diff --git a/broadcastradio/aidl/default/BroadcastRadio.cpp b/broadcastradio/aidl/default/BroadcastRadio.cpp
index 4d097c1607..8584921fba 100644
--- a/broadcastradio/aidl/default/BroadcastRadio.cpp
+++ b/broadcastradio/aidl/default/BroadcastRadio.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ BroadcastRadio::BroadcastRadio(const VirtualRadio& virtualRadio)
 }
 
 BroadcastRadio::~BroadcastRadio() {
-    mThread.reset();
+    mTuningThread.reset();
+    mProgramListThread.reset();
 }
 
 ScopedAStatus BroadcastRadio::getAmFmRegionConfig(bool full, AmFmRegionConfig* returnConfigs) {
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ ScopedAStatus BroadcastRadio::tune(const ProgramSelector& program) {
         callback->onCurrentProgramInfoChanged(programInfo);
     };
     auto cancelTask = [program, callback]() { callback->onTuneFailed(Result::CANCELED, program); };
-    mThread->schedule(task, cancelTask, kTuneDelayTimeMs);
+    mTuningThread->schedule(task, cancelTask, kTuneDelayTimeMs);
 
     return ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ ScopedAStatus BroadcastRadio::seek(bool directionUp, bool skipSubChannel) {
 
             callback->onTuneFailed(Result::TIMEOUT, {});
         };
-        mThread->schedule(task, cancelTask, kSeekDelayTimeMs);
+        mTuningThread->schedule(task, cancelTask, kSeekDelayTimeMs);
 
         return ScopedAStatus::ok();
     }
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ ScopedAStatus BroadcastRadio::seek(bool directionUp, bool skipSubChannel) {
         }
         callback->onCurrentProgramInfoChanged(programInfo);
     };
-    mThread->schedule(task, cancelTask, kSeekDelayTimeMs);
+    mTuningThread->schedule(task, cancelTask, kSeekDelayTimeMs);
 
     return ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
@@ -355,15 +356,15 @@ ScopedAStatus BroadcastRadio::step(bool directionUp) {
         callback->onCurrentProgramInfoChanged(programInfo);
     };
     auto cancelTask = [callback]() { callback->onTuneFailed(Result::CANCELED, {}); };
-    mThread->schedule(task, cancelTask, kStepDelayTimeMs);
+    mTuningThread->schedule(task, cancelTask, kStepDelayTimeMs);
 
     return ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
 
 void BroadcastRadio::cancelLocked() {
-    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << ": cancelling current operations...";
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << ": cancelling current tuning operations...";
 
-    mThread->cancelAll();
+    mTuningThread->cancelAll();
     if (mCurrentProgram.primaryId.type != IdentifierType::INVALID) {
         mIsTuneCompleted = true;
     }
@@ -388,6 +389,8 @@ ScopedAStatus BroadcastRadio::startProgramListUpdates(const ProgramFilter& filte
 
     lock_guard<mutex> lk(mMutex);
 
+    cancelProgramListUpdateLocked();
+
     const auto& list = mVirtualRadio.getProgramList();
     vector<VirtualProgram> filteredList;
     std::copy_if(list.begin(), list.end(), std::back_inserter(filteredList), filterCb);
@@ -410,14 +413,20 @@ ScopedAStatus BroadcastRadio::startProgramListUpdates(const ProgramFilter& filte
 
         callback->onProgramListUpdated(chunk);
     };
-    mThread->schedule(task, kListDelayTimeS);
+    mProgramListThread->schedule(task, kListDelayTimeS);
 
     return ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
 
+void BroadcastRadio::cancelProgramListUpdateLocked() {
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << ": cancelling current program list update operations...";
+    mProgramListThread->cancelAll();
+}
+
 ScopedAStatus BroadcastRadio::stopProgramListUpdates() {
     LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << ": requested program list updates to stop...";
-    // TODO(b/243681584) Implement stop program list updates method
+    lock_guard<mutex> lk(mMutex);
+    cancelProgramListUpdateLocked();
     return ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
 
diff --git a/broadcastradio/aidl/default/BroadcastRadio.h b/broadcastradio/aidl/default/BroadcastRadio.h
index 092776f62d..0f818cef63 100644
--- a/broadcastradio/aidl/default/BroadcastRadio.h
+++ b/broadcastradio/aidl/default/BroadcastRadio.h
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ class BroadcastRadio final : public BnBroadcastRadio {
     const VirtualRadio& mVirtualRadio;
     std::mutex mMutex;
     AmFmRegionConfig mAmFmConfig GUARDED_BY(mMutex);
-    std::unique_ptr<::android::WorkerThread> mThread GUARDED_BY(mMutex) =
+    std::unique_ptr<::android::WorkerThread> mTuningThread GUARDED_BY(mMutex) =
+            std::unique_ptr<::android::WorkerThread>(new ::android::WorkerThread());
+    std::unique_ptr<::android::WorkerThread> mProgramListThread GUARDED_BY(mMutex) =
             std::unique_ptr<::android::WorkerThread>(new ::android::WorkerThread());
     bool mIsTuneCompleted GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = true;
     Properties mProperties GUARDED_BY(mMutex);
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ class BroadcastRadio final : public BnBroadcastRadio {
     std::optional<AmFmBandRange> getAmFmRangeLocked() const;
     void cancelLocked();
     ProgramInfo tuneInternalLocked(const ProgramSelector& sel);
+    void cancelProgramListUpdateLocked();
 
     binder_status_t cmdHelp(int fd) const;
     binder_status_t cmdTune(int fd, const char** args, uint32_t numArgs);