Daryl Goard
Postmodern CriticAre XM and Sirius Still Relevant?
July 28th 2008 01:19
When I first got my Sirius radio I thought is was the greatest thing ever. It is definitely better than terrestrial radio for music since they are no commercials, for talk you get less commercials as well but they are still there. Well I have been hearing about the XM/Sirius merger for what seems like forever and had high hopes for it. I had heard Mel Carmison speak to congress about the benefits of the merger and had confidence in his ability to run the show.
I am SO disappointed in the FCC and their inability to come to a quicker decision on this. "It's a monopoly" they keep saying. Do they not realize this is a pay service and that ever other audio medium is a competitor. Things like iTunes, internet radio, regular radio are all competitors of satellite radio. How hard is that to see? Do you listen to it in your car, check. Do you listen to it on the go, check. You see my point.
You would think that this were a merging of 2 nuclear weapons manufacturers. The sad fact, I'm afraid is that satellite radio will probably not boom like they expected. Yes they will hold on to some subscribers for their sports and celebrity niche channels (Stern, Martha Stewart etc.) but as the internet becomes more accessible in cars and portable devices (iPhone) the emergence of internet radio as a real player will surface. I already take my laptop and cellular card with me to listen to several stations I can only listen to on the web. This is allow current regular radio stations to be heard as well as the smaller stations who cannot afford to play in the regular radio space. This will create more content for all to enjoy.
Am I off here? Does anyone see this medium (SatRadio) as something that will thrive in the future and what's your opinion on internet radio as a new thriving medium?
Peace.
I am SO disappointed in the FCC and their inability to come to a quicker decision on this. "It's a monopoly" they keep saying. Do they not realize this is a pay service and that ever other audio medium is a competitor. Things like iTunes, internet radio, regular radio are all competitors of satellite radio. How hard is that to see? Do you listen to it in your car, check. Do you listen to it on the go, check. You see my point.
You would think that this were a merging of 2 nuclear weapons manufacturers. The sad fact, I'm afraid is that satellite radio will probably not boom like they expected. Yes they will hold on to some subscribers for their sports and celebrity niche channels (Stern, Martha Stewart etc.) but as the internet becomes more accessible in cars and portable devices (iPhone) the emergence of internet radio as a real player will surface. I already take my laptop and cellular card with me to listen to several stations I can only listen to on the web. This is allow current regular radio stations to be heard as well as the smaller stations who cannot afford to play in the regular radio space. This will create more content for all to enjoy.
Am I off here? Does anyone see this medium (SatRadio) as something that will thrive in the future and what's your opinion on internet radio as a new thriving medium?
Peace.
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