KUOW Signal projected from Radio-Locator.com
MAZDA CAR RADIOS STUCK TO THE FREQUENCY OF SEATTLE'S
K-U-O-W WAS THIS WEEKEND'S HOT TOPIC ON FORKS TALK DOT
COM, THAT'S ALSO BROADCAST ON H-D CHANNEL 3 OF THIS FREQUENCY.
FRIDAY NIGHT "GROUND ZERO" HOST CLIVE LEWIS REPORTED THAT
MANY MAZDA VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVELY BRICKED BY A VEHICLE SOFTWARE GLITCH THE SEATTLE BROADCASTER INADVERTANTLY TRIGGERED.
K-U-O-W IS AN N-P-R AFFILIATE BROADCASTING AT NINETY-FOUR POINT NINE WITH AN H-D SIGNAL RECEIVED BY VEHICLES IN PORT TOWNSEND, PARTS OF WHIDBEY ISLAND, ALL OF KITSAP COUNTY AND PARTS OF EASTERN CLALLAM AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES.
96.7 news observations supported by radio-locator.com
MAZDA HAD PREVIOUSLY TOLD OWNERS SOME MODELS WOULD LOSE REMOTE START AND OTHER FEATURES WHEN THE WIRELESS GRID SWITCHES FROM 3G TO 5G, AND A K-U-O-W SPOKESPERSON SUGGESTED THE STATION FACILITY'S RECENT PHONE UPGRADE AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE.
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2022/02/whoops-some-seattle-
area-mazdas-are-stuck-listening-to-npr/
BUT FORKS TALK HOST KIM KOMANDO'S SATURDAY SHOW SAID THE
STATION'S BROADCAST AN H-D DATA PACKET CONTAINING GRAPHIC FILES WITH MISSING FILE EXTENSIONS TRIGGERED A SOFTWARE LOCKUP IN SOME 20-14 TO 20-17 MAZDAS - DISABLING NOT BLUETOOTH, NAVIGATION AND BACKUP CAMERA SYSTEMS - AS WELL AS STATION SELECTION.
WHILE IT'S BOUND TO IMPROVE K-U-O-W RATINGS, IT CAN'T HELP THEIR FUNDRAISING.
MAZDA OF OLYMPIA TELLS OWNERS THEIR CONNECTIVITY MASTER UNIT IS SHOT, IT COSTS FIFTEEN HUNDRED BUCKS AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART.
STILL, SEE YOUR DEALER THAT CAN SUBMIT A GOODWILL REQUEST TO MAZDA WARRANTY ON OWNERS' BEHALF FOR FREE REPAIR WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.