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Joaquin Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Joaquin in Shelby County, Texas yet. Countywide channels for Shelby County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Carthage (Texas Wide Area Radio Network (TxWARN)), about 21 miles away.

About Joaquin 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.
  • 1 conventional channel uses a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.

Shelby County channels that also cover Joaquin

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Shelby County SheriffShelby County Sheriff – Dispatch154.8750
In 155.4300
192.8 PLFMNKUZ820
Shelby County SheriffShelby County Sheriff – Dispatch154.8750
In 155.4300
NAC 064P25KUZ820

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Joaquin.

Carthage · Texas Wide Area Radio Network (TxWARN)
RFSS 2 · Site 38 (hex 26) · NAC 1A8 · about 21 mi away
Control 772.28125, 772.53125
Voice 769.59375, 771.00625, 771.45625, 771.85625
Marshall · Marshall
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 43 mi away
Control 155.325
Voice 155.115, 155.8725, 156.2175, 158.8125
Nacogdoches · Texas Wide Area Radio Network (TxWARN)
RFSS 2 · Site 14 (hex E) · NAC 1A0 · about 44 mi away
Control 770.34375, 772.75625, 774.18125
Voice 770.04375, 771.14375, 774.43125
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 Joaquin?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Joaquin. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Shelby County Sheriff 154.8750 MHz (192.8 PL); Shelby County Sheriff 154.8750 MHz (NAC 064).