The Radio Wars
You really can't blame the NAB for getting 
active about keeping people tuned in to radio. Just about everyone I know is at the very least considering what satellite radio is all about and many people I know, including myself have already purchase ours. I want satellite radio to succeed but I still find ad campaigns like this new one from the NAB to be interesting. The slogan of the new campaign is "Radio. You Shouldn't Have To Pay For It" as you can hear in these radio spots;
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Baseball
Heavy Metal
Leading Man
Lewd Act
Steroids
Traffic
Weather
The Rolling Stones
Here It Hear First Artists Spots
Personally I don't mind paying, I like listening to music without commercials every 4 songs about crap I don't want, and I really like Howard Stern.
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Re: The Radio Wars
Don't look now but the FCC and terrestrial radio owners are looking to regulate Satellite Radio and Cable TV programming much as the FCC now does with standard broadcast radio and TV.
www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=149343
www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/11/30/smut_on_cable_satellite_tv_targeted/
The new Bush lackey head of the FCC Kevin Martin seems hot to trot to give it a shot, with Clear Channel officials (owners of WTAG/WSRS) leading the charge.
Re: The Radio Wars
I heard about this this morning on Howard100 actually. It is fucking rediculous.
The guy I heard talking was essentially complaining that he wants Nickelodeon for his kids but has to get MTV along with it.
Every new, and most old, cable boxes out there have parental control and you can block out channels with a simple password.
The same is true for satellite radio, you can block stations just as easily.
rediculous.
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I didn't listen to Howard, but are you sure he wasn't complaining about the way the cable company makes you buy a whole bunch of channels instead of ala cart? Personally, I would love the idea of getting cable with just the local channels (for like $15/month) and then adding on channels at a cost of like 99 cents/month. If I paid for cable (I refuse to), I'd be unhappy to have to pay for MTV also!
Jeremy8-) ...
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yeah I am sure. He was talking about the ability for the FCC to come in and regulate cable and satellite BECAUSE he has to get MTV when he wants Nickelodeon.
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Re: The Radio Wars
It is no surprise to hear that terrestrial radio is angling for the fcc to regulate satelite radio, they are indeed feeling the affects of satelites appeal and its about time. regular radio has been awful for years, between droning macdonalds commercials and the 15 song loop we all know and hate, i cant believe people arent convertng in droves.
The fcc shouldn't be involved, its a pay service that, like was mentioned, can be blocked for the lil' kiddies and or bible thumpers, who apparently get offended/injured/saddened by coarse language.....its and old mantra but should be abided by - if ya dont like it, turn it off.
Personnly i've had my XM satelite since Opie and Anthony started there in october of 04. to me it was like in the matrix, when keno reeves was offered the red pill or the blue one to really see how things are. Its just sooo much more entertaining, be it the huge range of music or the tremendously wild concept of free speech, a whole new demension of listening is at hand, and its satelite radio.
as far as the 2 companys go, XM has a much better catalog of equipment, theres alot of units to choose from, ranging from home components to very portables, all can be found at myradiostore.com.
The content is comparable.I think O & A are far better than howard, he's become a husk of what he used to be and doesn't try anymore. On top of that o&a have added ron & fez, to their channel, if your not familiar with them, they're very funny and not as abbrassive as o&a.
Either way, take the red pill and enjoy the freedom.