- Free
- Category: Utilities
- First released: April 25, 2009
- Versions: 1 archived
- Availability: Removed from the App Store
- Seller: EdgeRift, Inc.
- com.EdgeRift.EmergencyRadioLite
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
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Report an issueEmergency Radio Free is the original award-winning police scanner app offering the most extensive database of live police, fire, EMS, railroad, air traffic, train, NOAA weather, coast guard, HAM radio, and other frequencies. Tune in to everything from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to the New York Fire Department (FDNY).
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FEATURES: ✓ Background playback with full support for iOS multitasking ✓ Enhanced for Retina display on iPhone 4 and 4th generation iPod touch ✓ Displays metadata for frequencies that provide it -- now you can actually see who/what you're listening to in real time ✓ Extensive ever-expanding database with thousands of live feeds (police, fire, EMS, railroad, air traffic, NOAA weather, coast guard, and many more) ✓ Daily database updates ✓ Top 100 feeds list ✓ Recently Added feeds list ✓ Feed listings show the full title, tags, popularity, online/offline status, and number of listeners ✓ The most powerful search engine available in any scanner application ✓ Advanced map view that helps you find nearby feeds using your iPhone's GPS / triangulation ✓ Listen via built-in speaker, headphones, iHome, Livespeakr, or Bluetooth ✓ Built-in scanner codes make it easy to follow along with the action ✓ Keep a list of your favorite feeds for fast access ✓ Restores last playing feed on startup
Emergency Radio Free is ad supported. To remove the ads, simply upgrade to Emergency Radio (paid).
AVAILABLE FEEDS: Below are a few of the many frequencies that you'll find in Emergency Radio. Please be advised that not all locations are available yet (more are being added daily!) and some feeds are only online during certain times of the day.
✓ New York, NY (NYPD, FDNY) ✓ Los Angeles, CA (LAPD, Fire, Air/K-9/Hotshots) ✓ Chicago, IL (Police, Fire, Transit Authority, BNSF) ✓ San Francisco, CA (Fire, CHP, Aviation) ✓ Boston, MA (Police, Fire, EMS) ✓ Las Vegas, NV (Police) ✓ Denver, CO (Police, Fire, EMS) ✓ Miami, FL (Police, Airport Ops) ✓ Newark, NJ (Police, Fire) ✓ Seattle, WA (Police, Fire, EMS) ✓ Dublin, Ireland (Airport, Port Operations) ✓ Detroit, MI (Fire) ✓ Nashville, TN (Fire) ✓ Philadelphia, PA (Police) ✓ Portland, OR (Police, Sheriff) ✓ San Juan, Puerto Rico (Police, Fire, EMS) ✓ Tulsa, OK (Police, Fire, Sheriff) ✓ Baltimore, MD (Police, Fire) ✓ Colorado Springs, CO (Police, Sheriff) ✓ Phoenix, AZ (Police, Fire, EMS) ✓ Cape Cod, MA (Police, Fire, Aviation) ✓ Columbus, OH (Police, Fire) ✓ New South Wales, Australia (Public Safety) ✓ Anchorage, AK (Police, Fire) ✓ Santiago, Chile (Fire) ✓ San Diego, CA (Police, Fire, Rescue) ✓ Stockton, CA (Police) ✓ Valais, Switzerland (Amateur Repeater) ✓ Hawaii County, HI (Police) ✓ London, UK (Amateur Repeaters) ✓ New Orleans, LA (Police, Fire) ✓ Tucson, AZ (Police, Fire, EMS) ✓ Palo Alto, CA (Fire) ✓ South Florida (CSX, FEC Rail) ✓ Mississippi River (St. Louis, MO Area) (Marine) ✓ Fort Worth, TX (Police, Aviation) ✓ Memphis, TN (Police, Sheriff) ✓ Austin, TX (Police, Public Safety) ✓ Pittsburgh (Police, Fire, EMS) ✓ Albuquerque, NM (Police, Fire) ✓ Toronto, Canada (Police, Fire)
You can find a full list of all currently available frequencies at www.emergencyradioapp.com. Available frequencies are subject to change at any time. EdgeRift, Inc. does not own/operate all frequencies. All frequency content is provided freely by third parties.
WANT TO HOST A FEED FOR YOUR LOCATION? All you need is a scanner, computer (Mac or PC), and an Internet connection. Find out more at: www.emergencyradioapp.com/hostfeed
IS IT LEGAL? The feeds provided in Emergency Radio are legal; however, we recommend that you check with your local and federal laws as radio laws can differ.
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Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 11 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2010 | 1.7 | — | 22,199 | Free |
| March 19, 2011 | 1.9.9.2 | — | 25,219 | Free |
| February 11, 2012 | — | — | 26,566 | Free |
| March 7, 2013 | — | — | 27,269 | Free |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25They cover lots of places all over.
This has been my favorite scanner app for years. I just upgraded my phone and found it doesn't work with iOS 11. Please update the app so I can have it on my new phone. None of the other apps compare!
iOS 10.3.2 says the app needs to be updated or it will not work with future iOS versions.
OK MENARDO BROTHERS, WILL A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, GET YOUR ATTENTION? I paid for the PRO version. The app is broken, and has been for quite some time. The listener counts never update, nothing else has been upgraded since 2012. Maybe there are grounds to file a lawsuit, I am checking with an attorney, to see what our options are. Wouldn't it just be easier to update the app. Earlier review: Looks like the Menardo Brothers, will not be updating this app. Apple will be deleting this app unless it is updated to 64 bit. This was a very good app! Hate to see it go. It seems like the developers, the Menardo Brothers, are going to cease any further development. Last update was in 2012!!! Please don't let this app die!!!
This is a great APP and I really love this because it's fun to listen
App needs updated.
I'm only giving 3 stars because this really, really useful app won't work as soon as I update to iOS11. Otherwise it's come in amazingly handy on several occasions when local news outlets were silent on apparently large-scale police actions in my area. I've had it as part of my collection of emergency apps since first finding out about it and sincerely hope it gets upgraded really, really soon!
It does not work with iOS 11 and later.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.