About Barboursville Police Frequencies
- 3 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: Orange County, VA: 1 talkgroup. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Barboursville, start with the Gordonsville site of Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS), about 7 miles away. Its control channels: 159.18, 161.875 MHz.
- 1 listed entry is marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Orange County channels that also cover Barboursville
Dispatch
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germanna Community College (Locust Grove Campus) Police | Police/Security | 461.3875 In 466.3875 | 712 DPL | FMN | WQHH215 |
Jails & Corrections
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Virginia Regional Jail | Prisoner Transport | 39.7400 | FM | WNUT909 | |
| Central Virginia Regional Jail | Operations | 460.4250 | 167.9 PL | FMN | WNUT909 |
Orange County, VA
1 encrypted talkgroup (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County Sheriff | Orange County Sheriff – Dispatch | 101 | 65 | T Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Barboursville.
Gordonsville · Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)
RFSS 1 · Site 30 (hex 1E) · NAC 191 · about 7 mi away
Control 159.18, 161.875
Voice 159.345, 162
Greene Simulcast · Greene/Madison
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC B41 · about 13 mi away
Control 155.355, 155.9325, 156.1275
Simulcast · Albemarle / Charlottesville (P16)
Site 1 (hex 1) · about 15 mi away
Control 856.2625, 856.4375, 856.7375, 857.2625
Voice 851.05, 853.5625, 853.65, 853.8125, 854.9625, 856.5875, 857.1625, 857.4375, 857.7375, 857.9625, 858.2625, 858.4375, 858.7375, 858.9625, 859.2625, 859.7375
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 Barboursville?
We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Barboursville. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Germanna Community College (Locust Grove Campus) Police 461.3875 MHz (712 DPL).