fmscan1
Scan fm band for radio stations
Usage
fm [-h]
[-d
device]
[-t
tuner]
[-s
freq]
[-e
freq]
[-i
freq]
[-q]
Overview
fmscan is a program to scan a frequency band for radio stations, using the video4linux interface introduced in 2.1.x series Linux kernels. It shows which ones have a accumulated signal strength of 50% or higher.
Options
-
-h -
Print a usage message to standard output, and exit.
-
-d device -
Sets device as the device to tune. The default is
/dev/radio0.
-
-t tuner -
Sets tuner as the tuner on the selected device to adjust. The default is tuner 0. Most radio devices have only a single tuner.
-
-s freq -
Starting frequency for scan, in MHz. Default: 87.9.
-
-e freq -
Ending frequency for scan, in MHz. Default: 107.9.
-
-i freq -
Increment between scanned channels, in MHz. Default: 0.2.
-
-t percent -
Signal strength threshold to consider a channel. Default: 50%.
-
-q -
Quiet mode. Suppresses progress output.
History
- Debian 13 (Trixie) to Debian 12 (Bookworm): the text shown here
- Debian 11 (Bullseye)
- Debian 10 (Buster) to Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
- Debian 5.0 (Lenny) to Debian 4.0 (Etch)
- Debian 3.1 (Sarge)
- Debian 3.0 (Woody)
-q since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-t since Debian 3.1 (Sarge).