Let the Satellite Radio wars begin

vsp · 10-06-2004, 09:59 AM

He's been chafing for years, frankly. I've heard the first two XM O&A shows, and Stern _has_ to be clawing at the walls in anticipation of having that kind of freedom.

Hard to say about the no-compete, particularly since while O&A made money for Infinity, Stern is their big gun. I expect there will be some legal complications before the smoke clears.

I've held off from Satellite for a few reasons:
* Portability. There's no such thing as a Satellite Walkman yet. If I can take O&A with me in the car, in the office and while walking with a minimum of hassle, I'm interested.

* Waiting to see where O&A would end up, and how their new show would turn out.

* Lack of faith that my own eclectic tastes in music and comedy would be adequately represented on commercial satellite channels.

* I wonder how long it'll be before XM starts trying to crack down on people who are posting O&A shows to USENET newsgroups?

Kitsune · 10-06-2004, 10:41 AM

Portability. There's no such thing as a Satellite Walkman yet. If I can take O&A with me in the car, in the office and while walking with a minimum of hassle, I'm interested.

A walkman would be interesting! At the moment, I can take Sirius from the car to inside quite easily and I don't see why you wouldn't be able to listen on a walkman through the terrestrial repeaters. I don't think they have quite the coverage required, and wearing a sat antenna on your head to fill in those dead spots would look a bit... odd.

10-06-2004, 09:59 AM	#1
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	He's been chafing for years, frankly. I've heard the first two XM O&A shows, and Stern _has_ to be clawing at the walls in anticipation of having that kind of freedom. Hard to say about the no-compete, particularly since while O&A made money for Infinity, Stern is their big gun. I expect there will be some legal complications before the smoke clears. I've held off from Satellite for a few reasons: * Portability. There's no such thing as a Satellite Walkman yet. If I can take O&A with me in the car, in the office and while walking with a minimum of hassle, I'm interested. * Waiting to see where O&A would end up, and how their new show would turn out. * Lack of faith that my own eclectic tastes in music and comedy would be adequately represented on commercial satellite channels. * I wonder how long it'll be before XM starts trying to crack down on people who are posting O&A shows to USENET newsgroups? Last edited by vsp; 10-06-2004 at 10:03 AM.

10-06-2004, 10:41 AM	#2
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Portability. There's no such thing as a Satellite Walkman yet. If I can take O&A with me in the car, in the office and while walking with a minimum of hassle, I'm interested. A walkman would be interesting! At the moment, I can take Sirius from the car to inside quite easily and I don't see why you wouldn't be able to listen on a walkman through the terrestrial repeaters. I don't think they have quite the coverage required, and wearing a sat antenna on your head to fill in those dead spots would look a bit... odd.

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