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XM, Sirius Deny Rumor Of Merger By Annys Shin Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, January 27, 2005; Page E05 Former Viacom Inc. president Mel Karmazin held his first conference call with analysts as chief executive of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. yesterday to discuss the company's rising revenue and its 2005 guidance. But the first question he got wasn't about Sirius's financial outlook. It was about a rumor that Sirius was in talks to merge with its rival, District-based XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. "Regarding a rumor that's out today, I've been with the company about eight weeks. This is about...

AJAX, Ontario ROB MacARTHUR, a part-time music promoter, has a cardboard box full of nearly 60 CD's at his bar in this town half an hour east of Toronto, sent to him by independent Canadian musicians hoping for a shot at getting their songs on the radio. For many of these artists the odds are slim, admits Mr. MacArthur, who is a guitarist in country bands himself. The music is good, but there isn't enough space on the radio for everyone, said the 43-year-old, who with his long gray hair and ready smile has the look of an aging country...

KLOL, 101.1 FM announced Friday that station has changed formats. The station switched from a classic rock format to a Latino music format branded as Mega 101. KLOL is now branded as Mega 101 FM. The station's web site was listed as under construction, but KLOL's former morning show hosts Walton and Johnson announced on their web site that they were informed Thursday night of the change. The radio hosts stated on WaltonandJohnson.com that, "Thursday night Walton and Johnson were informed by lower-level management sources via a last-minute phone call that there would be no Walton and Johnson Show tomorrow....