I'm one listener that has thought long and hard about satellite radio and haven't yet made the leap. I would love to be able to listen to football from the BBC and CBC 1 at home or in my car with a high quality signal, but the subscription fee has stopped me.
To be honest, with good quality speakers attached to my computers at home and at work and with a WiFi network at home, most of my 'radio' listening is over the Internet now. This could change after the merger if there is enough for me to listen to, but will there be enough for me to pay for it on a monthly basis? I just don't know. Coming from Canada I remain bemused by the lack of regulation of the media in this country. It still staggers me that Comcast Philadelphia can get away with the non distribution of their signal to DirecTV and it staggers me that the FCC will probably let mergers like the Sirius/XM one pass with little comment. I think the 'public good' would be better served if the FCC were a little more proactive and if people were willing to concede that just maybe the almighty dollar shouldn't be the only criteria by which we make decisions. Sandy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Cuff Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 11:15 PM To: Shortwave programming discussion Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Merger Face it, Glenn, you aren't the impulsive, lazy, sports-crazed, Stern-worshiping listener that is one of the XM/Sirius target customers! Sometimes folks just want the serendipity of browsing a bunch of channels... And some of us also aren't as organized as you to plan ahead & inventory programming to listen to. Having said all that, I confess that I listen to my Sirius radio less than I initially thought I would. My musical tastes are picky enough that I don't have the patience to listen to music selections that don't interest me, and the Sirius classical selections are, frankly, quite meager. Pandora offers me a very viable music discovery opportunity, and I can easily capture streaming audio and inventory hours of it for playback later via an MP3-capable CD player. I will admit it is a neat thrill to be driving through Eastern Pennsylvania and hear "As It Happens" as well as I could if I were driving along the QEW between Toronto and Niagara Falls. Is that a sufficient thrill to justify $13 per month? It's tough to say... Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA On 2/19/07, Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what`s the fuss? _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above. _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.