Satellite Radio. Is This the End of Free Radio


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Will the launching of Sirius Radio and XM Radio end the way Americans listen to radio? The two companies of above, SIRIUS and XM are the only major players for satellite radio. What is satellite radio? It's a service for car radios where you subscribe to one of the companies above to listen to COMMERCIAL FREE music on your car radio via satellite. You can recieve this service two ways, a radio with satellelite receiving abilities or purchase a converter box that you can connect to your regular car radio.

The term commercial free I am kind of skeptical of. I remember when cable TV first came to my city, the selling point was commercial free programming on all channels. So I am just wondering when SIRIUS and XM will give in to the almighty advertising dollar.
XM has some great channels. I love jazz, reggae and soul. If you want to hear new cuts in those genre's while riding your car satellite radio may be a good choice.
What will the current FM stations do at DRIVE TIME(3PM TO 6PM) when most people are listening to satellite radio? And will the satellite radio providers go up on their subscriptions when almost everyone has satellite radio in their cars?

Only time will answer these questions, but if money is involved, the questions are already answered.

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Good question

It depends on rather or not XM radio takes off with consumers. I would imagine people were saying the same things:

Most people aren't going to pay for that mess..
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when cable TV first arrived, but now look,,,, if you ain't got cable, you are missing about 80-90% of what TV has to offer,, but you still have local stations that you can pick up with your trusty TV antenna,,, but wooptee-do picking up the local ABC/NBC/CBS/PBS/FOX affiliate.

I think virtually all radio stations will probably go XM and then go to the cheapest local option to maintain basic broadcasting capability probably due to a government intervention mandating stations maintain some form of "free" broadcast for the general public.
 
I doubt it. BEcause people will want the satellite radio for a cheaper price, or they'll be a backlash againt it if the price goes too high.
 
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