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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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Re:MP3/OGG stations by adept256 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just setup a radio with WiFi access

    Imagine that, a wireless radio. Wow!

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