Police Radio Encryption in Kentucky
Kentucky has an encryption rate of 8%. Out of 487 tracked public safety agencies, 10 are fully encrypted, 58 are partially encrypted, and 419 broadcast in the clear.
Agencies by Type
Encrypted & Partially Encrypted Agencies in Kentucky
- Amateur Radio (Barren County) — Encrypted
- Ballard County (Ballard County) — Encrypted
- Blue Grass Station (Fayette County) — Encrypted
- Board of Education (Clay County) — Encrypted
- Campton (Wolfe County) — Encrypted
- Churchill Downs (Jefferson County) — Encrypted
- Fire & EMS (Fulton County) — Encrypted
- Government Services (Estill County) — Encrypted
- Law Enforcement (Hart County) — Encrypted
- Law Enforcement (Trigg County) — Encrypted
- Addington Field Elizabethtown Regional Airport (EKX) (Hardin County) — Partial
- Ambulance Services (Owsley County) — Partial
- Athletic Arenas (Jefferson County) — Partial
- Berry (Harrison County) — Partial
- Betner Communications (Shelby County) — Partial
- Board of Education (Caldwell County) — Partial
- Board of Education (Nelson County) — Partial
- Board of Education (Ohio County) — Partial
- Board of Education (Wolfe County) — Partial
- Bowling Green Warren County Airport (KBWG) (Warren County) — Partial
- Business (Anderson County) — Partial
- Business (Clark County) — Partial
- Business (Fleming County) — Partial
- Business (Laurel County) — Partial
- Business (Nelson County) — Partial
- Business (Warren County) — Partial
- Business (Woodford County) — Partial
- Churches (Jefferson County) — Partial
- County Public Safety/Service (Warren County) — Partial
- County Road Department (Caldwell County) — Partial
- Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (0I8) (Harrison County) — Partial
- Danimer Scientific of Kentucky (Clark County) — Partial
- Duke Energy P25 (Kenton County) — Partial
- ERS Wireless TRBOConnect - Kentucky Areawide System (Kenton County) — Partial
- Elizabethtown (Hardin County) — Partial
- Fire (Marion County) — Partial
- Fire/EMA (Rowan County) — Partial
- Fort Knox (C51B0-01E) (Meade County) — Partial
- GRT Terminal (Kinder Morgan) (Livingston County) — Partial
- Government Services (Anderson County) — Partial
- Government Services (Caldwell County) — Partial
- Government Services (Nicholas County) — Partial
- Government Services (Allen County) — Partial
- Hartford (Ohio County) — Partial
- Hospitals (McCracken County) — Partial
- Hotels (Jefferson County) — Partial
- Indiana Project Hoosier SAFE-T (Henderson County) — Partial
- KY SERVS (Webster County) — Partial
- Ky State Fair Grounds (Jefferson County) — Partial
- Lancaster (Garrard County) — Partial
- Law Enforcement (Casey County) — Partial
- Law Enforcement (McLean County) — Partial
- Law Enforcement (Nicholas County) — Partial
- Law Enforcement (Owsley County) — Partial
- Law Enforcement (McCracken County) — Partial
- Law Enforcement (Scott County) — Partial
- Logan County Public Safety NXDN (Logan County) — Partial
- Louisville Emergency Communications Network: MetroSafe (Shelby County) — Partial
- Midway (Woodford County) — Partial
- Mobilcomm (TRBO) (Kenton County) — Partial
- Owensboro Public Safety and Services (P25) (Daviess County) — Partial
- Physical Plant (Fayette County) — Partial
- Public Works (Marion County) — Partial
- Public Works (Ohio County) — Partial
- State Government Operations (Franklin County) — Partial
- University of Kentucky (Fayette County) — Partial
- VEI Communications Kentucky (Warren County) — Partial
- Westlake Monomers Calvert City (Marshall County) — Partial
County Breakdown
99 counties tracked across Kentucky. 41 have at least one encrypted or partially encrypted agency.
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| County | Agencies | Encrypted | Partial | Clear | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Wolfe County | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| Clark County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Clay County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| Estill County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| Fulton County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| Nicholas County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Owsley County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Fleming County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| McLean County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Ohio County | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38% |
| Caldwell County | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30% |
| Ballard County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
| Marion County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25% |
| Woodford County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25% |
| Casey County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Laurel County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Nelson County | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20% |
| Trigg County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20% |
| Kenton County | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19% |
| Anderson County | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17% |
| Livingston County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17% |
| Meade County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17% |
| Webster County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17% |
| Harrison County | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14% |
| Garrard County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13% |
| Barren County | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11% |
| Shelby County | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11% |
| Hardin County | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10% |
| Marshall County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10% |
| Jefferson County | 32 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 9% |
| Allen County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8% |
| Franklin County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8% |
| Rowan County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8% |
| Warren County | 25 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 8% |
| McCracken County | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8% |
| Fayette County | 31 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 6% |
| Logan County | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4% |
| Scott County | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4% |
| Henderson County | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3% |
| Daviess County | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3% |
| Bullitt County | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| Bath County | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| Calloway County | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| Campbell County | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| Christian County | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| Madison County | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| Oldham County | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| Boone County | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| Hopkins County | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| Simpson County | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| Adair County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| Jessamine County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Pike County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Breckinridge County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| Whitley County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| Bell County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Bourbon County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Boyle County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Gallatin County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Mason County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Montgomery County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Morgan County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Pulaski County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Taylor County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Union County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Washington County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Boyd County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Floyd County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Green County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Hancock County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Harlan County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Knox County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Lawrence County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| McCreary County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Owen County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Perry County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Powell County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Rockcastle County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Todd County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Wayne County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Breathitt County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Carroll County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Grant County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Graves County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Greenup County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Larue County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Letcher County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Lincoln County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Lyon County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Magoffin County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Martin County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Menifee County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercer County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Metcalfe County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Muhlenberg County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Russell County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Spencer County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Trimble County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
What This Means for Kentucky Residents
Kentucky has a relatively low encryption rate of 8%. The majority of public safety agencies (419 out of 487) still broadcast in the clear, meaning scanner listeners and journalists retain access to most emergency radio traffic.
Encryption status can change at any time as agencies upgrade equipment or adopt new policies. The RTDNA considers police radio encryption the #1 threat to journalism in America. Use our search tool to check specific cities and counties in Kentucky.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is police radio encrypted in Kentucky?
In Kentucky, 10 out of 487 tracked public safety agencies use fully encrypted radio, and 58 use partial encryption. The overall encryption rate is 8%. Use the search tool on the homepage to check specific cities and counties.
Can I listen to police scanners in Kentucky?
Yes — 419 agencies in Kentucky still broadcast in the clear and can be monitored with a scanner. Check specific agencies using our search tool for detailed channel information.
How often is Kentucky data updated?
Data for Kentucky is synchronized weekly from RadioReference.com. Encryption status reflects the latest known radio configurations, though agencies can change their setup without notice. Report incorrect data.
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