Index: apps/recorder/radio.c
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--- apps/recorder/radio.c	(revision 15839)
+++ apps/recorder/radio.c	(working copy)
@@ -199,7 +199,16 @@
     }
 
     tuner_set(RADIO_FREQUENCY, curr_freq);
-
+    
+    /* make sure radio is tuned */
+    int tc=0;
+    for(;tc<50*10;tc++)             /* prevent hung-up in case the procedure fails to tune radio in by giving up after 10 sec. */
+        if(!tuner_get(RADIO_TUNED))
+        {
+            tuner_set(RADIO_FREQUENCY, curr_freq);
+            sleep(HZ/50);   /* simple delays such as udelay() or TIME_AFTER() does not help here */
+        }
+       
 #ifdef HAVE_RADIO_MUTE_TIMEOUT
     {
         unsigned long mute_timeout = current_tick + HZ;