Custer County MT Police Scanner

Custer County MT Police Scanner

The Custer County Sheriff and Miles City Police dispatch on analog FM — no trunking, no encryption.

Baofeng UV-5R Plus police scanner programmed for Custer County
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Baofeng UV-5R Plus Police Scanner

VHF + UHF, 128 channels. Programmed to your Custer County zip — hears the channels listed below.

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What you can hear in Custer County

Sheriff dispatch
County-wide law enforcement
City & town police
Local PD channels
Fire & EMS dispatch
Fireground and medical calls
Tactical & car-to-car
On-scene and unit traffic

What’s actually on the air in Custer County

The conventional analog channels we program for Custer County — receivable in the clear on the scanners above:

Agency Channel Tone Mode
Custer County Sheriff
155.595 Sheriff Dispatch 162.2 PL Analog FM
155.100 Sheriff 103.5 PL Analog FM
153.995 Sheriff — Analog FM
City / town police
155.190 Police 179.9 PL Analog FM
Fire
154.370 Rural Fire Dispatch 156.7 PL Analog FM
154.205 Fire Dispatch — Analog FM
154.205 Fire Operations — P25
155.895 Fire Dispatch 179.9 PL Analog FM
154.445 Fire 1 - Dispatch — Analog FM
453.0625 Fire 2 - Fireground — Analog FM
463.1875 Fire - Vehicle Repeater — Analog FM

Channel data: RadioReference county database (ctid 1602). Frequencies and tones change — we program what is current at build time.

The honest part: what you can’t hear

3 row(s) in the county database are digital (Fire Operations, Public Safety) and will not come through on an analog scanner. Everything in the table above is in the clear. If the county moves dispatch to a digital or encrypted system, an analog scanner goes quiet — we update these pages when that happens.

Custer County scanner questions

Can I hear Custer County police with a Baofeng?

Yes. Custer County's law-enforcement dispatch is conventional analog FM, which is exactly what a Baofeng UV-5R / UV-5R Plus hears. We program the channels in the table above to your ZIP.

Is Custer County police radio encrypted?

No — dispatch is in the clear. Some non-dispatch rows are digital, but dispatch itself is analog and open.

How many channels does Custer County need?

Law enforcement accounts for 4 of the channels we program here, 18 rows in total including fire and EMS. Our pre-programmed radios carry 128 channels, so there is room for the county plus anything else you want to hear.

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Scanners We Program For Your Area

Every scanner here ships programmed to your zip code. Tell us the area you want to hear, and we load the local police, fire, EMS, and weather frequencies by hand before it leaves us. No cable, no software, no setup — turn it on and press scan.

Programmed by hand

Your zip code specifically — not a generic regional preset.

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Included on every order, anywhere in the United States.

No license needed

Listening requires no FCC license and no radio experience.

We check first

Send your zip and we'll tell you what's actually receivable there.

Which one is right for you?

Buying your first scanner? The UV-5R. Proven, affordable, and does everything most people need.
Want it pocket-sized? The UV-5R Mini. Same core capability, USB-C charging.
Want the widest coverage? The K5 Plus. Adds airband and 1.25M reception, bigger battery.

Before you order, let us check your area

Most US counties still run analog on at least some public safety channels. A growing number have moved to encrypted or digital P25 systems that no analog scanner can receive — at any price.

Send us your zip code and we'll tell you honestly what's receivable where you live. We'd rather turn down a sale than ship you a radio that can't hear your county.

New to this? Read What Can You Hear on a Police Scanner? or the Ultimate Scanner Guide.

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  • Programmed To Your Zip Code

    Local police, fire, and EMS frequencies loaded before it ships.

  • Works Out Of The Box

    No computer, no cable, no CHIRP software.

  • Free US Shipping

    Every order ships free within the United States.

  • Free Coverage Check

    Send your zip code and we'll tell you what's receivable there.

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