# 2007 Toyota Matrix - Radio

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-matrix-radio/140237>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [May 13, 2019, 9:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-matrix-radio/140237 "2019-05-13T09:58:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DaveLitwak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@DaveLitwak](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DaveLitwak)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 9:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-matrix-radio/140237/1 "2019-05-13T09:58:42Z")

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Why does the radio only get certain stations? I changed the antenna…no help

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-matrix-radio/140237/2 "2019-05-13T12:50:12Z")

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Certain in what way? Only country music? Only talk radio? AM only, FM only?

Is this a factory radio? Give us something to work with!

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**Author:** ![DaveLitwak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@DaveLitwak](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DaveLitwak)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 8:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-matrix-radio/140237/3 "2019-05-14T08:47:20Z")

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The radio gets one out of three public stations. The one I am least likely to choose and a few other random stations, none of which are on my `go to` list…It is a factory installed standard radio with a CD player

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**Author:** ![DaveLitwak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@DaveLitwak](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DaveLitwak)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 8:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-matrix-radio/140237/4 "2019-05-14T08:48:17Z")

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Never thought to try the AM dial…still not inclined to do so

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 10:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-toyota-matrix-radio/140237/5 "2019-05-14T10:13:45Z")

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> [@DaveLitwak](#):
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> I changed the antenna

Did you replace just the mast ? or the complete wire and base and mast?

FM doesn’t require much for an antenna, but if the wire is bad or disconnected from the back of the radio, you’ll have very poor reception.

It’s also possible your radio is dying.