How do I tune into AM/FM Radio on my scanner?

[InspectahDeck718]

Hey guys,

How do I tune into AM/FM radio freqs on my scanner? I have a Radio Shack Pro-95. Please reply as soon as possible.

 

[crayon]

Welcome to the group!!

On page 6 of your manual (you did get a manual with your scanner didn't you? ) it shows a quick list of all the frequencies that the scanner can receive, the AM/FM bands are not listed.

Here is a link to the Pro-95 manual if you did not get one:

http://support.radioshack.com/support_tutorials/communications/20-525.htm

Although, the reading of it can be hard at times, I would encourge you to aleast skim it so as to get familiar with your radio.

 

[gatorhater]

AM / FM on the Pro 95

I own a Pro 95 and on ocassion I can tune in am 750 WSB in Atlanta on 166.250 . I can't explain why it happens. 8)

 

[KR4BD]

None of my 10 scanners will tune the AM Broadcast Band and I am not aware of any scanners that will. However, some will definitely tune the FM band (88-108 mHz). I have an old Pro-2004 and it will tune FM stations. In fact, I have a whole bank reserved for FM stations in my area. Of course, commercial FM stations have constant carriers so radio will not scan and will lock up on any signal it finds. Therefore, if you have a scanner that will tune the FM band, you will have to manually tune the station you want and be sure the scanner is set for WFM (Wide Frequency Modulation) reception. Commercial, wideband FM stations sound awful on NFM (narrow FM), which is what the public service stations usually use.

By the way, the Pro-2004 will also scan the CB band, which is around 27 mHz using mostly AM mode.

 

[KR4BD]

Attn: Gatorhater

The reason you hear WSB on 166.25 is due to the fact that many commerical stations use VHF frequencies to "cue" newsmen in the field and for linking of remote signals back to the station. Around here, during the evening news, the local TV stations tie up similar frequencies to "cue" their reporters as to when they are ready for their "live" reports from the field. They will simply transmit their "on-air" signal on their link frequency to the remote crew, who is monitoring it, waiting for their cue to report. If you listen around 950 mHz in many cities, you will hear STL's or Studio Transmitter Links which relay the broadcast from the station's studio location to their transmitter site, often miles away from the studio location. These 950 mHz signals are very directional, so you will have to be right in the path of the signal to hear it.