The popularity of the police feed has forced some changes in the way the audio is delivered. The demands on bandwidth usage have grown to the point where I would have been unable to allow free access to the feed, as my internet provider has instituted limits on bandwidth usage. The more bandwidth you need, the more you pay.

Anyway, access to my server is no longer possible as it has been in the past. The audio feed will now be delivered as a relay from a server maintained by RadioReference.com, a organization devoted to all things broadcast from an antenna.

This is a win win for everyone, and the feed is still free. I now simply stream to one user (RadioReference.com) and require very little bandwidth to maintain the Police feed. There are definite advantages. I had limits to the number of users allowed at any one time. This has been eliminated. I had time limits on how long a connection would last. This has been eliminated as well.

To connect to the feed simply click on the links from the menu above. Many people seem to listen from this page so they can see all the police codes and references as they listen to the feed. This all still works as before, and is available from the menu bar above.

You may also browse to the RadioReference audio feed area directly. Here is the link for the Waterloo Regional Police. From this page there is the additional option to choose the type of stream (Winamp, iTunes etc). There is also an archive of the feed, but I believe there may be a charge for this. Not sure. There are also other feeds that may be of interest. Here’s the link to the top 50 scanner feeds available in North America. Any problems just email me.