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Orting Police Frequencies

Orting in Pierce County, Washington has 1 conventional frequency and 0 trunked talkgroups listed for local agencies. The closest trunked radio site we have is Orting Simulcast (South Sound 911), about 6 miles away.

About Orting 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: Northwest Detention Center: 2 talkgroups; PSRS Tacoma/Puyallup: 6 talkgroups; Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network (PSERN): 29 talkgroups; South Sound 911: 16 talkgroups; and 1 more. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Orting, start with the Orting Simulcast site of South Sound 911, about 6 miles away. Its control channels: 770.60625, 773.98125, 774.48125 MHz.
  • 26 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Orting conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Orting PoliceOrting Police – Dispatch151.1300
In 153.9650
FMNWQHT617

Pierce County channels that also cover Orting

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Pierce County SheriffSheriff SR410 Greenwater LE154.9500
In 159.0300
179.9 PLFMNWQVI727
Puyallup Native American ReservationPuyallup Tribal Police166.6375
In 168.3750
127.3 PLFMN—

Northwest Detention Center

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
NWDCSecurity11T
NWDCSecurity22T

PSRS Tacoma/Puyallup

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
FireCommTP LE 940985a019D
FireCommTP LE 1040986a01aD
Pierce County SheriffLERN Simulcast3289cd9T
University Of Puget SoundUniversity Security408029f62T
2 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Pierce County SheriffCounty Tactical402899d61T
Pierce County SheriffRecords402999d6bT

Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network (PSERN)

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Sound TransitMetro Transit Police – Primary14975d9T
University Of WashingtonPolice 1577241T
Algona-PacificAlgona-Pacific – Tactical Channel2305901T
East Side AgenciesEastside Narcotics Task Force1369559T
NORCOMNORCOM – Tactical Channel1321529T
NORCOMPolice Emergency Button Talk Group135754dT
Sound TransitMetro Transit Security3779ec3T
University Of WashingtonUniversity Of Washington – Tactical Channel579243T
21 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
NORCOMPolice 3 (Mercer Island – Ida, Normandy Park – Nora, Bothell – Paul, Lake Forest Park – Lincoln118349fT
Algona-PacificAlgona-Pacific – Tactical Channel23038ffT
Algona-PacificPolice Administration2307903T
NORCOMNORCOM – Tactical Channel12094b9T
NORCOMNORCOM – Tactical Channel12154bfT
NORCOMNORCOM – Tactical Channel1319527T
NORCOMNORCOM – Tactical Channel132352bT
NORCOMNORCOM – Tactical Channel132552dT
NORCOMNORCOM – Tactical Channel1331533T
NORCOMNORCOM – Tactical Channel1333535T
NORCOMPolice Data1335537T
NORCOMNORCOM – Tactical Channel1337539T
Sound TransitMetro Transit Police- Tactical14995dbT
Valley CommunicationsPolice Data2339923T
Valley CommunicationsPolice Special Operations2343927T
Valley CommunicationsPolice Special Operations2345929T
Valley CommunicationsPolice Special Operations234792bT
Valley CommunicationsPolice Special Operations234992dT
Valley CommunicationsPolice Special Operations2355933T
NORCOMCar to Car (Future)12074b7T
University Of WashingtonAdministration581245T

South Sound 911

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Pierce County SheriffLaw Records1072430T
Pierce County SheriffEast401069caaT
Pierce County SheriffWest401599cdfT
Washington State PoliceTacoma East59196e73cT
Washington State PoliceTacoma West59197e73dT
Washington State PoliceTacoma East59199e73fT
Pierce County SheriffTC LE IOP2401529cd8D
Pierce County SheriffLaw Enforcement409249fdcD
Pierce County SheriffLaw Enforcement409259fddD
Pierce County SheriffLaw Enforcement409269fdeD
Pierce County SheriffLaw Enforcement/Fire409279fdfD
Pierce County SheriffLaw Enforcement409219fd9T
Washington State PoliceCar To Car59198e73eT
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Pierce County SheriffPierce County Sheriff – Tactical Channel401089cacD
Pierce County SheriffPierce County Sheriff – Tactical Channel401139cb1D
Pierce County SheriffLaw Enforcement409239fdbT

WA State Patrol

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
WSP District 1Olympia Area59108e6e4T
WSP District 1East Pierce59109e6e5T
WSP District 1West Pierce Tacoma59110e6e6T
WSP District 2Seattle Metro Dispatch59208e748T
WSP District 2South King Dispatch59210e74aT
WSP District 2King Dispatch59211e74bD
WSP District 2District 2 Area59212e74cD
WSP District 5District 5 Lewis County Dispatch59508e874T
WSP District 6WSP District 6, Okanogan County59611e8dbT
WSP District 7D7 Bellingham Area59708e93cT
WSP District 7D7 West Snohomish County59709e93dT
WSP District 7D7 Mt. Vernon Area59710e93eT
WSP District 7D7 Dispatch A1159711e93fT
WSP District 8Bremerton Area59808e9a0D
WSP District 1Car59101e6ddT
WSP District 1Car59102e6deT
WSP District 1Car59103e6dfT
WSP District 2Car59201e741T
WSP District 7D7 Car59701e935T
WSP District 7D7 Car59702e936T
WSP District 8Car59801e999T
WSP District 8Car59802e99aT
WSP District 1WSP Academy Olympia59950ea2eT
WSP District 2Car 2 Seattle Metro/North59202e742T
WSP District 2Car 2 South59203e743T

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Orting.

Orting Simulcast · South Sound 911
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · NAC 1E2 · about 6 mi away
Control 770.60625, 773.98125, 774.48125
Voice 769.33125, 769.58125, 769.85625, 770.10625, 770.35625, 770.85625, 771.78125, 773.45625, 774.73125
Tacoma Simulcast · PSRS Tacoma/Puyallup
RFSS 1 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 3A4 · about 6 mi away
Control 855.6375, 855.7875, 856.5625, 857.1125
Voice 852.95, 852.9875, 853.25, 853.325, 854.7625, 854.8125, 855.0375, 855.1375, 855.6875, 855.8125
Puyallup Simulcast · PSRS Tacoma/Puyallup
RFSS 1 · Site 5 (hex 5) · NAC 3A5 · about 8 mi away
Control 771.88125, 772.13125, 853.625
Voice 771.05625, 771.30625, 771.60625, 853.35, 853.375, 853.4, 853.5, 853.575, 857.1875
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 Orting?

Dispatch channels listed for Orting: Orting Police 151.1300 MHz.