Back in ‘05 in the final days of Stern on KRock I dreaded having to obtain satellite radio hardware and pay a monthly subscription fee. However, I changed my tune almost immediately. The Stern show was amazing on Sirius both in sound quality and content, and I could hear the show replay later that day.
Eventually I obtained a Stiletto and recording was a breeze - record an entire 6 hour time slot with a few touches of a button. Because I can’t listen live at work I bring in my Stiletto and listen to recordings. For the commute home I’m back listening live via the car kit, and once home I can record or listen live anywhere in the house.
I quickly learned there was much more to satellite content than Howard Stern. I sometimes look forward to when Howard and the gang are on vacation because it gives me time to listen to the other programming on SiriusXM - and it’s fantastic. Around-the-clock commercial free music of every genre you could ever want. Some of my favorites include Little Steven’s Underground Garage, BB King’s Bluesville, Deep Tracks, and First Wave. The improvement over terrestrial radio is incalculable. As any devoted satellite radio listener will tell you, you cannot go back to listening to regular radio.
One of my other favorites on the radio has always been listening to NPR. But instead of having a few hours a day of NPR programming, I now have the choice of two entire NPR stations broadcasting continually on SiriusXM. The lineup of NPR programming available to me is far more extensive than without satellite radio.
As others have noted, the monthly fee for satellite radio is a fraction of what other things cost, and gives you so much more! My monthly cable bill (no premium channels) is more than four times what a SiriusXM subscription costs, and I watch TV far less than I listen to satellite. With cable TV I feel like I’m throwing my money away. SiriusXM really is that rare, true great deal!
Craig does a solid 6 minutes in his monologue on his Late Late Night Show on CBS talking about what he likes about Satellite Radio. Of course he exaggerates a bit for the sake of entertainment by pointing out things like Satellite Radio has 4 channels dedicated to Elvis. One when he was thin and three when he was fat. He then goes on to talk about the Radio Classics channel he where people are able to catch things like the oldtime shows like “The Shadow”
This commercial was one of the first that left a lasting impression on me, long before I even got into Satellite Radio. I remember it came out at a time when it seemed XM was advertising everywhere. The tag line of “Beyond AM, Beyond FM, XM Satellite Radio” was so catchy. Enjoy.
This song was done by Jimmy and Rory and it’s pretty cool if you ask me. Want a rundown of the channels in a rap way? Here ya go. Click the link below to hear the song.
A reader submitted this funny image of a Stiletto 2 to me and I thought it was worth posting up. Of course we all want it to stick around and it’s safe to say it will
I never know how to refer to SIRIUS XM these days. Sometimes I want to refer to it as simply Satellite Radio and sometimes I want to refer to it as the company name SIRIUS XM. The method in which the content is spread is done mostly via Satellites but a lot of people listen online, some outside North America.
When Satellite Radio first started off with SIRIUS and XM people tended to focus on the method to which content was spread and the technology behind it a lot more than they do now. Things have changed and over time the focus has been put on the content more. The content really is the most important aspect of SIRIUS XM. There is no other service in the world that brings a nationwide and even international radio lineup in the way that SIRIUS XM does. This didn’t exist before. Radio was never ever like this where so many different genres and talk and sports were all produced under one canopy. Even TV doesn’t even have such a variety of content produced in the way that SIRIUS XM does with one company doing it all and mostly under one roof.
The service is amazing and people who are introduced to it are a prime reference. If someone just got a Satellite Radio as a gift and had it activated just ask them how they like it. It’s all about the service it provides and the joy it brings to you. It’s not about the details of what goes into it behind the scenes whether good nor bad. I encourage people who focus on those details to take a step back as I have done and look at the big picture of what the service does to you and enjoy it.
It’s proven itself and it hasn’t peaked yet. If you have it already you truly are on the ground floor. And trust me when I say, this thing called Satellite Radio or SIRIUS XM is not going away.
We got in some “I Love SIRIUS XM” T-Shirts. It’s the I Love SIRIUS XM Logo printed on a White T. Sizes go from Medium to 3XL. If you submit your story and we post it then we will send you a T-Shirt. Just need your name and address and size. Spreading the word and telling your story is important so write your story now and email it to blog@ilovesiriusxm.com .
i’ve had my sirius subscription since january 2006
i got it for Howard Stern ( of course )
never had any problems with my equipment, although i’ve used the direct connection setup since day one as i could not get the FM frequency set to work right
i set up my sirius one ( an auto only receiver ) to also work as a home unit by getting a 12 volt power inverter and running it through my home stereo and have enjoyed listening to satellite radio in the house, my garage, and my shop since i have speakers all over the place here
since i got it, i have of course realized how many more great stations there to listen to and now i can’t even imagine ever going back to listening to regular radio again
sirius customer service has been great the 2 or 3 times i’ve spoken to them ( once because i lost my online account password, and once to get another antenna )
This is another I LOVE SIRIUS XM production with Jimmy and Matt. Jimmy went to the local gas station and picked up two packs of Parliments for more than $17. For that price you could have one month of SIRIUS XM plus some extra.
When this film was made there were about 4 million SIRIUS Subscribers. It’s now about 9 million on the SIRIUS Side but the SIRIUS XM total is 20 million.
