Patent ID: 8303058

Claim:
A refrigerator, comprising: a main controller configured to select a TV function or a radio function according to a user's request; a radio tuner configured to receive voice data included in a frequency band of a radio set when the radio function is selected by the main controller; a TV driving circuit configured to receive a TV broadcast program when the TV function is selected by the main controller and output image data and voice data included in the TV broadcast program; a TV screen installed at a front surface of a refrigerator body and configured to display the image data; a cooling fan installed at a rear surface of the TV screen and configured to externally release heat generated when the TV function or the radio function is selected; and a speaker configured to output the voice data included in the TV broadcast program or the voice data included in the frequency band, wherein the main controller stores a select signal generated when a switch that selects the TV function or the radio function is turned on, and wherein when main power that controls the radio tuner and the TV driving circuit is newly applied according to a user's request, the main controller automatically applies power to the TV driving circuit or to the radio tuner based on the stored select signal.