Update/XM & Sirius Merge

Mums the word on program specifics with XM, Sirius merger deal
3/27/08

For those interested in the possible merger between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, there have been plenty of reports and opinions flying since the Justice Department announced it was no longer standing in the way of the deal.

But for listeners who want to know about the future of their favorite satellite radio programs, little information is available now and even less is expected in the near future. Sirius has more than 130 channels, and XM has more than 170 channels. Programming on both includes music, talk, news, weather and sports.

Officials with XM told Land Line Now earlier this week that they wouldnt be making any comments about specific programming until the merger is actually OKd by the Federal Communications Commission. And once the FCC puts its stamp of approval on the deal, the XM officials predict, it will take some time before details about specific programming are made public.
Land Line Now is aired daily on XMs Open Road Channel 171.

The officials at FCC have not announced when the commission will reveal its final decision on the merger, but industry observers expect it to move quickly. Kit Spring, an analyst at the financial brokerage and investment firm Stifel Nicolaus, told The Associated Press that the FCC will probably OK the deal because it has never to our knowledge gone against a Justice Department finding.

In fact, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin asked his staff last week, on March 20, to draft documents on the possible merger. Martin told media at a press conference that day that he had his staff working on documents to cover various possible outcomes because he hadnt yet made a decision on the merger.
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