I went to college in the United States, where I first discovered Howard Stern. I have an internet subscription that I have had for the past year now. The only reason I subscribed was to listen to Howard Stern. The nice thing about the 7 hour difference we have with New York is that The Howard Stern show is an afternoon show for me. I can sit back and listen to the whole show without having to get up at 6am I was following Howard through his site and the Stern Fan Network and as soon as the online option was available, I joined. I would really like though for the SiriusXM company to expand their coverage and bring it to Europe. Imagine how many more millions of subscribers would join.
I couldn’t imagine life without XM. I’ve had it since it came out about 5 years ago…Since NYC has NO country music stations at all (even though there are about 4342 hip hop/rap/pop stations), my redneck ass needs XM for survival. Yes, I essentially pay to listen to country music. Not only that, my evening commute would simply suck without Jason Ellis on Faction 28. A few years ago, I canceled it for a few months thinking I could handle it, but I nearly lost my mind and quickly had it reinstated. When I’m on a long drive, it’s always fun to put on 247 and listen to the nation’s emergencies…or traffic and weather in other cities across the country. Yeah, I’m weird.
My commute is over 60 miles each way. I love having my McDonald’s coffee and hearing Bababooey use the word “f” word - if he wants to.
I love that if I wanted to talk about the Wake Forest linebackers for an hour, I can tune into Rivals Radio (ch.122). I love that I can hear exactly what I want to hear, when I want to hear it, without interference from the FCC!!
I started listening to Sirius/XM two years ago after I returned from some time in rural Wisconsin. I wanted REAL music, lots of different types music, so I opted for Sirius/XM. I knew about satellite radio when it first came out but I just didn’t have the desire until I resurfaced into society. I think it may have been the divorce.
I mostly listen to my satellite radio in the car, I use a portable Pioneer INNO device. My favorite stations are Alt Nation, Fred Schneider (1st Wave), and my newest favorite - Sirius XMU!
If there is one thing I cannot live without, it is my Sirius Satellite Radio! Each morning I wake up to NPR or NPR Talk. I love that I have friends who listen as religiously as I do, when something exciting happens, I know I can quickly send a text message or a facebook message to a certain few friends and share the news.
Since the merger between XM and Sirius, I’ve been able to enjoy so many additional channels which is a bonus. Now we have the BBC 1 Channel and additional music channels. Though I am not a Grateful Dead fan, if you like, you can even listen to the Grateful Dead channel.
In any case, I posted my Sirius blog for anyone who may be interested in trying it out. I cannot say enough good things about it. It is how I get through cleaning my apartment every weekend. I put on 1st Wave or the Punk Rock station OR The Chill station and I clean for hours without a second thought to changing the channel because there are no commercials!
No but really… I’ve never had any of the customer service problems alota of the Yelpers here have spoken about, mainly because i’ve never had to call customer service! Except for the ONE time i called to get my radio up and running, i’ve never had to speak with them and i’ve never had a problem! Maybe another reason for this is because I purchased the ‘Life Time’ subscription… but this was back in late 2005! I’ve been using the same radio receiver ever since and have never had any problems with it…
Several reasons i would suggest Sirius to anyone is of course, first and foremost, The King of All Media Howard Stern. He has been apart of my life forever now, and the show on Sirius is OUTSTANDING! I swear to you, I can’t even imagine how Howard worked on terrestrial radio all of those years… The uncensored show is just phenomenal…
And if that isn’t enough, the MUSIC is OUTSTANDING too! I mean honestly, where else can you get commercial free channels dedicated SOLELY to music genres such as 80’s New Wave, Old School Hip Hop, Springsteen and Sinatra? lol I love these channels…
I would advise anyone who listens to the radio to give Sirius a chance. Forget the whole monthly crap… bills suck anyway! If you can afford it, just buy the lifetime subscription and never worry about customer service!
I am a long time Howard Stern fan, so much so that most of my friends say, “All stories end with Howard Stern” each time I open my mouth. They know that I will likley quote Stern or someone from the show. I am a long time listener but I am not the “typical” listener. I am female, in my 30s, highly educated (I have a Masters degree), a lover of the arts (I attend the opera at least once each season) and I consider myself to be somewhat of a feminist. I am also an unapologetic Howard Stern fan! I find the humor to be intelligent, and I in no way, find him offensive or demeaning to women (unless they ask). My favorite sort of humor is the kind where you beat a dead horse….over and over again.
When Howard moved to satellite radio, I knew I was going along for the ride. I had grown tired of the censorship that the show was forced to endure. I can still remember HOW excited I the first show to air. I was so happy to be able to listen in a non-censored platform.
Howard has been on Sirius XM for almost four years and since that time, I have discoverd a variety of other stations that I love. I probably listen about 20 hours or more a week. I set my clock an hour early each morning so I can lay in bed and listen to Stern. But Stern is not all I listen to, there is SO much more! Alt Nation, where you may find Quentin Tarantino guest DJ. Or, Faction where I often find myself tuning into Bam Margera or Tony Hawk’s radio shows. I once spent an entire day listening to French Punk Rock, the fact that this is a possibility is why I love Sirius XM!
I had been a long-time Howard Stern listener when he was on terrestrial radio, but I did not make the initial switch to satellite with him. When I recently received a Stiletto 2, I immediately tuned in to Howard Ch. 100. I hadn’t listened to the Stern show in over three years, yet it felt that I had re-connected with an old friend and we just picked up where we had left off. Once again, listening to Howard in the morning is part of my daily ritual. As far as the other Sirius channels, it feels like it did when you got cable for the first time…almost TOO much stuff to listen to. The Stiletto has usurped my iPod as my primary source of music. Every week, I record several hours of music from an ever-expanding selection of choices ranging from my old favorites (Classic Vinyl Ch. 14, Grateful Dead Ch. 32), to the current stuff the “kids” are listening to these days (Alt Nation Ch. 21, SiriusXMU Ch. 26), and even trying music that I never spent time listening to before (this week its Bluegrass Ch. 65). Even if (God forbid) Howard does retire in the next two years (Personally, I think its just posturing….he has ALWAYS played hardball when nearing the end of a contract), I intend to stick with satellite. I only wish I’d made the switch sooner.
I was following Howard through his site and the Stern Fan Network and as soon as the online option was available, I joined. I would really like though for the SiriusXM company to expand their coverage and bring it to Europe. Imagine how many more millions of subscribers would join.
