# Mazda drivers in Seattle can't change the radio station **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 9, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mazda-drivers-in-seattle-cant-change-the-radio-station/959183 "2022-02-09T23:22:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mazda-drivers-in-seattle-cant-change-the-radio-station/959183/1 "2022-02-09T23:22:36Z")
Drivers of 2016 Mazdas in Seattle claim that their radios are permanently stuck on station KUOW and they can’t change the station. Speculation is that the station just changed to 5G broadcasting, and the radios on the older Mazdas can’t cope. > **[Stuck in KUOW purgatory: Seattle Mazda drivers can't change the radio dial](https://www.kuow.org/stories/we-didn-t-mean-to-ruin-your-mazda-s-stereo)** > > Over the past couple of weeks some people who listen to KUOW in their Mazdas say their car radio is permanently stuck on 94.9. It’s only affecting KUOW, Mazdas from 2016, and we have no idea why. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mazda-drivers-in-seattle-cant-change-the-radio-station/959183/2 "2022-02-09T23:24:13Z")
Existing thread: > [@Seattle Mazda drivers can't change their radios off of KUOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-mazda-drivers-cant-change-their-radios-off-of-kuow/959162): > > Over the past couple of weeks, some people who listen to KUOW in their Mazdas say their car radio is permanently stuck on 94.9 FM. It’s only affecting KUOW, Mazdas from 2016, and we have no idea why… It still isn’t clear why specifically KUOW’s signal is affecting some specific Mazda cars. One theory points [to the recent rollout of 5G technology for smartphones](https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43187/how-the-3g-shutdown-in-2022-could-screw-your-car). A few weeks ago cellphone companies — and KUOW — switched to a 5G signal. But many cars are still only equipped with 3G and glitch… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mazda-drivers-in-seattle-cant-change-the-radio-station/959183/3 "2022-02-09T23:41:31Z")