More Democrats push FCC for merger conditions

Had they ruled by 12/1/07 (a reasonable time for the thinking working person ) Sirius was at 3.83 and XM at 15.60.

Now at 1.90 and 8.00 the combined market cap loss is 5.22 Billion.

The NAB couldn't have done it any better if they had a gun and mask.

Your Government at work people. Enjoy capitalism, I think the Communists have it right personally at least they don't pretend to be democratic. :)

Do I hear 30...30% going once.... do I hear 35% ...35, 35 ,35 do I hear 35% ... going once, going twice, SOLD to the NAB and Special Interests..35%!!!!!

Sirius/XM will walk away from this sort of NAB/Democrat proposed deal as the spectrum wouldnt be available to share between the two companies if they had to give up so much--In a political season, it looks good to say your fighting for a certain group or interest--The proposal to include HD radio is also a joke--How about they pay the NAB to be able to offer HD in the radio too? lol Come on people--My faith in govt is so low right now--(and Congress overall lower ratings then Bush prove that)

The shit is hitting the fan.I wouldn't want to be in Kevin shoes

Again we have the outright gov't grant to the NAB- inclusion of HD radio in every sat. radio. What a joke.

those darn dems.......... if the fcc had acted quicker, along with justice, then this b.s. would not have had as much time to ferment into pure b.s. who in minnesota listens to HD radio? surely not the dems that live in d.c. from minnesota that spend most of their time trying to get face time on the media so that people back home know who they are for reeelection.

These people could not even name the two satellite radio companies without it being on the teleprompter in front of them. I was watching one of the congressional hearings and one congressman was pronouncing Sirius as Sigh-or-es. The only one I have been impressed with is Congressman Rick Boucher. He is the only politician I have ever heard that had actual knowledge of the subject being discussed instead of just reading a speech prepared by someone else or blindly taking the stance of the lobbyist that contribute to his campaign. Congressman Boucher is on the Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, and while the other members can't turn their computer on without help, he speaks as if he is an IT professional. It is surprising to listen to a 62 year guy with that much knowledge about technology. He knows the merger will benefit the consumer and for that reason he supports it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Boucher

I think Ms. Tate should take some more time to reflect on these developments as it's reported that she's still "unsure" where she stands on this issue. My-My, it's easy to see how this blond could be confused.

A undecided Blond from Tennesee.... so figure.

"By Orbitcast's count, it has been an incredible 433 days since Sirius and XM filed their application with the FCC. Children have been conceived, born and are just starting to crawl while the government has held these two companies hostage."

AND THAT WAS FIVE WEEKS AGO!

Thanks Melvin and Gary for screwing up what was a great service. Dropped three subs this past Monday, with two left, pending on how this merger ends up. Slacker and Pandora are looking sweeter with each passing day.

Dems are nothing but cheap whores. They'll get naked and perform for the highest payer. It's pathetic how they get pimped by the NAB and Georgetown partners. I thought campaign finace reform was supposed to fix this problem. I guess not. This is right up there with algore taking bags of money from budist monks and Bill Clinton getting money deliveries to the white house from chinese restaurant owners in Arkansas.

First- the FCC chairman said that the decision would be made shotly after the DOJ’s.
He lied. Then in April,Kevin Martin said it would be soon. He lied again. Then he said decision would be by June 30.
Three lies on the timing for a decision.
In baseball, it is Three strikes and your out. Where is the accountability for the FCC?

Maybe we should all declare our independence from the (F)ederal (C)lown (C)ommission on JULY 4th.

Let the FCC, Congress, NAB and all special interests lined up at the trough with outlandish conditions continue stall the process. Since Sirius and XM have the go ahead from the DOJ concerning competition, a JOINT VENTURE or CARTEL should be formed. As separate entities both companies could go foreward with new initiatives without conditions while the FCC fiddles and the regulatory process for MERGER burns.

I wonder where Bob Peck has been? ... Not a peep from Peck regarding the pickled peckers at the FCC.

On this very same day, David Rahr gave a speech in Mn. I posted this a week ago on the buzz's forums...

WOW...How convenient. Five Wisconsin House members up for election go against the merger. I wonder how much money will be transfered to their election campaigns from the bankroll of Sen. Kohl...who just happens to own the Milwaukee Bucks and the BUCKS RADIO NETWORK which generates advertising revenue and competes against satrad. A merged satrad results in double the ears listening to the Bucks with ad revenue flowing to Sirius and XM.

Make that five Minnesota reps.....just next door. The money has to go over state lines from Kohl. Maybe the NAB was in Minnesota dispensing reelection funds.

Call Ms. Tate's office and leave a respectful comment in support.

1-202-418-2500

STOP THE MERGER!!!!!!!!!!

at this point, they can put HD functionality in my asshole as long as they approve the merger. HD terrestrial radio is a joke.

I hate Democrats, I'll never vote for a Democrat.

When are they going to vote? When will they vote,what 's the hold up? Will it be this month or what? What is there to think about. Flip a dam coin if you have to.

More educated people are stepping up and saying NO! to Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin "merge" scheme.

and

Sadly the same uneducated people posting at orbitcast trying to blame everyone else for Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's 1/2 assed scheme. Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin himself back in 2006 said a "merge" would not be possible due to regulations but then Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin figured why not screw the customer and the industry in his arrogant and greedy quest to line his pockets even if it means destroying yet another media industry. Learn to think uneducated.... if you have any interest in the satradio industry Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin is not at all a friend or even someone fans of the satradio industry should want around. The blame for satradio's mess lies with one person and one person only Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin.

Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's Pump and Dump Schemes
http://www.sec.gov/answers/pumpdump.htm

It is sad to see. NAB has these people by the nads. A few veiled threats and some money exchanging hands and the FCC will play along.

Sadly, I think Cramer has it right.

The very people that need to start an investigation into corruption at all levels of the FCC are the ones whom themselves, are being corruppted by NAB

waitwhat,

The only thing which is a joke is your lack of knowledge of HD Radio, the future technology of radio.

HD Radio broadcasting is the technology that is enabling AM and FM radio stations to broadcast digitally in addition to providing their analog service. With this technology, local radio broadcasters can provide listeners with more audio content through FM multicasting, higher quality sound and new data services, while remaining in their traditional places on the radio dial. HD Radio broadcasts are available today to more than 83% of Americans, subscription-free. As with traditional AM, FM and TV broadcasting, HD Radio programming is free and supported either by commercial advertising or by membership as in public broadcasting. Therefore, the HD Radio system is considered a no-fee alternative to satellite radio.
As of June 2008, more than 1,700 AM and FM stations are broadcasting with HD Radio technology, with more than 700 FM stations offering more than one digital channel per FM frequency, thus doubling or tripling the number of programming channels available to listeners. Most of the stations that have adopted the technology are FMs, while AM stations have been slower to upgrade.

The FCC has approved In-Band On-Channel (IBOC) digital radio operation for AM (daytime and nighttime) and FM broadcast stations.

HD Digital Radio • IT'S TIME TO UPGRADE!
HD Digital Radio. It's here. It's local. It's free. DISCOVER IT!
www.hdradio.com/

Looks like some NAB checks cleared the bank in Democratland. I hope these clowns enjoy the shitty programming they will hear on their free HD radios.

WHERE WERE THESE ZANNIES A YEAR AGO? THE NAB IS CALLING IN ALL HANDS. THE PEOPLE FOR IT HAVE NO REASON TO SPEAK UP. BELIEVE DOJ WHEN THEY SAY FORGET MONOPOLY. DENY THE MERGER AND THERE ARE ""NO"" CHANNELS FOR ANY CHARITIES.

"HD Digital Radio • IT'S TIME TO UPGRADE!"

Is it?

Stick it in your fartbox

Good luck to all of you.

I'm done with satrad and regular radio. I'm selling my CCU and XMSR stock today, canceling my two xm subscriptions, buying an Ipod, and never looking back. Entertainment should be pleasant and fun. This all is neither.

I have totally fuckin had it with these Dems and the FCC already. I am totally drained, especially because if they can't put their foot down and stop the nonsense, this can go on forever. Just set a dam meeting for the vote, give them another 2% spectrum so they can have an Ebonica learning fuckin channel !

I have totally fuckin had it with these Dems and the FCC already. I am totally drained, especially because if they can't put their foot down and stop the nonsense, this can go on forever. Just set a dam meeting for the vote, give them another 2% spectrum so they can have an Ebonics learning fuckin channel !

You couldn't pay me enough to have HD Radio. I don't want it. I have no interest for it. So why the hell would I pay for something that I will never use. There is NOTHING on HDR that interest me, therefore I have no use for it.

Like I stated before, show me a FM/HD station that plays Electronic Dance music (and not the Pop remixed stuff) within 100 miles of Palm Coast, FL and I would gladly take a listen.

Enough of this bullshit already. Make a damn decision so I can make my mind up to keep satrad or go back to my iPod.

"Like I stated before, show me a FM/HD station that plays Electronic Dance music (and not the Pop remixed stuff) within 100 miles of Palm Coast, FL and I would gladly take a listen."

How big was the cock in your mouth when you wrote this?

This is bullshit to the extreme.

Best comment I've read so far above is the utter genius of a joint venture - - - forget a technical "merger" - forget FCC who is using their authority as a poster boy for lobbyists. Bypass them by forgetting the merger -then NAB will suffer big time - no HD - - joint venture of XM and Sirius and GP doesn't get 25% set aide - doesn't even get 8%. SCREW OUR CONGRESS - THEY ARE SELL OUTS and I WISH THEM THE WORST ALONG WITH NAB FRAUDSTERS.

If they're "demanding" HD Radio be included in every satellite radio, are they going to be doing the same?...putting satellite radio in any HD Radio produced??

Unbelievable. FCC: GET IT DONE. Decide already!!

THIS IS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF THE GROUDNHOG ACID TRIP.......I THINK THEY SHOULD GIVE UP 60 PERCENT OF THEIR SPECTRUM...SO THEY CAN FOLD.......THIS IS LUNACY.....I TELL YOU WHAT I WANT TO BE PART OF THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE THAT GIVES MONEY AGAINST THESE ASSHOLES WHO ARE DOING THIS

THIS IS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF THE GROUDNHOG ACID TRIP.......I THINK THEY SHOULD GIVE UP 60 PERCENT OF THEIR SPECTRUM...SO THEY CAN FOLD.......THIS IS LUNACY.....I TELL YOU WHAT I WANT TO BE PART OF THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE THAT GIVES MONEY AGAINST THESE ASSHOLES WHO ARE DOING THIS

THIS IS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF THE GROUDNHOG ACID TRIP.......I THINK THEY SHOULD GIVE UP 60 PERCENT OF THEIR SPECTRUM...SO THEY CAN FOLD.......THIS IS LUNACY.....I TELL YOU WHAT I WANT TO BE PART OF THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE THAT GIVES MONEY AGAINST THESE ASSHOLES WHO ARE DOING THIS

Just because you thought a novelty of a woman and a black guy running for the highest office in the land would get you the white house (it won't).. the democrats are a bunch of wussies...

This has caused me to rethink my planned vote for Obama. If the Dems lack foresight and are anti-satrad now, what happens if they take the Presidency? I think I'll set this one out.

Nathan is right. If Satradio has to include HD in their sets then HD should do the same. Oh wait, it wouldn't matter. The only people that buy and listen to HD are anonymous cowards and NAB buttboys so why pay $300 or more for what you could get for half that plus why buy a radio that plays shit programming plus commercials.

Why doesn't FREE radio have to do the same. All radios installed in cars now must have a sat reciever as well. Works both ways.

How about all tennis shoes sold have to have socks built in.

Between this and the "Christian Left" crap Obama just announced, I may be hosed. Everyone is trying to "out-God" one another, and act like they are "tough on companies". The reality is that God/Allah/whoever should be entirely left out of government - the only way to protect it. And politicians need to have the people, the CITIZENS as their top priority. When a company wants to do something that 99% of its people want, it is hard to believe that Democrats would stand against it.

Mel should just start doing Payola to all the politicians. Give every commissioner on the FCC 5 mil, every senator 1 mil, and get it through. You still save about 250mil after all that.

Unreal.

ML today announced that a Chapt 11 filing for GM is not out of the question if conditions don't soon improve. Know that Ford has 4X the GM debt and even more sales decline makes me wonder how Ford has escaped their preview. Gm is reported to need up to 15 Billion to stave off the dogs.

Even little XM-Sirius need 1.0 Billion to keep going .. are you listening FCC?

Which takes me to this... MAY THIS potential for two American Icon filing for Chapter 11 get the notice of the FCC regarding this technology?

@AC

"HD Digital Radio • IT'S TIME TO UPGRADE! HD Digital Radio. It's here. It's local. It's free. DISCOVER IT!"

"Reduced quality concerns"

"Another such conflict arises from the extra free programs available today. iBiquity is seeking FCC approval for conditional access, that is, enabling the extra programs to be available only by paid subscription (on future models of HD Radio). NDS, a maker of digital media encryption technology, has a deal with iBiquity to provide HD Radio with an encrypted content-delivery system called RadioGuard. NDS claims that RadioGuard will provide additional revenue-generating possibilities. iBiquity has stated that RadioGuard will become a standard feature of the HD Radio system. These competing capabilities mean that purchasers of early models of HD Radio have no guarantees of continued broadcasts of either high-quality audio or extra channels. Audio quality will suffer as broadcasters decide to subdivide their streams into extra HD-2 and HD-3 channels. And if the extra channels become subscription channels, they will become invisible to older radios without RadioGuard (and to those unwilling to pay for them)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Radio

So much for the free HD Radio whore.

Mel.....form a JOINT VENTURE with XM on a specific program. Take the best of both online programming excluding Howard, Playboy, live sports and establish a new SIRIUS/XM internet website for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch (world wide) only access capable of click and buy music heard on SIRIUS/XM which directs the listener to buy the song at the iTunes store. The listener will have to buy a sub to Sirius/XM,Apple iTunes sail increase, the new 3G iPhone has additional capability and applications. The software to get to the Sirius/XM programming could be sold by Apple at the new Apps store being introduced on July 11. The Washington leaches get ZERO. It places Sirius and XM in a stronger position when it comes to conditions and can be made to look like Sirius might just walk away from a merger even if it is approved. Under JOINT VENTURE this is but one of many joint initiatives.

I'm a proud Liberal Democrat....but my peeps are PISSING ME OFF HERE!

Why don't the two Republicans(Tate & McDowell) just vote YES and get this sucker DONE ALREADY????

With Martin's yes vote, it'd be a majority, and we could FINALLY move on...and the Dems could complain till they were blue in the face, and I wouldn't care.

But this endless waiting has become INSANE. There is NO good reason this should be delayed ANOTHER SECOND...let alone another day!!!

The DOJ approved. The head of the FCC approved. The shareholders approved. The companies have agreed to concessions.

No my friends, this has become a Witch Hunt. And by Tate and McDowell(we already know where Copps and Adelstein stand)...NOT voting NOW...they are basically SCREAMING....WE ARE IN BED WITH THE NAB.

There is no valid, intelligent reason this should not be voted on today. NONE.

IF this fucking merger is not voted on by Tate and McDowell by this holiday weekend....it's over. The gloves should come off and Mel should fucking start spraying the room with machine gun fire.

JESUS H FUCKING CHRIST!!! ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!

fufcc, tate is probably being swooned by the... liberal democrats.

Theres a lot of democrats posting here saying that if this was a democrat FCC majority, the merger would have been decided by now.

I think they are right.

It would have been denied.

what the hell. this should be so simple and now everyone has to weigh in on this.
NAB sure has a lot of politcians in their pocket. im going to vote for every nonincumbent on the ballot from this point forward. this is so absurd. a movie needs to be made to document the absurdity.

The only thing which is a joke is your lack of knowledge of HD Radio, the future technology headed for the TOILET

HD Radio broadcasting is the technology that is enabling AM and FM radio stations to broadcast STALE AUDIO in addition to providing their TRASHY service. With this technology, local radio broadcasters can provide listeners with LESS audio content through FM multicasting, LOWER quality sound and NO new data services, while remaining in their traditional places on the radio dial. HD Radio broadcasts are available today to more than 1% of Americans, subscription-free. As with traditional AM, FM and TV broadcasting, HD Radio programming is free and supported either by commercial advertising or by membership as in public broadcasting. Therefore, the HD Radio system is considered a WASTE OF alternative to satellite radio.
As of June 2008, more than 1,700 AM and FM stations are broadcasting with HD Radio technology AND NOBODY CARES, with more than 700 FM stations offering one digital channel per FM frequency, thus THE SAME programming channels available to listeners. Most of the stations that have adopted the technology are FMs, while AM stations have been slower to upgrade.

The FCC has approved In-Band On-Channel (IBOC) digital radio operation for AM (daytime and nighttime) and FM broadcast stations.

HD Digital Radio • WHAT IS THAT???!
HD Digital Radio. It's WACK. It's UNKNOWN. It's STALE. FORGET ABOUT IT!
www.HDRADIOISCORNY.COM/DONTEVENBOTHERWITHIT

detriment of the public interest

How about they do something that is detriment of the public interest like the price of oil that is killing the country.

Let both companies fail. It will do them good and send a message to corporate America that management actually has a duty to manage and not just issue press releases that do nothing but pump idiot investors up about a company.

XM and Sirius will be but another load on the garbage heap of failed scams like Enron, MCI-WorldCom and eventually Sprint/Nextel.

THE FCC IS LOVING THE SPOTLIGHT. WHY SHOULD THEY END THIS PROCESS?

Because it's a spotlight of shame.

What would it take to dissolve the FCC? Larger government, that is what we need. Just imagine what healthcare would look like if that turns into a government run entity

Why should Sirius or XM be forced to put HD Radio on their receivers? Are HD Radios also going to be putting Sirius or XM on their receivers? To force a company to do is outrageous. This whole process is a joke. The DOJ approved the merger without any regulations so why is this taking longer? It is two satellite radio companies? which doesn't even compare to these mergers:

AOL & TimeWarner - 179 days
AT&T & Bellsouth - 253 days
Cingular & AT&T Wireless - 208 days
SBC & AT&T - 199 days
Sprint & Nextel - 157 days

etc, etc....

http://www.fcc.gov/transaction/archivedtimelines.html

If you don't want Sirius or XM then just don't get it. With Ipods, public radio, cell phone (video), etc. There are so many alternatives. There is just no excuse for this taking this long it should have been decided a long time ago. Simple Yes or No!

I'm changing my vote to the Libertarian party! Smaller gov't....less regulation.

THIS IS F'N RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow what a bunch of fucking crybabies you all are.

First, Congress hasn't cost XM/Sirius 5.2 billion, their management has. Mel has. He is the one that pushed this merger thinking it was a sure thing. It obviously is not, and never was, a sure thing.

Second, you are the same group that was attacking Bush for the delays. Now you're attacking the Dems. How about holding Mel responsible. Should this merger not go through, Mel should be the 1st one fired.

I hope you all loser your homes when the stock finally bottoms out. Mel's the man right? Howard saved SDARS right?

Lemmings.

Maybe it's time for the whiners and complainers to remember that the "conditions" are all that is saving this deal from being torn up and tossed out! Finding a set of conditions that everyone can live with, although everyone might not be happy with them, is essential if this deal is to happen. If this deal is going to happen, so are conditions -- regardless of all the chest-pounding and political partisanship.

NAB sure has a lot of politcians in their pocket. im going to vote for every nonincumbent on the ballot from this point forward.

Posted by: dood | July 2, 2008 12:00

Welcome to the club. I said the same thing a week ago in another posting and I'm sticking by it.

How many more of these senile, depends wearing, nursing home escapees do we have to hear chime in before a decision is rendered? This is the biggest miscarriage of justice over a prolonged period of time that I can ever remember! Our government has no shame at all. This is really unbelievable, and is a clear example of why people in this country have lost faith in politcians..... and our system of government. The whole process needs to be overhauled. The majorities concerns fall on deaf ears my friends, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. The BULLSHIT is now so deep, I just wish they (XM/Sirius) would wave the white flag and walk away. At least somebody would be left with some dignity. This is a DISGRACE of the highest magnitude.

how many more times must we hear this clown state that hd radio is a true alternative to sat rad....all that nab propeganda should be muted....especially when HD now wants to charge for programming which means current HD recievers would be obsolete and destroy signal stregnth with more and more HD stations clogging the airwaves yet NO IS LISTENING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well I am going to vote against my congress woman. If she can vote against my interests....I will vote against hers. After 8 terms of voting for you, bye bye Louis Slaughter (D-NY).

Warrior, while I agree that our government sucks and does not represent the people, the only group less respected that people have no faith in are corporations. In this case, XM & Sirius needing a bailout due to overspending and poor decision making. XM/Sirius could have walked away at any time and gone about their business. They chose not to. Mel has hung everything on this merger going through. If it doesn't and one or both company's go under it's on Mel.

LOOKS LIKE A DONE DEAL FOR MERGER APPROVAL.

ALL : Anonymous NAB ahole cowards, tough shit.

Limit Seen On Bid For More Minority,Public XM/Sirius Channels

7/2 3.52ET

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--There's a move in Congress to force XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR) and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI) to further expand public and minority channels as a condition of their merger. But the proposed additional concessions aren't likely to prevail, according to people familiar with the deal.

Two letters sent last Friday from members of Congress to the Federal Communications Commission asked that the merged entity set aside 20% to 25% of its airwaves for public and minority programming. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has recommended an 8% set-aside.

"With the commitments the two companies have offered, on balance, this transaction seems to be a fair way to compromise," said FCC Spokesman Robert Kenny, responding to the letters.

In addition to the 24 channels that would be devoted to minority and nonprofit programming, XM and Sirius also have pledged to cap subscriber prices for three years if the merger is approved.

Martin's recommendation to approve the merger now is being considered by the other four FCC commissioners. The parties are hoping the two Republican commissioners will soon sign off, which, with Martin's support, would effectively seal the deal.

People close to the talks say Martin's recommended conditions have been carefully negotiated, hinting that there may not be much more wiggle room on the terms.

Republican commissioners Deborah Taylor Tate and Robert McDowell are asking questions about the proposal, FCC officials say. Democrat Michael Copps is probably the least likely to sign off on the merger, having publicly stated his concerns in recent weeks. Jonathan Adelstein, the other Democratic commissioner, hasn't announced a position.

Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., penned the stronger of the two most recent congressional letters, saying a 20% spectrum set-aside is on the low end of what they would recommend. "The commission should require the merged entity to lease as much as 50% of its satellite system capacity," their letter said.

House Minnesota Democrats, in a separate letter to the FCC, recommended that 25% of the satellite spectrum be reserved for noncommercial and minority channels.

Both letters also say satellite radios should be integrated with HD radio capability.

Lawmakers can't stand in the way of the merger if the FCC approves it, but they hope to influence the deliberations within the commission.

Sens. Kerry and McCaskill both sit on the Senate Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the FCC. McCaskill, with Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, earlier called on the merged entity to divest up to half its airwaves.

House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell, D-Mich., and Telecommunications Subcommittee Chairman Edward Markey, D-Mass., also have asked for conditions on the merger, but they have not addressed spectrum set-asides

The Minnesota Democrats, led by Rep. Betty McCollum, primarily are concerned about maintaining healthy public radio coverage, according to several staffers. Minnesota Public Radio is a leader among public radio broadcasters.

A requirement that the merged entity's satellite radios not interfere with HD radio signals would go a long way toward resolving the Minnesota Democrats' concerns, several staffers indicated.

Incorporating HD radio technology into satellite radio "would encourage competition in the digital terrestrial market and would leverage the millions of federal dollars already invested in noncommercial stations to HD radio," the McCollum letter said.

The proposed satellite merger, announced some 16 months ago, was approved with no conditions by the Justice Department earlier this year.

The National Association of Broadcasters, which is fiercely opposed to the deal, has been circulating lawmakers' letters asking for conditions. NAB declined to comment on the specifics of the conditions, however.

Final straw. Dems can go to Hell.

OBAMA sucks - just like the rest of them. If he wants change, he will have to go against dems like Kerry!

Remember in the old westerns when Indians used smoke signals to communicate? Wasn’t that cool? Well, HD Radio is almost as popular (but not as well know). Let HD Radio take you back in time where your great grand parents pitched woo to the hottest technology of the day. You can relive their misery with a new HD Wireless Telegraph Receiver our radios are designed for horseless carriage and parlor use. Our new 2nd gen power saver chipset will allow for our new line of luggable coal fired HD radios. Yes that’s right clean burning coal our technology

HD RADIO…… Where’s there’s smoke there’s fire (it’s probably at one of our transmitters.)

MORE PROOF OF (H)ardly (D)ifferent Radio’s DISMAL position in the market. Unfortunately for AC/NAB SHILL amazon.com keeps track of sales by category hourly and it shows only one HD radio in the electronics top 25 while standard radio has 4 radios in the top 25 this is exceeded by Satellite radio which has six radio’s in the top 25 That more than HD and standard radio combined!

The rankings change from time to time but if you look through them you’ll see AC NAB/ SHILL is a DELUSIONAL DOUCHEBAG Satellite radio, ipods and their accessories are vastly more popular than HDR. Don’t let this shill point to HD ready radios you can track the popularity of the HD head units verses Satellite head units with amazon too.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/226184/ref=pd_ts_e_nav

I'm on vacation this week and enjoy spending my day reading satrad, posting and enjoying the farm sans phones, faxes, and e-mails.... just me and the farting Dogs.

Anyhow....

I'm struck by how this merger has distracted the real issues we should be debating.... What went horribly wrong with the satrad business model. We are past determining if two companies could make it.... they can not. NOW we wonder and look at the future and ask, or should be asking... can TWO combined companies "make it" or at least, in my case, make it whopping, fucking good.

I don't think they can.... I think this model maxes at 52-60 million subs and I'm not sure how much money they will throw off... but my best guess is 2.8 billion of profit on 6 billion in sales sometime in 2015 -2017. This makes each share worth between 12-16 per share BTW..... BUT this is small fucking change compared to the potential .... this is small thinking... this is NOT how Mel thinks, or has ever thought. It has never been just about "surviving" for Mel... it's been taking all the fucking marbles...the big Cat's eyes for you old timers.

I'll tell you where I'm going with this... I think backseat video gets dumped... and I think NAV gets dumped....and I think SIXM goes for a piece of the 4.0 Billion ad market by offering split services via that bandwidth.

When asked why he robbed banks Willie Sutton once said " Because that's where the money is". Well Mel, I suspect you know where the money is too don't cha? One can piss around getting 1.0 million subs and losing 800K or one can become Willie Sutton and rob the banks of the NAB.

Look for a new business model sometime in 2009 is my thoughts.... remember you heard it here first!

Plow "multi revenue streams" Boy

HD Radio, We built it and nobody came............NOW WHAT?!?!

I know, put a call out to every gay bath house we need every one of our shills to further alienate people who have paid not to be our customers. That should send our sales soaring! If that doesn’t work we got NOTHING! Remember desperately spam the same thing over and over and over and over again so people know what type of programming to look forward to with HDR. You could use a catch phrase like, ”repetitious radio” and then spam our HD mantra along with our public relation websites until you are threatened with expulsion that’s sure boost sales.

IT's OFFICIAL!! JOHN KERRY AND HIS FRIENDS ARE RETARDED!!

What day does Guy Fawkes day fall on this year?

Why have an FCC if congress and the senate want to run the FCC themselves?

Here HD RADIO is a scam and killing itself:
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/music/the_age_of_dark_payola/Content?oid=413875

Here it states HD Radio is too expensive for automakers:
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN2632750220070427?pageNumber=1

The first siri/xm HD Radio RADIO:(that nobody wanted)
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/onkyo-debuts-worlds-first-xm-sirius-hd-radio-tuner-254920.php

Imitation is indeed flattery: HD Radio copies Sirius
http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/imitation-is-indeed-flattery-hd-radio-copies-sirius.html

I also have been told there is a switching signal with HD RADIO that constantly interfers with reception. HD RADIO can not be heard after driving several miles just like regular am/fm while satellite radio you can hear across the whole usa while traveling and even listen to the same station if you want!! HD RADIO has commercials and satellite radio has non on the music channels!!

Fuck all these corrupt mother fuckers. Between this and the possibility of Obama in the white house, I feel like going to another country. If merger goes through and I make enough money back, I just might.

Any suggestions ?

EAT THIS MESSAGE

From: Bob S
To: All AC NAB/SHILLS

HD RADIO SALES OFFICE **TOP SECRET** REPORT **AC EYES ONLY**

It has come to our attention that Amazon.com publishes hourly bestseller ratings that reflect poorly on overall (H)ardly (D)ifferent radio sales. This failure is especially apparent when you compare our technological afterthought to technology that people actually want like mp3’s players and the dreaded satellite radio. Hell standard radios outsell us more than PS2’s outsell PS3’s! Our advice to our web shills is to ignore this inconvenient truth and just keep insulting your potential future customers with the same repetitive spam. Remember this spam was formulated by top PR Firms to maximize it’s IGNORE factor. Our brand of malignant narcissism is specially designed to only attract rabid psychopaths (our key sales demographic). The boys upstairs feel this key market demographic is our only hope for future customer growth. The numbers show 1 in 10,000 psycho’s may buy an HD radio out of spite just to smash it on YouTube. I think we can all agree those are promising sales numbers, INDEED!

**IMPORTANT EAT THIS MESSAGE AFTER READING**

W S U X! ………………….HD RADIO!!!

Back to an extended set of commercial breaks after these words from our sponsors:

Are you easily confused? Are you tired of overpowering signals bringing in clear reception? Does listening to a format you can set your watch by appeal to you? Are you a poor ignorant hillbilly with little disposable income? All of these questions and more are answered by HDR.

Easily confused: No problem, HD stands for Hardly Different. HD radio only offer three times more the homogenized auditory nightmare as standard radio and we guarantee it will all sound the same (no confusion!). If you’re a fan of commercials (and who isn’t?) now you’ll get 3x more FREE! (w/ purchase of radio)

Overpowering signals: NO problem here, our digital signal is only licensed to transmit at 1% of our analog signal. If you’re getting us in HD you must be close to our transmitter so stop in and say Hi! (NO…..really, we can see you!)

Anyone who listens to AM/FM radio knows the atomic clock accuracy we use to time our commercials, music and talk. It allows for tighter segues “up next we’ll hear from the 7:45 band followed by the 7:48 band closing that music set”.

Ignorant Indigent Hillbilly: We know FREE is all you can afford so we’re offering 3x’s the FREE for FREE (w/ purchase of radio)! It has come to our attention that 99% of our radios are only available on the “Magic typing box” better known as the Internet or from electronics liquidators with that said you’ll be happy to hear that due to dismal sales these units will soon be available at a LOCAL DUMPSTER near you!

HD Radio…… Answering The Question Nobody Asked!!!

Coming up on H2…… 1000 Top Commercial followed by our new talk show ADventure where we’ll discuss the exciting world of Ad company joint venture marketing. Join us won’t you

Tonight on H3….. It’s the top rated “Who Gives A Sh*t Show” Tonight’s topic:
H DOA Radio…. We built it and nobody came NOW WHAT!?! Join us while we discuss various strategies to beat this dead horse back to life. Unfortunately NAB Shill Anonymous Coward won’t be with us tonight he won another Bestiality Dial A Date on the Howard Stern show.

Now I ask you. How can Clear channel and the NAB talk of minority ownership while Sirius/xm has offered more on a percentage basis on top of what they already offer, than every radio station in the US combined?

A speech given by commissioner Tate:

"...But, what is the state of women and minorities in broadcasting? According
to a recent Free Press survey of commercial television ownership entitled, “Out
of the Picture: Minority & Female TV Station Ownership in the United
States,” researchers found that:
• Women comprise 51 percent of the entire U.S. population, but own a total
of only 67 stations, or 4.97 percent of all stations.
• Minorities comprise 33 percent of the entire U.S. population, but own a
total of only 44 stations, or 3.26 percent of all stations.Breaking minority
ownership down even further:
• Hispanics or Latinos comprise 14 percent of the entire U.S. population,
but own a total of only 15 stations, or 1.11 percent of all stations.
• Blacks or African Americans comprise 13 percent of the entire U.S.
population, but own a total of only 18 stations, or 1.3 percent of all
stations.
• Asians comprise 4 percent of the entire U.S. population, but own a total
of only 6 stations, or 0.44 percent of all stations