Sirius Halts Production of Some Radios
Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 9:29 AM
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In a filing this morning, SIRIUS Satellite Radio has announced that they have advised manufacturers of some of their receivers, to halt production.
From the filing:
We directed manufacturers of Sirius radios with FM transmitters to suspend manufacture and shipment to retailers of non-compliant devices and to make the necessary changes in production to bring the radios into compliance.
Late last month I heard the same thing, which was later confirmed by Directed Electronics (a distributor and key hardware partner on a broad selection of SIRIUS receivers).
The filing had no mention as to exactly when Sirius told manufacturers to halt production, or exactly which receivers will be affected.
[SIRIUS Form 8-K]
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I'm curious how the third-party FM mod makers (such as Belkin) are viewing these events? How many FM mods have been sold for iPods? Are they being targeted as well?
Posted by: iband | July 20, 2006 10:23 AM
The NAB report (PDF) has several other devices included in their tests. I don't think they're limiting it to satellite radio - but I'm sure they're enjoying this type of news.
Posted by: Ryan Saghir ? | July 20, 2006 10:44 AM
I've been using an iTrip FM tuner with my iPod for a few years now. It sure seems to have a stronger signal than my Sirius receiver ever will.
I really think this is the NAB buying up some FCC commissioners in an effort to harass satellite radio. I mean, how expensive could an FCC official be? It must be cheaper than buying a Senator or congressman...
Posted by: MikeHunt ? | July 20, 2006 12:16 PM