Methods and systems for seamlessly broadcasting data to a user moving
among a plurality of broadcast coverage areas. A first signal containing
desired data may be received by a receiving device at a user location,
wherein the first signal is broadcast from a first transmitting station
associated with a first broadcast coverage. Thereafter, the receiving
device (e.g., a radio or in-vehicle television) can be automatically
instructed to search for and tune to a second transmitting station
associated with a second broadcast coverage area broadcasting a second
signal containing the desired data if the first signal fades at the user
location, thereby permitting the user to seamlessly receive data as the
user moves among a plurality of broadcast coverage areas. The receiving
device can also be automatically instructed to search for and tune to a
third transmitting station broadcasting a third signal containing data of
a type associated with the desired data, if the second signal containing
the desired program cannot be identified.