Radio apparatus for a vehicle and a control method thereof

A method of controlling a vehicle radio apparatus, the method comprising:

• receiving a second analog radio;
• demodulating the second analog radio to an original radio;
• and
• playing the original radio using an in-vehicle output device,
• wherein the second analog radio is a signal generated by a surrounding vehicle by
• checking a program title of a program of Internet radio being listened to,
• searching for a frequency of a first analog radio with the program title, the first analog radio being a radio broadcast transmitted by a radio station,
• checking an electric field strength of the first analog radio at the frequency, and
• modulating the Internet radio to the second analog radio when the electric field strength is less than a threshold,
• wherein the original radio is the same signal as the Internet radio.

A vehicle radio apparatus comprising:

• a transmitter configured to
• receive a radio signal,
• modulate the radio signal, and
• transmit the modulated radio signal;
• at least one memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to process signals relating to Internet radio and analog radio, wherein the at least one processor is configured to executes the instructions to
• check a program title of a program of Internet radio being listened to,
• search for a frequency of a first analog radio with the program title, the first analog radio being a radio broadcast transmitted by a radio station, and
• check an electric field strength of first the analog radio at the frequency,
• wherein the transmitter is configured to
• modulate the Internet radio to a second analog radio when the electric field strength is less than a threshold, and
• transmit the second analog radio.