Posted on 02/13/2009 12:33:54 PM PST by marshmallow
They gave a guy $500 million for trash talking about bodily functions?
File this under "good news".
I would love to hear that Howard Stern would be permanently off the radio.
I remember so many clowns telling me in various forums how Big, Bad Howie Stern would ‘make Sirius’.
I’d go back to laugh at them, complete with supporting quotes from back then, but I don’t do storm front lite websites like Liberty Post.
I am so mad at Dish Network for jamming this “Sorriest
radio?” down the throats of dish TV viewers.
As people look for places to reduce spending, Sirius/XM is high on the list. I canceled last month, even after the offered a full year for half price. I liked it a lot, but I don’t miss it.
Great...I renewed my subscription and paid upfront for a full year, three months ago.
Siriusly?
satellite radio is great, they should be able to make money, but giving away 500 mil to Stern was idiotic.
Yeah and once the Pay for air goes under and the Faurness Doctrine comes to pass...where will Rush, Sean, and Mark Levin go?
I think it is interesting that the Pay for Air has to be KILLED OFF before the Fairness Doctrine has real “teeth”...
My subscription to XM came due in December. I called to cancel, because I didn’t like the new lineup, and they offered me 3 months free. I would guess that this means XM is in trouble, too.
Can someone clarify this for me? I know Sirius is in trouble, but will this be taking XM along with it, or was the merger simply for programming purposes only? I like my XM radio, especially since we can pick up stations when we’re camping in the mountains. Great classic rock on Top Tracks, er Classic Vinyl, or whatever they’re calling this now.
Does this mean ALL satellite radio is about to go POOF?
Much of what he got was no doubt stock, and, though it may nominally be $500M, I'm sure much of it was restricted. It's toast now.
Heads up!
yes SIRI owns XM
YUP see post 9
I sort of hate to ask, but is this series?
I was hoping satellite radio would be the “redoubt” for conservative talk radio once the 0bamunists throw them off the air.
No. It’s sirius.
I’m an XM subscriber. I keep getting offers to add “the Best of Sirius”, which consists primarily of Martha Stewart, Howard Stern, and the NFL. I’d love to add the NFL, but I refuse to subsidize Howard Stern’s filthy mouth.
Honestly, when they considered “the best” to be Stern and Martha, they’ve got issues.
And it's declaring bankruptcy.
Hmm, what will happen to the network and all the hardware and capability? Is someone waiting to pick an entire system up at yard sale prices?
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