If you did bet on a Sirius/XM merger, you could be a winner!
Yesterday’s announcement that Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio are looking to merge hardly came as a shock after months of speculation that the two struggling companies would do exactly that. Together, the two companies will have almost 14 million [...]

Everybody knows about Sirius Satellite Radio, but less known is SiriusBusines, which provides retailers and other businesses in the United States (excluding Hawaii and Alaska) with commercial-free music programming. Using SiriusBusiness as in-store music provider offers a number of benefits, including the 65+ channels to choose from and a monthly subscription fee that includes royalty [...]

Just as a follow up to this post, Sirius’s stock is now trading at $3.55 a share.

New York Post is reporting that shock-jock and Sirius Satellite Radio mega-star Howard Stern may return to free broadcast radio. The theory is that Stern has failed to bring much of his audience to Sirius and his fame and celebrity are quickly fading away. The Post claims that his “celebrity-guest bookings have all but dried [...]

Eric Savitz at Barron’s Online notes that Bryan Kraft of Credit Suisse has rated XM Satellite Radio as better than neutral. According to Savitz, Kraft believes a long-rumored merger of Sirius and XM would create a net-present-value of $12bn.
Another recent, upbeat look at Sirius and XM.

A just released press release from XM Satellite Radio and Nationa Lampoon:
-National Lampoon and XM Satellite Radio today announced the launch of “National Lampoon Comedy Radio,” a 24-hour comedy channel debuting on XM’s programming lineup October 1.
With a stable of “comedy jocks” serving as on-air hosts, National Lampoon Comedy Radio (XM 154) will include a [...]

Joan Lappin, president of Gramercy Capital Management, presents a pretty compelling case for buying shares in Sirius Satellite and XM Radio, in spite of the two companies’ struggles over the past year.
Ms. Lappin sees cost-conscious and experienced management teams, strong growth in subscribers and several promising market opportunities as reasons to be optimistic about the [...]

Forgive me, fans of the Scarlet Knights, but I can’t help but smile at the thought of Rutgers football being beamed from high-above by XM Satellite. Nonetheless, “Four Rutgers football games will be broadcast live on XM Satellite Radio this season, including the Scarlet Knights’ home opener vs. Illinois this Saturday” according to the Scarlet [...]

The SIRIUS Stiletto portable satellite radio receiver/MP3 player is now available for pre-ordering from Crutchfield. Click on the link for great pics/video of the device.
Thanks to Orbitcast for the link.

When Howard Stern announced that he would be going to SIRIUS satellite radio, fan rejoiced at the thought of listening to the shockjock completely uncensored. Many also hoped that the lack of censorship would carry over to the “Best of” shows that are typically run when Stern is sick or on vacation. Unfortunately, [...]