Florida Highway Patrol Dispatch Centers
Location Dispatch Channel (s) Counties Covered
Arcadia Ch-2 Desoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands
Bradenton Ch-3 Manatee
Brooksville Ch-3 & 154.860 Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Sumter
*Cocoa 800 Mhz Astro trunked Brevard
*DeLand 800 Mhz Astro trunked Flagler, Lake, Seminole, Volusia
*Ft. Lauderdale 800 Mhz Astro trunked Broward
Ft. Myers Ch-1 & 154.845 Collier, Lee
Gainsville Ch-3 Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy
Jacksonville Ch-1 Duval, Nassau
Lake City Ch-3 & 154.815 Baker, Bradford, Columbia,Hamilton,Suwannee, Union
Lakeland Ch-1 Polk
*Lake Worth 800 Mhz Astro trunked Entire Turnpike
*Lantana 800 Mhz Astro trunked Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, St. Lucie
Madison Ch-1 Jefferson, Madison, Taylor
*Miami 800 Mhz Astro trunked Dade, Monroe
Ocala Ch-1 Marion
*Orlando 800 Mhz Astro trunked Orange, Osceola
Palatka Ch-3 Clay, Putnam, St. Johns
Note: Jacksonville dispatches from 10pm-6am
Panama City Ch-1 Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes
Panama City Ch-2 Jackson, Washington
Pensacola Ch-1 Okaloosa, Walton
Pensacola Ch-3 Escambia, Santa Rosa
Tallahassee Ch-3 Leon, Franklin, Gadsen, Liberty, Wakulla
Tampa Ch-1 Pinellas
Tampa Ch-2 Hillsborough
Venice Ch-2 Charlotte, Sarasota

 

Ch-1 154.665
Ch-2 154.680
Ch-3 154.695
Ch-4 154.920 Emergency/Car-Car/Aircraft
154.905 Some mobiles, and handhelds
154.935 Some mobiles and handhelds
155.370 Intercity (not used at all comm centers)
156.180 Turnpike mobile repeaters (most likely no longer in use)
465.1625 Mobile repeaters (non-800 Mhz areas)

Notes:
When possible, the channel used for specific counties is noted.

The Turnpike Communications Center in Orlando has closed and was consolidated into a new center in Lake Worth.

This list does not include remote transmitter sites. In some areas a mobile unit may use the name of the closest tower site to their location. i.e. "700 Cross City". This assists the dispatcher in selecting the correct tower.

Most communication centers that have switched to 800 Mhz have removed their old base channels and should be retaining use of Ch-4. VHF mobiles are to be removed later.

Last updated on July 28, 2001