Not sure if I agree with this point of view. I have both XM and Sirius and find that most of what I like is on Sirius (as you said). However, the real issue is the competitive marketplace. You have Ipods, Cell Phones with content downloads, Clear Channel/regular radio, High Definition radio and Satellite radio. I think what XM/Sirius are trying to do is to get a large enough market base of subscribers that they can go against the others. Not sure how this will turn out but I do find it interesting that Clear Channel can pickup all the stations, use its premiere radio networks group to make all the programming (Rush, Dr Laura, Coast to Coast, etc). And Rupert Murdock can also consolidate but nothing is said. If Sirius merges and keeps doing what they are doing it will be a clear choice for content that you will never get on Clear Channel. Part of the issue with XM is they are partially controlled by Clear Channel. Anyway, I hope that Sirius stays around in some form merged or alone to give me something to listen to while Rush Limbaugh is being echoed on multiple stations across the dial. Now that is Clear Channel choice. I can choose which channel to listen to Rush on. :-)
On 6/11/07 3:20 PM, "Mark Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For the first time in 5 years I'm without XM radio. My subscription > expired on Friday last week and I elected to not renew it. If I turned > my radio on once a month I was doing well. They wriggled and squirmed > and kept me on the phone for almost an hour while they "canceled" my > account. > > I have had Sirius running concurrently ever since it was first launched. > I think that it is a much better service. Their hardware however is > severely lacking. > > If this merger goes ahead then I think we can kiss goodbye to all the > world service type broadcasters when the new company emerges. > > I think that XM may have just shot the whole industry in the foot. > > Mark > > On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 11:29 -0400, Richard Cuff wrote: >> The public notice was filed Friday. >> >> See >> http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/X/XM_SIRIUS_MERGER?SITE=WFMZ&SECTION=BUS >> INESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT >> or http://preview.tinyurl.com/2pzr28. >> >> File comments here: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ >> >> I don't know about you guys, but I listen to my satellite radio rarely >> nowadays. I tend to listen to podcasts or other audio downloaded and >> converted to MP3s; my favorite software for this task is Replay AV -- >> see http://www.applian.com/replay-av/index.php?src=www.google.com. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown > above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
