FCC leaks the Sirius Starmate 5, with possible XM support

by Robert Nelson on Apr 26, 2008 at 08:32 PM

Sirius Starmate 5

Another day another product leak from the FCC, the latest is the Starmate 5 from Sirius, which in by itself would not be that exciting. However in this case based on a memo that switched hands from a “testing firm and the FCC authorization staff” included the possibility of the Starmate 5 supporting Sirius channels as well as XM.

“We used the satellite radio signal coming from either XM or Sirius,”

Which assuming that happens, and note as of now its just speculation as nothing official has been announced, this would be the first hybrid satellite radio receiver. Sounds like a great move, however a very risky move, while the DOJ has given their seal of approval on the merger, its still pending FCC approval which is not expected to take place until sometime late in May or possibly into June.

Personally I like the design of the Starmate, but aside from the exciting possibility of a hybrid receiver the latest coming from the FCC is just showing the standard features which would include a 5 line display, 30 channel presets and the ability to pause, rewind and replay up to 44 minutes of radio.

Sirius Starmate 5