XM Sirius Merger - change
I have been a faithful XM customer for over five years now. Waking up a couple weeks ago to the changes mostly to the music channels to the new SiriusXM lineup seemed sudden and unannounced, although I don't think I object as much as a number of listeners based on some blogs I read a few days after the switch.
I am most upset by the changes at XMU. It was a perfect station. Gone is Toby and the Afterschool Special. SiriusXM U as they call it now seems to be the Sirius station of similar format. As far as the actual music, I have not noticed a tremendous change, but my listening is probably limited to less than three hours a week to that station, so I might not notice as much as some die-hard listeners.
One aspect I like is NPR Now being part of my lineup now. Otherwise, I didn't experience what some other listeners did, where their stations are just gone. (X country was a real loser being replaced by Outlaw Country I guess.) Lucy became Lithium, and Fred became 1st Wave - big deal - but my sense is that XM was a superior service (my general feeling all along, that is why I chose and stuck with XM, and I think Howard Stern is a not worth 10 cents (adolescent crude humor I outgrew when I got out of my adolescence, that is the way it is supposed to happen, but not for millions of his fans I guess.)
I miss the XM monikers and jingles though. But, I am a realist. Two satellite radio companies losing tons of money cannot go on forever. One stronger company that might be able to turn a profit, might mean they will continue to exist. I just wish they had favored the XM music instead of favoring the Sirius music when they merged the sound. XMU and Chill were perfect. Chill will be fine, but I am not sure with XMU.
But, if Sirius/XM can stay in business, it still beats commercial FM radio hands down.
MY Radio: XM Sky Fi 2. (without ferrite beads)
My Presets (A). (I don't know my B or C presets)
# Station PCT recent listening Time in ave week (my guess)
1. XMU 43 (12%)
2. Chill 84 (18%)
3. C Span (7%)
4. XM Public Radio (5%)
5. America Left (2%)
6. Classic Vinyl (Was top tracks) (1%)
7. Lucy (Lithium) (3%)
8. BPM (yes, BPM and it is still BPM) (7%)
9. Talk Radio 165 (original title!) (20%)
10. WLW (5%)
FM Radio - NPR (20%)
I am most upset by the changes at XMU. It was a perfect station. Gone is Toby and the Afterschool Special. SiriusXM U as they call it now seems to be the Sirius station of similar format. As far as the actual music, I have not noticed a tremendous change, but my listening is probably limited to less than three hours a week to that station, so I might not notice as much as some die-hard listeners.
One aspect I like is NPR Now being part of my lineup now. Otherwise, I didn't experience what some other listeners did, where their stations are just gone. (X country was a real loser being replaced by Outlaw Country I guess.) Lucy became Lithium, and Fred became 1st Wave - big deal - but my sense is that XM was a superior service (my general feeling all along, that is why I chose and stuck with XM, and I think Howard Stern is a not worth 10 cents (adolescent crude humor I outgrew when I got out of my adolescence, that is the way it is supposed to happen, but not for millions of his fans I guess.)
I miss the XM monikers and jingles though. But, I am a realist. Two satellite radio companies losing tons of money cannot go on forever. One stronger company that might be able to turn a profit, might mean they will continue to exist. I just wish they had favored the XM music instead of favoring the Sirius music when they merged the sound. XMU and Chill were perfect. Chill will be fine, but I am not sure with XMU.
But, if Sirius/XM can stay in business, it still beats commercial FM radio hands down.
MY Radio: XM Sky Fi 2. (without ferrite beads)
My Presets (A). (I don't know my B or C presets)
# Station PCT recent listening Time in ave week (my guess)
1. XMU 43 (12%)
2. Chill 84 (18%)
3. C Span (7%)
4. XM Public Radio (5%)
5. America Left (2%)
6. Classic Vinyl (Was top tracks) (1%)
7. Lucy (Lithium) (3%)
8. BPM (yes, BPM and it is still BPM) (7%)
9. Talk Radio 165 (original title!) (20%)
10. WLW (5%)
FM Radio - NPR (20%)
Labels: XM Radio
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