Bzzt!

There are many digital scanners on the market - Radioshack and Bearcat sell them.

http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.j...canner&sr=1

Perhaps you're thinking of encrypted digital, which is a whole different situation.

If you can cite specific law about news media, I'd love to see it.

I can cite tons of laws about radio scanning, and not a one grants news media any special legal protection.

The only thing that's universally illegal in the USA is scanning cell phones.