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Old 07.26.2008
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FCC approves XM-Sirius satellite radio merger
7/26/08
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WASHINGTON - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s $3.3 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will mean millions of subscribers will be able to receive programming from both services, while executives say it will create huge cost savings for the industry.
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Well, it'll be nice not to have to choose between the two I suppose. I wonder how it will affect pricing.
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I wonder how long its gonna take before they design a radio that can recieve both xm and sirius programming. not to mention whats gonna happen to the radios that we have now?
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From what I read on the Sirius website all exsisting radios will continue to work, and will recieve all of the new programming. There will be new options available in the fall. As for the price of course they aren't saying much.
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Sirius, XM Complete Merger
7/29/08
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Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, commonly heard in long-haul truck cabs, announced that they have completed their merger, and will change the corporate name to Sirius XM Radio Inc.

Sirius XM Radio begins day one with over 18.5 million subscribers, making it the second-largest radio company, based upon revenue, in the country; and, based upon subscribers, the second largest subscription media business in the U.S.

The new combined Sirius XM Radio broadcasts more than 300 channels of programming, including two trucking channels, and exclusive radio offerings from the likes of Howard Stern, Oprah, Opie & Anthony and Martha Stewart.
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i am not liking this at all! soon it will become like free radio except you will have to pay for it. All i want is music, sports, talk. all you can listen for $12
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XM used to run advertisements "promising" there would be no change in the channel lineup during the merger with Sirius. They claimed we'd keep all the channels we've got, with their existing programming.

Yet, they stopped playing those commercials. I wonder if their "promise" changed? As long as I get to keep Rollye James, Glenn Beck and the Fungus 53 punk music station, I'll live, lol
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I am just hoping that my lifetime subscription to sirius lets me get all the xm stuff,If so Then it really was a great deal..
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Hope they get it all together before football season.
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Would be nice to get o & a college ball, nascar, coast to coast am ,rolye james etc in one deal!
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