An Internet radio system and method therefor are provided. The Internet radio system includes a server unit, a client unit, and an Internet radio dongle. The server unit contains an Internet radio station list database with built-in accessible Internet radio station list. To listen to online broadcast, user plugs the Internet radio dongle into the transmission interface of the client unit to enable the automatic execution of the Internet radio software program in the dongle and links up to an Internet radio station to listen to the broadcast by accessing the Internet ratio station link list in the Internet radio station list database via the Internet.