With Sporty's Air-Scan V Aviation Radio/Scanner pilots can listen to a ballgame, talk-radio or music and never miss an aviation transmission, thanks to what the company calls ``aviation interrupt.'' ...

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 ...

Curious about police activity in your area, but don't want to invest in a dedicated police scanner? Try using your Android phone instead. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Police departments around the country are working to shield their radio communications from the public as cheap, user-friendly technology has made it easy for anyone to use handheld ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Most police scanners in the area fell silent two weeks ago. That's when police, fire and ambulance services in Tippecanoe County switched over to the P25 system. The change to the ...

On Tuesday last week, the familiar crackle of radio traffic and the chatter of Billings police officers and local dispatchers on scanners across the city went silent, and it's not coming back. At ...

The ability for the public and media to listen to police scanner activity may come to an end or be drastically altered when Luzerne County implements a new 911 radio upgrade. County officials plan to ...

Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, the department is transitioning to encrypted radio transmissions to “enhance security and protect ...