An electronic device includes a radio tuner capable of receiving broadcast
media contents and information about each of the broadcast media contents
from a plurality of radio stations; a user communication interface
configured for receiving from a user a list of desired broadcast media
contents; a memory; and a processor. According to the invention the
processor is responsible for accessing the list of desired broadcast
media contents stored in the memory; the radio tuner is controlled to
detect the radio stations to retrieve information of the broadcast media
contents that are currently being, or are in the near future to be,
broadcast from the radio stations; the retrieved information is compared
with the list of desired broadcast media contents; and the user is
alerted via the user communication interface if the comparison reveals
that a broadcast media content that is currently being, or are in the
near future to be, broadcast is comprised in the list of desired
broadcast media contents.