text: I listen to the police/fire radio scanner. If you hear the police helicopter over your house, you can find out what the suspects look like\nand what crime they just committed. Fires are\nextinguished in a procedural professional order\nto protect the lives of citizens and the firefighters. You can also listen to ham radio, railroads, airplanes, the weather,racing,coast guard all on specific channels. All that, plus you can put the radio on search and find almost anything.