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To: Gaffer
But when I listened on the hour drive home, they had the same amount of what I'd call commercials as regular radio.

Just because you might have an axe to grind against satellite radio (maybe you work in the radio business?) doesn't mean you have to spread disinformation.

I've been a subscriber of satellite radio since August and I listen to it several hours a day. While you might hear short announcement about what is on other stations (about 15 seconds every half hour or so), it doesn't even begin to compare to the endless, mind-numbing strings of commercials I hear on broadcast radio. Other than these short promotional announcements about other stations, I have never once heard a commercial. And I listen to about 20 different stations.

51 posted on 02/10/2005 6:55:46 PM PST by SamAdams76 (Earth is just a prison for intergalactic riff-raff)
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To: SamAdams76

If the Delphi MyFi could store as much music as the ipod, I would have bought it. Satellite radio is here to stay. I don't know if it will replace regular radio but it's fascinating.


52 posted on 02/10/2005 6:57:46 PM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: SamAdams76

I disagree. If you listen to stations that have talk or other formats than just music, they DO have commercials, whether it's from someone outside paying for the announcement or XM hyping other channels, they're still commericals.

I don't have an axe to grind, it's just free in the car for three months. When you say 100% commercial free, it should be commercial free.


60 posted on 02/11/2005 11:15:11 AM PST by Gaffer
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