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Nice to see that Sirius XM is catching up with the rest of the media world and have finally developed an app for the iPhone. NiceMac announced they will submit the new app, called uSirius Starplayer, to Apple for approval on January 31. Continue Reading »

You gotta love loopholes.  When Sirius and XM decided to merge, Congress and the FCC had many concerns.  As a way of calming those entities, the two companies agreed not to raise the rates on subscription and programming packages.  So if you own a single radio and don’t listen on… Continue Reading »

Quick Review What is it?  The Pioneer XMP3 (Model: GEX-XMP3) is a portable XM radio that costs $279.99 What’s cool: Wide variety of channels Superior sound quality when compared to FM radio Intuitive menus Simple design Recording and bookmark features What’s not cool: Internal antenna is weak Poorly designed layout… Continue Reading »

I am a Fred fan.  Or I guess I was a Fred fan.  Fred was an alternative rock station on XM that played some deep tracks that exposed where bands like U2, REM, Cure and others got their sounds influenced from.  XM radio has euthanized Fred and other themed genre… Continue Reading »

Satellite radio took a hit this past week as WorldSpace filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  Only two weeks ago, both Chief Operating Officers resigned. WorldSpace is a subscription-based service that broadcasts news, sports, music and educational programming to over 150,000 people.  They charge $5.00 - $10.00 per month for their… Continue Reading »

After a long time of speculation and wondering, the deal has officially been completed. Sirius and XM have formed as one company and are now using the uninspired sounding name of Sirius XM Radio. As we saw the merger had its ups and downs and times when it looked like… Continue Reading »

Coming in a close 3-2 vote, the $3.3 billion purchase of XM from rival Sirius has been given the official seal of approval from the FCC. This news will now leave US customers with just one satellite radio service, which initially sounds like not the best of news, however at… Continue Reading »

It is getting tough to tell who’s side is whose in the terrestrial vs extra terrestrial battle going on as all consider the merger of XM and Sirius radio.  Some, like the Department of Justice, see no problems.  Others like two lawmakers who on Friday announced we should take a… Continue Reading »

AOL is no longer carrying feeds from satellite radio provider XM now that contract the two companies had has expired. Presumably this also means that subscribers to XM’s online streaming service will no longer have access to AOL Radio. The announcement has been particularly upsetting to listeners from outside the… Continue Reading »

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… Continue Reading »