Satellite Radio Merger
Monday, July 23, 2007
The Good News:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Monday the companies plan to offer a la carte plans to consumers starting at $6.99 for 50 channels.
The Bad News:
A la carte programming will be available beginning within one year following the merger, and the other programming options will be available beginning within six months following the merger.
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So when is this one year? I vowed that I would never subscribe to satellite radio for $13 a month although I really like it. I always said if it was $5 I would do it. With it being $7 and you get to pick your channels, I much more interested. While playing with XM, I only found a handful of stations I was interested in, same goes for Sirius. I could easily put together 50 stations and if they sell additional ones for a quarter then I am that much closer to signing up. Most likely be late 2008 before this will be available. I guess I could start putting away $7 a month now so when it does happen I will be ready.
Posted by mardenhill 7/23/2007 01:12:00 PM
Labels: Music, Technology
1 Comment:
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8:14 PM
*sigh* Good for them, bad for us.
