I’ve found a lot of videos online of people listening to Country Music on the road. Even if you aren’t a Country Music fan watching the videos with the music alongside just evokes some good feelings. Nothing is better than a road trip with SIRIUS XM.
When I fly I end up doing 1 of 3 things. Catching up on sleep, catching up on TV if I’m on JetBlue or catching up on Satellite Radio. Yesterday I flew back from Las Vegas and I was able to listen to the Howard Stern show with the XMP3 Portable Radio. While “technically” the Airline would not want someone to have the device on with live Satellite it’s something I think more than a few of us enjoy and are confident is harmless. So that worry aside, I was able to place the corner of the XMP3 in the tray table. Wedging it close to the Window. For those with Stilettos they often will put the antenna headphones in the window and use regular headphones to listen to the Stiletto.
In any case I was able to listen to the Howard Stern show which I missed. It was the Wrap Up Show that I really looked forward to since it was a rare one where Howard himself appeared. While I was listening the guy who was sitting next to me wanted to know the score of the Football game. I don’t think anyone else in the plane would have been able to find out on this flight except maybe the captains. But I was able to scroll and see the San Diego vs Pittsburgh score way up at 32,000 feet.
Taylor
South Florida Steve and I see eye to eye on Howard Stern and SIRIUS Satellite Radio.
as a superfan of sirius radio , i am hear to express my true feelings, our day to day lives are very hectic for most of us and we need a small indulgence and for me its my sirius radio, it takes my mind away for awhile and gives me pleasure, my boombox is on howard 100 or howard101 most of the time, never turn it off , listen all day, even the repeats so ill laugh again, and when i do channel surf i find something i am interested in, like greg kleva on martha 112, all about dogs ,love it , and during the holidays with my company over 81 was fantastic, i would have to go out and buy all that christmas music, where would i find it, and sirius hits for my 16 year old and her friends, there is something for everyone, my sirius radio is my hobby that i love, its pure simple enjoyment, i only do sirius,no more terrestrial ever agian, lets get sirius….love mariann from brooklyn xoxo
This guy is flying over Lake Okeechobee with XM Radio in his plane. Look at the 40 second mark where it shows you the interface with his XM.
A Sirius Story
I first was introduced to satellite radio the spring of 2003. I was in a Houston area Best Buy comparing XM and Sirius. Commercial free music was my choice over the very limited commercials on XM. I became one of Sirius’ first 50,000 subscribers.
I have always spent too much time in a car practicing my chosen vocation; drilling oil and gas wells. I looked upon the $300 investment in satellite radio as a just expense. I had no idea what a bargain I just received until I drove away from the Best Buy with my newly installed Sirius radio. Not only was I excited about all the music, the news channels like CNBC and ABC were on the radio too! You see, I remember the days of chasing drilling rigs on the plains of Eastern Wyoming where I would plan my day to pick up a faint signal of terrestrial radio and catch the Paul Harvey show. I would not return home for days and at night would drive on top of any hill that I could catch a skipped signal from WBAP Dallas to see if the Texas Rangers were winning or news from home. This was open range country, no people, no telephone poles, much less a radio station where I traveled in those days. I could have used satellite radio then.
The more I listened to satellite radio, the more I fell in love with the content and Sirius. There was no Howard Stern, no Bubba the Love Sponge or NFL, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, NCAAA sports then, just the music and news from around the world. I think of those early days of satellite radio and the content available today. The same $13 spent per month in 2003 affords me today’s best content available anywhere for the same $13. When Sirius says “The best radio on radio”, they mean it.
Satellite radio is my best friend and I never leave home without it. Over the 5 plus years I have added more subscribed radios than I should have, but whether I am in my living room, bedroom, garage, backyard, any of my four vehicles or even in my boat that I begged Sirius to let me purchase; I have a SiriusXM radio.
I think of the time I have spent with Sirius and would not change a second. I would not change a thing at Sirius, the content is perfect. The only complaint that I have is that there is just too much content on Sirius. I go to sleep at night listening to Ferrall or Radio Classics; I wake up to Howard, CNBC or Fox News. At work I listen to a variety of music from Siriusly Sinatra to Octane, I drive home from work with Bubba or Cousin Brucie. I have promised myself to listen to every channel available on my frequent long trips in my vehicle and have yet to discover all the channels on Sirius. My son has two radios, my daughter has a Stiletto, my wife will not let me touch her Stiletto 2. It took me about three years to convince my now college aged daughter that there were channels on Sirius above Octane, channel 20, that she would like. She told me she had gone as far as 1st Wave, channel 22 last week with a smile on her face.
I have made a lot of new friends through Sirius, either online communities or in person. Bubba came to Houston for a meet and greet.
I meet many Sirius fans that night and continue the friendships today. We exchange stories of how we became Sirius fanatics. One that I like to tell is that Joe Clayton, former CEO of Sirius, promised a boom box by Christmas 2003. It did not appear his word was going to be good until I received a call Christmas Eve from a “friend” at a Best Buy over 50 miles away. He told me he had 4 Audiovox boom boxes that had just arrived and if I hurried he would let me have one for my daughter’s Christmas present.
That Sirius boom box is still playing today in my marine dealer’s service bay. I seem to always go to the head of the line when I need my boat serviced, I just bought a new Ford truck for work that has factory Sirius. I was very happy that I was able to add the Best of XM. I can now follow my Dallas Stars and my favorite NCAA teams that were not on Sirius. I love Sirius XM along with 20 million other subscribers. Sirius XM must be doing something right, I know they are.
First of all, I’m an OTR (over the road) truck driver and have been since late 2001. I initially discovered satellite radio technology with seeing the billboards scattered throughout the country for XM Radio. In the meantime, I used to keep a list of FM stations that I’d come across in different markets that I liked in the various cities that I found myself traveling through. When I was in a “dead” area (like Interstate 40 across most of New Mexico and Arizona), I often relied on cassettes and CDs to get me through my drive.
Fast-forward to June 2004. I had been debating on getting a satellite radio for a couple months and finally had the means to get one. I just had to decide which service I wanted to subscribe to. At the time, most prospective subscribers were choosing their service based on the sports packages XM and Sirius offered. For me, it was a difficult decision because I am a fan of baseball, football, hockey, and Nascar (XM had the MLB and Nascar, and Sirius had the NFL and the NHL). I decided on Sirius, and I never looked back.
Sirius opened up an entire new world to audio listening for me. I was able to travel cross-country and never had to change the radio dial. I also discovered the world of talk radio and spent countless hours listening to ESPN Radio and the Midnight Trucking Radio show (on Sirius 147 at the time). Along the way, I started seeing and hearing advertisements for Howard Stern (whom I’d been familiar with whenever I watched his E! show at night), and I didn’t seem all that interested at the time. Then the fateful day of 1/9/06 came, and I found myself tuning in to Howard 100 strictly out of sheer morbid curiosity.
From that point on, my Sirius listening habits changed. My Sirius radio stayed tuned in to Howard 100 and Howard 101. I discovered Bubba The Love Sponge that very same day, and I look forward to hearing his show every day. It was because of his show that I decided to become a lifetime subscriber of Sirius and my main reason for continuing to be a subscriber. I still listen to some of the music channels and other programming (like NFL, Nascar, 80’s on 8, Hair Nation, Prime Country) on the weekends, but I am a loyal Howard Stern/Bubba The Love Sponge/Scott Ferrall listener during the week.
What better way to help pass the time when traveling down the highway than to listen to all-day entertainment and never have to change the dial on the truck radio? There’s always something on that I enjoy listening to, and that’s why I have been a Sirius subscriber for over 4-1/2 years. I’ve met so many other Sirius/XM listeners throughout the country, including Taylor from TSS-Radio, that share my love and appreciation for Bubba The Love Sponge, and it gave me a renewed joy that Sirius/XM decided to sign him through the end of 2010.
I am thankful that I discovered the wonderful world of satellite radio and have been proud to share this with friends and family members. It is what radio should’ve been long ago, and it is the future of radio.
Colorful language in this post too. It’s one of the perks of Satellite Radio as well as the fact that this Canadian can even
listen live to the Stern show anywhere!