The invention discloses a method and device for managing traffic lights with digital wireless radio. According to the method for managing the traffic lights with the digital wireless radio, a computer is used for making a traffic light control plan, a digital wireless broadcast transmitting station wave is used for transmitting signal light commands and other information, an intelligent signal light is used for receiving and carrying out the signal light commands, a traffic terminal is used for receiving the signal light commands and other information, and the host computer, the transmitting station, the intelligent signal light and the traffic terminal form a general intelligent signal light control system. The device adopting the above method comprises (1) a narrow intelligent signal light control system formed by the host computer, the transmitting station and the intelligent signal light sets, (2) a general intelligent signal light control system formed by the host computer 1, the transmitting station 2, the intelligent signal light 3 and the display terminal 4, (3) a digital wireless broadcast traffic signal light set, (4) a traffic terminal, (5) a traffic terminal with a global position system, (6) a traffic terminal integrated with a smartphone and (7) a drive training ground with a digital wireless broadcast traffic management system.