Another organization has come forward in an effort to seek spectrum as a concession in the proposed merger between Sirius and XM. The National Hispanic Media Coalition stated in a letter to the FCC that should the merger be approved that 15% of the spectrum should be set… → Read More
Minority Media And Telecommunications Council Meets With FCC
The Minority Media and Telecommunications council recently had a meeting with the FCC regarding the proposed merger between Sirius and XM Satellite Radio. In their filing with the FCC, the MMTC noted that they were asked to comment on the merger. The MMTC response was: “MMTC has not… → Read More
SDARS Ownership Issues
Sirius Buzz Moderator Newman penned a great letter to the FCC that I as well as another concerned shareholder wanted to elaborate on. The letter from Newman was first published in the Sirius Buzz Forums and the additionally published by the FCC on their website toady. Newman was… → Read More
Lawmaker Clarifies Merger Support
Reports over the past two days from numerous sources including two stories here, Big News On Satellite Merger – 8 Minority Channels and 8 minority Channels Seen As Good For Merger have spoken of a letter of support drafted by two minority congressmen on the House telecommunications subcommittee…. → Read More
8 Minority Channels Good For Merger Deal
We covered the analysis from respected Washington analyst George Reed-Dellinger that referred to a strongly worded letter urging closure on the merger, and praising the 8 channel solution offered by Sirius and XM. While there has been no official comment from Sirius or XM, and while the letter… → Read More
Radio Group Contacts FCC With Proposed Concessions
It seems that parties that were once simply against the merger are now all getting on board with “IF SCENARIOS”. If the merger is approved we believe that this or that condition should be applied. A group of terrestrial radio broadcasters has now banded together and proposed their… → Read More
BIG News On Satellite Merger – 8 Minority Channels
While this news is not an approval of the merger as yet, it is very big in that it offers some new insight into the merger process that was previously not available. Respected analyst George Reed-Dellinger, who has been among the most accurate in terms of the regulatory… → Read More
Dingell And Markey Letter Positive For Merger
On it’s face, the fact that a letter arrived at the FCC from two democrat representatives would only mean bad news for the proposed merger of Sirius and XM Satellite Radio. After all, whether we like it or not, the merger issue seems to fall along party lines… → Read More
Sirius And XM Extend Deal – Two Week Cycles
In an interesting move, Sirius and XM have extended their merger deal for two weeks. The extension was fully anticipated, but there is the added function of a rolling two week cycle which means that unless either party notifies, that the deal extension will be automatic. XM Satellite… → Read More
Sirius And XM Delay Annual Meetings
Sirius and XM Satellite Radio each announced today that the companies are deferring their respective annual meetings. The satellite radio companies which are in the midst of a proposed merger both indicated that they will announce new meeting dates when they have more information from the FCC on… → Read More
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