Satellite Radio

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1. heather Says:
   June 27th, 2005 at 10:56 pm

   We got Sirius back when it was commercial free and XM wasn’t, but I guess that isn’t the case anymore. We still have Sirius and still love it. We especially love that we can listen to it online/streaming at teh computer.

2. Will Buczek Says:
   June 28th, 2005 at 6:53 am

   I always assumed they were approximately equal. My guess would be that the differences are similar to those of satellite television services, with them offering slightly different selections of channels and content with basically the same core.

   Of course, I own neither so I could be entirely wrong.

3. Janine Says:
   June 28th, 2005 at 7:24 am

   Sirius has G. Gordon Liddy and NRA News.

   XM doesn’t.

4. Chris Lawrence Says:
   June 28th, 2005 at 9:48 am

   XM has baseball, while Sirius has football; if you like out-of-market teams, this may be a deciding factor.

   My sense is that in terms of music, they’re fairly interchangeable unless you have a niche interest that one service does better than the other. Look at the lineups and see which one’s better for you.

   FWIW, I have XM and love it, though I don’t drive as much as I used to so I don’t benefit as much as I did in the past.

5. craig henry Says:
   June 28th, 2005 at 12:07 pm

   The big difference is the sports. If you want the NFL games, Sirius is the only game in town.

   GGLIddy is a nice bonus. And the music selections are very broad.

6. Kevin Murphy Says:
   June 28th, 2005 at 12:07 pm

   XM is a much healtier company — Sirius has hocked itself to the hilt with Stern and other high-cost talent, and may not survive as a result. Big gambles.

   Then again, Sirius may have more interesting programming as a result.

   XM’s hardware seems more robust, and reached the market a year ahead of Sirius, which had significant problems. XM has more birds up.

   In the end, it comes down to price and content, and you’ll just have to figure that out for yourself.

7. the Pirate Says:
   June 28th, 2005 at 3:02 pm

   Sirius, I own stock.

8. Phelps Says:
   June 28th, 2005 at 3:11 pm

   XM, no Stern.

9. The Lonewacko Blog Says:
   June 29th, 2005 at 12:48 pm

   I don’t get either, but:

   1. XM is now the exclusive sat. outlet for Air America.
   2. Sirius wouldn’t let BoreAmerica.com join their affiliate program for some unknown reason.

10. Jeff Capwell Says:
    September 30th, 2006 at 1:49 pm

    As a Vietnam Veteran,and current Air Reserve Technician just returned from overseas, I bought Sirius to listen to G-Man-My question is what times and what staion my son told me he was on station 144 –12 noon to 1500–but have not found his show– please help

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