jasonl
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This is SO wrong.
So so wrong.
So so wrong.
Heres one good reason to switch to XM radio
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nmaineman36
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OK I have to ask what is soooo wrong about it? I have Sirius and I will have to say that I dont listen at all to "terrestrial radio" anymore. In the Boston area we had seen radio stations get killed off so to speak and formats changed. Star 93.7 fm was changed to MIKE FM and its an automated station now. They say they play everything and to me if I want to hear that i will tune in. On Sirius I usually listen to OutQ in the morning and the Beat or the Strobe with Denny Terrio. There is alot to I can choose from. On regular radio its either rap, hip hop, country or hard rock...not much else. Plus to me the best thing is that on Sirius they are not censored so you can hear just about anything and not have someone call and whine about what is being said.
Oh and another thing XM and Sirius are merging...I am looking forward to seeing what that will be like.
My 3 cents.
Oh and another thing XM and Sirius are merging...I am looking forward to seeing what that will be like.
My 3 cents.
whirlcool
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Is Sirius Radio commercial free?
My only radio listening these days is to Talk Radio. I find AM & FM irritating. On occasion if a city I am in has Oldies Rock station I'll tune that in. Commercials on top of commercials. It used to be that FM was more listenable, but about 20 years ago it became as bad as AM is.
I also somewhat resent paying for radio. XM radio was an option on both of our cars, but we didn't take it. But I do like the fact that you can listen to the same station no matter where you are. For someone who drives a lot this may certainly be an advantage. But if we can't get somewhere in 3 hours in the car, we fly.
My only radio listening these days is to Talk Radio. I find AM & FM irritating. On occasion if a city I am in has Oldies Rock station I'll tune that in. Commercials on top of commercials. It used to be that FM was more listenable, but about 20 years ago it became as bad as AM is.
I also somewhat resent paying for radio. XM radio was an option on both of our cars, but we didn't take it. But I do like the fact that you can listen to the same station no matter where you are. For someone who drives a lot this may certainly be an advantage. But if we can't get somewhere in 3 hours in the car, we fly.
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Yes indeed it is commercial free and they have NPR and other "talk radio" like Martha Stewart and Cosmo and such.
nmaineman36
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I used to think that way too...pay for radio..would never pay for it... but after having it..its worth it to me. For 12 bucks amonth and the signal is strong no matter where you are except a tunnel and sometimes if your in an area with alot trees with leaves on them it will kill the signal. When I head to Maine I never lose the signal. Ever listen to a good station and as you drive away from the city the station is in the signal gets weaker...eventually you lose it all together. Not with this. Plus it tells you what its playing as well...which is handy if I want to download it into Itunes.
jasonl
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Nothing wrong with Sirius itself. I have Sirius and I like it, but I didn't like the commercial because they knocked a 1955 Seeburg jukebox over flat on its face. Not nice.
But it's just a commercial and hopefully they did this on a computer and not trashed a real jukebox in the process.
Nothing wrong with Sirius itself. I have Sirius and I like it, but I didn't like the commercial because they knocked a 1955 Seeburg jukebox over flat on its face. Not nice.
But it's just a commercial and hopefully they did this on a computer and not trashed a real jukebox in the process.
If I drove a lot every day I might consider satellite radio. Right now my curiousity is piqued by "HD Radio". It would be nice to get regular FM signals in HD without all that static/dropouts that analog signals have. I also understand that, like TV signals, analog radio will be going away in time (although I'm not familiar with the schedule for that). Currently HD radios are specialty items that are over-priced. The pricing can't be reflecting the actual manufacturing costs. There must be huge profits per unit right now. I expect these prices will drop as the cutoff date nears and more mfg's get into the game.
Of course, there will still be commericals with HD radio, just as there are with regular analog FM. I resolve this problem by just punching another station. Sometimes they all are playing commercials at the same time, but generally I can switch from one to the other and skip the most annoying interruptions. Currently my least favorite type of radio commercial are those that feature phony "phone call" experts who act like they are advising someone to buy into some wildly stupid idea - like timeshares. Ugh.
Of course, there will still be commericals with HD radio, just as there are with regular analog FM. I resolve this problem by just punching another station. Sometimes they all are playing commercials at the same time, but generally I can switch from one to the other and skip the most annoying interruptions. Currently my least favorite type of radio commercial are those that feature phony "phone call" experts who act like they are advising someone to buy into some wildly stupid idea - like timeshares. Ugh.
I have XM satellite radio and love it. I listen to Air America most of the time in the car during the week and we like the music choices.
Randi Rhodes rocks - "It's Friday you bastards!"
Randi Rhodes rocks - "It's Friday you bastards!"
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During Hurricane Rita, XM in my friend's truck was the only news source I had - no batteries for the old transistor in the house. The satellite signal penetrated the storm just fine, as opposed to satellite TV that can't penetrate a heavy rainstorm.
And right now XM has Special Xmas channel, my favorite during the Holiday Season. When I was able to listen to the radio at work I got hooked on their Radio Classics channel. Can't recall if it was Jack Benny or Burns and Allen, but you'd even get the occasional old Bendix commercial running. What surprised me was a lot of that old sci-fi stuff were pretty darned scarey, even listening to it now.
I have XM satellite radio and love it. I listen to America Right most of the time in the car during the week and I love the music choices. The country stations really rock, the folk channel is great, the rock stations rock, and I have fallen in love with trance music.
Right now, I've got on my XM presets:
XM Classics
XM Pops
Fine Tuning (mashup channel, plays a little of everything)
The System (trance electronica)
Real Jazz (bebop)
Beyond Jazz (fusion and some Latin)
Bluesville (hard core blues)
Liquid Metal (heavy metal / hard rock)
Fred ('80s rock)
Indycar racing
XM Classics
XM Pops
Fine Tuning (mashup channel, plays a little of everything)
The System (trance electronica)
Real Jazz (bebop)
Beyond Jazz (fusion and some Latin)
Bluesville (hard core blues)
Liquid Metal (heavy metal / hard rock)
Fred ('80s rock)
Indycar racing
Commercials are mainly a concern at work, where we listen to rock, jazz, or classical FM. When it's my "turn" to do the tuning, I switch from one to the other when the commercials intrude. I'd bring in a CD player and CD's, but there's so much abrasive grinding dust, metal chips, and a leak in the roof near where I set up, that I haven't. An MP3 setup would work too, if I had one.
I signed up for XM exclusively for Air America, but love the "decade" channels as we as "The Groove". We have it on both cars, and on the living room stereo.
I love Randi also, Greg - and Thom Hartman, and Rachel Maddow.
I love Randi also, Greg - and Thom Hartman, and Rachel Maddow.
Last I heard Sirius and XM were in merger talks, working of Gvt. approval if I'm not mistaken. Right now I'm listening to XM via AOL radio. It's free. I'd opt for it if I didn't already pay for SAT TV, Cell Phone and DSL.
I refuse to listen to commercial radio with it's insipid playlists and idiot drones, especially in the AM.
There was one college radio station I was hooked on for years, weak little thing but it could be heard over 80 miles until some @#$@% Christian station grabbed up it's freq. here. I filed complaints with the FCC but they claimed the college radio station was low powered and licensed to broadcast in a few counties, mine wasn't one of them, so they granted the license. It really didn't matter it was the 4th Christian station in the area and there was no other formatted station like the one from MSU. I chuckle sadly as I drive into the area served by the MSU station and find it's blanked out by this --err, a, station ( sorry don't want to offend those that like that stuff here...)operating illegally where it's not supposed to. Fine Christians they.
When that happened a few years back it turned me off commercial radio for good. Now I burn CDs to listen to in the car, or listen to NPR. At home it's internet radio 24/7 as background music. As far as I'm concerned commercial radio cut it's own throat with the Clear Channeling of America.
I refuse to listen to commercial radio with it's insipid playlists and idiot drones, especially in the AM.
There was one college radio station I was hooked on for years, weak little thing but it could be heard over 80 miles until some @#$@% Christian station grabbed up it's freq. here. I filed complaints with the FCC but they claimed the college radio station was low powered and licensed to broadcast in a few counties, mine wasn't one of them, so they granted the license. It really didn't matter it was the 4th Christian station in the area and there was no other formatted station like the one from MSU. I chuckle sadly as I drive into the area served by the MSU station and find it's blanked out by this --err, a, station ( sorry don't want to offend those that like that stuff here...)operating illegally where it's not supposed to. Fine Christians they.
When that happened a few years back it turned me off commercial radio for good. Now I burn CDs to listen to in the car, or listen to NPR. At home it's internet radio 24/7 as background music. As far as I'm concerned commercial radio cut it's own throat with the Clear Channeling of America.
The only radio I listen to is Minnesota Public Radio's all-talk "News & Entertainment" stations. The first 4 presets on my car's receiver are all tuned to MPR stations. I can drive anywhere in the state (and quite a way into South Dakota) and listen to MPR, just by switching frequencies every 50 (or so) miles.
Minnesota has the best Public Radio set-up I've ever seen. You can go anywhere in the state and receive both the classical music and news stations. In the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, they also have a rock music station, which is fantastic.
Were I to take the plunge, I'd definitely go for Sirius, simply because they have NPR. But as long as MPR is on terrestrial radio and I have an iPod for music, I don't think I'll be making the switch to satellite any time soon.
Minnesota has the best Public Radio set-up I've ever seen. You can go anywhere in the state and receive both the classical music and news stations. In the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, they also have a rock music station, which is fantastic.
Were I to take the plunge, I'd definitely go for Sirius, simply because they have NPR. But as long as MPR is on terrestrial radio and I have an iPod for music, I don't think I'll be making the switch to satellite any time soon.
jasonl
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XM vs Sirius vs FM
Had it not been for Hurricane Katrina, I'd be living in Chalmette listening to WTIX-FM. THE BEST oldies station on the planet. But since that's gone now, I have my Sirius radio. My stations are 70s, Elvis, Classic Vinyl, The Vault (classic album rock), Roadhouse (classic country), The (whatever the Christian station is), Siriusly Sinatra, Blue Collar Comedy and Laugh Break. And now after T-day, I have it set on Starlite 2 which is now Sirius Holiday.
If I'd do it over again, I'd get XM. Better fidelity, bigger playlists, more music stations than blah blah blah talk channels. XM started their Christmas music early. They have 2 of them Special Xmas (funny Christmas music) and their normal Christmas music.
Had it not been for Hurricane Katrina, I'd be living in Chalmette listening to WTIX-FM. THE BEST oldies station on the planet. But since that's gone now, I have my Sirius radio. My stations are 70s, Elvis, Classic Vinyl, The Vault (classic album rock), Roadhouse (classic country), The (whatever the Christian station is), Siriusly Sinatra, Blue Collar Comedy and Laugh Break. And now after T-day, I have it set on Starlite 2 which is now Sirius Holiday.
If I'd do it over again, I'd get XM. Better fidelity, bigger playlists, more music stations than blah blah blah talk channels. XM started their Christmas music early. They have 2 of them Special Xmas (funny Christmas music) and their normal Christmas music.
The public radio scene in the SF Bay Area is a bit strange.
Of course we have the NPR affiliates - at least two of them.
Then we have KCSM, an all-Jazz station run by the College of San Mateo. It's best in the mornings, the midday and afternoon stuff gets fairly experimental and difficult to listen to when you're trying to work.
Then there is a station run by a high school in Menlo Park, which plays nothing but very old popular music - genearlly 1940's and earlier. The signal is weak, however. I can get it on some radios but not others. It comes in ok with my rooftop antenna, though.
Of course we have the NPR affiliates - at least two of them.
Then we have KCSM, an all-Jazz station run by the College of San Mateo. It's best in the mornings, the midday and afternoon stuff gets fairly experimental and difficult to listen to when you're trying to work.
Then there is a station run by a high school in Menlo Park, which plays nothing but very old popular music - genearlly 1940's and earlier. The signal is weak, however. I can get it on some radios but not others. It comes in ok with my rooftop antenna, though.
