Is Satellite Radio The Next Big Thing?
from the I-doubt-it dept
People have been talking about satellite radio for a while, and now that it's finally here in some form it's apparently doing well. I've always trashed the idea because I didn't think anyone would want to pay for radio, but perhaps I was wrong. I'm still not convinced it will be as big a deal as many people are predicting - as I don't think too many people proactively think about listening to their radios. For most people, it's just something they do while they're in their car. Is it worth paying $10 to $15 a month just so the selection on your radio dial is a little better? Apparently some people think so.
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Well...
In a way, this isn't much different.
-- That is all.
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I'll Probably Pay
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No Subject Given
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the FCC created terrestrial retrograde radio...
It's simply too bad that satellite radio isn't global and free.
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Yes! It's worth it!
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Re: Yes! It's worth it!
Ditto that. As for becoming a KQED member, how the hell are you going to listen to KQED in Bozeman, MT or Bumfuck, AR? Satellite isn't for you punks in the Bay Area, it's for the poor schmoes out in the boonies and those cities who have 9 Clear Channel stations to "choose" from.
Sirius is the one if you don't want commercials, but I don't know if they can oout-hype XM.
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but that's not all....
I'd rather just become a KQED member....
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events on the near horizon...
Also, how long before someone hacks the hardware and/or encryption?
...as for terresterial radio and all those bullshit "morning zoo" personalities (including HS) that are cooked up in a corporate script factory and sound room only to be uploaded to a lights-out repeater miniutes before broadcast... fsckem' hard, with a stick... they deserve to die a slow, protracted, highly painfull death only to be occasionally brought back to life with blood transfusions and a defiburlator for more punishment.
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