Anybody have Sirius or XM satellite radio?

That's not making it better.

 

I don't listen to NPR. The few time I have listened to it though I'm always astounded by the fact that they are able to find the most boring, monotone voices EVAR to be on the air. I call a friend of mine "NPR voice" since he speaks in the same soft monotone that they use on NPR. carry on

 

For those who don't like Buffett:

Rock Hall signs pact with Sirius
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
John Soeder
Plain Dealer Pop Music Critic

Sirius has struck a deal to become the official satellite radio partner of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Sirius disc jockeys should begin broadcasting live daily from the Rock Hall's in-house radio studio by July, according to Terry Stewart, president and CEO of the Rock Hall.

"We're excited about it," Stewart said. "It allows us to reach a national customer base seven days a week, to remind people the museum is in Cleveland and to talk about what we have going on here. We get paid for doing it, too."

Stewart declined to discuss financial terms and other specifics of the multiyear deal. "It's a very nice revenue stream for the museum," he said.

Sirius also plans to broadcast performances from the museum and special programs related to Rock Hall inductees.

"They're very excited about all of the programs we do in the building," Stewart said. "We have some very unique content. It needs to be shared with the world."

Scott Greenstein, president of entertainment and sports for New York City-based Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., said in a statement announcing the Rock Hall deal: "Sirius is pleased to offer our subscribers a unique opportunity to connect with rock's past, present and future."

As part of the agreement, the Rock Hall will sell Sirius radios in the museum store and install Sirius listening kiosks in the museum.

Sirius has more than 120 channels and 1.4 million subscribers. It's the No. 2 satellite radio company behind XM, which has 4 million subscribers.

In addition to the Rock Hall, Sirius has inked programming deals with the likes of Howard Stern and Martha Stewart.

"Not bad company, eh?" Stewart said.

 

I'm going to be at the Rock and Roll Hall in early August. Maybe I'll get on the air and pimp the BBS.

 

man, Sirius sure seems to be spending a LOT of cash to get these celebrity DJs. I wonder if they can afford all of this in the long run. Honestly, what do you care about the most? That Eminem or Jimmy Buffet is supposedly dj for the station (I seriously doubt these guys spend much time, if any, on the playlists) or that they play good music? Sirius will have Howard Stern, but XM has Opie & Anthony, which are slowly growing on me. And it's really hilarious when they start clowning on Stern.

 

I'm with SCF.

I have XM in my car and love it. I'm still waiting to try and get Sirius either at work or at home. Their subscription prices are pretty much identical.

The only thing I wish XM had was the NBA. I'd trade that for the MLB it has right now. The rest of the crap like Stern, the NFL, etc. I can live without. I don't care about celebrities yapping. I want the music/content. I don't want the dj's personality to dominate the transmission of the content - hell, that's what we have on FM now, isn't it? A bunch of blah, blah, blah, music, and more blah, blah, blah.

I like the fact you can listen to either one online, but be warned : I don't know what it's like on Sirius, but with XM, you can't listen to the sports stations and some other stations online. I'm guessing this is due to licensing restrictions they have. So if you like to listen to stuff online, you won't be getting all the stations you do on the XM radio. I'm guessing Sirius is the same way?

 

So does the online account cost extra? I'm just curious cause I've never looked into it, but I've had my XM for about a year and a half now.

Thanks.

 

That's pretty cool. I'll have to listen when I get Sirius w/ my new car.

 

dr of dunk.

it's the same way with sirius. and it annoyed me greatly..

because I got it in my car.. thinking I can listen to the sports and all online from my dorm room..

I was thinking.. rockets in nashville yes! but the sports aren't online

 

I don't think they are looking for the celeb's to be great DJ's..Its all about marketing. Imagine going to a Eminem or Buffet concert and seeing Sirius placed everywhere. If they can a fraction of all the ParrotHeads out there, I'm sure Sirius would be very happy. Take for instance the Elvis Station. I really doubt that this is one of thier most popular stations, but when you have a studio at Graceland and eveyone that walks into Graceland see's that there is a 24/7 Elvis station, they might be tempted to buy it.

 

No, you don't pay any extra for the online account with XM. I'm sure it's the same with Sirius.

 

That's awesome. I'll have to sign up for it so I can listen while I'm at work.

 

Sirius does not charge "extra".

 

That station is actually the third most popular on Sirius.

 

How do they know? I think the only way they can track who listens to what is by a survey.

 

This was posted on the Sirius board, so I'm really not sure how true or accurate the statement is. I'd so dig an all Beatles station, though. Can't stand Elvis.

 

I just got Sirius for my birthday yesterday, best present ever. All I need now is the home kit and I can listen to it everywhere.

 

What unit did you get?

 

The Starmate model ST1.

 

Did you get the $50 rebate?