Minor irritation: wrong FM station description

[tpberding]

This is a small, but irritating problem. Each FM station in my R1S posts a description of itself when I tune in. "Oldies" "Country Music" "Sports" etc. I have one station that always posts an inaccurate description. I have no idea how it got there. Does anyone know if those descriptions can be changed, and if so, how?

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[Johnus]

This is a small, but irritating problem. Each FM station in my R1S posts a description of itself when I tune in. "Oldies" "Country Music" "Sports" etc. I have one station that always posts an inaccurate description. I have no idea how it got there. Does anyone know if those descriptions can be changed, and if so, how?

My R1T is still at the SC so I can't double check, and I also haven't messed with FM radio much, but I don't recall any way to modify this data. Typically that's provided by the station itself via RDS. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Data_System

Maybe it's not inaccurate. Music from my high school years is now classified as "Oldies". Korn...is on oldies stations. ?

 

[COdogman]

I would assume the station labeling is the responsibility of the broadcaster? Your vehicle is just receiving the radio signal and displaying the data on your screen.

 

[Microdowns]

If you tune to a station that does not transmit description data, and you have previously listened to a station on the same frequency that transmits the data, the Rivian radio will display the previous stations information. This is a design error that I assume could be fixed in software.

 

[FlightDoc]

Minor irritation, station coding.
Major irritation, cellular service or radio work well only in the city.
Someone should invent technology that allows signals to come from space to cover broader areas. Maybe from like…a satellite? Nah, just a crazy thought.

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