LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- If you have a police scanner and haven't reprogrammed it, it will no longer work. Over the weekend, public safety agencies went from analog to digital frequencies. That means ...

If you've been listening to your trusty old police scanner, you may be missing something: half the action. Douglas County in Minnesota has started broadcasting on a new digital frequency and some ...

The dreaded day will come tomorrow, June 15. Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman confirmed that they are "flipping the switch" from analog to digital tomorrow as all emergency vehicles have been ...

JACKSON, MI - In parts of Jackson County, communication via portable radio is difficult for fire and police personnel, said Jackson County Commissioner David Elwell. The proposed switch from the ...

Lots of people have gone into the Radio Shack store in Shakopee recently to inquire about digital-compatible police scanners, said store Manager Matthew Fiega. But not many have made a purchase.

One constant in a newsroom is a police scanner. Fire pages, bored voices and, every so often, a special tone of voice that makes your ears perk up because something is going on. There's no better way ...

The previous system was analog and could not be encrypted; previous scanners were also analog. Digital scanners aren’t cheap, according to county Emergency Management Agency Director Jim Bean, but ...

This app brings back memories of my trips to Radio Shack back in the day to look at scanners to listen to police, fire, aircraft and other emergency frequencies. SuperScanner! (US$9.99) recreates ...