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Houlton Police Frequencies

We do not have frequencies listed specifically for Houlton in St. Croix County, Wisconsin yet. Countywide channels for St. Croix County that may also cover this area are shown below when we have them. The closest trunked radio site we have is Prescott (WISCOM), about 20 miles away.

About Houlton Police Frequencies

  • 1 conventional channel is analog FM, so any scanner can receive it. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • 2 conventional channels use a digital mode (P25, DMR), which needs a scanner that decodes those modes.

St. Croix County channels that also cover Houlton

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
St. Croix County SheriffLaw 2155.5800
In 153.9350
186.2 PLFMNKSR928
St. Croix County SheriffLaw Dispatch157.4500
In 153.7475
NAC 560P25WQZH562

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
St. Croix County JailJail453.6125
In 458.6125
CC 10 · TG 1 · SL 1DMRKOM289

Nearest trunked radio sites

Distances are measured from the center of Houlton.

Prescott · WISCOM
RFSS 1 · Site 57 (hex 39) · NAC b0d · about 20 mi away
Control 139.0125, 139.6125, 139.7375
Voice 152.7425, 154.415
Dresser · WISCOM
RFSS 1 · Site 82 (hex 52) · NAC b0c · about 21 mi away
Control 139.1125, 151.115, 152.2175
Voice 154.665, 155.505
Baldwin · WISCOM
RFSS 1 · Site 49 (hex 31) · NAC b04 · about 24 mi away
Control 139.2125, 152.0225, 152.1125
Voice 152.2025, 152.7575
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 Houlton?

We do not have a dispatch channel listed specifically for Houlton. County-level dispatch channels in the same county: St. Croix County Sheriff 155.5800 MHz (186.2 PL); St. Croix County Sheriff 157.4500 MHz (NAC 560).