Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Surely, You Can't Be Sirius? I am XM, and don't call me Shirley

By now, you've probably heard of the proposed merger of Sirius and XM Satellite Radio. What will become of that? What will the FCC, SEC and Congress say about such an affair? Does this not fall into the jurisdiction of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? Shareholders from each company must be scratching their heads as they tune in to either Oprah (on XM) or Howard Stern (on Sirius, not the guy involved with Anna Nicole Smith).

It's too bad neither of the companies are having the boon they once enjoyed. Hopefully, this won't shut-down satellite radio. Having commercial free radio from coast-to-coast makes roadtrips all the more easier to bear. I can only stand to listen to the same CD so many times. At least satellite radio has a myriad of choices for your listening pleasure.