Police ScannerLoudoun County, Virginia police scanner feeds
A free Loudoun County police scanner: these are the public-safety radio feeds currently streaming from Loudoun County, covering police and sheriff, fire, EMS, aviation, weather and amateur radio. Anything listed here can be played free in the Police Scanner app, with no account.
Listen free on iPhoneLive feeds in Loudoun County
| Feed | Type | Listeners |
|---|---|---|
| Loudoun County Combined Fire Rescue A community supported radio scanning dispatch (6A) and all ops channels (6B-61K). 6D-Tac11 is the priority channel. ***You may hear training, including EMS reports, on occasion.*** |
Public Safety | — |
| Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety Fire/Rescue and Police for both DCA and IAD, plus the airport operations channels (no aircraft traffic). |
Public Safety | — |
| NOAA Weather Radio DC (WNG736) Offline temporarily. Updating hardware. |
Other | — |
| NOAA Weather Radio Manassas (KHB96) Offline temporarily. Updating hardware. |
Other | — |
| WB6EFW Repeater Welcome to the WB6EFW repeater . We are located in Loudoun County, VA which is about 30 miles west of Washington D.C. We host a 70cm MOTOROLA SLR5700 MOTOTRBO DMR repeater (site connected to the Brandmeister network), 2M Yaesu DR-2X System Fusion repeater |
Other | — |
| N3ST Repeater System | Amateur Radio | — |
What you are hearing
Dispatch traffic is terse and preliminary — calls are described before anyone has arrived, details change constantly, and the people discussed have not been charged with anything. The guide to radio codes covers the shorthand, and fire and EMS radio explained covers alarm levels and apparatus.
Feeds run a few seconds to a minute behind real time, and quiet stretches are normal — an area this size genuinely goes minutes without traffic at night. If a feed seems dead, this covers how to tell.
How a Live Police Scanner Works
A live police scanner lets listeners monitor unencrypted two-way radio traffic broadcast by public-safety dispatchers and emergency responders. Traditional hardware scanners pick up local high-frequency radio transmissions directly over the air. In modern setups, connected receivers capture these public channels and convert the audio into digital streams accessible through mobile devices or computers.
Using an application like the Police Scanner app for iPhone allows you to listen to available public police, fire, and EMS audio without dedicated radio gear. Because transmissions are digitized and routed across networks, feeds usually carry a brief buffer delay ranging from several seconds to a minute behind real time.
Loudoun County scanner questions
What is a live police scanner?
A live police scanner streams unencrypted two-way radio communications from emergency responders over the internet. It allows the public to monitor active police, fire, and EMS dispatch communications using a smartphone or computer without requiring specialized radio equipment.
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