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  • The Future of Radio Is Online [View article]
    I'm sorry but I just can't buy in to the whole Internet Radio being king idea. In my mind, that's like saying Public Access TV will be the next big thing. Niche, niche, niche, wannabe's everywhere, and this will somehow appeal to the masses?

    Satellite is where the real talent is gravitating to. Established, well-known DJ's people have been listening to most of their lives (Carol Miller, Jim Kerr, even Cousin Brucie, etc.) have gone to satellite, and popular DJ's are the ones who made FM what it became. You want music without a talk-up by a real human? That's what CD's, mp3's and iPods are for. Yes, Internet Radio will have it's place, but I just don't see the coronation coming in the foreseeable future.

    Sirius will be king.
    Jul 01 02:39 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Goldman's Sirius Call: Solid Thesis, Poor Timing [View article]
    "You've heard AM...it sucks!
    You've heard FM...it sucks, too!
    Get Sirius/XM Satellite Radio...The Best Radio on Radio

    Sirus/XM...Finally, radio that doesn't suck!"

    Can't wait for that ad campaign. LOL
    Jun 30 12:41 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • The Future of Radio Is Online [View article]
    Internet Radio in cars? THOUSANDS of channels?? Turn your car into a Wi-Fi hotspot? What, drivers don't already have enough distractions in their vehicles? Outstanding! Now we'll be able to talk on the phone, text, email, surf the web, and channel surf on the radio, all while doing 70+ mph. Paying attention to what's going on around you is overrated anyway.

    Regardless, and quite frankly, CONTENT IS KING as someone else mentioned on another thread. I don't care if you offer me a million channels, crap is still crap, no matter how high it's piled. I haven't listened to FM radio at all since I subscribed to Sirius 3 years ago, and made-to-order Internet radio "stations" are best suited for eclectic musical tastes, a very small niche market at best.

    Everyone I know who subscribes to Sirius absolutely raves about the service, and I am (obviously) no exception. It is simply a superior product, and if the goddam government would get out of the way and let the free market work, the results will most certainly bear me out.
    Jun 30 11:59 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Goldman's Sirius Call: Solid Thesis, Poor Timing [View article]
    Mr. Stathis,

    You have no position in either stock, have not even followed the sector for years, yet here you are, mere hours or days away from a major announcement regarding the future of these two companies proclaiming your expertise and foretelling disaster?

    Give Clear Channel and the NAB their money back, sir. You are far too transparent.
    Jun 29 12:17 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
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