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A radio tower. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons

The San Diego City Council unanimously approved a 10-year contract with Motorola Solutions Inc. Monday for a $51 million public safety radio modernization program.

The contract will help the city switch its first responders’ communication system from analog to digital technology and replace the old radios, officials said.

According to the city’s Department of Information Technology, radio systems must be compatible with regional partners, including San Diego County government, the port authority, military, local hospitals and universities…