About Grant County Police Frequencies
- 3 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25), which needs a scanner that decodes that mode.
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: WV SIRN: West Virginia Statewide Interoperable Radio Network: 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 Grant County, start with the Petersburg site of WV SIRN: West Virginia Statewide Interoperable Radio Network. Its control channels: 460.2125 MHz.
Grant County conventional frequencies
Tactical
| Agency | Description | Frequency (MHz) | Tone | Mode | FCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County Sheriff | Grant County Law – Mt Storm | 154.2950 In 156.0900 | NAC D30 | P25 | WQFR872 |
| Grant County Sheriff | Grant County Law – Charles Knob | 154.6800 | NAC D23 | P25 | WQFR872 |
| Grant County Sheriff | Grant County Law – Bayard | 155.6625 | P25 | WQFR872 |
Grant County trunked talkgroups
WV SIRN: West Virginia Statewide Interoperable Radio Network
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County Sheriff | Grant County Sheriff – Dispatch | 1207 | 4b7 | D |
Radio system sites in Grant County
Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.
Petersburg · WV SIRN: West Virginia Statewide Interoperable Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 25 (hex 19)
Control 460.2125
Voice 453.2875, 460.1625, 460.3875, 460.825, 464.675
Mount Storm · WV SIRN: West Virginia Statewide Interoperable Radio Network
RFSS 1 · Site 43 (hex 2B) · NAC 177
Control 451.45, 462.275
Voice 461.6125, 463.55, 464.8
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.
Cities & communities in Grant County
Common questions
Are Grant County police talkgroups encrypted?
None of the 1 talkgroups listed for Grant County are marked encrypted.