Best news of the Day? Sirius/XM still exists,

[Condem]

Over 500 million injected by Liberty Media. I am grateful.

[Duke Newcombe]

1. Danmed straight!

POTUS in and of itself is worth the subscription price. Good on 'em.

[AndrewP]

2. I agree 100%.

We really need alternative radio to what is provided over the commercial airwaves.

[MadBadger]

3. Sounds good... I love me some E street Radio, Classic Vinyl, Rewind, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s

Sirius Left for the most part can kiss my ass

[Condem]

4. You did change your name, MadBadger

Springsteen. May 11. St.Paul. Where you?

[MadBadger]

5. Still in Madison, taking my last finals. My best option would be Jersey May 23

[Condem]

7. I try to see him every tour.

Who knows if it will be his last?

[Catshrink]

17. All of those and....

Siriusly Sinatra. I admit it -- I love the old crooners.

And listening to Bob Edwards on the morning commute is most excellent. He used to wake me up every morning.

[8 track mind]

24. XM 40 Deep Tracks! n/t

[Condem]

26. The Spa.

Soothes the savage breast.

[MrSlayer]

6. Howard was saying they weren't going anywhere anyway.

I don't believe they were in danger of going out of business.

[Condem]

8. Howard was a huge reason they were almost BK.

Too much $$$. They were in BIG trouble, MrSlayer.

[MrSlayer]

9. To hear him describe it, the worst that would happen was a chapter 11 reorganization.

He made it out to not be that big of a deal and that they weren't going off the air in any case.

However it is, I'm glad they aren't going away.

[soothsayer]

10. don't be silly---he brought over enuff of us to pay his own way

[Renew Deal]

11. Actually, Howard is a huge reason why they haven't gone bankrupt already

The millions of people that followed him over gave Sirius a chance. And then there's the millions f others that took satellite seriously just because Howard is there.

[Condem]

12. I read that Liberty Media wants to put Imus or The Greaseman...

in Stern's slot. Move Howard to overnight. Thoughts???

[Renew Deal]

13. Link?

Stern doesn't have a slot. He has two channels. Also, satellite works in a way that the company owns all the channels, so there is no time slot constraint.

Please post a link for your little lie.

[Condem]

15. All true, Renew

Liberty chairman John Malone grew up in DC. Said, "The Greaseman was an essential part of my personal maturation process. I would have been suicidal without him". Pretty strong stuff. Thinks Stern is "vastly overrated and overcompensated". Wow! Sounds like a reworking of a contract, to me.

[Renew Deal]

16. Good luck with "reworking" his contract.

Howard would go into early retirement and his listeners would follow him out the door.

[Condem]

20. I'll find the link for The Onion, to prove it, Renew.

Have a heart. Literally. I'm off to the lounge to attack a sacred cow.

[Renew Deal]

21. Thank you. That's very nice of you.

:pals:

[ShortnFiery]

14. That says way too much about how bankrupt our collective "sense of morality" has become.

Whoa! No more of these jerks ... IMO, underbelly of filth and all around "waste of human flesh."

[pnutbutr]

18. nobody wants

to pay for radio. They were both losing customers so they merged to create a satellite radio monopoly and still were unable to keep or lure customers. Let it die already.

[Condem]

19. Totally disagree, pnutbutr

Commercial radio is the biggest farce going. Bar none. Their are many of us who will even pay more for satellite radio. Commercial free with every musical genre available. A music lovers dream. It's not going anywhere. Like alot of other things,it just needs some serious pruning. No wordplay intended.

[Earth_First]

22. I must disagree

First of all, I fork over my monthly subscription fee without QUESTION. Often I prepay 3-6 months in advance just to ensure that my subscription will not interrupt. I am one of the many who would have a hard time going back to terrestrial radio. It's one of the luxury items that I feel I would part with last given a choice.

Secondly, I feel that the amount of time that the merger spent in FCC committee helped put Sirius/XM where it is now. The time it took is in direct proportion to the economy taking it's downturn towards deep recession, creating a smaller market of new subscribers who are looking to cut costs at every turn.

Lastly, I do not believe that satellite radio is a monopoly, they are just the first kids on the block. In a few years from now, you'll see other startups and begin to have a better choice in which subscriber you'd like to be a part of. Give it time.

[Condem]

23. Good points, all, Earth.

Well done. I can't turn on commercial radio. Though, I'm forced to listen to it at work. Same shit every day. Grating.

[Baikonour]

25. One has to wonder how much of that 500 million is going towards Stern's salary.

Greedy bastard.