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Satellite Radio: The Waves Of The Future? |
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Scott Fish |
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Satellite Radio – Its here! Satellite radio is a new service
being offered by two companies, XM Satellite Radio and Sirius
Satellite Radio. Both companies are offering over 100 channels
of streaming music and entertainment. High quality sound is
achieved through the use of satellites orbiting high above.
Satellite radio is commercial free and free from regulations by
federal committees. The impossible, is now possible, hearing the
same radio station across North America and from coast to coast.
All made possible by XM satellite radio and Sirius satellite
radio.
Normal radio has been around for decades and is part of many
people’s lifestyle. This is changing. Regular radio is monitored
and regulated by the Federal Communications Commission, whom has
fined several radio stations and media companies within the last
3-4 years. The FCC has only fined radio stations a maximum of
$27,500 per show no matter how man profanities were aired.
Recently the FCC has been upping the ante and in conjunction
with Congress has decided to raise the fine up to $500,000 per
incident per station (Potter). A slap on the wrist has turned
into a business-changing event. “Sexually explicit comments by
Bubba the Love Sponge and Howard Stern could get a station in
trouble — no doubt about it. Clear Channel Radio dropped both
shock jocks this year after being hit with record
fines.”(Potter) Recently Howard Stern has made a move to Sirius
Satellite Radio in an effort to preserve his career and free
speech. Consumers are reaching towards satellite radio as a way
to hear unregulated news and content.
Recently XM Satellite Radio has claimed to have over 3 million
subscribers paying $9.99 per month and Sirius claims to have
over 1.3 million customers paying $12.95 per month. Many of
those customers pay an additional $2.99 per month for premium
content such as the upcoming Howard Stern Show.
Several normal radio stations and media outlets are realizing
the potential to get their message across in a broad fashion. XM
has launched a morning show, which is hosted by Bob Edwards,
whom was fired earlier this year by National Public Radio. "The
Bob Edwards Show" will air on a public satellite radio channel
that also features news and programs from Public Radio
International, among others. Sirius has its own public radio
channel carrying NPR programs. Consumers and companies are
demanding free speech and it seems that satellite radio is the
vehicle.
XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio have designed
satellite broadcast systems that differ but they achieve the
same high quality of satellite radio. A milestone of this
success is the fact that satellite radio signals that are
available across the United States and into Mexico and Canada.
Rock and Roll – No it’s not a genre any more! XM Satellite Radio
has two satellites named Rock and Roll, which remain in parallel
geostationary orbit to provide radio coverage throughout the
United States. Sirius Satellite Radio has chose to use three
satellites in an inclined elliptical orbit. This configuration
provides 16 hours per satellite of signal, which gives a great
redundancy if any satellite were to fail. Playing it smart,
Sirius and XM both have spare satellites, which can be called on
in a moments notice if needed.
XM satellite radio
and Sirius satellite radio have Earth based broadcast
stations that are used to send up information to the satellites,
which is then dispersed through out the globe. Sirius and XM
both have disk jockeys that manage, create and program music
which is then sent up to the satellites. The information is then
taken in by the satellites and sent through a rebroadcast of the
streams to earth. The Major advantage of this is that, unlike
earth-based radio stations whose signals reach listeners 150
miles away, satellite radio signals have a huge reach, and are
receivable anywhere within the continental United States and
hundreds of miles in each direction of the borders. Satellite
Radio is growing to become a worldwide network and offerings are
growing throughout the world. XM satellite radio and Sirius
satellite radio are making it happen.
Unregulated Satellite Radio is the answer for free speech in a
government regulated airwaves arena. Not only can listeners hear
unbiased information but also they can listen to it anywhere in
the United States. Media giants are jumping to get the piece of
the pie regarding satellite radio, as the new wave of the future
is satellite radio.
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