I have two cars, one with Sirus and one with XM. I've had the chance to take both on long hauls so I've listened to both Howard and O&A. After listening to both shows for extended periods of time, I don't think there is really any debate. I was a loyal Howard fan but when we began listening to O&A, my loyalties changed. There is just something about O&A that seems real, while Howard is trying to be a persona of his past. Howard's show has become stale to me even with the $500m retirement to satellite and O&A seems to me to be the real future. I still tune in to Howard when I have no choice, but given the choice, its O&A from now on. Personally I would use O&A as leverage to renegotiate a more economical deal with Sterns, but since Sirius is known for making really upside-down bad financial decisions, they will probably let O&A go and watch that segment of terrestrial radio out perform their stale flagship product.
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I have two cars, one with Sirus and one with XM. I've had the chance to take both on long hauls so I've listened to both Howard and O&A. After listening to both shows for extended periods of time, I don't think there is really any debate. I was a loyal Howard fan but when we began listening to O&A, my loyalties changed. There is just something about O&A that seems real, while Howard is trying to be a persona of his past. Howard's show has become stale to me even with the $500m retirement to satellite and O&A seems to me to be the real future. I still tune in to Howard when I have no choice, but given the choice, its O&A from now on. Personally I would use O&A as leverage to renegotiate a more economical deal with Sterns, but since Sirius is known for making really upside-down bad financial decisions, they will probably let O&A go and watch that segment of terrestrial radio out perform their stale flagship product.