Satellite Radios Information
More Politicians Ask FCC For Satellite Merger Conditions (FMQB) Senators and House reps ask FCC to include HD Radio technology and lease more channels in approval of XM-Sirius merger. Also, Sirius sees $400 million in savings, post-merger.
Sirius predicts post-merger strength (BetaNews) Responding to an unfavorable analyst outlook for post-merger Sirius and XM, satellite radio network Sirius this week published its guidance for 2009, predicting a full year of profitability if the merger is completed.
ABBA Radio to Air Exclusively on Sirius Satellite Radio (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) SIRIUS Satellite Radio will launch ABBA Radio, an exclusive channel dedicated to international pop supergroup, ABBA.
Bloated, Biased and Creaky. A sitcom legend explains why the BBC must be broken up (Evening Standard) Antony Jay is an ex-BBC editor and the creator of Yes Minister and it's sequel Yes, Prime Minister. Now in a devastating broadside, he calls for the BBC to reduce it's remit to one TV channel and one radio station.
Volunteers respond to floods (The Herald News) JOLIET -- Working in pairs and 24 hours at a time, four Will County men helped facilitate communication between emergency agencies during the recent flooding along the Mississippi River.
Delay gives some pause (The Cincinnati Enquirer) Reds officials confirmed last week that the club is intentionally delaying the radio broadcast this season in order to synchronize announcers' radio descriptions with the Fox Sports Net Ohio telecasts on cable or satellite.
Austin's GIT Satellite Communications fills growing need (Austin American-Statesman) Mushers in Alaska's 1,150-mile Iditarod dogsled race and civilian contractors in Afghanistan face a common communications problem: When they need to make an outside call, there is usually no conventional telephone service available.
Hostages freed in Colombia returning home (International Herald Tribune) On Thursday, three American officials in Washington, citing the sensitivity of the assistance, confirmed that the United States provided intelligence to support the operation.
Bloated, Biased and Creaky. A sitcom legend explains why the BBC must be broken up (Daily Mail) In a devastating broadside, ex-BBC editor Anthony Jay, he calls for the BBC to reduce it's remit to one TV channel and one radio station.
FCC commissioner key to XM-Sirius vote (Reuters via Yahoo! News) As the Federal Communications Commission considers whether to allow the two U.S. satellite radio companies to combine in a controversial deal, all eyes are on FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate.
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