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Countywide Information
- Franklin County is operating on the CoMIRS system.
- Discussion on the transition can be seen here.
- In addition to Trunked Talkgroups on the CoMIRS System, there are conventional frequencies available to agencies.
- The UHF system has largely been deprecated. A list of those frequencies are here.
- Full channel plan is available here
- Countywide Town Police Departments are Dispatched by SP Shelburne Falls unless otherwise noted below
- Not all towns have full time police. Police services may be provided by the Massachusetts State Police on 800MHz or Low Band.
- The Franklin Regional Council of Governments UHF system is used for all Fire and Police in the county with the exception of Greenfield, Montague, and Orange.
- Some departments may be dispatched on the local frequencies in addition to the countywide channel
- Local channels may be shared between Fire and Police
- There are also WMLEC repeaters at Borden Mountain, Mount Grace, and Shelburne Mountain in the area that might be used as TAC channels. Please submit any confirmed info found.
Franklin County Emergency Communications System (FCECS)
- TAC channels are "public safety" TACs, for all PS services.
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Notes |
Confirmation/Reconfirmation
|
| 774.93125 |
S |
N625 |
Public Safety Tac 8 (Digital) |
|
| 774.93125 |
S |
141.3 |
Public Safety Tac 8 (Analog) |
|
| 774.94375 |
S |
N625 |
Public Safety Tac 9 (Digital) |
|
| 774.94375 |
S |
141.3 |
Public Safety Tac 9 (Analog) |
|
| 774.95625 |
S |
N625 |
Public Safety Tac 10 (Digital) |
|
| 774.95625 |
S |
141.3 |
Public Safety Tac 10 (Analog) |
|
UHF system being phased out
- For a list of the other UHF frequencies used in the county, Click Here.
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Notes |
Confirmation/Reconfirmation
|
| 460.3500 |
R |
173.8 |
Countywide police dispatch (Being phased out) |
2022.04.04 W1KNE
|
Departments dispatched by SP Shelburne Falls
| Town |
ID |
Notes |
Confirmation
|
| Ashfield |
2 |
|
2017.09.25 MrSvenSven
|
| Bernardston |
4 |
|
2017.09.20 MrSvenSven
|
| Buckland |
6 |
|
|
| Charlemont |
7 |
|
2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
|
| Colrain |
8 |
|
|
| Conway |
9 |
|
|
| Deerfield |
10 |
(station call sign 981) |
2019.11.25 W1KNE
|
| Erving |
11 |
|
2017.09.18 MrSvenSven
|
| Gill |
12 |
|
2017.09.11 MrSvenSven
|
| Hawley |
16 |
|
|
| Heath |
17 |
|
|
| Leverett |
21 |
|
2017.09.25 MrSvenSven
|
| Leyden |
22 |
- Patrolled by Bernardston PD (July 2022) |
2017.09.25 MrSvenSven
|
| Monroe |
24 |
|
|
| New Salem |
26 |
|
|
| Northfield |
28 |
|
|
| Rowe |
30 |
|
2017.09.25 MrSvenSven
|
| Shelburne |
32 |
|
2017.08.22 MrSvenSven
|
| Shutesbury |
33 |
|
|
| Sunderland |
35 |
|
2017.09.21 MrSvenSven
|
| Warwick |
37 |
|
2023.04.15 Sawyer100
|
| Wendell |
38 |
|
|
| Whately |
39 |
|
2017.09.25 MrSvenSven
|
Departments on CoMIRS
- Talkgroups may be patched to the legacy trunk too.
| Department |
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
ID Numbers |
Notes |
Confirmation/Reconfirmation
|
| Montague |
MSP TRS |
T |
TG:2583 |
|
|
See ComIRS for Confirmation
|
| Orange |
MSP TRS |
T |
TG:36656 |
29 |
DB: SP Shelburne Falls |
2025.03.28 W1KNE
|
| Orange |
CoMIRS |
T |
TG:2291 |
29 |
DB: SP Shelburne Falls |
2024.11.01 schwab
|
Departments with local dispatch channels or secondary frequencies.
| Department |
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
ID Numbers |
Notes |
Confirmation/Reconfirmation
|
| Bernardston |
453.2125 |
R |
123.0 |
4 |
|
|
| Buckland |
39.2400 |
|
141.3 |
6 |
F-2 |
|
| Buckland |
39.0800 |
R |
141.3 |
6 |
F-3 |
|
| Charlemont |
453.5125 |
|
141.3 |
7 |
Mobile repeater |
|
| Colrain |
39.1000 |
|
173.8 |
8 |
|
|
| Conway |
156.0075 |
S |
D606 |
9 |
Mobile Repeater |
|
| Erving |
154.7100 |
|
74.4 |
11 |
Mobile repeater |
|
| Gill |
460.0375 |
S |
141.3 |
12 |
Mobile Repeater |
|
| Greenfield |
460.5250 |
R |
151.4 |
|
Self Dispatch |
2025.04.25 W1KNE
|
| Greenfield |
155.5200 |
R |
151.4 |
|
Self Dispatch |
|
| Greenfield |
156.3300 |
|
151.4 |
|
Secondary |
|
| Heath |
39.0800 |
|
141.3 |
17 |
F-2 |
|
| Leverett |
460.3875 |
S |
141.3 |
21 |
Mobile repeater |
|
| Leyden |
39.8200 |
|
91.5 |
22 |
F-2 |
|
| Montague |
453.4875 |
R |
156.7 |
25 |
Self Dispatch |
2017.09.19 MrSvenSven
|
| New Salem |
39.2200 |
|
173.8 |
26 |
F-2 |
|
| Northfield |
453.4375 |
S |
173.8 |
28 |
Mobile Repeater |
|
| Shelburne |
39.0800 |
|
141.3 |
32 |
F-2 |
|
| Shelburne |
453.3125 |
|
141.3 |
32 |
Mobile repeater |
|
| Shutesbury |
155.7450 |
R |
141.3 |
33 |
|
|
| Wendell |
39.2200 |
|
141.3 |
38 |
F-2 |
|
