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Stern Will Jump To Sirius In 2006
UnanimousCoward writes "Howard Stern announced it on his current radio show, and several feeds including this CNET article are reporting that Stern has signed a multi-million dollar multi-year contract with Sirius Satellite Radio starting in January, 2006. As I've watched technology grow from the time I was listening to Stern in the eighties, I can't wait to hook into a shockjock-timeshifted-podcast..."
From XM's corperate page: XM Does for Radio what Cable and Satellite Did for TV:
Beyond AM. Beyond FM. It's XM - Radio to the Power of X: Radio has just taken a quantum leap into the future. With over 120 channels in 2004 of music, news, sports, comedy and talk, nationwide coverage and digital-quality sound, XM Satellite Radio -- the #1 digital satellite radio service in the U.S. -- is unleashing a radio revolution in cars and homes across the country. Part rocket science, part rock n' roll, it will change forever the way you hear radio. XM's support runs wide and deep, with strategic investors including America's leading car, radio and satellite TV companies -- General Motors, American Honda Motor Co. Inc., Clear Channel Communications, and DIRECTV.
XM is as big a part of the monopoly as any other radio station.
Bugs are just features that have been fixed.
1. The number of auto manufacturers that have Sirius as factory installed is increasing.
SIRIUS' exclusive automotive partners DaimlerChrysler, Ford and BMW represent over 40% of new cars and light trucks sold annually in the United States. Automotive brands currently offering SIRIUS radios in select new car models include BMW, MINI, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeepâ, Nissan, Infiniti, Mazda, Audi, Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. Automotive brands that have announced plans to offer SIRIUS radios in select models include Jaguar, Volvo, Land Rover and Aston Martin. In 2004, SIRIUS radios are expected to be available in nearly 80 different car models, with over 50 of them factory programs. Also Hertz currently offers SIRIUS in 29 vehicle models at 53 major locations around the country. In addition, Penske Companies - Penske Auto Group, United Auto Group and Penske Trucking - are offering SIRIUS radios as a factory installed option, where available, in their cars and trucks through their dealerships.
2. The safe answer is "yes" because of Sirius' advertising slogan: "Censorship_OFF"
XM beat Sirius to the starting gate, but Sirius is gaining ground quickly. According to their CEO, Sirius is slated to hit 1 million subscribers before years' end. This announcement was made well before Howard Stern was signed.
Sirius is the better value, IMHO (Note: Biased, I'm a subscriber)
Sirius: $12.95/Month
Includes:
65+ Commercial Free music channels.
Sports, Talk, Weather
Free on-line music streaming
All NFL games
NBA (up to 40 games/week)
NHL (up to 40 games/week, if they get off their asses.)
Some college sports
Starting Jan 2, 2006, Howard Stern
XM: Base $9.95/month
Includes:
68 Music Channels (up to 2 minutes commercials/hour)
Sports/Talk/Weather
NASCAR
Extras:
Opie & Anthony (additional $1.99/month)
Playboy Radio (Additional $1.99/month)
On-Line streaming music (Additional $3.99/month)
--You will rephrase your request for me to go to hell. Goto statements are not acceptable programming constructs
You should rent the movie Private Parts. It tells the story of Howard Stern's early career and how he came to be the oft-hated guy he is today. He wasn't always a shock-jock. And if you think the movie is nothing but swearing and boobs, you'd be completely wrong. It's an actual, according-to-Hoyle, legitimate movie, and it gives you an insight into HS that you will not get just by listening to his show. You still probably won't like his show, but at least you'll know why he does what he does.
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Sirius and XM Radio are not the same company. They're competitors.
Sirius is the one that Stern will be on, which I presume is quite a victory for them.
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