Ohio police scanner feeds
A free Ohio police scanner: live police, fire, and EMS radio streaming from Ohio, with no radio hardware and no account. Counties with several feeds have their own page listing every channel; the rest are shown here with their feed count. All of it plays free in the Police Scanner app.
Listen free on iPhoneBusiest feeds in Ohio
| Feed | County | Listeners |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide | Franklin | 68 |
| Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide | Delaware | 62 |
| Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide | Fairfield | 62 |
| Darke County Public Safety | Darke | 51 |
| Central and Eastern Greene County Public Safety | Greene | 27 |
| Union County Public Safety | Union | 26 |
| Van Wert County Public Safety | Van Wert | 23 |
| Middletown Police and Fire | Butler | 16 |
| Stark County Fire | Stark | 14 |
| Columbus Police Dispatch - Zone 3 | Franklin | 13 |
| Ohio State Highway Patrol District 5 | Darke | 11 |
| Ohio State Highway Patrol District 5 | Miami | 11 |
All areas in Ohio
| County | Feeds |
|---|---|
| Cuyahoga | 22 |
| Franklin | 16 |
| Summit | 16 |
| Lucas | 15 |
| Scioto | 14 |
| Hamilton | 8 |
| Butler | 7 |
| Columbiana | 7 |
| Darke | 7 |
| Greene | 7 |
| Lorain | 7 |
| Medina | 7 |
| Washington | 7 |
| Delaware | 6 |
| Erie | 6 |
| Madison | 6 |
| Mahoning | 6 |
| Miami | 6 |
| Ottawa | 6 |
| Stark | 6 |
| Wood | 6 |
| Clermont | 5 |
| Fairfield | 5 |
| Henry | 5 |
| Pickaway | 5 |
| Portage | 5 |
| Trumbull | 5 |
| Union | 5 |
| Van Wert | 5 |
| Warren | 5 |
| Champaign | 4 |
| Clinton | 4 |
| Hancock | 4 |
| Jefferson | 4 |
| Lake | 4 |
| Licking | 4 |
| Montgomery | 4 |
| Paulding | 4 |
| Preble | 4 |
| Putnam | 4 |
| Seneca | 4 |
| Shelby | 4 |
| Allen | 3 |
| Ashland | 3 |
| Ashtabula | 3 |
| Clark | 3 |
| Coshocton | 3 |
| Fulton | 3 |
| Geauga | 3 |
| Hardin | 3 |
| Huron | 3 |
| Marion | 3 |
| Muskingum | 3 |
| Richland | 3 |
| Wayne | 3 |
| Athens | 2 |
| Auglaize | 2 |
| Belmont | 2 |
| Brown | 2 |
| Carroll | 2 |
| Defiance | 2 |
| Fayette | 2 |
| Hocking | 2 |
| Holmes | 2 |
| Knox | 2 |
| Logan | 2 |
| Mercer | 2 |
| Morgan | 2 |
| Morrow | 2 |
| Perry | 2 |
| Ross | 2 |
| Sandusky | 2 |
| Williams | 2 |
| Adams | 1 |
| Crawford | 1 |
| Gallia | 1 |
| Guernsey | 1 |
| Harrison | 1 |
| Highland | 1 |
| Jackson | 1 |
| Lawrence | 1 |
| Meigs | 1 |
| Monroe | 1 |
| Noble | 1 |
| Pike | 1 |
| Statewide | 1 |
| Tuscarawas | 1 |
| Vinton | 1 |
| Wyandot | 1 |
How coverage is spread across Ohio
Ohio's 372 feeds are spread over 89 counties: 16 have a single feed, 43 have two to four, and 30 have five or more. The 5 largest listings — Cuyahoga (22), Franklin (16), Summit (16), Lucas (15) and Scioto (14) — carry 22% of everything streaming from the state.
Of the 30 counties with their own page, 27 carry a police or sheriff channel, 30 carry fire and 25 carry EMS; there are also railroad in 8, weather in 21 and amateur radio in 11.
Clermont, Erie and Scioto have fire or EMS feeds but no law-enforcement channel listed. That pattern usually means the local police or sheriff has encrypted its radio, so fire and medical dispatch is what remains open to listen to there.
Feeds are filed by county, not by town. If your town is not in the tables above, look for the county it sits in — city police and fire channels are listed under it. The guide to finding your local feed covers the rest.
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Before you listen
Scanner listening is legal across the United States, with narrow exceptions — the rules by state. If your local police channel is missing, it has most likely been encrypted; fire and EMS usually remain open in the same area.
Not an emergency service. Scanner audio can be delayed, incomplete, or unavailable. In an emergency, call 911.