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!

Rich C.

Satellite Radio