Sirius and XM Announce Merger

I don’t have either, but how will this deal go through? I seem to remember that the FCC clearly stated in the books that neither company will ever be allowed to merge. I own shares of SIRI and it would be nice to see one company, but I just don’t see how they will get FCC approval without some major string pulling.

Its hard to say, being a Sirius subs. I really do not want to lose some of my programing. I have had XM in the past and wasn’t to excited about it, however something about Sirius did it for me.
I do think that the FCC does need to look into the fact that Sirius|XM do have competition. Its Free over the air radio and HD Radio. At least here, the local radio stations play clips bashing XM and Sirius all the time. So, as far as creating a monopoly, they are the only sat. radio company, but its not like you don’t have a choice as far as what to listen to.

I have been a loyal subscriber to Sirius Satelite radio from the begining. I tell you, Satelite radio is like getting a new fridge with an ice maker on it- you lived without it no problem but once you have it, you can’t live without it. I don’t go anywhere without listening to Sirius weather it be in the car or at work. I think the merger is a great oppurtunity for both companies. They both have their strong areas and would benefit from each other. Owning sirius stock, I’m excited to see what a merger would do for the radio I love so much. I just hope they keep the sirius name.

I’ve been an XM subscriber for about 5 years and am excited about the merge. As long as they give us more choices of channels.

I prefered XM because Sirius tended to have greatest hits channels (Hair Nation, Buzzsaw, Octane, and Hard Attack) whereas Boneyard tends to play SOME new stuff from old bands. Please lets not start a flame war, hopefully we’ll get lots of great music with the merger!

The only bummer was, I was ready to buy new hardware but will wait now.

Well I am a huge Sirius fan, I enjoy the channels especially Hard-Attack. Big reason I went with Sirius was the coverage especially in the Northern remote areas of British Columbia, CA. Just less drops…even in the Queen Charlotte’s. That said, I just hope that the merger will bring the best of both Stations together. Look forward to seeing what comes of it.

I had an XM Roady, loved it, great sound even over FM transmitter. But the reason I got XM was to be able to listen to Air America.

I bought a Mazda 2 years ago, and they’re prewired for Sirius, which also had Air America, plus no wires and the sound would be directly wired into the head unit, so better, right?

Wrong. Sirius sound quality is poor compared with XM, and Air America signed an exclusive deal with XM *2 WEEKS* after I bought my car. I’ve continued to pay the $13/month, but I don’t listen to it more than once a month, and then only for traffic (which XM does better, IMO).