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Satellite Radio is the future of broadcasting Satellite Radio, in short, may be described as commercial-free music, news, sports and talk shows. Many of the greatest players and events are now available from Sirius radio and XM radio like Howard Stern, Fred Schneider (the B52s), NFL, English Soccer, NBA, NASCAR, NHL, Major League Baseball, INDY, and the PGA. Satellite radio begun in 1992, when the ‘S’ spectrum was allocated by the FCC to four companies. The two main ones, Sirius and XM salaried a gorgeous penny (in fact closely $80 million dollars worth) to buy a license. Satellite-based radio begun on May 15th, 2001 when XM Radio finished their satellite system. Sirius followed shortly when they launched in July, 2001. Since then, expanded merchandise and contest has changed the radio landscape. While automobile makers started installing satellite radio in 2001 and 2002, most new vehicles come equipped with one now. XM has two satellites (called ‘Rock’ and ‘Roll’) in parallel orbits to cover the mainland US market, while Sirius has three. Both have not long back been awarded licenses for the Canadian market. So what are the divergences amid the two providers? XM has a flat $9.99 a month fee with no contracts to sign. They have the latest portable equipment. XM offers a lot of of the best varieties of programming available today. They offer 68 commercial-free music channels; 32 channels of News, Sports, Talk & Entertainment; and 21 channels of instant Traffic & Weather in major metro areas. Here’s the latest info of channels: 15 channels of Rock music 11 News channels (Fox, CNN, ABC, CNBC, MSNBC, BBC, C-SPAN, Bloomberg) 11 Talk & Variety channels (Discovery, E!, Experts & advice, African American Talk, Christian Talk) 10 channels of Pop music & Top Hits 7 Country music options 7 channels of Blues & Jazz music 7 Hip Hop and Urban 6 dissimilar channels of music by the Decades (40′s through 90′s) 5 Sports channels (ESPN, Fox, Sporting News, NASCAR) 4 Dance music channels 4 World music channels 3 Christian music choices 3 Comedy amusement channels (adult comedy, family comedy) 3 Classical music channels 2 Kids amusement channels (Disney) 2 Latin music choices Sirius offers a $12.95 per month fee and you may pre-pay for a full year for a discount (works out to $9.99 per month). They offer better sports coverage with play-by-play of the NBA, NHL, and NFL. Sirius has signed a heap of outstanding talent of celebrity DJs. Sirius offers 60 channels of music with no commercials, 50 channels of News, Sports, Talk and Entertainment; and 20 channels of 24/7 Traffic & Weather in major cities. Here’s how Sirius stack up with their channel line up: 16 Talk & Variety channels (Discovery, E!, Talk for Women, CourtTV, Air America, Gay/Lesbian, Body/Mind/Spirit Talk) 14 channels of Rock music 12 channels of Pop music & Top Hits 10 News channels (CNN, CNBC, Fox, NPR, PRI, C-SPAN, BCC, World Radio, Bloomberg) 9 Hip Hop and Urban music choices 7 Sports channels (ESPN, play-by-play channels) 6 Country music choices 6 Jazz music channels 5 Dance music channels 4 dissimilar channels of music by the Decades (50′s through 80′s) 3 Classical music channels 2 Christian music selections (Catholic) 2 channels of Blues & Reggae 2 Latin music choices 2 Comedy amusement channels (regular and uncensored) 2 World music choices 1 Kids amusement channels (Disney) |
