Sirius And Xm To Merge

So I see that XM and Sirius are going to merge if the stock holders of both companies and the SEC and FCC approve.

I really hope the SEC or FCC blocks the merger.

I have Sirius and I love it. I purposely bought it instead of XM because XM isn't 100% commercial free, Sirius has music that is more my taste, and Sirius has less repetition of their programming.

I paid a lot for a receiver and service to Sirius, and I'll be pissed if they make my equipment obsolete or remove Sirius programming and replace it with XM programming. Our rates won't go down either, despite the fact that merging the companies will save billions.

If they were to allow us to keep out current equipment and simply broadcast both system's channels over their respective satellites and let us keep the channels we like, I'll be fine with that, as long as they don't increase the rates more than 10%.

Otherwise, I'll not renew my subscription, and I'll put Ipod integration into my car. I have an Ipod that can hold thousands of songs, all selected by me that I can play in any order I wish. The only thing Sirius can give me that my Ipod can't is the ability to play music on any internet connected computer.

99, it seems like this Satellite radio thing has got you fuming; perhaps, it's time to listen to the good 'ol AM and FM! Free radio has never let me down.

I had AM and FM, but once you've had Sirius you forget all about those. I did for the following reasons.

1) I hate hate hate commercials, especially when they take up 1/3 of every hour of play.

2) I also travel between areas a lot, and some of the areas only have country music, which I don't like.

3) I dislike having to fool with the stereo dial every time I wander out of one radio station's coverage area.

4) Also, inevitably, I always lose a station just as they are about to play a song I like.

Sirius has no commercials, the spend only 2 minutes or so having you listen to the DJ and the other 58 minutes are music.

Sirius is coast to coast and all 125 channels are available everywhere. So 2-4 are not issues anymore.

That is why I pay 12.95 a month for Sirius. Well, I can also listen to it at home and over any internet connected computer.

I have Sirius and I love it! I do wish all of the channels were commercial free, but the ones that do have commercials, they are few and far between. I hope nothing changes because of this merger....

Which ones have commercials?

I've listened to about half of the channels on Sirius at one point or another and never heard a commercial. Of course I'm not counting the plugs they do about getting your friends and family to buy Sirius because those are done by the DJs during their 2-3 minute talk.

I know XM has commercials on several channels. There aren't as many as on free radio, but too many for me to pay for it. I also know for a fact that XM just rebroadcasts Clear Channel radio for several of their music channels. Sirius has 100% original programming, or at least it is programming they purchased like Blue Collar Comedy or The Who Concerts.

Which ones have commercials?

Only the music channels are commercial free. The others have commercials.

 

Raw Dog Comedy (104) always has commercials for [had to remove word due to advertiser flags!] and adult toys on it...

I've never listened to anything other than music and ten or so minutes of Blue Collar Comedy. That is probably why I haven't heard any commercials.

I don't mind commercials at natural breaks in a talk radio program or during a newscast, I just don't like them interrupting my music.

XM has commercials on several of their music channels, and all the ones that they rebroadcast from Clear Channel have commercials. If I wanted to listen to Clear Channel Radio, I'd just use FM.

I am old-fashioned as well. I just listen to FM radio and have a cassette player.I have a collection of over 350 tapes and don't want to switch.

 

I also hate commercials, but that is what pays for the radio stations.

I listen to a local station and can get it all the way to where I work and back.

I drive between several states on a semi-regular basis, I don't like fooling around everytime I drive through a state to find a radio station I like.

When I travel instate it is in-between 3 major metropolitan areas, each separated by many, many miles of rural areas. I don't like the radio in the rural areas, the city radio doesn't reach out there and the stations are all country stuff.

Sirius allows me to never have to search for a channel and I never have to listen to anything I don't want to.

I have a 6 disc in-dash changer in my car, but that doesn't hold enough music for an entire trip when I drive long distances.

It is nice to have Sirius as my primary audio entertainment while on the road, and while at school. Since I don't bring my stereo here, the only music I can listen to must come off my computer and I can get Sirius to stream over the internet.