Hingham Police Scanner Wicked Local (2024)

FAQs

How can I listen to police scanners in my area? ›

Tune in on the web using sites like Broadcastify and OpenMHz, or by searching for a city and "live police scanner." Apps like Scanner Radio, 5-0 Radio, and Police Scanner X are easy to download onto your Android, iPhone, or iPad.

As of Sep 3, 2024, the average annual pay for a Police Officer in Hingham is $66,215 a year.

Many large cities in the US and UK have encrypted all police radio conversations, making it impossible to listen to local police scanners. If you live in one of these areas, you should know that other emergency radio channels, like fire and EMS, are usually not encrypted, so you may listen in on local issues.

Police Scanner allows anyone with an iPhone or iPod touch to listen to all streams hosted on RadioReference.com.

Short answer: apps and streams won't get you nearly as far as a scanner. Depending on your area, there may not be anything related to your local emergency response agencies available to monitor on an app or stream. With streams and apps, you are listening to a feed of a scanner, just someone else's.

Among the many free and subscription-based scanner apps for iOS phones are Police Scanner +, 5-0 Radio Police Scanner, and Police Stream. If your phone is an Android device, check out the Police Scanner X, Scanner 911, and Broadcastify Police Scanner apps at Google Play.

Best Free Option

One of very few scanning apps that's completely free, Microsoft Lens gets the job done. It has special modes for business cards, documents, photos, and whiteboards, along with options for capturing text and tables you see in the viewfinder. You can also import images from your photo library.

Most police radios operate in the 700 and 800 MHz UHF bands. These provide pretty good range, especially in urban areas. A squad car radio built into a car could easily give range of 10–25 miles under ideal conditions. A handheld usually will do a couple of miles, anywhere between 2 and 5 miles.

Some of the bands you should find out about include the following: 50-MHz, 144-MHz, 440-(430)MHz, and 1.2-GHz. The most popular is the 144-MHz (2-meter) band. That's where you'll find a lot of ham radio operators as well as local public safety calls.

Police Scanner Radio is your free and easy-to-use app that is the most convenient way to listen to news, traffic, emergency, and public safety alerts in real time.