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    10-22-2008, 01:12 PM #91
    welcome chewbacca, hold on to your seat...

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    10-22-2008, 01:25 PM #92
    http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/081022/ny40832.html?.v=1


    Press Release Source: SIRIUS XM Radio

    XM Radio Announces Comprehensive Broadcast Schedule For 2008 World Series
    Wednesday October 22, 11:44 am ET

    XM to provide four different broadcasts of every game of the Fall Classic
    Listeners can hear game calls in English and Spanish

    MLB Home Plate channel 175 to broadcast live on site at AL and NL ballparks

    NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI - News) announced today that XM Radio will offer listeners nationwide the most comprehensive radio coverage of the 2008 World Series, with four different live broadcasts of every game and up-to-the moment news and analysis on the 24-hour baseball talk channel, MLB Home Plate (XM channel 175).

    XM will offer game calls in English and Spanish, plus the official team radio broadcasts of both the American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays and National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Starting with Game 1 on Wednesday, October 22, and throughout the series, XM subscribers can choose from:

    Tampa Bay Rays broadcast - XM channel 176
    Philadelphia Phillies broadcast - XM channel 183
    ESPN Radio broadcast - XM channel 189
    Spanish language broadcast - XM channel 174
    In addition to live play-by-play coverage, XM's 24 hour baseball talk channel, MLB Home Plate (XM channel 175), will offer fans the latest news and analysis from a panel of expert hosts that includes Cal Ripken Jr., Bill Ripken, Rob Dibble, Kevin Kennedy, Buck Martinez, Eric Byrnes, Charley Steiner, Mark Patrick, Chuck Wilson, Ronnie Lane, Joe Castellano, Holden Kushner and others.

    MLB Home Plate will broadcast live from the AL and NL ballparks before and after every game, offering baseball fans game previews and post-game interviews from the field and clubhouses with players, managers and coaches.

    Prior to games 1 and 2, SIRIUS XM Radio personality Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo will host special World Series editions of his acclaimed daily show, Mad Dog Unleashed, live from Tropicana Field. Mad Dog Unleashed airs nationwide (2-7pm ET) on SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144. Russo's scheduled guests include MLB Commissioner Bud Selig.

    "The World Series is the biggest event on the baseball calendar and we will cover it from all angles," said Steve Cohen, SIRIUS XM's SVP of Sports Programming. "Fans from coast to coast will be able to tune in for every pitch in both English and Spanish and our hosts will be at the ballpark for every game providing listeners with wide-ranging pre- and post-game coverage that will take our listeners onto the field and inside the clubhouses."

    XM listeners can also tune in for regularly updated traffic and weather reports for the Tampa and Philadelphia areas on XM 228 (Tampa) and XM 212 (Philly).

    As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of Major League Baseball, XM broadcasts every game for every MLB team from Opening Day through the entire postseason. Baseball fans can also tune into MLB Home Plate, channel 175, for the only radio channel dedicated to the MLB 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

    For more information please visit www.xmradio.com.

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    10-22-2008, 01:34 PM #93
    This is one of the worst articles I have read yet......he really knows the facts about why SIRI is down.....lol.

    http://www.marketingshift.com/2008/1...s-may-face.cfm

    Wednesday, October 22, 2008
    Luxury and Comfort Products May Face Bleak Future


    "....Remember Sharper Image, the chain of fancy stores that sold all of those over-priced toys,high-tech gadgets and gifts you loved to fiddle with? It filed for bankruptcy closed half of its stores a few months ago.Satellite Radio is also feeling the negative effects of the economy. Look at XM-Sirius Radio's stock during the past three months. When the FCC approved the XM and Sirius Merger, shares sold at $2.42, but as of 11:45 today, it was at .35 cents.
    Conversely, the bargain retailer Family Dollar has flourished during the past three months and Standard & Poor's Equity Research raised its rating of Family Dollar to a "Strong buy."
    What's the lesson we can learn? If you're an average American, consider the stores and brands you favor during hard times, and apply that same logic to your short-term stock investments........"

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    10-22-2008, 01:41 PM #94
    Markets continue to tank...

    SIRI just hit a new 52 week low of .331

    How can it just keep going down day after day like that?

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    10-22-2008, 01:45 PM #95
    http://info.detnews.com/redesign/aut...x.cfm?id=32788

    October 22, 2008
    2009 Ford F150

    Scott Burgess: Product Review
    Brilliance of Platinum: New high-end F-150 is rich in details, power

    "The Sirius Travel Link system, which requires a monthly subscription, allows you to find the lowest gas prices (and directions to the station), as well as tune into Howard Stern, look up local movie listings, see sports scores and view weather information. While I've always thought a 99-cent map is just as useful as a $2,000 navigation system, but continually updated information forces me to reconsider that assessment."

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    10-22-2008, 01:47 PM #96
    http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b650...our_years.html

    O'Reilly Re-ups for Another Four Years
    Today 9:36 AM PDT by JOSH GROSSBERG

    Bill O'Reilly has signed a new four-year contract with Fox News—said to be worth between $10 million and $12 million per annum—to continue hosting his top-rated prime-time cable news program, The O'Reilly Factor.
    Per the New York Daily News, Bill-O (as rival Keith Olbermann sarcastically taunts him regularly in his "Worst Person in the World" segment) will most likely give up hosting his syndicated radio show for Westwood One and Sirius XM Satellite Radio, which has an audience of 3.5 million listeners, given the demands of his tube job.
    "I can't work 60 hours a day. I'm going to have to make some kind of adjustments," he told the newspaper. "Next year it will happen. Right now we're still trying to iron that out.".........

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    10-22-2008, 01:51 PM #97
    http://www.leftlanenews.com/50-perce...o-in-2009.html

    INDUSTRY/GENERAL
    50 percent of all new cars to feature satellite radio in 2009
    10/22/2008, 1:28 PM

    Just one year ago, only 15 percent of all new cars sold in the U.S. came with some form of satellite radio. For 2008, that number will hit about 30 percent. But in 2009, that number is expected to top 50 percent, matching the same percentage as vehicles equipped with iPod connectivity.

    Because satellite radio is becoming so popular with car buyers, the world’s automakers have been really taken notice of the Sirius-XM merger – a deal which has been several months in the making.
    Since the deal was finalized in July, Sirius XM Radio Inc. has offered a new programming selection, called “Best of Both.” The package adds just a few extra channels to either Sirius or XM’s channel lineup, but tacks on another $4 a month to subscribing costs – about 40 percent of the cost of a monthly subscription. While most customers figured the merger would have a much further reach, a true combination of services is still likely more than a decade away.
    According to Automotive News, merging the two technologies for automotive use will take about 15 years. That long lead time is due to Sirius and XM needing to straighten out their technology compatibility and the long lead time associated with new vehicles.
    But Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin is confident the satellite radio merger will end up being good for the auto industry. But joining forces, Sirius XM will now be able to custom tailor subscription packages – that include radio, TV, real-time traffic reports and other navigation functions – to differentiate future vehicle models.
    “Building on the success of our audio entertainment and technology infrastructure, we can bring the relationship to a strategic level by partnering with OEMs to position new-vehicle launches with differentiating Sirius XM features,” he told Automotive News.
    Although Sirius XM is positioning itself as a crucial component for the automakers, it’s not exactly a one way street. About 75 percent of Sirius XM’s business comes from the world’s automakers.

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    10-22-2008, 01:56 PM #98
    This article from a local Nebraska TV news broadcast includes a two part video on XM/Sirius from a local TV broadcast...

    http://www.nebraska.tv/Global/story.asp?S=9219522

    How the Sirius/XM Merger Affects You
    Posted: Oct 22, 2008 07:37 AM
    Updated: Oct 22, 2008 08:17 AM

    The two companies are finishing up their moves.
    Combined they now have more than 19 million subscribers.
    A new radio is coming out that gives you your choice of 50 channels for $6.99 per month.
    XM owners can now get Howard Stern and NFL broadcasts for $4.00 per month more.
    Sirius owners can now get NBA, NHL and Oprah broadcast for $4.00 per month more.

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    10-22-2008, 02:02 PM #99
    http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0052/t.16022.html

    "Group heads speaking at a Dickstein Shapiro financing panel criticized the FCC for not mandating HD Radios in new satellite tuners as part of the conditions Sirius and XM had to accept for the agency to approve the merger."

    Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays said, "I don't know how they allowed XM and Sirius to merge into a monopoly." The commission didn't have "the backbone" to do the right thing, he said.

    This Negativity Threatens Our Biz, Rehr Says

    by Leslie Stimson, 10.22.2008
    Leslie Stimson is the News Editor and Washington Bureau Chief for Radio World.


    AUSTIN, Texas It was one of the stranger NAB Radio Shows. Hurricane Ike forced the evacuation of thousands of people along the Gulf Coast in September. More than 1,000 displaced Houston-Galveston area residents were sheltered in part of the Austin Convention Center while the broadcast show was held a few hundred yards away.

    Exhibit hall hours were limited to 12 hours total. Talks about the worsening economy, whether the bleak outlook will extend into the first part of 2009 and radio's struggle to grow were overarching themes to hallway discussions.

    Final attendance was announced at 2,743, down from last year's approximately 3,100. An NAB spokesman said "drive-in" traffic that normally materializes "was pretty much non-existent this year because of Hurricane Ike, and because some 60 radio stations in Texas were off the air during our show trying to get their facilities back on the air."

    Here's a summary of some of the happenings at the show. Digital radio news is handled in a separate article, see page 18.

    Rehr: 'Negativity' Threatens Biz

    Negativity about radio, particularly from those in the industry, is "pervading the radio business and threatens to paralyze us," NAB President and CEO David Rehr told several hundred NAB Radio Show attendees as he delivered his annual state of the industry address.

    He opened the three-day show by acknowledging, "It's not surprising that some of you may be feeling this pessimism. It's a dark cloud hanging over our heads. And we feel bombarded by negative — and often false — messages that reinforce these feelings."

    We hear that radio is obsolete and not adapting fast enough to the digital age, he added; but what we don't hear are the success stories. "Radio connects, informs and inspires an estimated 235 million listeners each week," said the NAB chief executive.

    "Right now, radio needs people who believe," Rehr said. "We need people who are bold and who will take charge of leading us into the future."

    Rehr listed radio's technological highlights. In addition to HD Radio and new delivery services, he said broadcasters are "undertaking an effort to increase the number of FM radio receivers in cell-phone handsets." He did not mention AM radio.

    NAB is working with the HD Digital Radio Alliance to further the rollout of HD Radio, targeting automakers and dealers with the message that your car is not "fully equipped" unless it includes HD Radio, he said. They've taken the message to auto shows in Detroit, New York and Los Angeles and used billboards to get the attention of automakers commuting in Detroit "and they're listening."

    A new generation is coming to radio through the iPhone; in fact, "AOL Radio powered by CBS is one of the most downloaded applications for the iPhone," Rehr said, also mentioning that owners of the new Microsoft Zune player will have the ability to tag and purchase songs directly from the radio.

    Rehr called the Federal Communications Commission inquiry about whether broadcasters ought to be regulated by certain localism rules "misguided" and praised broadcasters in general, and Texas broadcasters in particular, for their commitment to covering Hurricane Ike.

    The FCC's proposal to bring back 24/7 staffing regulations and mandating having a main studio in the city of license "ignore the realities of the broadcasting business and technology," said Rehr.

    The text of his speech can be found on pages 45–46.

    Pogue: 'Where Does Radio Fit In?'

    "Where does radio fit in?" asked New York Times technology critic David Pogue, who discussed topics such as VoIP phones, WiFi, on-demand media and new Web developments. He linked the technologies and said all reinforce each other, often in initially unseen and unexpected ways.

    The next generation of consumers expects things on-demand, he said, noting that technology is advancing rapidly. "Universal wireless would help this industry a lot," he said as he named numerous wireless Internet gadgets, some of which can be implanted with a radio chip.

    His lively and funny performance included demos of fresh technologies such as "Goog411," a free information service that lets consumers avoid paying $2 for a directory assistance-placed call.

    He also parodied the RIAA for suing teenagers and grandmothers for downloading pirated music, singing to the Village People's "YMCA."

    Large Advertisers = Skewed Perceptions

    Several group heads argued that there's nothing wrong with radio but that it has a perception problem among large advertisers. Entercom CEO David Field said the key is to reach decision makers before media planners cut radio advertising out of a planned buy.

    All of the group heads on hand said their companies are embracing new technology to put content on new platforms, but a lot of the discussion was about developing content to draw people to those new offerings.

    Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan noted that he and some other major group heads are meeting with top executives of major wireless telecom companies to persuade them to put radio receiver chips into cell phones, a recent stated goal of NAB leaders. His goal is to have a radio chip in every new cell phone in a few years; he said, "We're on our way."

    Group Heads Fume About Future Sat Tuners

    Group heads speaking at a Dickstein Shapiro financing panel criticized the FCC for not mandating HD Radios in new satellite tuners as part of the conditions Sirius and XM had to accept for the agency to approve the merger.

    Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays said, "I don't know how they allowed XM and Sirius to merge into a monopoly." The commission didn't have "the backbone" to do the right thing, he said.

    CBS Radio CEO Dan Mason said, "Unless we're in the box at the factory level, AM could become extinct."

    Martin Urges Industry Plan to Soothe Localism Concerns

    Speaking of the future of AM, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin told NAB Radio Board Chair Russ Withers and attendees during the annual "Chairman's Breakfast" that radio's migration to digital will "level the playing field" for AM stations that are suffering from poor audio quality.

    Martin acknowledged the importance of the agency facilitating the industry's digital conversion but also said that he thinks tuners should be able to receive an array of signals including analog AM/FM, HD Radio and satellite radio signals.

    He noted that the commission released a public inquiry seeking public comments on whether HD Radio should be mandated in satellite tuners, or vice versa. Martin couldn't say how his fellow commissioners come down on the issue.

    The Republican appointee is expected to tender his resignation in January as a new administration comes in; so Martin likely will be gone long before any decision is made on the issue.

    Switching to localism and the possibility of mandated 24/7 staffing, Martin said Congress is concerned that broadcasters aren't taking their public service commitment seriously and said there's a lot of "angst on Capitol Hill over it."

    The chairman encouraged broadcasters to come up with a plan offering solutions to address lawmakers' concern about the overnight staffing of stations and about voice tracking. He noted that while lawmakers on the Hill understand the role individual stations play in performing public service to their communities, "there is concern about broadcasters as a whole." Martin urged resolution by year-end.


    FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, foreground, with NAB Radio Board First Vice-Chair Steve Newberry of Commonwealth Broadcasting. © NAB
    Adelstein: Radio's Future Is Local; Opportunity Missed for HD-R

    FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, meanwhile, isn't so sure localism will be wrapped up by the end of the year. In a separate event, though, he said, "The NAB has raised a ruckus," telling attendees, "You have a very effective advocacy campaign."

    The goal of the initiative, he said, isn't to tie broadcasters' hands but to address ongoing concerns, saying "We don't want another Minot," a reference to a 2003 train derailment when tank cars carrying anhydrous ammonia burst in that North Dakota town.

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    10-22-2008, 02:03 PM #100
    Clear Channel owned most of the radio stations in that market then. City officials said they couldn't contact station personnel quickly in order to warn residents of the resulting poisonous gas cloud; Clear Channel said officials didn't have their EAS equipment installed and didn't know how to use it to send an alert, though an alert eventually aired.

    Those who argue in favor of returning the 24/7 staffing and main studio rules fear consolidation has left many stations empty at night and another incident similar to the Minot situation could occur. Broadcasters say the expenses of bringing the rules back could make many stations fail.

    To wrap up that issue, Adelstein said that broadcasters have a "good future" if they "stick to local communities" and provide local content to their audiences.

    The Democratic commissioner had strong words about another issue: whether HD Radio reception capability should be mandated in satellite receivers. Before the agency approved the merger, Adelstein tried to win this concession. Failing that, he said, he changed his vote to oppose the merger.

    "That didn't go very well," he said of the commission's 3–2 vote in favor of the merger, with Adelstein and fellow Democrat Michael Copps in the minority.

    He wanted a prohibition on the merged sat rad company subsidizing automakers for including receivers in cars that "discriminate against HD Radio." The satcasters did agree not to develop a combined radio that couldn't include the IBOC technology, but that's not the same as mandated inclusion.

    Adelstein questions whether the FCC has the authority to force manufacturers to include IBOC chips in sat tuners now that negotiations with the satcasters are over.

    "With Sirius/XM we had the authority because it was voluntary." He noted that the FCC is investigating the issues through a Notice of Inquiry on the topic; however he added, "I will be surprised if we can come up with a good legal basis to require HD on receivers."

    The key to advancing HD Radio is to get the technology into cars, he said.

    Adelstein also said he wants to see radio receivers in cell phones. "We need to work on making that a reality."

    Shortly after the show, Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., introduced the ''Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act," a bill to mandate that all satellite radios be able to receive HD Radio signals.

    Haley Talks Up Online Revenue Potential

    Radio Advertising Bureau President/CEO Jeff Haley said radio's challenge is offering shifting choices to advertisers as more of radio's programming is offered online. New technology doesn't necessarily mean fewer people will listen to radio, he said, noting that radio is the number six choice among iPhone applications.

    The FM adapter is also popular on iPods, he said. Continuing this theme, "We want FM receptivity on every cell phone" and all digital devices within five years, Haley said during the Radio Luncheon.

    Pointing to RDS, he said that's a system in which the point of contact to the user can be for sale, serving as a revenue generator for radio's partners.

    Haley premiered a video about radio that the RAB hopes stations will post online and use it to remind listeners about radio's potential.

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