Method and apparatus for enabling the selection of content on a wireless communication device

A method of enabling the selection of content on a wireless communication device comprising the steps of:

• downloading information on available broadcasts;
• predetermining desired formats;
• organizing available broadcast information by desired format in a hierarchal menu;
• displaying the hierarchal menu on said wireless communication device;
• detecting the loss of a signal for a channel providing a predetermined genre;
• requesting a list of receivable channels broadcasting said predetermined genre;
• and
• automatically tuning to comparable desired format in new broadcast area to replace the lost channel.

A wireless communication device comprising:

• a receiver for receiving broadcast information and downloading information on available broadcasts in a region;
• a controller for organizing the information on available broadcasts in a hierarchal menu in accordance with predetermined desired formats, the controller also defining actions per each radio control dependent upon menu item, the controller directing the receiver to automatically tune to a comparable desired format in a new broadcast area when losing a present broadcast;
• and
• a user interface for enabling the selection of content the user interface including a display for displaying the hierarchal menu and control for a user to select items in the menu.