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Friday, March 18, 2011

Satellite radio: music and more in Real Time

Millions of radio listeners in the United States and around the world become so much happier with the introduction of satellite radio. Now, people can listen to literally hundreds of stations that music, news, radio talk shows and more in almost real time and at a much higher audio quality than FM or AM radio offers.
With conventional land-based radio stations broadcast their signals to your boom box, computer or car radio airwaves via the Earth. However, with satellite radio providers send encrypted signals to satellites that they launched into space; These satellites beam in turn signals to customers listening devices. But can you not just a radio; you need a special receiver (which is available at electronics retailers) and a satellite radio set. You can also listen to satellite radio broadcasts in your car since many new cars rolling of the Assembly lines have satellite-ready equipment already installed. Everything you would need to do is pay for your monthly subscription.
In the United States, the service is offered by XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Sirius, a company based in New York City, has more than 125 channels to choose from, 67 of them dedicated to commercial-free music and the rest to various other content. XM, on the other hand, offers more than 160 channels, that offer content that is as diverse as that what Sirius extends to its customers. The services are available coast-to-coast, so geographical availability of programs is not a problem. For example, a customer in Los Angeles, listening to the same talk show that another customer in say, Boston, listening to at the same time, and with no degradation in sound quality. Don't forget that satellite radio also digital radio--sound means is crystal clear. There is no static or sometimes sizzling you would hear on FM or AM radio. Non-US residents can also take advantage of the benefits of satellite radio; XM and Sirius offer their services in Canada, while WorldSpace service in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East broadcasts. Australia also has several providers of his own.
Factors that people sign up for satellite radio subscriptions to attract are numerous. For one thing, there is the pleasure of listening to commercial-free music. Since the providers their money from subscriptions, there is still no urgent need for advertising revenue. Another attractive feature that this service provides is that information about the song that is playing at the time is displayed on your radio set--a small convenience for those people who know about who what number right-now sings. The fact that the fully uncensored satellite radio programming at this time is also a draw for many people. Remarkable personalities, such as shock jock Howard Stern (who was kicked out of network radio programming) satellite radio made his new home of broadcasting. Whether you listen to hip hop music, stand-up comedy shows or news programs like, satellite radio offers them--all completely uncensored.
Because Sirius XM and other providers those who channel selections are, maybe some people find it a little awkward that they can't listen to their local radio stations and information on local goings-on. Sirius and XM offer, however, traffic and weather conditions for major cities, so that a bit of a relief for residents of the city. And if you are considering, do not have access to a local radio station would not seem to be such a bad deal if you compare it with the ability to listen to hundreds of channels of commercial-free music and unregulated non-regulated shows.
Sirius and XM plan to add even more features and functions to offer their subscribers. Sirius, in particular, is the launch of a Windows Media Video 9 service and the company plans to offer several channels dedicated to children staging. That's one thing to keep the kids occupied and not distract from their parents on long road trips. XM is planning to have a similar video service. The two companies anticipate that this to the number of their subscribers will add--Sirius has more than a million and a deficit after XM that more than three million.
If you're an avid radio listener and you find yourself increasingly fed up with the constant barrage of commercials on regular music stations or if you're looking for more lievers comments or radio talk shows, wouldn't you probably very forking over the $ 12.95 monthly subscription for satellite radio service by Sirius and XM will be charged. And with the enhancements that the two companies in their subscriber numbers, it is clear that a lot of people feel the same way.







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