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Auto Sales: Good News on the Horizon?

Well and good... and I want to preface what I say here that I am long Siri to the tune of 4k shares dollar cost averaged down to just over 1.47 (ouch) because I like the product and have(had) confidence that this company would turn it around.

I was listening in my car (Ford Fusion with Sync and Sirius built in) on a business trip, and I began to listen to some of the commercials. I was mostly on sports and comedy channels and a little business channel in there on my 4 1/2 hour trip, but a LOT of the commercials on there sounded more like things I delete from my E-mail inbox or go directly to my spam filter! Anyone else with me here? I cannot think of one ad that was for some kind of a staple product (and by that I mean a Coca-Cola or Pepsi or McDonald's or some other hi-profile product). It was all about getting rich quick, debt elimination, 'size' enlargement, etc. Not even any political ads. /wince

Well my rant is over, does anyone else have an opinion on this, or maybe how the ad revenue stream is divided? Maybe for some of these channels they just sell the channel? I have not listened to regular radio in awhile, but I would think that for a pay-radio station they could get a better ad clientele. Or can it not be assumed that someone paying for radio has at least a bit more disposable income? Looking forward do hearing from you all!