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Originally Posted by Ronald Epstein
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.
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After doing some reading, I think they're probably going to be just fine. Many fans are freaking out over on Wackbag about it but judging from the proposed post-merger channel lineup, it seems they intend to stay.
XM Post-Merger Proposed Lineup
Those channel packages are pretty confusing....at least to me. I'm going to have to study it some more. But from the looks of it, no one is going to be able to get both O&A and Stern without paying a substantial premium.
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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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I don't think anyone is in danger of losing their programming. From what I've read, it only affects those who want to add channels from the other service via a la carte. But I could be wrong. There's too many radios out there that won't be replaced to make them obsolete.
Here is the Sirius lineup:
Sirius Post-Merger Proposed Lineup
If anyone finds out any more info, please let us know!