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St. John Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for St. John in Whitman County, Washington yet. Countywide channels for Whitman County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Steptoe Butte (Justice Integrated Wireless Network), about 14 miles away.

About St. John 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.

Whitman County channels that also cover St. John

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Washington State UniversityWSU Police Department "Sierra"159.1650
In 153.9200
131.8 PLFMNWQFZ266
Whitman County SheriffCounty Law East154.7850
In 156.2100
210.7 PLFMNWQRS650
Whitman County SheriffCounty Law North154.7850
In 156.2100
210.7 PLFMNWQXW285
Whitman County SheriffCounty Law West154.8675
In 156.2100
210.7 PLFMNWQXW267

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of St. John.

Steptoe Butte · Justice Integrated Wireless Network
RFSS 1 · Site 57 (hex 39) · NAC 715 · about 14 mi away
Control 169.4125
Williams Lake · Spokane Regional Emergency Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 4 (hex 4) · NAC 444 · about 18 mi away
Control 853.7, 853.9375
Voice 851.8875, 852.6875, 853.2625, 853.4625
Coe Road · Spokane Regional Emergency Communications System
RFSS 1 · Site 6 (hex 6) · NAC 446 · about 18 mi away
Control 852.4, 852.7125
Voice 851.2875, 851.7625, 851.925, 852.25
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 St. John?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for St. John. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: Whitman County Sheriff 154.7850 MHz (210.7 PL); Whitman County Sheriff 154.7850 MHz (210.7 PL); Whitman County Sheriff 154.8675 MHz (210.7 PL).