why can't i get yacht rock radio in my car

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• Thread starter 84 Sheepdog
• Start date Mar 4, 2021

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• Mar 4, 2021

84 Sheepdog

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I've noticed the factory radio in my truck won't pull up all of the Sirius channels. The highest number channel it will pull up is 219. It kind of ****** me off that I'm effectively paying for channels that I'm not getting. Also, in my opinion the only channel worth listening to on Sirius is Yacht Rock Radio which is channel 311. Our other cars (all are on the same Sirius plan/package) pull up this channel with the factory radio, don't understand why this truck will not. I've tried the "direct tune" option and it won't pull up the higher numbered channels either. Is anyone else experiencing the same? I guess my question is whether there is something wrong with the truck or is this just how the radio is programmed by Ford.  

84 Sheepdog said: I've noticed the factory radio in my truck won't pull up all of the Sirius channels. The highest number channel it will pull up is 219. It kind of ****** me off that I'm effectively paying for channels that I'm not getting. Also, in my opinion the only channel worth listening to on Sirius is Yacht Rock Radio which is channel 311. Our other cars (all are on the same Sirius plan/package) pull up this channel with the factory radio, don't understand why this truck will not. I've tried the "direct tune" option and it won't pull up the higher numbered channels either. Is anyone else experiencing the same? I guess my question is whether there is something wrong with the truck or is this just how the radio is programmed by Ford. Click to expand...

• Mar 5, 2021

Correct, it's a 2018. Thank you, I'll try that!  

• Mar 6, 2021

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blwn said: I'm guessing you have a 17 or 18? Those years just had Sirius, whereas 19+ received SiriusXM which allowed the upper channels as well as mixed presets etc.. You may be able to switch to a newer ACM and program it to work, but it will take some Forscan work. Maybe search the F150 forums and see if anyone else has made the swap Click to expand...

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TIL there are 100 more SiriusXM channels that I’m not able to listen to :smh: If anyone figures out the mod to receive them, I’m all in.  

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smurfslayer said: As a workaround, you can use CarPlay / Sirius(XM) app and stream whatever channel you want. My wife makes me listen to Yacht rock when I misbehave, so I’m familiar. I like the live performance channel, 3 something or other and my Rap radio doesn’t get it either, 2017. Click to expand...

pastorwug said: ACM? What is that please? Click to expand...

• Mar 7, 2021

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Yacht Rock Radio Name change

• Thread starter OrlandoSGM
• Start date Oct 21, 2021
• Latest activity Latest activity: Nov 1, 2021
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• Oct 21, 2021

I was wondering if anyone knew why SiriusXM changed the name of their station, Yacht Rock Radio to Yacht Rock 311. The station didn't move, so I thought there may have been a law suit. Any insight?  

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Its gone from channel 70 back to its off season location  

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• Oct 24, 2021

Is channel 311 on satellite or internet only?... some care radios use cellular internet too  

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• Nov 1, 2021

Juan said: Is channel 311 on satellite or internet only?... some care radios use cellular internet too Click to expand...

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Can you tune to higher channels with SiriusXM ?

Discussion in ' 3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023) ' started by DeadEyeWI , Sep 6, 2016 .

#1 DeadEyeWI [OP] Fight for your 2A right

One of my stations I was listening to (Chan 18) moved to 311. Its still in the same package, it just found a new permanent home. I cant seem to tune the Entune system beyond the 200s in XM..... My 2014 Nissan XM has no issues and that radio is obviously older so I was wondering if this is as far as the radio can tune or if others have been able to tune higher? I have the Entune Premium but no the Premium JBL version and the software is up to date.  

#2 DRJ1014 Well-Known Member

You cant tune past what is already preset for the radio. Some manufactures offered a higher bandwidth radio than others. Looks like ours does not meet the bandwidth requirements to go past the 200 channels.  

#3 PhogDog Well-Known Member

I noticed the same thing. I have the JBL.  

#4 DeadEyeWI [OP] Fight for your 2A right

Well we have what is known as the " XM Platform " radio. It's limited to the number of channels we can tune. There are 3 different style of radios: Sirius Platform XM Platform SXM Platform ..my 2014 Nissan has the SXM platform and as such can tune into the 300s and beyond. Cant really tell by the Radio ID, as it used to be all numeric for Sirius and Letters/Numbers for XM but now both the XM and SXM radios use the same style of Radio ID.  

#5 Tyotatcma16 New Member

Sucks. I can't listen to yacht rock anymore either. I'll be looking to upgrade my radio unit. I wonder if any aftermarket head units work w the factory navigation etc?  

#6 DeadEyeWI [OP] Fight for your 2A right

It is what it is. At least I was able to offer an explanation as to why we couldnt listen to it. Yet another thing Toyota appears to have dropped the ball on. Dont understand why in this case when a basic XM radio is old school. Get SXM radios and you're covered.  

#7 be77solo Well-Known Member

Wow, I had no idea. I just assumed that was all the channels there were. Thanks for the info. Definitely love XM after having it the past few years, I rarely listen to anything else. Now I wonder what I'm missing out on ha  

#8 Lawfarin Who me?

Very strange that it wouldn't have a Sirius Xm tuner. The merger happened a long time ago and all new components should be in line with that  

#9 DeadEyeWI [OP] Fight for your 2A right

Each auto company seems to still 'pick' a favorite. Why they still make basic XM radios amazes me. Everything should be SXM versions right now. You can usually tell by the button you need to press for SAT radio. In our entune...its marked 'XM' - in my 2014 Rogue its marked 'SXM'. So I reached out to Sirius and got the low down and posted it in this thread. I didnt know we actually had 3 different radios out there still being made!  

#10 Lawfarin Who me?

DeadEyeWI [OP] said: ↑ Each auto company seems to still 'pick' a favorite. Why they still make basic XM radios amazes me. Everything should be SXM versions right now. You can usually tell by the button you need to press for SAT radio. In our entune...its marked 'XM' - in my 2014 Rogue its marked 'SXM'. So I reached out to Sirius and got the low down and posted it in this thread. I didnt know we actually had 3 different radios out there still being made! Click to expand...

#11 TRD Larry trd larry

My understanding is a few years back the after market radios came equipped to pick up all the Sirius XM channels. For this SiriusXM charged a higher fee. Sounds like the vehicle manufacturers are still putting in either Sirius or XM turners. If you look at the SirtiusXM web site this is all explained.  

#12 jdubyapepper Member

Toyota entune is total garbage.  

#13 plode682 Well-Known Member

Tyotatcma16 said: ↑ Sucks. I can't listen to yacht rock anymore either. I'll be looking to upgrade my radio unit. I wonder if any aftermarket head units work w the factory navigation etc? Click to expand...

#14 DeadEyeWI [OP] Fight for your 2A right

plode682 said: ↑ YES! Yacht rock is my favorite. It was on channel 70 part time(which went back to the "love" channel, and now is Christmas music). If I really want to listen to Yacht rock(or any channel we can't access with the factory head unit), I use the Sirius XM app on my phone and play it across the bluetooth. Click to expand...

#15 ksherm4x4 Active Member

Hey guys, I know this is an old thread and I'm sure y'all have figured it out but i called Sirius and found a solution. It depends on the dealer, but most of them will swap your XM radio with a SXM radio for free so you can have all the channels (including streamed ones) so you never miss out on your favorites. Hope this helps.  

#16 Roddy13 Well-Known Member

ksherm4x4 said: ↑ Hey guys, I know this is an old thread and I'm sure y'all have figured it out but i called Sirius and found a solution. It depends on the dealer, but most of them will swap your XM radio with a SXM radio for free so you can have all the channels (including streamed ones) so you never miss out on your favorites. Hope this helps. Click to expand...

#17 ksherm4x4 Active Member

@Roddy13 yup, I have an appointment next week to get it replaced for free. There is also a chance your radio just needs to be updated. Give your dealer a call if you have this problem!  

#18 Roddy13 Well-Known Member

ksherm4x4 said: ↑ @Roddy13 yup, I have an appointment next week to get it replaced for free. There is also a chance your radio just needs to be updated. Give your dealer a call if you have this problem! Click to expand...

#19 ksherm4x4 Active Member

Roddy13 said: ↑ If you are are right about this, we will become the best friends ever known to tacoma world. If not.... I'm a ninja. P.S please post your results. Click to expand...

#20 TXRed New Member

Can someone tell me what radio the dealer installed in place of the XM radio? My dealer can't find the SirusXM replacement.  

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Sirius XM Deep Tracks moved

• Thread starter Kyocerafan
• Start date Nov 9, 2023

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• Nov 9, 2023

Sirius/XM moved the Deep Tracks channel to an internet/app only channel. I listen to that channel probably 80% of the time. Now my factory radio in my Jeep, my portable XM player, and my Polk component tuner no longer can play my favorite station. I'll probably keep the subscription for the car but the other two units will likely get dropped. Deep Tracks always seemed a crown jewel in the XM lineup. I'm surprised it's getting shunted off the original platform. I don't like it. I'll let them know via listener feedback that I'm not pleased and request they reverse their decision. Then hopefully make it clear to them by dumping radio subscriptions I've happily paid for for almost 20 years.  

motorstereo

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Deep Tracks now streams on channel 308. I hope they didn't remove it from the sat rad as that's my go to station as well in my truck.  

One of the stations I like is Yacht Rock, which used to be channel 14, but moved to channel 311. No big deal, right? Except that my "new" 2018 Buick Encore Infotainment system tuner will only go to channel 235 for Sirius XM! Sure, I can listen to Yacht Rock by connecting through the APP on my iPhone, but I really don't want to for just one station! Another channel that just moved is The Blend, which went from channel 17 to 27. Not a problem, as it's programmed as a "favorite" in my Encore, so changed automatically!  

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My car came with a trial subscription that they neglected to turn off for well over a year. It was cool driving from upstate NY to Indy (and back) for MotoGP and never changing the radio station.  

It's not just basically bricking multiple devices for my purposes (Deep Tracks) it's the disrespect to what has always been one of the most important channels on the service.  

Analog guy, meet digital world - HELP!!

Kyocerafan said: Sirius/XM moved the Deep Tracks channel to an internet/app only channel. I listen to that channel probably 80% of the time. Now my factory radio in my Jeep, my portable XM player, and my Polk component tuner no longer can play my favorite station. I'll probably keep the subscription for the car but the other two units will likely get dropped. Deep Tracks always seemed a crown jewel in the XM lineup. I'm surprised it's getting shunted off the original platform. I don't like it. I'll let them know via listener feedback that I'm not pleased and request they reverse their decision. Then hopefully make it clear to them by dumping radio subscriptions I've happily paid for for almost 20 years. Click to expand...

A ton of crap must have moved, both my wife's and my XM in our cars is displaying either new or blank channels.  

• Nov 10, 2023

Deep tracks is one of my favorites. I haven't checked our cars yet to see if I can pick up the new "high band" channel. Good article on Rolling Stone. Deep Sh-t  

Maybe cassettes will make a comeback  

• Nov 11, 2023

Well I won't have to worry about renewing my sirius subscription when it comes up. I can confirm that deep tracks is now a streaming only channel. Channel line up in my truck goes from 308 to 310 and 309 isn't even listed.  

Raise hell if it matters to you. There is a spot on their site for programming input. They could fix this immediately. There's still enough of us to matter if they know we care.  

Redikilowatt

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Agree it seems like all the good channels disappear or change to streaming Sirius only. They bumped “The Joint” (reggae) to stream and the Bob Marley channel has way too much hip hop for my definition of reggae. Frankly the dj style of presentation borders on classic radio, not ad free subscription content. My wife purchased a one year subscription for my car I’m not likely to rene.  

I listen to the Bridge quite a bit too, it moved. I noticed the day before it moved that they really played excellent song choices. Today it was just ok, back to the normal hit and miss. Still a good channel for out in the garage.  

• Nov 12, 2023

The Bridge is better than it needs to be for it's intended purpose. It occasionally surprises and they don't play junk. Comfortable when I'm in the mood to wind down. It just does not belong in it's spot. Deep Tracks does.  

It seems they want everyone to app up.  

I can fix it but good...

They seem to have a plethora of worthless channels - like 90% have negative appeal to me - but I presume they're trying to have something for everyone. Does this happen to you - on my 2011 Audi whenever they revisse their listings some or all of my presets are empty and I have to reload them. It's a PITA for sure.  

w1jim said: They seem to have a plethora of worthless channels - like 90% have negative appeal to me - but I presume they're trying to have something for everyone. Click to expand...

I'm so ancient I still listen in the car on a Delphi SKYFi2 from back when it was technically just XM before the merger. From the debut of satellite in the early 2000s, niche channels have disappeared, but can't say I saw Deep Tracks going away just yet.  

With streaming taking over, the XM and Sirius satellites are destined to burn up in the atmosphere. Plus satellite radio can't track you. New cars with internet know everywhere you go and everything you listen to.  

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