Tennessee
Live in Monroe County: the police & fire scanner alternative.
A scanner plays everything. Nearhold listens to Monroe County's public police and fire dispatch radio and alerts you when we hear a serious call near an address you choose: a parent's home, or your own.
We're listening in these towns today:
More towns join as coverage grows. The ZIP check is the exact answer for any address.
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What we listen to in Monroe County
Here is what we count today:
Fire and EMS dispatch, the channels that matter most for an aging parent's home, are publicly broadcast in Monroe County right now. Police dispatch here is mostly encrypted or not publicly available, so police-related alerts would be limited. We'd rather say that plainly than pretend otherwise.
Monroe County police & fire dispatch, listened to for you
Codes, static, every routine call in the county: raw scanner audio asks you to sit through all of it to catch the one call that matters. Nearhold does the listening and alerts you when we hear serious calls near the addresses you choose. Quiet days get said out loud too.
Cities and towns in Monroe County
Monroe County includes Sweetwater, Madisonville, Vonore, Tellico Plains, Coker Creek, Kahite, Rarity Bay.
The channel counts above are the county-wide picture. Whether we can hear near a specific address in any of these places is what the ZIP check answers.
A scanner tells you everything. Nearhold tells you what matters.
If someone you love lives in Monroe County and you don't, a scanner app means listening to hours of radio to catch the one call that matters. Nearhold does that listening for you. When we hear a serious call near the address you choose, you get an email that says what we heard, with the radio clip, so you can hear it for yourself. Every alert is AI-transcribed from public dispatch radio and unconfirmed, and we say so on every one.
How it works
- 1. Check coverage with their ZIP code. If we're not live yet, you reserve a spot and your ZIP moves the map.
- 2. When we're live, add the addresses that matter and what you call them.
- 3. We listen around the clock. Serious calls we hear nearby become alerts. Every evening you get a recap, including the nights when nothing happened.
Common questions
Is Nearhold live in Monroe County?
Yes, in parts of the county. Coverage depends on what public dispatch audio exists near a specific address, so the honest answer for your address comes from the ZIP check on nearhold.com.
Is there a live police scanner for Monroe County?
Public scanner feeds exist for many counties, but they play raw radio: codes, static, and every routine call. Nearhold listens to public dispatch radio and sends an alert only when we hear a serious call near the addresses you choose.
Is listening to police scanners legal?
Yes. In the United States it is legal to listen to unencrypted public-safety radio. Decrypting encrypted channels is not legal, and Nearhold never does it. If a department encrypts its dispatch, nobody can hear it, including us.
Why can't I hear Monroe County police on my scanner anymore?
Many departments are moving dispatch to encrypted digital systems. Fire and EMS dispatch often remains public even when police encrypt, though this varies by town. Nearhold covers whatever public dispatch audio exists near the address you choose.
Do you guarantee I'll hear about every incident?
No, and you should distrust anyone who says yes. Nearhold reports what we hear on public dispatch radio. It is AI-transcribed and unconfirmed, and it is not a medical alert or emergency service. In an emergency, call 911.
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Check their address & sign up free →Nearhold provides situational awareness from publicly available dispatch audio. Content is AI-generated from unconfirmed communications and is not an official report. Always verify with official sources. In an emergency, call 911.