Yes and no. Where I think the Satellite radios have it over Internet radio is sports.
The way sports events are licensed you will not find them on conventional internet radio.
I am a big Nascar fan and would like one of the satellite radios to catch races when in the car. (There is no station that has bought into the radio broadcasts locally)
Plus there are a few other venues which I do not listen too to make a difference.
NPR has a good presence on satellite radio also. However again down here coverage is spotty. Yes that is where an Internet radio again can offer good alternative but it depends on coverage once more. There is too little coverage in some parts of the country for it to be a killer, instead it just dies because of lack of support. However satellite because of its universal coverage is a big plus.
So for you on the east coast and in the city it might be the radio killer, but for us in the rest of the US satellite will still win hands down. (just for the record I do not have a satellite radio, I have been waiting for this deal to happen and them to consolidate equipment before I take the plunge)
Stewart At 01:20 PM 7/29/2008, you wrote:
Okay I regret the remark because it sucked the air out of the discussion of a really interesting and important topic. This week we have Serious and XM merging because the market for their services was not as large as they expected. When they first arrived on the scene I said (on air) that I wouldn't invest any $ there. The iPod was going to make a big dent in their customer base. Now we have the the iPod Touch and the iPhones able to provide a mobile connection to the 'net. This is a delivery method that nobody was anticipating. It could change the whole ball game not just for satellite broadcasters, but for conventional broadcasters too. This is a big deal.
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