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Publisher's Description
From Juicy Development:
Police Scanner and RadioPolice Scanner and Radio is the best police scanner or police radio out there because it is FREE but gives you all of the same features and quality as the paid radio apps. Police Scanner and Radio lets you listen in on live emergency (firefighter and police), military (marine) and transportation (airplanes and railroads) conversations taking place over the radio waves. Scan what's being said so you can be the first to learn breaking news in your area. (Please note it is legal to listen to, but not interfere with, police feeds for entertainment purposes only.)Features:-Listen to the police radio (similar to a police scanner)-Choose from one of the 3500 Police Scanner Radio options that come with this app-Listen to police feeds in the background (you can use other apps or visit websites while you listen to the transmissions) -Choose from any police radios around you with our nearby feature (we even tell you how far you are away from the radio station)-Choose from the Top100 feeds-Or search the country, state, county or city to find the feed you would like to tune into-The app also comes with a police code language dictionary so you know whats going on the police radio that you are listening toHow does a police radio scanner work? (answer from Wikipedia)A scanner is a radio receiver that can automatically tune, or scan, two or more discrete frequencies, stopping when it finds a signal on one of them and then continuing to scan other frequencies when the initial transmission ceases.The terms radio scanner or police scanner generally refer to a communications receiver that is primarily intended for monitoring VHF and UHF landmobile radio systems, as opposed to, say, a receiver used to monitor international shortwave transmissions.We have put all of this in an app for you so it is easy to listen to the police radio, for everyone. Is it legal?In most countries, including the USA, it is legal to listen to the police radio or to use a police scanner. However, it is NOT legal to use this app to aid in a crime or interfere with police activity. Is the radio real?Yes, all of the police streams that you can listen to in the police scanner radio are real. They are played in real-time. What stations are supported?We support radios from all around the world including:All 50 US State Police RadiosCanadian Police RadioAustralian Police ScannerChilean Police Radio Italian Police RadioUK Police ScannerGerman Police RadioSwiss Police RadioDutch Police ScannerSwedish Police RadioVenezuelan Police ScannerNZ Police RadioBrazilian Police RadioSpanish Police ScannerBelgium Police RadioSlovenian Police ScannerTop 10 Police Scanners:1.Chicago Police Radio Scanner2.LAPD Los Angeles Police Department Police Radio3.Waterloo (Canada) Regional Police 4.NYPD New York Police Department Special Operations Division Police Radio5.San Diego Police Dispatch 6.Ingham County Public Safety Radio7.Pictou County Public Safety 8.San Juan and Once Police, Fire and EMS Radio Station9.Houston Police Radio Scanner10.Metropolitan Regional Fire Department RadioContent rating: Medium Maturity
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"Cool application"
Version: Police Scanner 2.2.1
Pros
Lets you listed to all sorts of stations no matter where you are. Works with 3G or with wifi. Quickly updates when streams are not working.
Cons
Will not allow custom added streams
Summary
They were the first and are still the best Police scanner on the market.
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