Comments on: Sirius And XM Smoosh Their Channels Together, And No One Is Safe

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:41:24 +0000

Jocks at Sirius who aren’t “salaried employees” can earn extra bucks by doing shifts on different channels. I think only the station’s “programmers” are salaried (on the music channels anyways).

By: LiquidHeaven

LiquidHeaven — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:05:11 +0000

@Star-69:

I feel ya, the music is more... just boring?! I hope it will level out eventually. It definitely feels its more XM U than LOC playlist-wise.

By: LiquidHeaven

LiquidHeaven — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:59:19 +0000

@Captain Wrong: I drive the same car and I'm pretty happy with the quality.

My father has a Alpina B7 and unsurpisignly sirius in his car sounds much stronger, clearer and better.

I'd call myself fairly particular and I'm not saying its perfect but its better than FM. It's not CD quality.

By: Audif Jackson Winters III

Audif Jackson Winters III — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:50:10 +0000

@Captain Wrong: How is your satradio hooked into the car's stereo? If it's over an FM transmitter, yeah, I agree, the sound quality is intolerable, particularly on the high end.

Things sound much better if you have a direct digital connection, or even if you connect through an aux in or FM direct adapter.

By: bobjr94

bobjr94 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:40:49 +0000

XMs death started when they pulled fungus 53 for an ac/dc channel 2 months ago to promote there new album and a 24 /7 metallica channel to promote there new album. What total sell outs. Now they have pulled all the channels that played anything out of mainstream. XM=FM & FM=XM only difference is you have to pay for it and the sound quality is less than free radio. No chance of hearing anything new and exciting.

They no longer want the 55 and under crowd, the hell with all you kids.... 24 7 ac/dc, 24 /7 greatful dead, 24 / 7 bruce springsteen, 24 / 7 led zeplin, 24 / 7 elvis ???? I am 34 and these people were all playing before I was born.

A new 24 /7 catholic radio, 24 /7 DR radio (yes, radio for doctors), a Jimmy Buffet channel, a Sinatra channel...

Its just a waste to pay for this now.

By: Captain Wrong

Captain Wrong — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:09:16 +0000

@LiquidHeaven: I drive a brand new VW Passat, which has a nice stereo. Listen to Classic Jazz (which I do a lot of the time) and tell me what you hear is anything near CD quality, to name just one example.

And what the hell happened to Backspin? If I don't hear Audio Two's Top Billin three times everyday, I'm gonna die.

By: Hyman Decent

Hyman Decent — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:31:03 +0000

The Loft is AAA? I thought that's what The Spectrum (which is still on Sirius) is.

I listened to B.B. King's Bluesville for a bit earlier today and I couldn't warm to the songs I heard (which I had never heard on Sirius Blues).

I hate that Sirius Gold was replaced by The '50s on 5. Sirius Gold played golden oldies from the sixties as well as the fifties (and even Rick Nelson's "Garden Party" from the early seventies, occasionally).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:06:35 +0000

I am sorry GTM is no longer at XM/Sirius. My five subscriptions will probably soon die. The things that made XM so special are being taken away. XM/Sirius would not have to cut capable workers if they would not engage in the outrageous decisions like paying individual performers as much as $ 56 M per year. All they had to do was play the music. If they wanted to be all things maybe they should do marketing studies to find out whether a public is widespread enough to subscribe to fund such idiotic decisions. The eventual result will be that (as is already happening) the music lovers that pay the subscriptions will be alienated by high fees, and will be driven to become IPOD listeners at a fraction of the cost, and doom the entire concept.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:56:14 +0000

I was a LOC fan, it was my favorite channel. I could also hear XMU through my DirecTV service but never liked it as much. I thought LOC had a better, more consistent playlist, more energy and better personalty. So far today I haven’t been digging the new combined station as much. The playlist sounds a little more XMU than LOC to me, and even though Jenny Eliscu was on this afternoon the whole vibe seemed to be lacking somehow. Maybe I’m just reading too much into it, but I don’t think so… :(

By: Audif Jackson Winters III

Audif Jackson Winters III — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:30:09 +0000

@LiquidHeaven: I've wondered this, too. Certain DJs show up all over the channels. Madison, for instance, DJs on multiple channels, and sits in on Jay Thomas' show on Fridays.