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|  NAB says emails legit
Spokesman Dennis Wharton said his group has the name, date, postal address and numerical Internet address of the e-mailers, including those contacted by The Post, to show that the electronic letters were sent by actual people.
"I have a high degree of confidence in this," Wharton said. "They [the e-mailers] had to physically type in their name and address. It was a fairly rigorous process."
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ztmike
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Sadly i see them merging sooner or later, when that happens you can probably hear more ads and more cost of service, not to mention probably prices of radios will up go.
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kfsutops
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| said by ztmike  :Sadly i see them merging sooner or later, when that happens you can probably hear more ads and more cost of service, not to mention probably prices of radios will up go. Oh but no...everyone says that this is good. It will lower prices.
Bullshit. I agree. It is going to raise rates considerably. I hadn't even thought of the commercial free aspect until you mentioned it.
I hate this even more now.
But unfortunately, it will go through. I can't wait to hear all the crying idiots when they start raising prices after six months.
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hobgoblin
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said by ztmike :Sadly i see them merging sooner or later, when that happens you can probably hear more ads and more cost of service, not to mention probably prices of radios will up go. As opposed to one of them going out of business.
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AtomicZero
join:2004-11-24
West Palm Beach, FL
| IMHO: I don't mind
Do people care/ oppose this merger? why? I don't think I care one way or the other since I don't have a subscription to either. I do care tho if it means no satellite radio at all since listen to XM once in a while with my Winamp, and I like the fact that they have an anime SDTK station... I think that's cool and maybe I'd be upset if that was gone.....maybe. I think the whole satellite radio thing was a great idea since people could play stuff on there that the boring regular radio stations would not or refused to play. |
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DotMac4
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1 edit | NAtB
Why the NAtB should have any say in this merger is perplexing. The National Association of terrestrial Broadcasters is the organization representing XM and Sirius' competitors...of course they're against anything that would make XM and Sirius more competitive.
They bitch about the merger and they want full FCC censorship of satellite radio.
Screw the NAtB. OTA radio sucks.
Meanwhile it's shocking to me that the Exxon Mobil merger gets through in near record time and Sirius or XM still can't get a yes or no answer after months and months. Just goes to show exactly who runs Washington. Looks like Mel needs to pony up some big bribes if he ever wants to see an answer. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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Re: bah
said by kfsutops :said by ztmike :Sadly i see them merging sooner or later, when that happens you can probably hear more ads and more cost of service, not to mention probably prices of radios will up go. Oh but no...everyone says that this is good. It will lower prices. Bullshit. I agree. It is going to raise rates considerably. I hadn't even thought of the commercial free aspect until you mentioned it. I hate this even more now. But unfortunately, it will go through. I can't wait to hear all the crying idiots when they start raising prices after six months. You do realize if there isn't a merger within a few years one if not both will be out of business anyways. Then what will happen to prices? |
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DotMac4
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Huntington Beach, CA | reply to hobgoblin
Or both going out of business. |
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DotMac4
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Which begs the question...why would the NAtB not want the merger. If what you say is true, a merger would result in higher prices which would be good for the terrestrial broadcasters.
The fact that the NAtB is fighting this tooth and nail tells me the opposite would be the case. XM and Sirius could save a bundle combining resources and not having to advertise against each other. Satellite would still have to compete with not only OTA radio, but all the other sources of mobile entertainment (eg iPods). |
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DotMac4
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Re: NAB says emails legit
Washington Post only got a hold of 1 out of 60 that would confirm they sent the email. Looks like the NAtB is full of crap as usual. |
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Maggs
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Woodside, NY | Why doesn't the NAB buy Sirus and XM
They can have their cake and eat it too. |
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DotMac4
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Huntington Beach, CA | The NAtB is an organization like the MPAA or RIAA. They can't buy anything...they're just a lobbying outfit. Individual radio operations like Clear Channel could I suppose, but even when losing money Sirius and XM would be very expensive. |
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UofMiamiGrad
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Great Neck, NY
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Re: bah
said by DotMac4 :The fact that the NAtB is fighting this tooth and nail tells me the opposite would be the case. XM and Sirius could save a bundle combining resources and not having to advertise against each other. Satellite would still have to compete with not only OTA radio, but all the other sources of mobile entertainment (eg iPods). I agree, the more NAB fights the merger, the more the merger makes sense. The NAB doesn't want competition that a combined XM/Sirius company would give them & they know it. This is just the latest crap the NAB is pulling. |
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moonpuppy
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Re: NAB says emails legit
said by TKJunkMail :Spokesman Dennis Wharton said his group has the name, date, postal address and numerical Internet address of the e-mailers, including those contacted by The Post, to show that the electronic letters were sent by actual people.
"I have a high degree of confidence in this," Wharton said. "They [the e-mailers] had to physically type in their name and address. It was a fairly rigorous process." And you believe them? 
Like the rigorous process the RIAA used to identify those stealing music?  |
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DotMac4
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Huntington Beach, CA | More like if the RIAA pirated their own stuff then said "See...look how many pirates there are!" |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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Re: bah
said by DotMac4 :Satellite would still have to compete with not only OTA radio, but all the other sources of mobile entertainment (eg iPods). Don't forget HD radio which gives you the same sound quality as satelite except it's FREE. |
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XM25TheBlend
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I stopped listening to broadcast radio years ago. Gobdam broadcasters pump the volume up on the commercials and their obnoxious djs are always talking over the music. Screw that! I'll gladly pay for commercial-free music. |
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dualsub2006
join:2007-07-18
Newport, KY
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Re: bah
I subscribe to both primarily for the commercial free music. If the commercial free music goes, so do I. I am not alone.
Sirius and XM both have difficulty getting people to sign up at $12.95 a month. What makes you think that a merged company would suddenly be able to raise rates? This is strictly a luxury item for people. Nothing like cable or satellite TV. People can and will return to FM radio, iPods or Zunes. Satellite radio is in a tenuous position at best. Higher rates would not make up for the loss in revenue from people that would rather cancel than pay more.
If they split off sports into a pay tier that MIGHT be one way, but even then they lose. There are those that subscribe to one or the other and they are at the maximum that they are willing to pay. Taking away programming that is provided today for an all in one price for a premium tier will lead to fewer subscribers. Not more. |
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DotMac4
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I was going to list it but figured someone would post that HD-Radio is still OTA radio
I like HD-Radio in terms of quality, but unfortunately it still suffers from all the commercials and idiot program directors that have totally trashed Los Angeles radio. |
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1 edit | The NAB is headed by a beer distributor!
The president of the NAB used to be a beer distributor-what do you expect from him and his ilk?
Also, after the merger, ALL AUDIO PROGRAMMING IS BEING MOVED TO XM!!! The Sirius satellites are being repurposed for a mobile video service. It's already available on some Chrysler minivans in fact-check put their TV ads all over the place! |
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