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Vansant Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Vansant in Buchanan County, Virginia yet. Countywide channels for Buchanan County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Oakwood (Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)), about 5 miles away.

About Vansant Police Frequencies

  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS): 2 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 Vansant, start with the Oakwood site of Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS), about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 152.8175, 161.8 MHz.
  • 2 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Buchanan County channels that also cover Vansant

Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)

2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Buchanan County SheriffBuchanan County Sheriff – Dispatch80011f41D
Buchanan County SheriffBuchanan County Sheriff – Tactical Channel80021f42D

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Vansant.

Oakwood · Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)
RFSS 2 · Site 17 (hex 11) · NAC 193 · about 5 mi away
Control 152.8175, 161.8
Elkin's Branch · Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)
RFSS 2 · Site 27 (hex 1B) · about 8 mi away
Control 161.9, 161.9375, 161.95
Haysi · Dickenson County Sheriff
Site 2 (hex 2) · about 11 mi away
Voice 152.465
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.