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Listen to live audio from over 8,000 fire and police scanners, NOAA weather radio stations, ham radio repeaters, air traffic (ATC), and marine radios from around the world. Turn on notifications to receive alerts anytime a scanner has more than 2500 listeners (to find out about major events and breaking news). FEATURES • View scanners located near you. • View the top 50 scanners (those that have the most listeners). • View scanners added most recently (new scanners are being added all the time). • Add scanners you listen to the most to your Favorites for quick access. • Browse the directory by location or genre (public safety, aviation, railroad, marine, weather, etc). • Turn on notifications to be notified when major events are happening (details below). • Add Scanner Radio widgets and shortcuts to your home screen for quick access. NOTIFICATION FEATURES Receive a notification anytime: • ...any scanner in the directory has more than 2500 listeners (configurable). • ...a scanner near you has more than a certain number of listeners. • ...a specific scanner has more than a certain number of listeners. • ...a Broadcastify alert is posted for one of your favorites. • ...a scanner near you is added to the directory. Using the notifications feature is a great way to find out about breaking news events before they're covered in the media. Below are the benefits of upgrading to Scanner Radio Pro: • No ads. • Access to all 7 theme colors. • Ability to record what you're hearing. The audio you're able to hear is provided by volunteers (and, in many cases, police and fire departments and 911 dispatch centers themselves) for Broadcastify and a few other sites using real police scanners, ham radios, weather radios, aviation radios, and marine radios and is the same as what you'd hear using your own police scanner. Some of the more popular departments that you can listen to using the app include LAPD, Chicago Police, and Detroit Police. During hurricane season it can be useful to listen to ham radio "hurricane net" scanners which contain weather conditions and damage reports when hurricanes and tropical storms are approaching or making landfall as well as NOAA weather radio scanners. Browse the directory to find scanners from far away to hear what citizens in other parts of the country and the world are experiencing. Interested in providing scanner radio audio for your area? If so, you'll need a real scanner radio, a computer, and a cable to get the audio from the scanner to the computer. Once you have that, program the scanner to monitor what you'd like to make available from your area (police dispatch channels, fire departments, 911 centers, ham radio repeaters, a NOAA weather radio station, air traffic control, etc). If someone near you is providing a feed that contains both police and fire you could provide a feed that contains only police, only fire, or one that covers only certain districts/precincts. Next, go to Broadcastify's web site and click on the Broadcast button to sign-up (it's completely free) to provide scanner audio for your area. As a provider you'll have complete access to the audio archives for all of the scanners they host. Scanner Radio has been featured in: • The "Amazing Android Apps for Dummies" book • Android Police's "7 best police scanner apps" article • Android Authority's "5 Best Police Scanner Apps for Android" article • The Droid Guy's "7 Best Police Scanner Apps for Free on Android" article • Make Tech Easier's "4 of the Best Police Scanner Apps for Android" article The Scanner Radio app is a perfect companion to the Watch Duty, Pulse Point, Mobile Patrol, and Citizen apps as well as weather, hurricane tracker, wildfire, and breaking news apps.
Updated
1784255387000
Category
Parenting
Downloads
10,000,000+
Current Version
8.29
Requires
Android 8.0 and up
Content Rating
Rated for 3+
66,485 reviews
great
Developer response
Aug 27, 2026
Glad you're enjoying the app!
great app it keeps me informed Good job 👍
Developer response
Aug 27, 2026
If you want to hear about big events without watching the app, tap Settings at the bottom, then "Alert Settings", and check the "Alert notifications" box. It'll alert you whenever a major event is happening on a scanner.
awesome
Developer response
Aug 27, 2026
If you want to see what's on air closest to you, tap Browse at the bottom of the screen, then "Nearby" at the top. Hope that helps you find some new scanners to listen to!
Does what it says it does.
Developer response
Aug 26, 2026
Glad it's working well for you. If you'd like to explore more, new scanners are added all the time: tap Browse at the bottom of the screen, tap "All" at the top, then choose "Browse by Newest" to see what's recently been added.
it does not work
Developer response
Aug 26, 2026
If nothing is available in your area, it means no one there has volunteered yet to provide scanner audio for Broadcastify.com (where the app gets most of its audio), and if a scanner you selected had no audio, you can let the volunteer providing it know by clicking the "Report" button on that feed's page on Broadcastify.com.
I get bored & be nosy on this app . other states & their activities are entertaining i must say
Developer response
Aug 26, 2026
Glad you're enjoying the app. If you ever want to see what's on air right around you, tap Browse at the bottom of the screen and then "Nearby" at the top. Cheers!
I really love this app this one is a keeper
Developer response
Aug 26, 2026
Here's a fun one to try: tap Browse at the bottom of the screen, tap "All" at the top, then choose "Browse by Newest" to see scanners that have recently been added. Glad you're enjoying the app!
the counties in Florida are not working
Developer response
Aug 25, 2026
Sorry that's been the experience so far. "Not working" usually means one of two things: the scanner is online but the volunteer providing its audio has a problem (report it via the "Report" button on that feed's page on Broadcastify.com), or it's offline, meaning Broadcastify isn't receiving audio from them right now. Cheers.
police chasing motor cycle in hoosick Falls NY
Developer response
Aug 25, 2026
Glad you caught that one live! If you want to hear more like it, tap Browse at the bottom, then "All" at the top, then "Browse by Newest" to see scanners that have recently been added.
sik
Developer response
Aug 24, 2026
Glad you're enjoying it! Happy listening.