Cullman County
Public Safety Feed

Live scanner audio out of Crane Hill, Alabama. Below is what's on the feed, where the traffic comes from, and the codes you'll hear.

Streaming 24/7 Receive site Crane Hill, AL Band VHF 151–160 MHz Updated July 2026

What the band looks like from here

-100-90-80 -70-60 dBm 150.5 152.5 154.5 156.5 158.5 160.0 SHADED — 6 MHz AIRSPY MINI WINDOW EMA WEST · 151.2950 EMS · 154.7250 CITY PD · 155.1900 SHERIFF · 155.6550 CO FIRE · 158.7450 EMA EAST · 159.1875 CITY FIRE · 159.4425 FULL SPAN 8.15 MHz · 151.2950 TO 159.4425
Law Fire EMS EMA / Interop Dashed = no settled average yet

Channels on the feed

Sheriff Dispatch

Cullman County Sheriff
155.6550MHz
Mode P25 conv.NAC 218ERP 348 W

Primary CCSO dispatch — the busiest channel on the feed and the strongest signal into Crane Hill.

Chigger Ridge, near Dodge City, off CR 574. FCC lists the site as Hanceville, CR 574 south of US 31 · 34.07539, −86.81333. One main transmitter with receiver sites around the county.

Signal here−60 dBm avg

County Fire Dispatch

Cullman County Fire
158.7450MHz
Mode P25 / analog listedNAC 146PL 146.2

Countywide fire dispatch. Public listings carry both a P25 and an analog entry for the same output.

Three sites on file: Centreville 34.25233, −86.91694 (100 W); Chigger Ridge / CR 574 near Dodge City 34.07539, −86.81333 (200 W); Cullman 34.17233, −86.84361 (60 W). Chigger Ridge is the likely path into Crane Hill.

Signal here−86 dBm avg

City PD VHF Patch

Cullman City Police
155.1900MHz
Mode P25 conv.NAC 219ERP 50 W

Full-time SouthernLINC / Harris MCPTT patch bridging the LTE side back onto VHF P25 for dispatch and interop.

Edgewood / North Cullman, near North Walmart · 34.20456, −86.86528.

Signal here−88 dBm avg

City Fire Dispatch

Cullman City Fire
159.4425MHz
Mode P25 conv.NAC 500ERP 150 W

City fire dispatch, still running VHF P25.

Edgewood / North Cullman · 34.20456, −86.86528. Related fire channels also list city and CR 574 support and link locations.

Signal here−93 dBm avg

Interop West

Cullman EMA
151.2950MHz
Mode Analog FMNPL 107.2ERP 25 W

West-side interop and EMA traffic — quiet until something big is running.

Bremen / west county · 33.98606, −87.01689.

Signal here−93 dBm where logged

EMS Dispatch

Cullman EMS
154.7250MHz
Mode P25 conv.NAC 420ERP 120 / 80 W

Ambulance and rescue dispatch.

Chigger Ridge / CR 574 high site near Dodge City · 34.07528, −86.81333 (120 W), plus a hospital-area site in town · 34.17122, −86.84194 (80 W).

Signal here−109 dBm avg — weakest of the set

Interop East

Cullman EMA
159.1875MHz
Mode Analog FMNPL 107.2ERP 25 W

East-side interop and EMA traffic.

Baileyton / east county · 34.27156, −86.60517. Mobile entries tied to the same EMA license also appear in FCC data.

Signal hereNot established yet
ALEA Troop F isn't in the rotation

Trooper traffic came off the regular lineup — the volume buried everything else. You'll need a separate feed for it.

Radios and setup

Main radiosAirspy Mini + Airspy R2The SDRs carry the feed and cover several channels at once.
Backup receiverUniden Bearcat SDS100Standby radio and second set of ears when the SDRs are down.
AntennaTRAM 1490 VHF-high baseMain omni across the 150–160 MHz block.
AntennaSirio WY140-6N YagiSix-element 140–160 MHz beam, aimed when a channel needs help.
AntennaDiamond D130-series disconeWideband catch-all for general scanning.
FeedlineTimes Microwave LMR-400Low-loss coax on every antenna run.

10-Codes you'll hear

Codes vary from agency to agency and jurisdiction to jurisdiction. These should be close to what you'll hear around Cullman.

Signal Codes

Where the numbers came from

Sources

Frequencies and tones were checked against RadioReference's Cullman County listings and the linked FCC call signs: KQQ996, KAP958, KTR528, WNMN460, KUP254, WPNV859. Site data can lag reality — towers get upgraded, retired, flipped to receive-only, or folded into newer LTE systems before the public databases catch up. No officers or personnel are named anywhere on this page.