A method for controlling the operation of a plurality of consumer electronic devices, comprising: displaying a plurality of broadcast channel identifiers each corresponding to a broadcast channel in a display of a controlling device adapted to command at least channel tuning operations of the plurality of consumer electronic devices, wherein the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers is comprised of at least one broadcast identifier associated with a first one of a plurality of consumer electronic devices and at least one broadcast identifier associated with a second of a plurality of consumer electronic devices different than the first one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices; receiving first input into the controlling device that functions to designate one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers; receiving second input into the controlling device that functions to place the controlling device into one of a first controlling device operating mode and a second controlling device operating mode wherein in the first controlling device operating mode the controlling device is configured to transmit channel tuning commands to the first one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices using a first communication protocol and in the second controlling device operating mode the controlling device is configured to transmit channel tuning commands to a the second one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices using a second communication protocol that is different than the first communication protocol; and using the first input and the second input to cause the controlling device to transmit a channel tuning command using a respective one of the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol to thereby cause a respective one of the first one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices and the second one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to tune to the broadcast channel corresponding to the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers. displaying a plurality of broadcast channel identifiers each corresponding to a broadcast channel in a display of a controlling device adapted to command at least channel tuning operations of the plurality of consumer electronic devices, wherein the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers is comprised of at least one broadcast identifier associated with a first one of a plurality of consumer electronic devices and at least one broadcast identifier associated with a second of a plurality of consumer electronic devices different than the first one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices; receiving first input into the controlling device that functions to designate one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers; receiving second input into the controlling device that functions to place the controlling device into one of a first controlling device operating mode and a second controlling device operating mode wherein in the first controlling device operating mode the controlling device is configured to transmit channel tuning commands to the first one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices using a first communication protocol and in the second controlling device operating mode the controlling device is configured to transmit channel tuning commands to a the second one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices using a second communication protocol that is different than the first communication protocol; and using the first input and the second input to cause the controlling device to transmit a channel tuning command using a respective one of the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol to thereby cause a respective one of the first one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices and the second one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to tune to the broadcast channel corresponding to the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers.