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Colonial Beach Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Colonial Beach in Westmoreland County, Virginia yet. Countywide channels for Westmoreland County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Edgehill (Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)), about 7 miles away.

About Colonial Beach Police Frequencies

  • 4 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.

Westmoreland County channels that also cover Colonial Beach

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Colonial Beach, Town of PolicePolice 1460.2125
In 465.2125
NAC 193P25WQIQ425
Westmoreland, County ofWestmoreland, County of – Dispatch460.2875
In 465.2875
NAC 193P25WPPW805

Tactical

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Colonial Beach, Town of PolicePolice 2460.6125
In 465.6125
NAC 193P25WQIQ425
Westmoreland, County ofSheriff 2460.6375
In 465.6375
NAC 193P25WPPW805

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Colonial Beach.

Edgehill · Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)
RFSS 1 · Site 27 (hex 1B) · NAC 198 · about 7 mi away
Control 152.5175, 152.8175
Voice 158.7525
Simulcast · King George County
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC C41 · about 9 mi away
Control 769.60625, 770.80625, 771.20625, 771.50625
Voice 771.95625
Essex/Richmond Simulcast · Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Regional Radio System
RFSS 40 · Site 40 (hex 28) · NAC 00A · about 22 mi away
Control 460.075, 460.175, 460.275, 460.375, 460.6
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 Colonial Beach?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Colonial Beach. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Colonial Beach, Town of Police 460.2125 MHz (NAC 193).