A system and method of accessing radio programming from radio stations that communicate
radio programming on a data network. The radio programming is accessed as radio
or audio signals formatted in radio-over-data packets to a data network telephone.
The data network telephone is a telephone that uses voice-over-data communications
channels over a data network to make telephone connections with other data network
telephones. The data network telephone includes a display, a keypad, a handset
and an optional speaker output. The data network telephone advantageously permits
simultaneous access to radio programming and communication on a telephone connection.
The data network telephone also includes an interface to a portable information
device. A radio control application may be used on the portable information device
that communicates control information to a radio application on the data network
telephone. The PID may be used to set the desired radio station, volume and other
settings that may be communicated to the radio application on the data network telephone.
