Systems, methods, and devices for associating a contact identifier with a broadcast source

A method for initiating contact with a broadcast source from a media device comprising:

• receiving broadcast media from a plurality of broadcast sources using a broadcast receiver, the broadcast receiver being tunable to a first broadcast source,
• storing a list of contact identifiers, each contact identifier being associated with one of the plurality of broadcast sources,
• providing a prompt to a user to enable the user to initiate contact with the first broadcast source,
• receiving a user indication to initiate contact with the first broadcast source, and
• initiating the contact with the first broadcast source by sending a communications session request to the first broadcast source including a contact identifier associated with the first broadcast source.

A media device comprising:

• a broadcast receiver for receiving media and media data from a broadcast source, the media data including a contact identifier associated with the broadcast source,
• a data store for storing the contact identifier associated with the broadcast source,
• a user interface for receiving a user indication to initiate contact with the broadcast source, and
• a transceiver for sending a connection request, in response to the user indication, including the contact identifier associated with the broadcast source to establish a communications connection with the broadcast source via a communications network.