A flash drive incorporating a FM scanner radio, of which the circuitry is electrically isolated from each other and separately powered to reduce production cost and size. The flash drive-radio combination comprises a radio and a flash drive encased in a housing. The radio is configured only to search, receive, and convert to audio signals, radio signals that lies within only the broadcast FM bands, and the flash drive comprises a flash memory, a bidirectional communication port, a controller, and preferably, a display unit for displaying used and available memory in the flash memory. A write protect switch, a channel scan button, a digital clock may be further included in the present invention.