To: The Raven
As an XM subscriber, I’m already subjected to Err Amerika, the Oprah channel, Take Five, The Power, and XM Public Radio.
But I also get America’s Talk, America Right, Talk Radio, Fox News Talk, and Family Talk.
It all balances out.
17 posted on
06/24/2008 4:08:02 PM PDT by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: Yo-Yo
As an XM subscriber, I’m already subjected to Err Amerika, the Oprah channel, Take Five, The Power, and XM Public Radio. But I also get America’s Talk, America Right, Talk Radio, Fox News Talk, and Family Talk. It all balances out.
When I first became a Sirius subscriber in late 2006, the first thing I did when I installed the system was learn how to block channels.
Now my dial skips right by the two NPR channels, PMSNBC, CNN, the whiny bedwetting liberal talk channel and the miscellaneous rap and spanish channels as if they don't exist. I do the same thing with DirecTV.
As long as that feature subsists, I'll be more than happy to block the rest of this satellite welfare so long as the remaining portion has enough to satisfy me (love the Patriot Channel, Elvis Radio, Radio Classics, Spectrum...).
By the way, ratings are tracked for satellite channels...the last set I saw was from Arbitron. I bet these affirmative action channels will subsist on minimum funding and no listeners. I hate supporting it financially, but at least it won't thrive.
22 posted on
06/24/2008 4:59:11 PM PDT by
LostInBayport
("Anyone whose tax bill goes up feels like it's an increase." - Mass. Governor Deval Patrick, 2/28/07)
To: Yo-Yo
>>It all balances out
No...when the government gets involved - that’s dangerous. It’s not free speech if it’s forced on us.
And “forced” can be subtle - so as to look like the companies are “volunterring” to do this.
32 posted on
06/25/2008 2:36:13 AM PDT by
The Raven
(Blame it on the Dems.)
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