Patent ID: 7587185

Claim:
An apparatus for selecting broadcast signals, the apparatus comprising: a tuner for receiving a plurality of live AM/FM broadcast signals from a plurality of AM/FM broadcast sources: a memory, the memory including: a current location of the receiver and current time of day; a local, dynamically undatable database of AM/FM broadcast sources for a plurality of AM/FM broadcast locations, the local, dynamically updatable database including program information associated with each of the plurality of AM/FM broadcast locations for a given time of day; a set of listener preferences including pro szram choices; and a processor coupled to the tuner and the memory for selecting a group of live AM/FM broadcast signals from the plurality of live AM/FM broadcast signals based on a predetermined selection criteria and the local, dynamically updatable database of AM/FM broadcast sources for a plurality of AM/FM broadcast locations, wherein the predetermined selection criteria includes the plurality of receivable AM/FM broadcast signals, the current location of the receiver and current time of day, and the set of listener preferences including program choices.