A device (20) is capable of making location determinations from publicly available broadcasting signals that contain programming such as radio or television programming. A location estimating portion (26) in one example uses a determined received power of a detected signal from a transmitter and information regarding the location and transmit power of the transmitter for determining a distance between the device (20) and the known location of the transmitter. At least one other location indicator is used for making a determination regarding the location of the device (20). In one example, the other location indicator is a determined distance between the device and at least one other transmitter, which is based upon a determined received power of a signal from the other transmitter and the transmit power used by that transmitter. Another example includes determining where the coverage areas of a plurality of transmitters overlap as an indication of the location of the device (20). In one example, the coverage areas and identities of the transmitters are determined based upon the carrier frequencies of a plurality of detected signals.