Think you're a pro when it comes to Sirius or XM? Are you obsessed with the pending merger? (or quite possibly, sick of it entirely?)
Well test your Sirius-XM merger prowess with this handy-dandy Merger Mania crossword puzzle (PDF). And check your answers against the key, available here in PDF form, or just view them after the jump...
My personal favorite (well, aside from #25) is #49. They must have had fun putting this together.
Thanks RoadRunner!
MERGER MANIA Answer Key
Across
1. Rockefeller
3. Martin
6. Steve
14. Stiletto
15. NAACP
16. HD
17. Family Friendly
20. iPod
25. Orbitcast
27. LULAC
29. Radio Shack
31. Competition
33. Records
35. Circuit City
37. Egan
39. Parsons
42. Martha Stewart
43. Rehr
44. Karmazin
46. Los Angeles
47. Mel
48. Clear Channel
50. Kevin
51. PTC
53. Better Prices
54. More Choices
Down
2. Fowler
3. Mark
4. Radio
5. Internet
6. Seventy
7. USA Today
8. Digital Music
9. NASDAQ
10. Presidents Day
11. SIRIUS
12. Howard Stern
13. Van Zandt
18. Wall Street Journal
19. Oprah
21. Best of Both
22. Boucher
23. FCC
24. A la carte
26. Bauer
28. American Values
30. Gary
32. Terrestrial
34. Slacker
36. CD
38. Next Year
40. XM
41. Satellite
45. Merger
49. NAB
52. TLC
this might be the best blog posting ever. no doubt.
How funny.
But I didn't notice a clue I thought would surely be there: "Played major role in destroying satellite radio".
Lots of possible answers -- Stern, Clayton, Karmazin, and of course, "The Merger".
"Played major role in destroying satellite radio"
hmmm... my vote would go to: "exclusivity"