Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Hyundai customers say 'no' to Stern?
CNN ^ | 05/13/05 | CNN/Money

Posted on 05/13/2005 2:28:55 PM PDT by Responsibility1st

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - A surprising number of Hyundai customers said they didn't want Sirius Satellite Radio installed in their vehicles because they objected to Howard Stern, according to an auto news Web site.

The so-called "shock jock" will broadcast on Sirius (up $0.08 to $5.33, Research) Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. beginning in January 2006, said Inside Line, an online news source that is part of Edmunds.com. Edmunds.com is a partner in CNN.com's automotive news and information channels.

Hyundai recently surveyed 300 to 400 customers as it was deciding whether to choose XM (down $0.10 to $28.14, Research) or Sirius Satellite Radio in as an option for its vehicles. Hyundai ultimately decided to go with XM.

The automaker will roll out a fall program that offers 90 days of free satellite radio programming with its new models, starting with the Santa Fe SUV, and the Sonata and Azera sedans, according to Edmunds.

John Krafcik, Hyundai vice president of product development and strategic planning, told Inside Line that executives were stunned by the number of "unprompted write-ins" on the survey that said customers were "not comfortable with programming from Stern."

Other automakers, like DaimlerChrysler (up $0.67 to $40.08, Research), still install the Sirius system

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: demagogue; howardstern; hyundai; jerk; loudmouth; satelliteradio; shockjock; sirius; stern
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-24 next last
Lord knows you couldn't pay me enough to listen to Stern. No way would I pay for this "privilege".
1 posted on 05/13/2005 2:28:56 PM PDT by Responsibility1st
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Responsibility1st

But don't they have 99 other channels?


2 posted on 05/13/2005 2:32:25 PM PDT by proxy_user
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Responsibility1st
Ouch, that has got to hurt. Pay millions for someone who then loses you extremely important business. If this is true for one car maker, it will be true for them all. And it is going into cars as OEM that will make or break satellite radio.

I just love to see how clueless these media people are.

3 posted on 05/13/2005 2:34:38 PM PDT by Plutarch
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Responsibility1st

Since about 99% of the time I drive my auto is in one metro area with literally hundreds of radio stations to choose from, why in the world would I want to pay for satellite radio when I have all the radio programming I want for free.


4 posted on 05/13/2005 2:35:07 PM PDT by VRWCmember
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Responsibility1st

All those uptight Hyundai owners will be in for quite a thrill when they turn on their good Christian, family-oriented XM and get to hear Jim Norton talking about prostitutes taking dumps on his chest.


5 posted on 05/13/2005 2:35:45 PM PDT by Dont Mention the War (Proud Member of the WPPFF Death Cult - We're coming after YOU next!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: proxy_user

But don't they have 99 other channels?
_________________________________________________________________________________
Acutally, they have 120. But the "selling point" for Sirius is the fact they have Howard Stern.

Big whoop.

If Sirius wants to be proud of the millions they are paying Stern, they they will not have my business.


6 posted on 05/13/2005 2:36:17 PM PDT by Responsibility1st
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: proxy_user

Exactly. I thought the point of Sirius is that you could change the channel.

That's like dumping my internet connection because there's porn on it (or so I hear).


7 posted on 05/13/2005 2:37:28 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Dont Mention the War
All those uptight Hyundai owners will be in for quite a thrill when they turn on their good Christian, family-oriented XM and get to hear Jim Norton talking about prostitutes taking dumps on his chest.


8 posted on 05/13/2005 2:38:55 PM PDT by itsamelman (“Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh.” -- Al Swearengen)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Responsibility1st
I'm not sure I fully believe this story. Stern's listeners regularly get through on CNN with phony phone calls. I think they have an axe to grind.
9 posted on 05/13/2005 2:39:16 PM PDT by stylecouncilor
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Comment #10 Removed by Moderator

To: Wild Bill 10

I like him too. :)


11 posted on 05/13/2005 2:52:50 PM PDT by stylecouncilor
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Wild Bill 10

When Jackie left, the show took a huge nosedive. The show showed it's 1st real decline when Billy West left. When he divorced his wife was the last straw for me. He became what he used to rail on.


12 posted on 05/13/2005 3:04:05 PM PDT by SengirV
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: proxy_user

But they are afraid they might have to listen to Laura Bush's stand-up routines on the others channels.


13 posted on 05/13/2005 3:05:03 PM PDT by sine_nomine (Protect the weakest of the weak - the unborn babies.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Responsibility1st
The first time I saw a promotion for Sirius they had hired a bunch of local strippers to dance on a small stage outside a concert and hand out t-shirts.

They weren't actually striping, but darn near. They also brought along "annoying-strip-club-announcer-guy" to MC with his standard sex industry commentary

I'd sat Stern fits right in with their company philosophy. I bet it's costing them too.
14 posted on 05/13/2005 3:05:12 PM PDT by Gator101
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Dont Mention the War

um........what?


15 posted on 05/13/2005 3:15:08 PM PDT by RightOnline
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Responsibility1st

I have Sirius, and they have Fox News, plus several other news sources of interest sometimes (BBC, Cspan, etc.)

For music, there is much more than we have in big market lost angeles metro.

A great blues channel, five jazz channels, and too many rock variations.

Warning. Sirius business methods are weak. Their billing system is weak.

For that reason, I took a six month bite.

I won't be listening to H. Stern. I don't understand what is entertaining about his gig.


16 posted on 05/13/2005 3:16:14 PM PDT by truth_seeker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Responsibility1st
I guess they were going to FORCE people to pay the extra monthly fee for Howard Stern if they went with sirus. I mean come om this can't be sirius!!!
17 posted on 05/13/2005 3:16:19 PM PDT by BallyBill
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Larry Lucido
Whoa Whoa Whoa

There's porn on The Internet? When did this happen?
18 posted on 05/13/2005 3:37:06 PM PDT by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: Responsibility1st
...you know, if Sirius wanted those customers back, they could sign up El Rushbo...
19 posted on 05/13/2005 4:54:01 PM PDT by BobL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Responsibility1st

Bad decision. EVERYONE I know that has (or had - including me) XM is switching or has switched to Sirius. Stern had nothing to do with my decision. Sirius is just a far superior product for the average listener or the talk radio nut. As far as Stern goes, I liked him for about a month, but after that his material just repeated over and over again. I will never listen to him on Sirius. On the other hand, O&A were pretty good. I subscribed to them for about 3 months before I got rid of XM altogether.
Hyundai must have worded their survey in such a way that would make it seem as though Stern had something to do with people not wanting Sirius.


20 posted on 05/13/2005 5:02:54 PM PDT by America_Right ("Conservative" and "Politician" are mutually exclusive terms.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-24 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson