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Ridgeway Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Ridgeway in Henry County, Virginia yet. Countywide channels for Henry County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Bull Mountain (Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)), about 22 miles away.

About Ridgeway 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.
  • 5 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
  • 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Henry County channels that also cover Ridgeway

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Henry County SheriffSheriff Com152.5400NAC 500P25—
Henry County SheriffSheriff Operations155.6100NAC 500P25 KNAO469

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Henry County SheriffHenry County Sheriff – Tactical Channel155.0100NAC 500P25KNAO469
Henry County SheriffSheriff SWAT156.1125NAC 500P25KNAO469

Talk-around & Car-to-Car

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Henry County SheriffSheriff Jail155.0700NAC 500P25WNIE441
Henry County SheriffCar to Car155.6700114.8 PLFMKNAO469

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Ridgeway.

Bull Mountain · Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)
RFSS 2 · Site 19 (hex 13) · NAC 197 · about 22 mi away
Control 152.5025, 152.7725
Voice 159.2175, 159.3675, 161.8625
White Oak Mountain · Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)
RFSS 2 · Site 20 (hex 14) · NAC 19B · about 24 mi away
Control 152.7275, 161.8375
Franklin Simulcast · Roanoke Valley Radio System (RVRS)
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 342 · about 29 mi away
Control 857.1875, 858.5125, 859.1875, 859.5125
Voice 856.6125, 858.1875
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 Ridgeway?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Ridgeway. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Henry County Sheriff 152.5400 MHz (NAC 500); Henry County Sheriff 155.6100 MHz (NAC 500).