Is the radio scanner app legal in the UK?

I seem an app for the iPhone which can pick up broadcasts of police radios, fire service radios and airport radios from across the world, is it legal to have such an app on your phone? As its on the App Store I assume it's fine?

Yes, It is perfectly legal. Even in the UK, you're offered freedom. You as well have the right to the media, therefore the radio scanner apps are completely legal. If they have The signal to play it, you're allowed to listen. Have fun.

Those things are used world wide.
Not just in the UK.
The only thing you will not know is the codes that they use on calls.
They are numbers.

Police & other services all use digital encryption these days.

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