Why would anyone spend money to listen to radio?
do you spend money to watch TV?
We've been over this in detail. People who live in rural areas or travel a lot find satellite invaluable.
To avoid the annoying ads?
In my case I work in a very rural area and can't even bring in a 50,000 watt radio station. For me to get news, music and talk radio...XM was the answer for me. The price is worth it to me.