Archive for February, 2006

Life ain’t easy for terrestrial stations post-Stern

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Boston-based blogger Tell Him Fred isn’t happy with David Lee Roth, who replaced Howard Stern after the radio mega-star moved to satellite radio outlet Sirius at the beginning of this year. Tell Him Fred guesses that the stations that carry Roth aren’t too happy with the ex-rocker, either:
I think WBCN [which used to carry Stern [...]

It’s not satellite TV, it’s satellite radio, but with video

Friday, February 24th, 2006

It’s seems like a pretty natural evolution for satellite radio to add satellite video to its programming. The process is already underway in the U.S. and is heading to Canada as well, as reported by GlobeandMail.com:
XM Canada, one of two new satellite radio companies, told analysts yesterday that its U.S. affiliate is in the process [...]

A little Satellite Radio humor…

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

Everybody needs a little humor in their life. So, with no further adieu:
OPRAH LETS LOOSE ON XM SATELLITE RADIO
Oprah lets F-bombs fly, brings in retards, male strippers to compete with Stern
Hollywood – After signing a three-year, $55 million deal with XM Satellite Radio, talk show host Oprah Winfrey has shown a new, obscene side [...]

Know Your Satellite Radio Receiver Pt. 5: XM Polk XRt12

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

Welcome to the next installment of our “Know Your Satellite Radio Receiver” series. We’ve reviewed Sirius’ stand out home receiver, now here’s XM’s: The Polk XRt12 XM Home Receiver.
The buzzword here is sound quality, which is outstanding in this unit. According to CNET, this unit set a new standard for satellite radio [...]

Crisis on XM’s horizon?

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

Facing widening losses even given the record revenue in the fourth quarter, and the departure of a key director, XM may be facing “crisis” in the near future.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. posted a much wider loss in the fourth quarter on higher costs for marketing and acquiring subscribers. At the same time, a key [...]

Know Your Satellite Radio Receiver Pt. 4: XM Roady XT

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

I know your excited for part 4 of our series on satellite radio receivers. Today we’re going to be talking about one of XM’s most popular units, the XM Roady XT portable receiver.
Mind you, the Roady XT is not a “true” portable receiver. It has no internal power source; you can’t [...]

Oprah on XM!

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Oprah Winfrey will be debuting her own satellite radio channel on XM in September. The Anti-Stern???
[Oprah] has signed a three-year, $55 million deal with Washington-based XM Satellite Radio.
It calls for launch of a new radio channel named “Oprah and Friends” beginning in September.
The channel is to provide programs on fitness, health and self-improvement topics [...]

Sirius, Stern piracy escatates

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

The illegal rebroadcasting of the Howard Stern Show and other content from Sirius’ Howard 100 is a problem that is not going away.
Since Jan. 9, when Stern debuted on Sirius, pirated versions of the shows have been made available for free via several online file-sharing networks just hours after Stern signs off. The New [...]

How does DirecTV work?

Monday, February 6th, 2006

For those who are curious about how satellite TV works, there is a good summary in our Satellite TV section. However, if you really want to know what’s going on up in the sky, in the dish, and in your TV set, you can find a more thorough article here:
How DirecTV Works.
Warning, this [...]

Know Your Satellite Radio Receiver Pt. 3: Sirius Sportster Replay

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

Hi everybody, and welcome to part 3 in our series on satellite radio receivers. We’ve covered a portable unit and a home unit so far. Next up as a car unit: the Sirius Sportster Replay.
The Replay is an upgrade from the original Sirius Sportster. It is a car unit with a [...]