Re: [IRCA] rats

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

At 03:27 PM 1/31/2007, you wrote:

>I bought into Sirius Satellite Radio and I am very happy with it...
>
>The only sounds I can hear in the background is the sound of
>money being made.
>
>Sirius and XM have been successful beyond the stakeholders
>original expectations.
>
>And the upside for DXers is: The very popularity of satellite
>radio as a populist alternative to standard broadcast medium
>is the small, silver and delightfully sharp stake that
>is slowly being driven into the heart of HD-AM and FM Radio (read,
>IBOC et al)
>
>Three cheers for Satellite radio!


That's funny, Colin.  I thought that, at least in Canada, that both Sirius and XM are losing a lot of money and that there's talk of merger.  Many of the "new subscribers" are simply there as part of a new car package and there's no guarantee that they'll actually continue as paid customers.  Don't know how things are in the States, however.  I know it's a great idea in the isolated regions in northern B.C. for example, where you might not hear a single station on either AM or FM, and if you do, it'll likely be a low powered FM CBC repeater.........Walt Salmaniw in Victoria 


No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.18/662 - Release Date: 1/31/2007 3:16 PM

_______________________________________________
IRCA mailing list
IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers

For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org

To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx