New Sirius Channel Line-ups Cause Stir

Fans of satellite radio are passionate. It is for this reason that I knew the channel line-ups would cause confusion, opinion, and even outrage. It simply is the nature of the beast. You can not make all of the people happy all of the time.

Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) has done a decent job of making suggestions for channels on those that have been removed. The question is whether subscribers will be able to set aside their passion to give the other channels a try.

In some cases, a favorite channel may carry a new name. New Country on Sirius is now The Highway. Rest assured that Brad Paisley is the same on both the old and the new… as is Jewel. Human nature dictates a rash reaction to change. Human nature also gives us the ability to adapt to change.

Yes, there are channels that will no longer exist. If one of these was your favorite, express your opinion, but do it in a meaningful manner. Calling up angry saying you are going to cancel because one favorite channel was removed will not help get that channel back. Even a well worded letter may not get the desired results, but it at least has a better chance.

There were bound to be issues when the channels were unveiled. Certainly the company will be listening to opinion carefully as they move forward. Give a reasoned and well worded opinion, and you will have a much better chance of bringing about adjustments in the future.

Are you happy with the new line-ups? Is there a channel that is no longer available that you will miss? Is there a channel that you will try out? Check out the forums as conversations are popping up all over the place.

Position: Long SIRI

Comments

[nmiller225:]

i THINK THE CHOICES THEY MADE WERE AWSOME. fOR A CLASSIC ROCK FAN YOU CANNOT GET BETTER MUSIC ANYWHERE

2008 Nov 13 07:03 AM

[brandonland:]

we knew this was coming for almost 2 years now............come on get over it......teh music is great...........minimi... redundances....cut costs and get this thing going......

2008 Nov 13 07:26 AM

[brandonland:]

man I cannot type this morning.....the music is great minimize costs......


On Nov 13 07:26 AM brandonland wrote:

> we knew this was coming for almost 2 years now............come on
> get over it......teh music is great...........minimi... redundances....cut
> costs and get this thing going......

2008 Nov 13 07:26 AM

[relmor:]

What a terrible article. You keep topping yourself Tyler. Of course theres going to be pissy people, but we knew this was coming for at least a year. So no surprise. The channels they removed were replaced by existing channels. If the 100 people who REALLy like their DJ are mad, they will get over it. The cost savings are every quarter, those few people who left are temporary. Im so glad I sold this stock, reading these articles is making me sick. Why wont someone in the MSM call out this company for what they are doing? I dont get it.

2008 Nov 13 08:14 AM

[dontbitch:]

I am tired to people bashing on Sirius and it's supporters. If you don't like it please don't bitch or whine and try to bring the company down. The economy and wall street is doing a pretty good job of that. Keep your comment to yourself and just wait until things are better so then you do have a reason to bitch and whine.

Keep up the good work Tyler. Always good to hear good news from you, unlike other haters.

On Nov 13 08:14 AM relmor wrote:

> What a terrible article. You keep topping yourself Tyler. Of course
> theres going to be pissy people, but we knew this was coming for
> at least a year. So no surprise. The channels they removed were
> replaced by existing channels. If the 100 people who REALLy like
> their DJ are mad, they will get over it. The cost savings are every
> quarter, those few people who left are temporary. Im so glad I sold
> this stock, reading these articles is making me sick. Why wont someone
> in the MSM call out this company for what they are doing? I dont
> get it.

2008 Nov 13 08:58 AM

[Jetsen:]

I will certainly miss BPM on XM, I used to swing between The System and BPM depending on which had the best music at that moment. It is certainly understandable that costs need to be cut and I will go with the flow, but hope they keep a strong trance & techno offering.

2008 Nov 13 09:58 AM

[g8rs:]

Finally I can get most of the important Sirius content on my XM radio! No longer will I have to keep 2 receivers in my car. And now Sirius will get $2 extra bucks a month from me. Sounds like the plan worked...

2008 Nov 13 10:28 AM

[SiriusShort...:]

READ HERE READ THIS

After months of reading Tyler, I am sad to report IMO this comments section has become a home for Sirius deception marketing. Sirius and Sirius marketing companies have obviously hired people to post to the Tyler Blog with hope of influencing the “unwashed” “unsophisticated” stock investor. (That is how Mel K refers to you investors.)

Please be advised as you read the comments that you may be subject to deception from people working directly or indirectly for Sirius. I know several user names here are actually used by only one person who is working for the purpose of Sirius. Several more user names are also used for Sirius propaganda.

A true long term investor in Sirius who does not have any other motivation will never vote for a Reverse Split or a 1$ billion saturation of a major investment.

Do NOT believe the propaganda on these comment sections. Sirius will have you averaging down in a scheme to take all of your money.

Sirius investors please protect your investment. Send in your proxy vote. We request you to please vote “no” to the reverse split and vote “no” to the additional shares.

Vote “ NO “

2008 Nov 13 11:49 AM

[ARI D K:]

Exlellent choices it does'nt get better than this.
THE BEST RADIO ON RADIO.

AND VOTE NO TO RS

2008 Nov 13 02:01 PM

[User 297908:]

I'm totally upset about these changes they removed some of the best content they had for yet MORE 'hit stations'. Part of the reason I got this service was for unique content. I don't need twenty stations of the same recycled garbage FM offers. If sirius doesn't fix this soon I'll dump my stock and my subscriptions. Boombox among others were stripped and replaced with more top40 junk. Ugh.

-Unhappy Shareholder.

2008 Nov 13 09:15 PM

[efy007:]

Its great to see that I am not the only one who loved boombox! I am sure they cancelled because they did not feel there enough people who listened to that station. I wrote Sirius but only got back a generic email. I found the email addresses of Mel Karmazin and Scott Greenstein. I don t know if they are legit addresses but Ill give them to you. Please write them and voice your concerns. Maybe we dont have to cancel in order to be heard and have boombox brought back. They have to see that this station is missed and wanted. Write them please!!

mkarmazin@siriusradio....
sgreenstein@siriusradi...

2008 Nov 15 12:01 AM

[NotVerySmart2:]

Hi All,

Gald to hear SIRI has survived earnings. Got absolutley slaughtered in AAPL, and have since taken a neutral to bear stance with a long straddle. I just don't know what to say about this market. Valuations, actual earnings, and reality seem to escape it. I sincerely hope that our current administrastion and G20 do something or I fear we may see Dow 6k-7k within the next few months. I strongly suggest nutral positions (hedge longs) as anything with a beta is going decline.

Good Luck,

NVS

2008 Nov 15 02:29 PM

[Trippstudio:]

Its like someone thought that latin jazz and aggressive jazz have no place on the air. Artist likeTito Puente, Celia Cruz, Poncho Sanchez , Ray Barretto ,Tony Vega Willie Colón and many more Salsa and Merengue Jazz artist and great fusion artist like Stanley Clark, Al De Miola, Chick Corea John McLaughlin and so many many more will never be heard of again. This music is the soul of America. Its important that we continue to shear this music with our children. It is the backbone to almost every thing thats new today. Even rock and blues have a connection here. And don't get me wrong. I was raised on rock. But we have lots of rock station's and many old old rock music that we all heard and apparently will hear again for ever. You see thats the problem. Too many of one kind and none of some other kind. Where's the Jamaican connection. I love the grove. Makes me feel like I'm on the Island MAN. You really need to get in-touch with all of it. Thats what a digital Radio service should be all about. Giving its customers a lot of variety . The best latin Jazz,Pop and Jazz Fusion Beyond regular jazz . New age jazz . And New age musics. Not just never heard of artist but all Artist. WE SHOULD ALL BE HEARD. You could cut back on the Kids radio. Kill some rock station. I like bruce but not all day. I'd be sick of him in a week and then I'l have another station I can't listen to. I have three radios and my contract is up in december. I hate to say good buy but If you don't give me what I want well then GOODbye.

2008 Nov 17 01:33 PM

[Ricker:]

The need to merge the contents (channels) is pretty obvious to you, right?
The music is the same guys, SXM will continue offer the programming but in perhaps a slightly different format. I am a jazz listener, so I lost my Sirius channel to XM's Watercolors, yeh, so what......One week later I can not even remember what the Sirius channel was called! Sounds ok to me. Now, the Rock channels lost buzzsaw, you can find the same thing just listen. In fact, I like the way they went all the way back to the 40's music stuff, not that I am going to listen but if you buy mom and dad a receiver, maybe they will like to hear all the music of their era. Buy them one for Christmas.

What we need is to stop the worry about the little stuff, consolidation is a must to bring down costs, period. Save your energy for the announcement of the refinancing, if indeed it ever happens. I just hope that it happens soon!

2008 Nov 17 09:32 PM

[FormerSiriu...:]

Be heard! Send an email to Kathie Mahoney, VP of Market Research.

Kmahoney@siriusradio.c...

2008 Nov 18 03:19 PM

[FormerSiriu...:]

There are too many 24/7 featured artists stations, Bruce Springsteen, Greatful Dead, Elvis, Sinatra, AC/DC. Give me a break! If you need to hear 24/7 Bruce Springsteen then just load up you CD player or iPod with that crap and Sirius can free up a channel!

On Nov 17 01:33 PM Trippstudio wrote:

> Its like someone thought that latin jazz and aggressive jazz have
> no place on the air. Artist likeTito Puente, Celia Cruz, Poncho Sanchez
> , Ray Barretto ,Tony Vega Willie Colón and many more Salsa and Merengue
> Jazz artist and great fusion artist like Stanley Clark, Al De Miola,
> Chick Corea John McLaughlin and so many many more will never be heard
> of again. This music is the soul of America. Its important that we
> continue to shear this music with our children. It is the backbone
> to almost every thing thats new today. Even rock and blues have a
> connection here. And don't get me wrong. I was raised on rock. But
> we have lots of rock station's and many old old rock music that we
> all heard and apparently will hear again for ever. You see thats
> the problem. Too many of one kind and none of some other kind. Where's
> the Jamaican connection. I love the grove. Makes me feel like I'm
> on the Island MAN. You really need to get in-touch with all of it.
> Thats what a digital Radio service should be all about. Giving its
> customers a lot of variety . The best latin Jazz,Pop and Jazz Fusion
> Beyond regular jazz . New age jazz . And New age musics. Not just
> never heard of artist but all Artist. WE SHOULD ALL BE HEARD. You
> could cut back on the Kids radio. Kill some rock station. I like
> bruce but not all day. I'd be sick of him in a week and then I'l
> have another station I can't listen to. I have three radios and my
> contract is up in december. I hate to say good buy but If you don't
> give me what I want well then GOODbye.

2008 Nov 18 03:26 PM

[FormerSiriu...:]

There is no replacement for Buzzsaw. It won't be back on as "Boneyard" until January. It's been taken over by 24/7 AC/DC! The other "rock" stations do not play all same artist's that Buzzsaw did. There also is not a replacement for Sirius Disorder.


On Nov 17 09:32 PM ricker wrote:

> The need to merge the contents (channels) is pretty obvious to you,
> right?
> The music is the same guys, SXM will continue offer the programming
> but in perhaps a slightly different format. I am a jazz listener,
> so I lost my Sirius channel to XM's Watercolors, yeh, so what......One
> week later I can not even remember what the Sirius channel was called!
> Sounds ok to me. Now, the Rock channels lost buzzsaw, you can find
> the same thing just listen. In fact, I like the way they went all
> the way back to the 40's music stuff, not that I am going to listen
> but if you buy mom and dad a receiver, maybe they will like to hear
> all the music of their era. Buy them one for Christmas.
>
> What we need is to stop the worry about the little stuff, consolidation
> is a must to bring down costs, period. Save your energy for the announcement
> of the refinancing, if indeed it ever happens. I just hope that it
> happens soon!

2008 Nov 18 03:31 PM

[ken26252:]

I am so tired of people who are "disciples" of a corporation telling me I shouldnt complain because the channel change isnt a big deal and the corporation can do no wrong. Grow up people. It was a big deal. I am paying for unique "non-fm" music. They killed buzzsaw and there IS NOT an alternative. Now I have to listen to top40 nu-metal or ac/dc. A year ago Sirius was awesome. Now there is nothing but DJ's babbling about their opinions and top40 crapola. Sounds like FM to me. Commercials will be next, mark my words.

2008 Nov 22 05:01 PM