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07-15-2008, 09:11 AM
|  | SatelliteGuys Junkie | | Join Date: Feb 10th, 2007 Location: Tampa Bay Metro - Florida
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Originally Posted by acap  I agree. Music choice was DJ free, Ad Free, and Promo free. | There were no commercials on the XM stations I listen to, last time I checked (yesterday). There is also very little DJ chatter on the XM stations I listen to. I believe they announce live events and concert schedules and very little else. There is nothing wrong with a self promo. "Squizzzzzzzzzz" oh boy, that was awful, they said the name of the station. Oh my god... give me music choice! Come on. Your point is nilled! People like having XM in their home like they listen to in their car.
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07-15-2008, 09:28 AM
| | SatelliteGuys Freshman | | Join Date: Sep 13th, 2007 Location: Lebanon, IN
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Originally Posted by Jason Crandall Do you guys think these are being replaced or are the starting to clear some bandwith in anticipation of their upcoming sirius on xm with the merger?
I'd think they're still a few months away any new content even after the merger is final, which hasn't happened yet. |
As far as XM is concerned, this only affected their ONLINE lineup through XMRO. None of those channels have been on the SatRad's for years as has been mentioned. The only change XM has made recently to their radio lineup was the addition of Fox Business Net at 128 this past Monday. I saw a list of the stations that XM is adding to XMRO and there are about 8 or so stations primarily XM produced sports talk and a some other news and talk stations.
Not sure if D* will add any of the new XMRO stations to their line up. Memory serves that they have something in their contract with XM that they can't rebroadcast content that is not XM produced like CNN or ESPN. But they might be able to add some of the XM produced stuff like XM Sports Nation, MLB Home Plate and the NHL and PGA channels. When D* first added XM to their lineup, I loved MLB Home Plate and was sad they took it off. Maybe they can add it back though it really doesn't mantter to me. I have 2 XM Radio's and a home stereo receiver with built in XM. But I do like the ability to listen through the TV from time to time.
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07-15-2008, 10:20 AM
|  | Insultingly Creative | | Pub Member / Supporter Join Date: Sep 20th, 2007 Location: Northeast
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OK clearly this thread has gone off track.
Doesn't matter if you like O&A or Howard better. You choose which one you want and you enjoy it. Also, if O&A get fired after the merger, it won't be because of Howard. It will be because of all the crap that O&A said about Mel Karmazin (Their old boss.)
This is not a Sirius vs XM thread.
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07-15-2008, 11:20 AM
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What kills me is they said they needed the merger to provide more service, yet the 1st thing they do is cut programming. Go figure!
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07-15-2008, 11:57 AM
| | SatelliteGuys Junkie | | Join Date: Feb 10th, 2007 Location: Tampa Bay Metro - Florida
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Originally Posted by Scroll What kills me is they said they needed the merger to provide more service, yet the 1st thing they do is cut programming. Go figure! | Yeah... but they are both so far in the red that they face going under if they don't merge. I just think getting rid of O&A would be a horrible business decision.
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07-15-2008, 01:48 PM
|  | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Oct 8th, 2004 Location: Huntingdon TN
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Wow, I thought this thread was about Special X!
Anyway, I am very sad to see Special X go. It was one of my absolute favorite channels and I listened to it regularly. I love strange and unusual DR. Demento kind of stuff. Where can you find stuff like that now?
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07-15-2008, 03:31 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Feb 5th, 2004
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I hope they still have Special X-Mas during the Christmas Season at least.
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07-15-2008, 03:44 PM
|  | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Oct 31st, 2005 Location: Hampton, VA
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THE FLOW was a good station. Sorry to see it go.
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07-15-2008, 03:52 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Junkie | | Join Date: Feb 10th, 2007 Location: Tampa Bay Metro - Florida
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Originally Posted by MLBurks Wow, I thought this thread was about Special X!
Anyway, I am very sad to see Special X go. It was one of my absolute favorite channels and I listened to it regularly. I love strange and unusual DR. Demento kind of stuff. Where can you find stuff like that now? | So back on topic. What kind of music was on Special X?
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07-16-2008, 07:45 AM
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Lingerrrrrrr longerrrrr!!!
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