South Dakota police scanner feeds

South Dakota provides steady audio coverage with 98 public safety and emergency feeds across 67 counties. Scanner feeds are distributed evenly across regional hubs and rural jurisdictions, giving listeners access to local operations statewide. Brown, Minnehaha, and Spink counties each offer 5 feeds, representing some of the highest concentrations in the state. Charles Mix and Roberts counties each host 4 streams, while Custer County provides 3 active public safety channels.

The state's stream directory encompasses law enforcement, fire and EMS dispatch, aviation traffic, and repeater systems. Monitored options include Brown County Sheriff, Aberdeen Fire/Rescue, State Highway Patrol, alongside Aberdeen Fire and EMS Dispatch. Specialized channels include South Dakota Amateur Radio Council - SD Link Repeater System, Sioux Falls 444.825MHz Repeater, Aberdeen Regional Airport (KABR) and ARTCC, and NOAA Weather Radio Aberdeen (WXM25) operating in both Brown and Spink counties.

98 live feeds across 67 counties

A free South Dakota police scanner: live police, fire, and EMS radio streaming from South Dakota, 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.

Busiest feeds in South Dakota

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How coverage is spread across South Dakota

South Dakota's 98 feeds are spread over 67 counties: 53 have a single feed, 11 have two to four, and 3 have five or more. The 5 largest listings — Brown (5), Minnehaha (5), Spink (5), Charles Mix (4) and Roberts (4) — carry 23% of everything streaming from the state.

Of the 3 counties with their own page, 1 carry a police or sheriff channel, 2 carry fire and 2 carry EMS; there are also aviation in 2, railroad in 1, weather in 3 and amateur radio in 1.

Spink has 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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South Dakota scanner questions

How many scanner feeds are available in South Dakota?

South Dakota has 98 live audio feeds covering 67 counties. The directory features communications from county sheriff offices, local fire and EMS departments, highway patrol operations, weather stations, and regional amateur radio repeaters.

Which South Dakota counties provide the highest number of feeds?

Brown, Minnehaha, and Spink counties lead South Dakota with 5 streams each. Charles Mix and Roberts counties follow with 4 feeds apiece, while Custer County maintains 3 active emergency and public safety channels.

What should I do if a South Dakota agency or county is missing?

If your county is not listed, an active feed host is currently not providing that signal. You can check back for updates, tune into available feeds from neighboring counties, or connect an audio interface to a scanner to broadcast local frequencies yourself.

How can I listen to South Dakota emergency feeds on an iPhone?

Install the Police Scanner app from the App Store on your iPhone. Open the app, search South Dakota to browse the county list, select your preferred local dispatch stream, and listen immediately using your phone's internet connection.

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.