diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 854899a..598ac22 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
           );
         });
       },
+      eventBus,
     });
 
     // Attach scheduler to server so routes can notify it
diff --git a/src/server/routes/websocket.ts b/src/server/routes/websocket.ts
index d3fc0a9..77412d3 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/websocket.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/websocket.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 import websocket from '@fastify/websocket';
 import type { FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
 import type { WebSocket } from 'ws';
-import type { DownloadEventBus, DownloadProgressPayload, DownloadCompletePayload, DownloadFailedPayload } from '../../services/event-bus';
+import type {
+  DownloadEventBus,
+  DownloadProgressPayload,
+  DownloadCompletePayload,
+  DownloadFailedPayload,
+  ScanStartedPayload,
+  ScanItemDiscoveredPayload,
+  ScanCompletePayload,
+  ScanErrorPayload,
+} from '../../services/event-bus';
 
 /**
  * WebSocket route plugin.
@@ -39,16 +48,43 @@ export async function websocketRoutes(
       sendJson(socket, { type: 'download:failed', ...data });
     };
 
-    // Subscribe to event bus
+    // Subscribe to download events
     eventBus.onDownload('download:progress', onProgress);
     eventBus.onDownload('download:complete', onComplete);
     eventBus.onDownload('download:failed', onFailed);
 
+    // Create listeners for scan event types
+    const onScanStarted = (data: ScanStartedPayload) => {
+      sendJson(socket, { type: 'scan:started', ...data });
+    };
+
+    const onScanItemDiscovered = (data: ScanItemDiscoveredPayload) => {
+      sendJson(socket, { type: 'scan:item-discovered', ...data });
+    };
+
+    const onScanComplete = (data: ScanCompletePayload) => {
+      sendJson(socket, { type: 'scan:complete', ...data });
+    };
+
+    const onScanError = (data: ScanErrorPayload) => {
+      sendJson(socket, { type: 'scan:error', ...data });
+    };
+
+    // Subscribe to scan events
+    eventBus.onScan('scan:started', onScanStarted);
+    eventBus.onScan('scan:item-discovered', onScanItemDiscovered);
+    eventBus.onScan('scan:complete', onScanComplete);
+    eventBus.onScan('scan:error', onScanError);
+
     // Cleanup on disconnect
     const cleanup = () => {
       eventBus.offDownload('download:progress', onProgress);
       eventBus.offDownload('download:complete', onComplete);
       eventBus.offDownload('download:failed', onFailed);
+      eventBus.offScan('scan:started', onScanStarted);
+      eventBus.offScan('scan:item-discovered', onScanItemDiscovered);
+      eventBus.offScan('scan:complete', onScanComplete);
+      eventBus.offScan('scan:error', onScanError);
       console.log('[websocket] client disconnected');
     };
 
diff --git a/src/services/event-bus.ts b/src/services/event-bus.ts
index e529738..ad77c55 100644
--- a/src/services/event-bus.ts
+++ b/src/services/event-bus.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
+import type { ContentItem } from '../types/index';
 
-// ── Event Payload Types ──
+// ── Download Event Payload Types ──
 
 export interface DownloadProgressPayload {
   contentItemId: number;
@@ -18,7 +19,33 @@ export interface DownloadFailedPayload {
   error: string;
 }
 
-// ── Event Map ──
+// ── Scan Event Payload Types ──
+
+export interface ScanStartedPayload {
+  channelId: number;
+  channelName: string;
+}
+
+export interface ScanItemDiscoveredPayload {
+  channelId: number;
+  channelName: string;
+  item: ContentItem;
+}
+
+export interface ScanCompletePayload {
+  channelId: number;
+  channelName: string;
+  newItems: number;
+  totalFetched: number;
+}
+
+export interface ScanErrorPayload {
+  channelId: number;
+  channelName: string;
+  error: string;
+}
+
+// ── Event Maps ──
 
 export interface DownloadEventMap {
   'download:progress': [DownloadProgressPayload];
@@ -26,17 +53,23 @@ export interface DownloadEventMap {
   'download:failed': [DownloadFailedPayload];
 }
 
+export interface ScanEventMap {
+  'scan:started': [ScanStartedPayload];
+  'scan:item-discovered': [ScanItemDiscoveredPayload];
+  'scan:complete': [ScanCompletePayload];
+  'scan:error': [ScanErrorPayload];
+}
+
 // ── Typed Event Bus ──
 
 /**
- * Typed EventEmitter for download events.
- * Decouples download progress producers (DownloadService) from
+ * Typed EventEmitter for download and scan events.
+ * Decouples event producers (DownloadService, SchedulerService) from
  * consumers (WebSocket route, logging, etc).
  */
-export class DownloadEventBus extends EventEmitter {
-  /**
-   * Emit a typed download event.
-   */
+export class EventBus extends EventEmitter {
+  // ── Download events ──
+
   emitDownload<K extends keyof DownloadEventMap>(
     event: K,
     ...args: DownloadEventMap[K]
@@ -44,9 +77,6 @@ export class DownloadEventBus extends EventEmitter {
     return this.emit(event, ...args);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Subscribe to a typed download event.
-   */
   onDownload<K extends keyof DownloadEventMap>(
     event: K,
     listener: (...args: DownloadEventMap[K]) => void
@@ -54,13 +84,38 @@ export class DownloadEventBus extends EventEmitter {
     return this.on(event, listener as (...args: unknown[]) => void);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Unsubscribe from a typed download event.
-   */
   offDownload<K extends keyof DownloadEventMap>(
     event: K,
     listener: (...args: DownloadEventMap[K]) => void
   ): this {
     return this.off(event, listener as (...args: unknown[]) => void);
   }
+
+  // ── Scan events ──
+
+  emitScan<K extends keyof ScanEventMap>(
+    event: K,
+    ...args: ScanEventMap[K]
+  ): boolean {
+    return this.emit(event, ...args);
+  }
+
+  onScan<K extends keyof ScanEventMap>(
+    event: K,
+    listener: (...args: ScanEventMap[K]) => void
+  ): this {
+    return this.on(event, listener as (...args: unknown[]) => void);
+  }
+
+  offScan<K extends keyof ScanEventMap>(
+    event: K,
+    listener: (...args: ScanEventMap[K]) => void
+  ): this {
+    return this.off(event, listener as (...args: unknown[]) => void);
+  }
 }
+
+/** @deprecated Use EventBus instead. */
+export const DownloadEventBus = EventBus;
+/** @deprecated Use EventBus instead. */
+export type DownloadEventBus = EventBus;
diff --git a/src/services/scheduler.ts b/src/services/scheduler.ts
index 5949ec7..d117d6d 100644
--- a/src/services/scheduler.ts
+++ b/src/services/scheduler.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { Channel, Platform, PlatformContentMetadata } from '../types/index'
 import type { PlatformRegistry, FetchRecentContentOptions } from '../sources/platform-source';
 import type { RateLimiter } from './rate-limiter';
 import { YtDlpError } from '../sources/yt-dlp';
+import type { EventBus } from './event-bus';
 import {
   getEnabledChannels,
   updateChannel,
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ export interface CheckChannelResult {
 export interface SchedulerOptions {
   /** Called when a new content item is inserted — used to auto-enqueue for download. */
   onNewContent?: (contentItemId: number) => void;
+  /** Event bus for broadcasting scan lifecycle events to WebSocket clients. */
+  eventBus?: EventBus;
 }
 
 // ── Scheduler Service ──
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ export class SchedulerService {
   private readonly platformRegistry: PlatformRegistry;
   private readonly rateLimiter: RateLimiter;
   private readonly onNewContent?: (contentItemId: number) => void;
+  private readonly eventBus?: EventBus;
   private readonly jobs = new Map<number, Cron>();
   private readonly channelCache = new Map<number, Channel>();
   private readonly activeChecks = new Set<number>();
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ export class SchedulerService {
     this.platformRegistry = platformRegistry;
     this.rateLimiter = rateLimiter;
     this.onNewContent = options?.onNewContent;
+    this.eventBus = options?.eventBus;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -166,6 +171,12 @@ export class SchedulerService {
 
     this.activeChecks.add(channel.id);
 
+    // Emit scan:started before any async work
+    this.eventBus?.emitScan('scan:started', {
+      channelId: channel.id,
+      channelName: channel.name,
+    });
+
     console.log(
       `[scheduler] Checking channel ${channel.id} ("${channel.name}") on ${channel.platform}`
     );
@@ -225,6 +236,12 @@ export class SchedulerService {
         });
         if (created) {
           insertedCount++;
+          // Broadcast the new item to WebSocket clients
+          this.eventBus?.emitScan('scan:item-discovered', {
+            channelId: channel.id,
+            channelName: channel.name,
+            item: created,
+          });
           // Only auto-enqueue monitored items
           if (this.onNewContent && created.monitored) {
             this.onNewContent(created.id);
@@ -244,6 +261,13 @@ export class SchedulerService {
         `[scheduler] Check complete for channel ${channel.id}: ${insertedCount} new items (${items.length} fetched, ${existingIds.size} existing)`
       );
 
+      this.eventBus?.emitScan('scan:complete', {
+        channelId: channel.id,
+        channelName: channel.name,
+        newItems: insertedCount,
+        totalFetched: items.length,
+      });
+
       return {
         channelId: channel.id,
         channelName: channel.name,
@@ -272,6 +296,12 @@ export class SchedulerService {
 
       this.rateLimiter.reportError(channel.platform);
 
+      this.eventBus?.emitScan('scan:error', {
+        channelId: channel.id,
+        channelName: channel.name,
+        error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
+      });
+
       console.error(
         `[scheduler] Check failed for channel ${channel.id} ("${channel.name}"): ${status}`,
         err instanceof Error ? err.message : err