| Satellite Radio is the future of broadcasting | | | | information of channels: |
| Satellite Radio, in short, can be described as | | | | 15 channels of Rock music |
| commercial-free music, news, sports and talk shows. | | | | 11 News channels (Fox, CNN, ABC, CNBC, MSNBC, |
| Many of the biggest players and events are now | | | | BBC, C-SPAN, Bloomberg) |
| available from Sirius radio and XM radio like Howard | | | | 11 Talk & Variety channels (Discovery, E!, Experts |
| Stern, Fred Schneider (the B52s), NFL, English Soccer, | | | | & advice, African American Talk, Christian Talk) |
| NBA, NASCAR, NHL, Major League Baseball, INDY, | | | | 10 channels of Pop music & Top Hits |
| and the PGA. | | | | 7 Country music options |
| Satellite radio began in 1992, when the 'S' spectrum | | | | 7 channels of Blues & Jazz music |
| was allocated by the FCC to four companies. The | | | | 7 Hip Hop and Urban |
| two main ones, Sirius and XM paid a pretty penny (in | | | | 6 different channels of music by the Decades (40's |
| fact almost $80 million dollars worth) to buy a license. | | | | through 90's) |
| Satellite-based radio began on May 15th, 2001 when | | | | 5 Sports channels (ESPN, Fox, Sporting News, |
| XM Radio completed their satellite system. Sirius | | | | NASCAR) |
| followed shortly when they launched in July, 2001. Since | | | | 4 Dance music channels |
| then, expanded products and competition has changed | | | | 4 World music channels |
| the radio landscape. | | | | 3 Christian music choices |
| While automobile manufacturers started installing | | | | 3 Comedy entertainment channels (adult comedy, |
| satellite radio in 2001 and 2002, most new vehicles | | | | family comedy) |
| come equipped with one now. XM has two satellites | | | | 3 Classical music channels |
| (called 'Rock' and 'Roll') in parallel orbits to cover the | | | | 2 Kids entertainment channels (Disney) |
| mainland US market, while Sirius has three. Both have | | | | 2 Latin music choices |
| recently been awarded licenses for the Canadian | | | | Sirius offers a $12.95 per month fee and you can |
| market. | | | | pre-pay for a full year for a discount (works out to |
| So what are the differences between the two | | | | $9.99 per month). They offer better sports coverage |
| providers? | | | | with play-by-play of the NBA, NHL, and NFL. Sirius has |
| XM has a flat $9.99 a month fee with no contracts to | | | | signed some great talent of celebrity DJs. Sirius offers |
| sign. They have the latest portable equipment. XM | | | | 60 channels of music with no commercials, 50 |
| offers some of the best varieties of programming | | | | channels of News, Sports, Talk and Entertainment; and |
| available today. They offer 68 commercial-free music | | | | 20 channels of 24/7 Traffic & Weather in major |
| channels; 32 channels of News, Sports, Talk & | | | | cities. Here's how Sirius stack up with their channel line |
| Entertainment; and 21 channels of instant Traffic & | | | | up: |
| Weather in major metro areas. Here's the latest | | | | 16 Talk & Variety channels (Discovery, E! |