There's a new gang of 14 on the block, this time consisting of fourteen State Attorneys General offices, who consistently are launching an opposition campaign against the Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. merger.
Just as they did with Commissioner Tate the State AGs - led by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal - met telephonically on Monday with Commissioner Michael Copps (pictured) and his Senior Legal Advisor.
The topic of discussion was essentially the same as with Tate - they generally oppose the merger, but demand 20% of spectrum and HD Radio inclusion if it should be approved. This time, though, the letter (PDF) submitted to the FCC is worded far more strongly.
Interestingly, the State Attorneys General also continue to employ a "localism" tactic in appealing to the Commissioners.
In the letter sent to Tate, the charge was led by Tennessee State AG Robert Cooper. Tennessee just happens to be Tate's home state. Now in this most recent assault, Blumenthal is marching alongside Washington State AG Robert McKenna.
And Washington - you guessed it - served as home to Commissioner Copps when he moved there in 1970 to work under Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) for over a dozen years.
blah blah blah blah.....
What else is new ? This will be another dealay. Why did the FCC not stick with the Origional comment period that ended in July 2007 ?
cut off balls?
same old NAB playbook--Its ok if they give up 20% since that destroys any merger synergies but if its less so the companies dont succeed/survive---then its no
Huh?
Drip
Drip
Drip
Drip....
Fuck these guys. WE WILL REMEMBER THESE CORRUPT BASTARDS ON ELECTION DAY.
I think that the 20% destroys the synergies, because 20% represents 40% of the company being acquired. So effectively almost giving half of the acquired company to external party. That seems crazy to me.
FIRE THEM ALL!!!
FIRE THE FCC!!!!
BOUGHT AND PAID FOR!!!
SHAMELESS!!!!
Did they not read the DOJ opinion.
Is he from Mars?
Ditto to Jon. I love the fact these weasels try to pick on the FCC but did they express this to the DOJ? Heck no.
Let's pick on a gov't agency that can be lobbied...let's not pick on the department they essentially fall under!!!
STOP THE INSANITY!.
Bought and paid for. Its amazing that no one is talking about competition for terrestrial radio. They just are doing the NAB's bidding and as sworn officers of their respective state bars, they should be ashamed.
Jon, Gregg - Part of the reason the State Attorney Generals are getting involved is because the DOJ completely blew them off during its merger review process. Common practice for decades is for the DOJ to inform the State AGs of what othe DOJ thinks about the evidence, and to give them a heads up about how the DOJ intends to handle a particular case. Typically the DOJ does this because it doesn't want to be embarrassed by a lawsuit later filed by the State AGs, which is what happened in the Microsoft case. In the XM-Sirius case, DOJ never informed the State AGs before issuing its decision, so that angered many of the State AGs. Apparently, from this letter, many of the State AGs also just disagree with the logic of the DOJ's decision, which if you know anything about antitrust law, was a big departure from DOJ precedent in other mergers. DOJ did not follow its own merger guidelines, for the first time in recent memory. And, for example, it said that XM and Sirius do not compete with each other because its expensive and burdensome for subscribers to switch from one service to the other, without recognizing the fact that XM and Sirius helped create this burden by not complying with the FCC's rule to sell interoperable radios. Its also been reported that the higher-up political appointees at DOJ probably overruled the recommendations of DOJ's expert staff to deny the merger (something that's been reported at many federal agencies under the Bush Admin). Plus, the DOJ leadership is on the way out soon, so the State AG's might figure what have they got to lose.
Fuck this bullshit enough is enough
GOOD! Way to go everyone but blind, ignorant, satradio, fanboys who are Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin bitches.
NO! to Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's "merge" MONOPOLY scheme.
Mel will pull the rug out from under the FCC.and go it alone....Xm will die early next year and Sirius will be a true monopoly to do what they wish...YES
Is it me or is this AC retard, who keeps on posting Mel K's whole name starting to sound like a broken radio.
I didn't even read this story... I saw the picture and all I could think was go back to your coffin, the sun is shining.. it's daytime you ghoul!!!
Is it me or is this AC retard, who keeps on posting Mel K's whole name starting to sound like a broken radio.
Posted by: mitchman79k
just you mitch!
HEY Sirius jerkoff, this whole deal that is going on is bigger then the "my company will win" crap. You might want to look at the balance sheet(s) of both companies, and stock value(s). Sirius stock is now on the verge of being delisted. Do you think that everyone is going to rush out and buy your shitty dog radios the moment that XM would go offline? People that own cars that came with XM installed have to buy conversion equipment now to make the radio(s) work. I won't bother with my home equipment. So, if they merge, and I dont have to change equipment, then I will continue to use my equipment that is in both of my Honda cars. If XM was to close shop, I won't bother with it, waste of my time, I really don't care anymore. IF this merger does happen, then I will be the FIRST ONE to block any & all channels that Gerogetown Parterners has ANYTHING to do with. LETS ALL SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE.
"DOJ did not follow its own merger guidelines, for the first time in recent memory. And, for example, it said that XM and Sirius do not compete with each other because its expensive and burdensome for subscribers to switch from one service to the other, without recognizing the fact that XM and Sirius helped create this burden by not complying with the FCC's rule to sell interoperable radios."
Hey NAB Jose you just showed your cards. If the problem was that XM and Sirius violated an FCC rule by not "selling" an interoperable radio, then that could be rectified through the FCC. But NAB Jose, you know that wasn't the requirement. XM and Sirius complied with the FCC rule by developing such a radio. They filed their compliance with that rule years ago. While its true the FCC may have intended XM and Sirius to actually market the radio, that isn't what the rule required and its why XM and Sirius haven't been held in violation of the rule. There are very real economic reasons why they didn't market the radio which you know very well as I'm sure its been discussed at the NAB, Jose....
The fact is, the AG's are involved because they and their governors are big fans of the advertisement and access they get through their local broadcast stations to their constituencies. They also like broadcaster donations. This has NOTHING to do with the DOJ's analysis, although I'm certain the NAB and the AG's would like to say so.
Very glad to see that my state is not on that list. I'm also glad to see that my state congressman, who signed an earlier letter, will be losing his bid for the senate this Fall (based on current polls).
Jose's comment is a good point but let's face it - this is about $$ and politics and I don't see why the AG's should be bothering with this like it's a national crisis.
I would love to see Orbitcast do a 'connect the dots' on why these particular state AGs are involved. We already know TN = Tate for example.
Also, why the HD inclusion? Ridiculous. XM/SIRI should fire back that they want to be included on any HD radio! Oops....no one buys those.
This is a Hail Mary and the ball is about to fall well short of the goal line for the NAB.
I'm not following you here:
"And Washington - you guessed it - served as home to Commissioner Copps when he moved there in 1970 to work under Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) for over a dozen years."
Why would Copps move to Washington state to work for a Senator from South Carolina?
(And, yes, I live in WA and, yes, I'm sad to see Rob McKenna is one of the Gang of 14...)
WRITE TO THESE AG'S AND YOUR CONGRESSMEN!
FCC already has over 10m letters from us and we now need to pressure the other side of the aisle.
Is it dry yet?
I would come up with a bigger comment on this ridiculous matter but I have to go wait online for bread today. I do not have the time to do anything else.
How can these people honestly say that they represent the PEOPLE of the United States?
All the requirements for inclusion of HD radio receivers are a joke.. no one wants HD Radio. It has completely failed in the market.
Here's my waste of time email to Blumenthal
attorney.general@po.state.ct.us
Mr. Blumenthal,
I read with great interest yet another filing with the FCC outlining the wishes of the NAB regarding the XM/Sirius merger.
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6520033486
Without going piece by piece of your letter, I'm surprised and disappointed (just as you supposedly were by the DOJ having the smarts and avoiding the politics to sign-off on this merger), that you, an Attorney General, would allow yourself to be influenced by a lobbying group as opposed to the will of your consituents.
Subscribers to XM and Sirius like myself overwhelmingly want this merger.
Why?
Choice
Unlike cable tv and cell phones, we could choose from a la carte programming and change or cancel our subcriptions without penalty. Isn't it odd that you are trying to 'protect' us from this? I could actually SAVE money from this merger by being able to consolidate radios, subscriptions, etc.
Diversity
Imagine having to buy 2 different receivers to enjoy the NFL, MLB, commercial-free music, etc. Your arguement that XM and Sirius didn't stand by their pledge to make an interoperable receiver is bogus. They complied. What you forget is XM and Sirius subsidized the cost of their receivers to make the less expensive. They couldn't do that with an interoperable receiver.
The HD radio inclusion is a clear tip-off that the NAB is behind your letter. Why is 'free radio' having such a hard time competing? Who would have thought that a free service would be in such dire condition?
Due to the delays from politicians and lobbyists - most of which don't even subscribe to the service - consumers are more confused than ever. I personally have held off buying a car in the hope that this gets resolved and I can get a receiver that picks up the newly merged company.
I urge you to have your staff look through the comments at the FCC website under proceeding 07-57 and look at thousands of comments from every day people like myself who want this merger and are upset at the delay.
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov//prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.cgi
Don't be surprised if your involvement with the NAB costs you politically in the future.
Thank you for your time.
It won't necessarily delay things any more -- this is largely the same state AG's that have been opposed to the merger all along. There's a few more now, but for the most part -- it's the same AG's bringing up the same arguments.
Maybe I am missing somethign here.. I still don't understand the request for the HD Radio capability in the radios. It is counter to their entire monopoly argument.
If they aren't competing with HD Radio.. why the requirement request?
If this is granted, why wouldn't the camera companies ask to have a camera installed in the radios. Or to an extreme.. Dunkin Donuts should ask for a jelly donut for each radio. Since there is no competition, then the jelly donut has as much reason to being there as the HD Radio connect.
Look out boys; they got FISA out of the way, so now they have more time to fuck with this little pet project...
That is one ugly bastard.
The whole thing is puzzling - I emailed Rob McKenna and said I didn't support his opposition to the merger .... the letter I got back was a lot weaker that what is being sent to the FCC and just said they're trying to get a better deal for consumers and asking merging companies for concessions was not unusual. There was no mention of seeking outright denial of the merger. So I'm not sure the gang of 14 are even reading the letters that are being sent on their behalf.
haha - jelly donuts... awesome!
fm radio= 400 million listeners
sat radio= 20 million listeners
can you explain how this is a monopoly???
you keep beating around the bush with these repatative comments
and why should HD radio be included when that will jack the price up for a new radio. we pay for sat radio..we dont pay for a sirius subscription to have HD radio!
The NAB is clearly looking out for themselves not the sat radio subscriber!
Toyota and GM made a Joint filing to the FCC today and are opposed to the
assinine request to have HD chips installed as a condition of the merger.
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6520033711
@ pixie
Sweet Baby James! HD Radio is fucked now with the automakers!
PocketRadio
"Mel will pull the rug out from under the FCC.and go it alone....Xm will die early next year and Sirius will be a true monopoly to do what they wish...YES"
WRONG!
IF xm goes under Sirius doesn't control xm's spectrum, another corporation will buy xm and be granted use of it's spectrum.
GOOD! Way to go everyone but blind, ignorant, satradio, fanboys who are Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin bitches. Glad to see blind, ignorant, satradio fanboys posting proof after proof of their ignorance.
NO! to Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's "merge" MONOPOLY scheme.
The sad fact over all of this is that the FCC is deliberately killing both of these companies by not making a decision. This appears to be the grand scheme all along. It really does not matter whether the deal is ultimately approved or not at this point in time. The NAB and its big polictical pockets is winning (and will continue to win). Let's face it. If you did not have a sat radio (especially retail) why would you even consider choosing 1 service over another while the issue remains in limbo? Both stocks have sank along with the innovation of both companies ever since the merger process began eons ago.
We can thank our government/political process for deliberately destroying these 2 businesses.
you are such a tool (the NAB fan once again beating around the bush with useless propaganda)
Gregg,
Your ignorance is HUGE.
Were is YOUR proof Attorney General, Blumenthal has allow herself "to be influenced by a lobbying group as opposed to the will of your consituents". YOU and YOUR ignorance wants Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's "merge" MONOPOLY scheme, YOU speak for no one else.
Choice? Consumers now have choice Sirius or/and XM. Consumers LOSE choice with a "merge"
Diversity? Consumers now have diversity Sirius or/and XM. Consumers LOSE diversity with a "merge"
Who says "free radio having such a hard time competing?
Who says free radio is in a "dire condition?" Just YOU and your blind ignorance perhaps.
Keep on whining.... Attorney General Blumenthal boo hoo I can't buy a car till Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's "merge" MONOPOLY scheme happens in the satradio industry. Just YOU and your blind ignorance perhaps.
Connect the dots? The FCC has approved the HD Radio technology standard as the digital radio technology in the US. This is free radio, radio of the nation.
Satellite radio is pay radio, which does it's business using radio spectrum which is owned by citizens and that radio spectrum is managed by the FCC.
Gregg you are a idiot and so is Mat and of course it goes without saying pocketradio is too, you three should get together to form Ignorant INC.
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"Both stocks have sank along with the innovation of both companies ever since the merger process began eons ago. "
The sinking started long before that... the rest is 100% Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's fault. Not the fault of FCC, NAB, or Tom or Jerry. Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin knew of the regulations keeping a "merge" scheme from happening yet he still desperately pushed forward killing the industry at the shot in the dark to line his pockets one last time before he retires.
AC's constant anti mel propaganda and putting quotes around the word merge is so ridiculous he doesn't even know why he does it. People have repeatedly asked why he does the things he does but he is just a coward.
BTW, does anyone else miss stack pointer?
Are Sirius and XM trying to merge?
What time is Who's the Boss on?
"Are Sirius and XM trying to merge?
What time is Who's the Boss on?"
Yes and 7:30pm right after Facts of Life-Tootie is my fav
Seems like the only people on here who are against the merger are pests who think they'll lose their precious O&A if the merger goes through. First, I don't think O&A are going anywhere if the merger is, in fact, approved. Second, You all know that this is in NO WAY a monoploy. Finally, third, if O&A do get the boot,... oh well, they still have terrestrial.
XM Canada loss grows, subscribers jump 58 pct
2 hours ago - Reuters
TORONTO (Reuters) - XM Canada, the Canadian licensee of XM Satellite Radio Inc, posted a wider third-quarter loss on Thursday, but said its subscriber base jumped 58 percent and it achieved positive cash flow for the first time.
The satellite radio company said it lost C$18.8 million ($18.6 million), or 39 Canadian cents a share, in the three months ended May 31. That was worse than the loss of C$13.3 million, or 28 Canadian cents a share, in the same period a year earlier.
The company said total revenue rose to C$10.3 million from C$5.7 million a year earlier and that its subscriber base rose to 439,000 in the quarter.
It also said it booked C$300,000 of positive cashflow, adding: "this milestone was attained in only two and a half years."
XM Canada said its average monthly subscription revenue per user rose to C$11.99 from C$11.70 a year earlier.
"Much of this growth is attributable to an increasing proportion of our subscribers transitioning from our previous basic monthly subscription price of $12.99 to the current price of $14.99," the company said.
XM Canada's shares haven't traded since Tuesday, when they changed hands at C$3.80.
($1=$1.01 Canadian)
(Reporting by Wojtek Dabrowski; editing by Rob Wilson)
More proof of blind, ignorance.
No no coward here another thought, just reality instead of blind ignorance.
"merge" in Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's dictionary is form a MONOPOLY and force a government bailout. It's not the traditional sense of the word. "merge" in Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's sense is a spin job for the ignorant and you have bit hook, line, and sinker, now thats a coward, thats a blind, ignorant sheep, aka another one of Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's bitches.
JJJ is WRONG about everything except for O&A being smart enough to be with the group of talent who are signing contracts with terrestrial since they all know the fad of satradio is OVER.
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Ok, whatever but you still didn't answer my question.
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HD radio is a piece of shit and will go the way of BETA MAX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know one person who owns a HD RADIO
XM Canada, XM US, Sirius Canada, Sirius US, all data shows the entire satradio industry is a failing mess, bad management, bad business plan that no "merge" going to solve. Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's "merge" scheme has just pushed forward the implosion of the industry as he takes a shot to line his pockets one last time before he retires.
The only problem with the above comparison is that BETA MAX was not shit but it did go away.
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If satrad was mandated to have the HD chipset on board then Apple would have an even better case in demanding that all satrad receivers have an IPod docking arrangement. There have been hundreds of millions of IPods sold yet no such request from Apple. Exactly how many HD stations are there? I live in Tallahassee, FL, the capital, and we don't have one operating HD station, but I bet you there are 200,000+ Ipods in this town.
I know the AG's are under trmendous pressure from the NAB if they are to ever have free air time again for the Democratic party, but these guys have got ot get some balls at some time in their lives and simply say No to the NAB. They are being made out to be the NAB's bitches.
JUST KEEP OPIE AND ANTHONY AND JIMMY NORTON that's why I bought xm radio!!!
WHAT IS JIM CRAMER TALKING ABOUT TODAY, {ON THE STREET . COM} HE SAYING KEVIN TAKING CREDIT FOR THE MERGER.DID I MISS SOMTHING..
Probably because Kevin is the only right minded person on the board. Granted it took this long so far but he is the only one that thinks A la Carte pricing for cable TV is a good thing. Those knuckleheads that he works with say that it would be bad for consumers.
@AC
"HD Radio(TM) Receivers Bust the $100 Barrier Creating Even More Value for Consumers Affordable Home, Office and Automotive Units Now Available from Coby, iLuv, JVC, Pioneer, Radiosophy and Sony"
"This price point brings the superior performance of HD Radio receivers with attractive functionality to a much broader audience, said Bob Struble, President and CEO of iBiquity Digital."
BUT:
"Are you waiting in line for your HD radio?"
"If you lower the price enough, folks will buy the radio. That's the belief about HD radio that is being stoked in our industry. And, of course, it's wrong. At any given price consumers will purchase an item if the desire is there and if the value of that item equals or exceeds the price being charged for it. This is basic economics... Compare that with the industry's attitude about selling new radio hardware: Once the price drops below $100, they'll fly off the shelves. The more you have to drop your price, the lower the chance people value what you're selling. And the less likely you are to sell your wares at any price the maker of those wares finds appealing."
http://www.hear2.com/2006/11/are_you_waiting.html
Struble is a hyped farce.
PocketRadio
Don't care to read about the merger anymore until it's announced whether it's approved or not... any complaints where to be done last year when it was open to public opinion... At this point any complaints about not getting what you want is out the window....
WAAAAAAAHHHH....MOVE ON!!!!
Let's worry about fixing something meaningful in this country!!!
Paul in FL,
Seems a education is a tough thing to come by down there in "Tallahassee, FL, the capital"
Just a few HD Radio stations in FLA:
100.7 WFLA
www.wflafm.com
1270 WNLS
www.wnls.com
Magic 107.1
www.mix1071.com
94.9 TNT
www.wtntfm.com
X101.5
www.x1015.com
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Pocketradio,
Your fear and desperation of HD Radio is getting worse if you think for a second posting what was BS when it was written back in 2006 is any more valid now in the second half of 2008. Face the FACTS Pocketradio your reputation is lower than dirt all over the net.
Everyone who is educated knows:
Pocketradio - DEBUNKED
Pocketradio - TROLL
Fuck off coward... the land radio Pigs and the ibiquity/HD pigs are dying in their sty's. NOW Go back to the NAB lobby and suck an aids infected cock.
Still no HD station in Talllahassee, the capital of Florida where's there's two state universities and several community colleges. College students make up a significant part of radio listeners, but they aren't listening to HD radio here 'cause there's none to be heard. On the other hand, I see a lot of cars with satrad antenna 'pucks' on their roof. One station is bound to make it sooner or later, maybe.
Let us remember this.
The FCC is a political organization. Their decisions are based on the political whims of the politicians. There is no way they can make a fair decision for XM or Sirius. They are controlled by the political machine that put them in office.
We can't expect anything more out of them.
Let us all work to dissolve this corrupt organazation. They don't rule in favor of public interest because they can't do this. They are truly afraid to make any move that is not condoned and approved by the politicians that control them. They are immobilized and incapable of making a decision. For all we know, they could be fearful for their livelyhoods. Maybe, they are afraid they will lose their jobs if they make a desicion that is not approved by their controllers. We must forgive them for this weakness. It's not their fault. They have families to support.
The lobbyist and politicians are really in charge. The comment period was a necessary delay. It was put in place to give the NAB and their deep pocket supporter time to get their arguments together. What is happening now is all part of the process they put in place last year by the NAB.
The merger will happen when everyone on the FCC panel gets PAID.
Lets not forget their names. Lets all agree that we will band together to show them that it is wrong to go against public interest. Let's show them that we will never forget their dishonesty and deceptive, wishy washy, stalling tactics.
I sold all my shares and have decided that the stock market in manipulated by big business CROOKS. I'm sticking with real-estate.
If you want to learn about making money in realestate, send me an email.
I'm Outa Here!
Let us remember this.
The FCC is a political organization. Their decisions are based on the political whims of the politicians. There is no way they can make a fair decision for XM or Sirius. They are controlled by the political machine that put them in office.
We can't expect anything more out of them.
Let us all work to dissolve this corrupt organazation. They don't rule in favor of public interest because they can't do this. They are truly afraid to make any move that is not condoned and approved by the politicians that control them. They are immobilized and incapable of making a decision. For all we know, they could be fearful for their livelyhoods. Maybe, they are afraid they will lose their jobs if they make a desicion that is not approved by their controllers. We must forgive them for this weakness. It's not their fault. They have families to support.
The lobbyist and politicians are really in charge. The comment period was a necessary delay. It was put in place to give the NAB and their deep pocket supporter time to get their arguments together. What is happening now is all part of the process they put in place last year by the NAB.
The merger will happen when everyone on the FCC panel gets PAID.
Lets not forget their names. Lets all agree that we will band together to show them that it is wrong to go against public interest. Let's show them that we will never forget their dishonesty and deceptive, wishy washy, stalling tactics.
I sold all my shares and have decided that the stock market in manipulated by big business CROOKS. I'm sticking with real-estate.
If you want to learn about making money in realestate, send me an email.
I'm Outa Here!
Paul,
Again since you missed them (probably because of the poster who should be very ashamed of his rude, crude, post which proves the ignorance of a blind, ignorant, satradio fanboys)
Just a few HD Radio stations in "Tallahassee, FL, the capital":
100.7 WFLA
www.wflafm.com
1270 WNLS
www.wnls.com
Magic 107.1
www.mix1071.com
94.9 TNT
www.wtntfm.com
X101.5
www.x1015.com
Clear Channel Radio Now Broadcasting All HD Stations, Including HD2 Side Channels, with iTunes Tagging Compatibility
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/
Hi - I'm an HD Radio subscriber! I'm a total fucking idiot! I love listening to all those used car dealership commercials in crystal-clear, CD-quality high definition sound! There's nothing like it! I love San Diego - because it's French for "a whale's vagina".
HD RADIO IT’S TIME TO …………….ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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Wh….what was I saying? It was so boring I fell asleep. Oh well it must not have been that important anyway.
Oh wait that’s right!
HD Digital Commercial Radio • IT'S TIME TO LISTEN TO COMMERCIALS!
HD Digital Commercial Radio. It's here. It's local. It's free. DISCOVER MORE COMMERCIALS!!
www.HDRadiocommercials.com/
TESTICLE RADIO’S “ADVANCE TO THE REAR!”
Decline in Terrestrial Radio Audience
In an average week, 230 million Americans tune in to traditional radio. A large audience to be sure, but one in sharp decline from just five years ago. During the heady days of radio consolidation during the late 90s, stations increased their spot loads and promotional clutter. Listeners got annoyed, resulting in lower AQH ratings and time listening. During this same period, new on-demand devices, like MP3 players, were introduced and gained popular momentum. According to Billboard Radio Monitor, the number of ears listening [to terrestrial radio] every day has slowly slipped to about what it was in 1994. The audience of 18- to 24-year olds, a demographic particularly beloved by advertisers, has fallen nearly 22% since 1999. The sharp decline in radio advertising revenue reflects this change: In the radio expansion period of 1996-2000, total radio revenue (excluding network radio) grew 12%. Yet from 2000-2004, the increase was a meager .3%.
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W S U X……… (H)ARDLY (D)IFFERENT Radio !!!!
Up next on WSUX an extended commercial break after these words from our sponsors.
Are you tired of music, news and talk interfering with your favorite commercials? Then HD Radio is for you! We can offer up to three low quality channels of your favorite commercials on one station. Do overpowering radio signals annoy you then HD Radio is for you! Our digital signal is only 1% the strength of our analog signal. Whether you crave multiple low quality sideband channels or one crystal clear digital channel to hear your favorite commercials then HD Radio is for you! Can’t find HD radios in stores? Then try a dumpster behind any local electronics liquidator!
HD Radio commercials make it “FEE”
Today on H2: Top 1000 Commercials followed by the Lonely Radio Show without listeners we get lonely.
Tonight on H3 it’s the “Who Gives A Sh*t Show” Tonight’s topic: HD radio Horrible Failure or Failing Horribly? We’ll discuss why consumer apathy towards HD radio is so extreme here’s a sample:
(“WGASS” correspondent): Excuse me sir don’t you want more free channels from the same station? You can have all that and more with the purchase of an HDR.
(Consumer): I don’t care how many tits my dog has I ain’t drinking dog milk! Now get the hell away from me, I gotta figure out how to make my mortgage and pay for gas this month!
REVEALING RADIO Tonight on WSUX H3 !!!
KRAP HD RADIO………… OUR CALL LETTERS SEZ IT ALL!!!!
Coming up after this extended commercial break MORE COMMERCIALS!!!
But first a word 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!!!
IT"S STUFF LIKE THIS THAT STRAIGHTENS THE WRINKLES IN MY COLON (When my beloved pocketradio's not around)
Now you can see why I'm so desperate! When you're paid in used condoms and empty liquor bottles (like I am) news like this can mean I’ll be manning a glory hole again (If they’ll have me).
Another close up picture of a weather beaten, barely breathing, wrinkly walking corpse that looks like it wandered off the set of Dawn of the Dead. These are the people who are deciding the fate of this merger!? This is a complete JOKE. If Sirius could strike a deal to get their radios installed in the pacemakers of all the geriatric stumble bums who are pondering over this merger, satellite radio would be assured a promising future. Of course, there would be conditions/concessions; their pacemakers would also have to have HD radio and, perhaps, the CLAPPER built in so that these old farts could turn the damn thing on and off! How in the hell can a rational, logical and fair decision be rendered when so many of the opinions being considered are sourced from senile, wretched looking alzheimer victims who look - from the pictures - that they are ready to drop dead. I have total respect for the elderly, but this is absolutely absurd!
Story by Michael Hartlieb. I defy anyone on this board to poke any holes is in it. Hartlieb's take is completely accurate and truthful. XM and Sirius have been lying to their customers for years about interoperable radios, and the FCC, and none of the Mel fan boys on this site or SiriusBuzz and other other pro-merger, Sirius-funded websites, seems to give a damn.
The 'Real' Story Behind the XM/Sirius Merger
by: Michael Hartleib posted on: July 11, 2008 |
I am both a satellite radio listener (consumer) and a major shareholder in Sirius (SIRI). As an investor, I have studied the technology and closely followed Sirius’ operations and those of XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) - its only competitor. I have also read its filings made over the years with the SEC and I not only have closely followed the merger proposal and the application Sirius and XM made for its approval to the FCC, but have actively participated in that proceeding.
Back in March 2007, approximately, I filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling with the FCC asking it to determine whether the two companies had complied with the condition the FCC imposed on both XM and Sirius when it granted each their licenses in 1997. That condition, which many consumers and individual shareholders may still be unaware of, required the companies provide an interoperable radio that would permit consumers to receive either XM or Sirius service from a single satellite radio receiver.
I filed the Petition for Declaratory Ruling at the FCC because, though ten years has passed since the FCC imposed the condition and long after XM and Sirius became operational, consumers still do not have access to an interoperable radio capable of receiving services from both companies. Moreover, shareholders have been kept in the dark about the impact that providing an interoperable radio would have on both companies' financial performance.
For consumers, one example of the adverse consequences of not having interoperable radios occurred on January 1, 2007 - to NASCAR fans. These listeners purchased XM radios because it provided NASCAR coverage. But when Sirius acquired the rights to broadcast NASCAR events, these listeners were forced to purchase new equipment, switch their service contracts to Sirius and lose their other XM services. Had the companies complied with the FCC’s interoperable radio requirement, these satellite radio consumers would not have been forced to buy new equipment or choose other programming offers in order to retain NASCAR programming.
Both XM and Sirius were well aware of the potential that interoperability provided not only for consumers, but also for the fortunes of both companies. In settling patent litigation between the two companies in 2000, a press release on February 16, 2000 stated:
Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio today announced an agreement to develop a unified standard fo