Scanner Database
Radio scanners are receivers that scan through tens or hundreds of preset frequencies per second. Scanner users may program radio frequencies from fire, police, EMS, businesses, weather radios, amateur radio repeaters, aircraft, railroads, local/state government, hospitals, and many more. I have compiled a master list of active radio frequencies in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
For an amateur radio repeater database, please go to this page.
N O R T H E A S T P A – W I D E
F I R E / E M S
158.835 – Statewide EMA Interop
463.000 – EMS Med
463.025 – EMS Med
463.050 – EMS Med
463.075 – EMS Med
463.100 – EMS Med
462.950 – EMS Med-9
462.975 – EMS Med-10
453.125 – Geisinger LifeFlight (KAVP, KIPT, KZER, KUNV) – Dispatch/Info
155.160 – Geisinger LifeFlight (Danville Helipad) – Dispatch/Info
P E N N T U R N P I K E
156.195 – Penn Turnpike Region 5 Dispatch
453.300 – Lehigh Tunnel External Repeater
A I R C R A F T
> ARTCC New York
>> Elk Mountain Transmitter
128.500 – Elmira High (Northeast PA/South Central NY)
132.175 – Elmira Hi Primary (Northeast PA/South Central NY)
134.450 – Lake Henry Low (Northeast PA)
298.900 – Elmira High Military
363.200 – Lake Henry Low Military
>> Sayre Transmitter
133.350 – Binghamton Low (South Central NY/North Central PA)
372.000 – Binghamton Low Military
>> Harrisburg Transmitter
133.475 – Harrisburg High (East Central PA)
270.300 – Harrisburg High Military
>> North Mountain/Red Rock Transmitter
128.575 – Milton High (North Central PA)
269.100 – Milton High Military
C A R B O N
F I R E
453.100 — Fire Dispatch
460.175 — Fireground 1
453.025 — Fireground 2
453.4875 — Fireground 3
452.775 — Fireground 4 (See Local Gov for more info)
458.5875 — Northern Fireground
453.5875 — Central Fireground
458.100 — Southern Fireground
453.725 — Fire Backup (Refer to Local Gov)
155.205 — EMS Channel 1
155.340 — EMS Channel 2
462.950 — EMS Channel 3
P O L I C E
154.800 — Police Dispatch/Channel 1
154.965 — Police Dispatch/Channel 2
155.730 — Police Dispatch/Channel 3
154.740 — Weatherly PD
453.725 — Mauch Chunk Lake Park Rangers
L O C A L G O V
153.830 — Nesquehoning DPW
154.965 — Lehighton Boro
452.775 — Carbon Transit
A I R C R A F T
122.900 — Beltzville Airport
123.050 — Jake Arner (22N) Airport Unicom
119.650 — Jake Arner (22N) Airport Approach/Depature
118.200 — Jake Arner (22N) Airport Approach/Departure
C O L U M B I A
Columbia and Montour Counties use the East Central Emergency Network (ECEN) for primary public safety communications.
F I R E
154.055 — Fire Dispatch
155.355 — ECEN Talkaround
462.950 — EMS Backup 1
462.975 — EMS Backup 2
463.000 — EMS Backup 3
451.700 — EMA (Emergency Management)
P O L I C E
154.890 — Backup Police Dispatch
155.490 — Backup Police 1
155.475 — Backup Police 2
154.055 — Backup Police 3 (Shared with EMA/Fire Dispatch)
A I R P O R T S
122.800 — Bloomsburg Airport (N13) Unicom
126.300 — Bloomsburg Airport (N13) Approach/Departure (Shared with AVP)
B L O O M S B U R G F A I R
158.400 — Games
154.600 — Security/Gates (MURS Frequency)
151.625 — Vendors
151.520 — Food Vendors
151.955 — Ticket Booths
154.570 — Vendors (MURS Frequency)
152.885 — Fair Office
154.205 — Fire Department
462.525 — General Operations
469.0125 — General Operations
154.540 — Parking Operations
E C E N ( D I G I T A L )
ECEN P25 Frequencies — 161.825, 161.8625, 161.900, 161.9375
20031 — Wide 1
20032 — Wide 2
20055 — Fire 1
20056 — Fire 2
20057 — Fire 3
20058 — Fire 4
20059 — Fire 5
20060 — Fire 6
20061 — Fire 7
20062 — Fire 8
20063 — Fire 9
20064 — Fire 10
20065 — Fire 11
20067 — Fire-Police Traffic Control 1
20068 — Fire-Police Traffic Control 2
20069 — Fire-Police Traffic Control 3
20071 — EMS 1
20072 — EMS 2
20073 — EMS 3
20074 — EMS 4
20075 — EMS 5
20078 — Emergency Management (EMA) 1
20079 — Emergency Management (EMA) 2
20080 — Emergency Management (EMA) 3
20081 — Emergency Management (EMA) 4
20082 — Emergency Management (EMA) 5
L A C K A W A N N A
F I R E
154.310 — Fire Dispatch (Red)
155.295 — EMS (Blue)
463.000 — EMS Backup (MED-1)
151.100 — Lower Lackawanna Fireground (Green) (Moosic, Old Forge, Taylor, Ransom, etc.)
151.0625 — Southern Fireground (Black)
151.2125 — Countywide Backup (Brown)
154.280 — Mid-Valley Fireground (Gold)
155.490 — Northern Fireground (Orange)
154.2125 — Abington Fireground (Yellow)
453.500 — Scranton Channel 1 (Dispatch)
453.200 — Scranton Channel 2 (Fireground)
151.955 — Datom Products (Hazmat)
158.835 — Emergency Management (EMA)
P O L I C E
154.875 — Police Zone 1 (West)
154.815 — Police Zone 2 (East)
155.790 — Police Zone 3 (North)
453.375 — Scranton PD Channel 1
453.700 — Scranton PD Channel 2
153.995 — Detectives
L O C A L G O V
464.800 — Scranton DPW Analog
155.880 — Taylor DPW Analog
153.815 — Moosic DPW
154.0925 — Scott Township Municipal
463.375 — Montage Mountain Repeater
453.1875 — Montage Mountain Ski Patrol Repeater
L U Z E R N E
Most of Luzerne County’s public safety systems have been moved to APCO’s P25 Phase II.
F I R E
157.450 — Fire/EMS Dispatch
159.465 — Out-Of-County Mutual Aid (Departments from neighboring counties that don’t have P25 radios)
158.835 — Emergency Management (EMA)
D I G I T A L
North Luzerne Simulcast — 152.6375, 152.6675, 152.6975, 161.8125, 161.850
South Luzerne Simulcast — 152.6225, 152.6525, 152.6825, 161.8875, 161.925
Mohegan Sun Casino — 160.230, 160.320
Mohegan Sun Arena — 160.440, 160.620
Luzerne County Prison — 160.695, 160.830
1025 — Fire/EMS Dispatch (Simulcast from 157.450)
1001 — Fire North
1002 — Fire South
1003 — Fire East
1004 — Fire West
1005 — Wilkes Barre FD Primary
1006 — Wilkes Barre FD Ops 1
1026 — Wilkes Barre FD Ops 2
1007 — Countywide Interop
1008 — Ops 1
1009 — Ops 2
1010 — Ops 3
1011 — Ops 4
1012 — Ops 5
1013 — Ops 6
1014 — Ops 7
1015 — Ops 8
1016 — EMS Operations (Primary)
1017 — EMS Ops 1
1018 — EMS Ops 2
3001 — Emergency Management (EMA) 1
3002 — Emergency Management (EMA) 2
3003 — Emergency Management (EMA) 3
3011 — 911 Admin
5001 — Roads/Bridges 1
5002 — Roads/Bridges 2
* All PD is encrypted, thus it is illegal to receive their radio traffic.
M O N R O E
F I R E
453.750 – Fire/EMS Dispatch
453.075 – Fireground North
453.525 – Fireground Central
453.575 – Fireground West
460.300 – Fireground Northeast
460.525 – Fireground South
460.625 – Fireground East
453.4125 – Backup Fire Repeater
453.5375 – Fire Tac
453.5875 – Fireground 1 (Simplex, no repeater)
458.5875 – Fireground 2 (Simplex, no repeater)
453.6375 – Fireground 3 (Simplex, no repeater)
458.6375 – Fireground 4 (Simplex, no repeater)
453.7125 – Fireground 5 (Simplex, no repeater)
458.7125 – Fireground 6 (Simplex, no repeater)
159.135 – P-25 Phase II DIGITAL EMS Operations (3D4 NAC)
155.400 – EMS Primary Response (Ch-6)
155.280 – EMS Secondary Response (Ch-1)
155.340 – Mass Casualty Command (Ch-2)
453.450 – EMS Incident Command
464.100 – LVHN EMS (Chestnut Hill, Eldred Twp, Hamilton Twp, Polk Twp, Ross Twp, Tunkhannock Twp)
453.125 – Mutual Aid (Shared with Geisinger Lifeflight)
453.425 – Incident/Emergency Command
P O L I C E
460.425 – Countywide PD
460.500 – PD South
460.400 – Pocono Twp PD
460.150 – Pocono Mtn Regional PD
L O C A L G O V
156.105 – Hamilton Township DPW
453.6125 – Jackson Township DPW
159.195 – Middle Smithfield Twp DPW
159.135 – Pocono Township Highway Services
453.500 – Pocono Township Services (Shared with Scranton, Lackawanna Co, Fire Dispatch)
461.275 – Polk Township DPW
156.165 – Ross Township DPW
463.725 – Smithfield Township DPW
453.2625 – Stroudsburg DPW
P I K E
F I R E
154.445 – Ch-1 Fire Dispatch/Operations
153.950 – Ch-2 Countywide Fireground
154.160 – Ch-3 LifeFlight Landing Operations
154.190 – CH-4 Water Rescue Operations
154.250 – Ch-5 Fire-Police Traffic Control
155.265 – EMS Dispatch/Operations
155.160 – EMS Operations Ch-2
151.2575 – EMS Repeater Ch-3
154.130 – Delaware Fire Repeater
156.240 – Lackawaxen Fire/EMS Operations
P O L I C E
155.625 – Countywide Police
155.775 – Pike Co Sheriff’s Office
L O C A L G O V
159.090 – Delaware DPW
151.010 – Lackawaxen DPW
156.135 – Porter DPW
S U S Q U E H A N N A
F I R E
155.0625 – Fire Dispatch
151.475 – Fire Operations/Mutual Aid
158.940 – Fire Tac 1
154.890 – Fire Tac 2
155.115 – Fire Tac 3
155.0325 – Fire Tac 4
155.6925 – Fire-Police Traffic Control Operations
462.950 – Main EMS Ops
154.4375 – EMS Operations
P O L I C E
154.725 – PD Operations
A I R C R A F T
Husky Haven (P32) – 122.900 – CTAF (Pilot Awareness)
W A Y N E
F I R E
151.415 – Dispatch (Ch-1)
155.310 – EMS Dispatch/Ops
155.6775 – Fire Command (Ch-2)
155.9175 – Fireground (Ch-3)
156.0375 – Fireground (Ch-4)
153.9125 – Fireground (Ch-5)
153.1375 – Fireground (Ch-6)
153.9575 – Fire-Police Traffic Control
P O L I C E
159.150 – Police Dispatch
460.3625 – Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
L O C A L G O V
159.1875 – Damascus DPW
159.390 – Greene DPW
154.085 – Manchester DPW
W Y O M I N G
F I R E
155.730 – Fire/EMS Dispatch
155.955 – Mutual Aid (Shared with local gov frequency)
155.235 – Fireground 1
155.805 – Fireground 2
453.025 – EMS Ops 1
463.125 – EMS Ops 2
463.175 – EMS Ops 3
P O L I C E
155.190 – Police Dispatch
156.210 – Police Ops 1
151.1375 – Police Ops 2
L O C A L G O V
155.955 – Local Government (Shared with FD frequency)
155.820 – Tuscarora Twp DPW
156.060 – Noxen DPW
159.000 – Forkston Township DPW
A I R
Skyhaven Airport (76N) – 122.800 – CTAF (Pilot awareness)