[Swprograms] Re: Considering satellite radio

["Richard Cuff" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

For a shortwave enthusiast -- there is no comparison.  Sirius provides 
vastly more diversity than XM.

The only way I would recommend XM to a shortwave enthusiast is if you want 
the "infotainment" BBCWS stream -- that's the one you hear on shortwave. 
That is the only real international broadcasting radio you hear on XM.

As for Sirius, here are its international broadcasting offerings:

1.  BBCWS -- "all news" feed

2.  World Radio Network North America -- includes RCI, DW, RNW, CRI, R. 
Sweden, R. Prague, R. Australia and a pile of others.  See 
http://www.wrn.org/listeners/schedules/schedule.php?ScheduleID=2.

3.  CBC programming on the "PRI World" channel.  We've disucssed that here 
the past several weeks:  CBC Sunday Edition, As It Happens, Ideas, DNTO, 
Dispatches.  See the PRI World schedule here: 
http://www.pri.org/PublicSite/listeners/sirius_schedule.html

4.  If the CRTC gives its blessing:  CBC Radio One will be available to USA 
listeners.

Also -- Sirius, as part of the subscription, offers webcasts of all its 
music streams.  Most of the spoken-word streams are available online 
elsewhere.

I would strongly recommend one of the "plug & play" models, because that 
gives you the greatest variety of listening locations -- home, car, work.

My two cents

Rich Cuff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill" <ka2emz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Shortwave programming discussion" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 5:00 PM
Subject: [Swprograms] Considering satellite radio


> Afternoon all. 1st off lets hope the Eagles win today - lest you forget,
> Kulpsville is a subrub of Philadelphia!- but I have a question. I was in
> Radio Shack today amd saw a Sirruis radio in operation, and, even though
> I said I'd never purchase something like that, now? I am thinking
> differently. (Especially with NO country music in this area save 1
> station in Philadelphia whos format is country but its not easy to hear
> in central NJ). Heres my question- would you recommend Sirriius or XM?
> Is there a vast difference?
>
> 73s
> Bill
> KA2EMZ
>
>
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