Watauga County Public Safety
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This feed will provide audio from talkgroups on the NC VIPER P25 system via the Boone VIPER site and analog frequencies used by Watauga County public safety services, all of which are located at the very top of Rich Mountain. These coverage areas include Appalachian State University, Boone, Blowing Rock (has districts in Caldwell County), Beech Mountain (has districts in Avery County), Seven Devils, and any other communities in Watauga County and into Ashe County, NC.
| Channel Name (ALIAS NAME) | Frequency/Talkgroup DEC | Mode |
| County Fire Dispatch - Rich Mountain Repeater (FIRE RICH) (All volunteer departments while city departments have their own dispatch channels) | 154.085 | FM |
| County Fire Dispatch - West Repeater (FIRE WEST) (Linked to Rich Repeater) (Added as backup freq to Rich) | 159.1875 | FM |
| County Fire Dispatch - East Repeater (FIRE EAST) (Linked to Rich Repeater) (Added as backup freq to Rich) | 155.310 | FM |
| Watauga Medics Dispatch (MEDICS VHF) (Not linked to VIPER) | 155.355 | FM |
| Watauga County Sheriff's Office - Rich Mountain Repeater (WCSO RICH RPTR) (Not linked to VIPER, used in low VIPER coverage areas) | 155.100 | FM |
| Boone Fire Dispatch (BOONE FIRE VHF) (Not linked to VIPER) | 151.100 | FM |
| Watauga County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) | 48503 | VIPER |
| Watauga County Fire Dispatch (FIRE) (Not linked to VHF/analog repeaters) | 48502 | VIPER |
| Watauga Medics (MEDICS) (After initial dispatch, MEDICS switch to this VIPER talkgroup) | 48501 | VIPER |
| Watauga Rescue (WAT RESCUE) (Dispatched on County Fire, VIPER talkgroup used as talkaround) | 48507 | VIPER |
| Boone Police Dispatch (BOONE POLICE) | 48557 | VIPER |
| Boone Fire Dispatch (BOONE FIRE) | 48555 | VIPER |
| App Police (APP ST POLICE) | 51518 | VIPER |
| Blowing Rock Police Dispatch (B ROCK POLICE) | 48544 | VIPER |
| Blowing Rock Fire Dispatch (B ROCK FIRE) | 48543 | VIPER |
| Beech Mountain Police Dispatch (BEECH MTN PD) | 48531 | VIPER |
| Beech Mountain Fire Dispatch (BEECH MTN FIRE) | 48530 | VIPER |
| Beech Mountain EMS (BEECH MTN EMS) | 48529 | VIPER |
| Watauga Emergency Services (WATAUGA EM) | 48500 | VIPER |
| Watauga Common (WATAUGA COM) (used to communicate between agencies county-wide) | 48505 | VIPER |
| Watauga Mutual Aid (MUTUAL AID) (comms between different counties) | 48506 | VIPER |
| Seven Devils Public Safety (SEVEN DEVILS PS) | 48571 | VIPER |
| TAC 1 | 48504 | VIPER |
| TAC 2 | 48513 | VIPER |
| TAC 3 | 48514 | VIPER |
| TAC 4 | 48515 | VIPER |
| TAC 5 | 48516 | VIPER |
| TAC 6 | 48517 | VIPER |
| TAC 7 | 48518 | VIPER |
| TAC 8 | 48519 | VIPER |
North Carolina State Highway Patrol talkgroups monitored are within NCSHP Troop F (dispatched out of Newton, Catawba County, NC), which are made up of Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes, Burke, Caldwell, Iredell, Alexander, Catawba, and Lincoln counties. NCSHP comms are only on NC VIPER. Statewide Calling will also be included in case of emergencies, which is also only on NC VIPER.
| Channel (ALIAS) | Talkgroup DEC |
| District 1 - Burke (NCSHP TRP F1) | 52189 |
| District 2 - Wilkes, Ashe, Alleghany (NCSHP TRP F2) | 52190 |
| District 3 - Caldwell, Watauga (NCSHP TRP F3) | 52191 |
| District 4 - Iredell, Alexander (NCSHP TRP F4) | 52192 |
| District 5 - Catawba (NCSHP TRP F5) | 52193 |
| Statewide Calling (SW CALL) | 52255 |
Also monitored is the KB4W Repeater on 443.975, located on Rich Mountain, overlooking Appalachian State University.