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Re: Justice Dept. approves XM/Sirius Merger!
Mel Karmazin has always touted that the changes would take
a few short months.
I am rather excited about the merger. I think satellite radio
needs that added push.
As for Opie and Anthony, one never knows. Mel dislikes them both,
but they make a lot of money for XM so I can't see Sirius not bringing
them aboard.
My concern is equipment. Initially we were told that all current
radios will be compatible with the merged bandwidth. The article
referenced above seems to indicate otherwise. Upon further investigation
I now read that both services use different chipsets in their radio so
it's not possible to receive both services on current equipment.
It's going to be interesting to see how this is all handled as I don't forsee
XM subscribers going out to buy new radios. There are also millions of
automobiles out there (including '09 vehicles) that only receive XM. I don't
believe that all those customers are suddenly in danger of losing their
programming, though I admit I am unclear as to how Sirius plans to continue
broadcasting to those radios.
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