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Satellite Radio Subscriptions Rising

Posted by timothy on from the radio-free-space dept.

aSiTiC writes "Apparently, satellite radio is finally catching on. I'm an avid internet radio listener on stations such as KEXP, BBC 6Music and SomaFM. I am looking for a more portable alternative and I wonder if eventually my favorite MP3/RM/WMA internet stations will be ever be carried on satellite."

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  1. MP3/OGG stations by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Just setup a radio with WiFi access, and a good antenna, and hop on to unsecure networks! No one will notice... probably.

  2. Same with satellite TV. by odano · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I subscribe to XM, and have a recurring problem. 200 channels and still nothing good to listen too. Satellite radio will never surpass a case of CDs and a CD player, and will always be a niche market.

    1. Re:Same with satellite TV. by Lumpy · · Score: 3, Interesting

      a better solution is the Kenwood dash unit that play's CDs with mp3's on them and the 12 disc changer.

      I have gobs of music in the player and never am lost as to what is where bue to decent layout of discs and order in the changer.

      My friend that has a Clarion joyride and it's 12 disc DVD changer can play DVD discs full of mp3's and pretty much has more music in it than XM or Sirius can ever have, at audio quality that make both look downright silly.

      I prefer to have control of what I listen to instead of paying clear-channel 12 bucks a month to decide for me.

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  3. XM Radio here by xeno_gearz · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Hard to say if internet radio stations will be included but it does not immediately likely. The content seems to be very much in a specific network of stations. It would be nice if these could at least be added as "premium channels".

    I recently received an XM radio. I used to be unimpressed with these services but the breadth of radio stations is actually quite good. With C-NET and Headline news I can keep up on events quite easily. The quality is phenomenal and it has become a cool way to find out about a lot of music I wouldn't otherwise be exposed to.

    I have not had any experience with SIRIUS yet. Can anyone here attest to it's quality?

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  4. Internet Radio = Satelite Radio? by CiboMatto · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I am sure that someone like Sirius or Delphi could pound out a deal with Shoutcast or live365 so that certain stations like SomaFM: Groove Salad and the real popular ones could be broadcast over satelite. I am also sure that if anyone does this that their subscription rates would top their competitors by about a month after they introduced this. Furthermore, it could really ignite a grassroots movement for internet broadcasters to try to become Satelite broadcasters. The entire market would improve.

  5. It's worth it.. by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 5, Interesting

    XM is only 9.95 a month (after hardware investment) and so far I have heard my favorite band, XTC, more than I ever did on commercial radio. Listening to Dead Kennedys right now.

    Of course if you don't want to listen to Sat radio then head to the Future of Rock and Roll at WOXY.COM. 97X - BAM! The Future of Rock and Roll (As seen in Rainman!). They stream over the 'net and are playing such delicious artists right now like the New Pornographers, Beulah and the Twilight Singers. Find THAT on your local alterna-pop, cock-rock rotating channel owned by the Borg (read: Clear Channel).

    Sadly Clear Channel DOES have a stake in XM.

  6. No, TivoRadio is what we need! by DoorFrame · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I was talking about this the other day. Satellite Radio is not something that most people need, unless you're in a part of the country without much solid radio coverage. What most people need, and would find far more useful, is RadioTivo. A product which could record your favorite shows when they're on and let you play them back at your discretion.

    A friend was recently telling me about a show on NPR which plays bad cover songs... now that sounds great! However, I'm really not in the car often enough to chance onto finding it, so I'll probably never hear it. But with RadioTivo, I could tell it to seek and record those programs which interest me and skip the trash. Just imagine being able to listen to your favorite morning disk jockey at any time during the day, and with no commercials! You could have RadioTivo record a few days of your favorite station (not a problem because the amount of space required to record broadcast radio on your RadioTivo is minimal) and skip not only commercials, but those songs you don't like. In fact, we could have our high tech researches program RadioTivo to understand when one song ends and the next begins and add a Skip to the next song button. RadioTivo is the answer.

    Am I the only person who's thought of this? I've never heard anyone mention it before. Too bad I don't have the patience or the capital to make this happen. Oh well, I'll send Tivo an email and the sue them when they come up with the idea on their own.

    I hearby copyright the concept of RadioTivo (although clearly not the name, someone else holds the copyright to that.)

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