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Petersburg Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Petersburg in Hale County, Texas yet. Countywide channels for Hale County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Abernathy (Lubbock City-County Mutual Radio System), about 14 miles away.

About Petersburg Police Frequencies

  • 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.

Hale County channels that also cover Petersburg

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Hale County SheriffSheriff/Fire Primary156.0900
In 154.8600
P25KNGR688

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Hale County SheriffHale County Sheriff – Tactical Channel155.5200NAC 293P25KNGR688

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Petersburg.

Abernathy · Lubbock City-County Mutual Radio System
RFSS 5 · Site 5 (hex 5) · about 14 mi away
Control 856.7375, 858.7375, 859.7375
Idalou · Lubbock City-County Mutual Radio System
RFSS 3 · Site 3 (hex 3) · about 15 mi away
Control 856.4875, 857.4875, 858.4875
Simulcast · Lubbock City-County Mutual Radio System
RFSS 10 · Site 10 (hex A) · NAC 14 · about 22 mi away
Control 854.9875, 855.2375, 855.4875, 855.7375, 856.2125, 856.7125, 856.9875, 857.4625, 857.7375, 858.2125, 858.4375, 858.7125, 858.9875, 859.4875, 859.9875
Voice 856.4625, 857.4875
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 Petersburg?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Petersburg. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Hale County Sheriff 156.0900 MHz.