About Benns Church Police Frequencies
- 4 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Peninsula Regional Radio System: 31 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 Benns Church, start with the Isle of Wight Simulcast site of Peninsula Regional Radio System, about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 857.5875, 858.5625, 859.1125 MHz.
- 23 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Isle of Wight County channels that also cover Benns Church
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight, County of | Isle of Wight, County of – Dispatch | 159.2100 In 154.7700 | 127.3 PL | FM | WQCL441 |
| Smithfield, Town of Police | Smithfield, Town of Police – Dispatch | 155.5500 In 159.0750 | 127.3 PL | FM | KIC706 |
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Wight, County of | Isle of Wight, County of – Tactical Channel | 158.7300 | 127.3 PL | FM | WPCD975 |
| Smithfield, Town of Police | Police/Fire Tactical | 155.7750 In 155.4150 | 127.3 PL | FM | KVF675 |
Peninsula Regional Radio System
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk Sheriff | Suffolk Sheriff – Dispatch | 1033 | 409 | D |
| Suffolk Sheriff | Emergency | 1034 | 40a | D |
| Suffolk Sheriff | Field | 1035 | 40b | D |
| Suffolk Sheriff | Courts | 1036 | 40c | D |
| Suffolk Sheriff | Suffolk Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 1037 | 40d | D |
| Suffolk Sheriff | Jail Dispatch | 1038 | 40e | D |
| Suffolk Sheriff | Jail Field | 1039 | 40f | D |
| Suffolk Sheriff | Jail Administration | 1040 | 410 | D |
23 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of William and Mary | Police 1 | 3229 | c9d | D Encrypted |
| Gloucester Sheriff | 1 | 4010 | faa | D Encrypted |
| Isle of Wight Sheriff | Isle of Wight Sheriff – Dispatch | 2013 | 7dd | D Encrypted |
| Isle of Wight Sheriff | Isle of Wight Sheriff – Dispatch | 2014 | 7de | D Encrypted |
| James City Police | 1 | 3071 | bff | D Encrypted |
| James City Police | 2 | 3072 | c00 | D Encrypted |
| College of William and Mary | Police 2 | 3230 | c9e | D Encrypted |
| Gloucester Sheriff | 2 | 4011 | fab | D Encrypted |
| Gloucester Sheriff | 3 | 4012 | fac | D Encrypted |
| Gloucester Sheriff | Event | 4013 | fad | D Encrypted |
| Isle of Wight Sheriff | Isle of Wight Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 2015 | 7df | D Encrypted |
| Isle of Wight Sheriff | Isle of Wight Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 2016 | 7e0 | D Encrypted |
| Isle of Wight Sheriff | School Resource Officers | 2017 | 7e1 | D Encrypted |
| Isle of Wight Sheriff | Courts | 2018 | 7e2 | D Encrypted |
| James City Police | James City Police – Tactical Channel | 3073 | c01 | D Encrypted |
| James City Police | James City Police – Tactical Channel | 3074 | c02 | D Encrypted |
| James City Police | SWAT | 3075 | c03 | D Encrypted |
| James City Police | Animal Control | 3076 | c04 | D Encrypted |
| James City Police | Investigations | 3077 | c05 | D Encrypted |
| James City Police | TF1 | 3078 | c06 | D Encrypted |
| James City Police | TF2 | 3079 | c07 | D Encrypted |
| James City Police | TU | 3080 | c08 | D Encrypted |
| James City Police | James City Police – Alternate | 3139 | c43 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Benns Church.
Isle of Wight Simulcast · Peninsula Regional Radio System
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 642 · about 7 mi away
Control 857.5875, 858.5625, 859.1125, 859.6375
Voice 856.6125
Hampton · Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)
RFSS 1 · Site 11 (hex B) · NAC 196 · about 10 mi away
Control 152.5775, 152.7575
Voice 152.0975, 152.5475, 152.6075, 152.8175, 159.2475
Simulcast · Newport News
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 6E1 · about 12 mi away
Control 856.5875, 857.2625, 858.2625, 859.2625
Voice 851.6875, 851.9375, 852.2125, 852.2875, 852.4625, 852.5625, 852.7375, 853.9625, 854.2625, 856.0125, 856.2625, 858.7875, 859.7875
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 Benns Church?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Benns Church. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Smithfield, Town of Police 155.5500 MHz (127.3 PL).