – Tactical Channel | 49901 | c2ed | D Encrypted |
York County channels that also cover Fort Mill
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | Rock Hill Police | 851.1125 | NAC 1BA | P25 | WQDF568 |
| Conventional | Conventional – Dispatch | 851.8375 | NAC 1BA | P25 | WQDF568 |
| York Technical College | Department of Public Safety | 453.6500 In 458.6500 | 114.8 PL | FM | WPXE862 |
York County SC Public Safety
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Nation | Catawba Nation Police Dispatch | 49770 | c26a | D |
| SC Highway Patrol | SCHP York (Patched from PAL800) | 50001 | c351 | D |
| Winthrop University | Winthrop Police Dispatch | 49980 | c33c | D |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | York Co. Sheriff's Office – Dispatch | 49550 | c18e | D |
| Catawba Nation | Catawba Nation Tribal Police Patrol | 49771 | c26b | D |
| Winthrop University | Winthrop Police Tactical | 49981 | c33d | D |
| Winthrop University | Winthrop Police Tactical | 49982 | c33e | D |
| Winthrop University | Winthrop Police Emergency | 49985 | c341 | D |
| York Co. Government | Jail Operations | 49682 | c212 | D |
| York Co. Government | Ebenezer Park | 49688 | c218 | D |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Detectives | 49553 | c191 | D |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Civil Process and Warrants Unit | 49554 | c192 | D |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | School Resource Officers | 49555 | c193 | D |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Lake Enforcement | 49559 | c197 | D |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | General Sessions Court | 49567 | c19f | D |
| Winthrop University | Winthrop Police Conference | 49983 | c33f | D |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Patrol | 49551 | c18f | D |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Conference | 49562 | c19a | D |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Family Court | 49563 | c19b | D |
| York Co. Detention Center | Moss Justice Ctr. Detention | 49580 | c1ac | D |
| York Co. Detention Center | Moss Justice Ctr. Detention | 49581 | c1ad | D |
| York Co. Detention Center | Moss Justice Ctr. Detention Administration | 49582 | c1ae | D |
| York Co. Detention Center | Moss Justice Ctr. Detention Conference | 49583 | c1af | D |
| York Co. Detention Center | York Co. Detention Center – Corrections | 49584 | c1b0 | D |
| York Co. Detention Center | York Co. Detention Center – Corrections | 49585 | c1b1 | D |
| York Co. Detention Center | Moss Justice Ctr. Detention Emergency | 49586 | c1b2 | D |
11 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Special Operations | 49557 | c195 | D Encrypted |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Special Operations | 49558 | c196 | D Encrypted |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | SWAT | 49568 | c1a0 | D Encrypted |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | SWAT | 49569 | c1a1 | D Encrypted |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | SWAT Private | 49570 | c1a2 | D Encrypted |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Narcotics Enforcement East | 49572 | c1a4 | D Encrypted |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Narcotics Enforcement West | 49573 | c1a5 | D Encrypted |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Special Operations | 49574 | c1a6 | D Encrypted |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Forensic Service Unit | 49575 | c1a7 | D Encrypted |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Narcotics Enforcement North | 49576 | c1a8 | D Encrypted |
| York Co. Sheriff's Office | Patrol | 49552 | c190 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Fort Mill.
York · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 86 (hex 56) · about 9 mi away
Control 851.5625, 860.7875
Voice 851.0875, 851.4875, 854.8375, 855.7875, 858.2875
York Co. Simulcast · York County SC Public Safety
RFSS 1 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC 1BA · about 13 mi away
Control 853.3875, 853.5, 853.6, 853.775
Voice 851.0625, 851.1125, 851.3625, 851.6125, 851.6375, 851.8375, 852.15, 852.3375, 852.7125, 852.825, 852.975, 853.2
Chester County Simulcast · Palmetto 800
RFSS 2 · Site 12 (hex C) · NAC 1D4 · about 25 mi away
Control 773.91875, 774.15625, 774.63125, 774.88125
Voice 771.63125, 771.98125, 771.99375, 773.90625
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 Fort Mill police talkgroups encrypted?
1 of the 5 talkgroups listed for Fort Mill are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.