Re: [Swprograms] CBC on XM Satellite Radio

[jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

There'll be Canadian content on XM; but no CBC Radio.  The CBC is partnered with Sirius and Standard Radio in the Sirius Canada venture.  I doubt they would make their product available to a direct competitor.  But, today?  Who knows for sure?  :-))

But there has been NO announcement from XM or CBC regarding CBC Radio carriage on XM.  And I don't expect to see one.

John Figliozzi

----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Buch <joseph.buch@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, December 9, 2004 7:16 am
Subject: [Swprograms] CBC on XM Satellite Radio

> The following New York Times article says that in addition to 
> Sirius, XM is working on getting its signals into Canada and 
> providing Canadian content to the USA.  
> 
> The low angle of elevation of the equatorial orbital plane XM 
> satellites will prove useless at far northern latitudes.  The 
> satellites will be below the horizon more than 81 degrees north 
> latitude and too low to use at much lower latitudes.  The author 
> of the NYT article was apparently unaware of that physical 
> constraint because he did not ask how XM planned to overcome that 
> problem.  In Canada Sirius will have a definite advantage because 
> of its elliptical Molinya orbit plan.
> 
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09cana.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5035&en=b6c6558a4ec062b4&ex=1188968400&partner=MARKETWATCH>
> 
> 
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> Joe Buch
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