FAQ - Satellite

What is Satellite Radio?

Satellite Radio is an entertainment service currently offered by XM Radio and Sirius. Satellites orbiting directly over the United States broadcast over 100 streams/channels of digital-quality music, sports, news, and entertainment to listeners throughout the continental U.S. for a monthly subscription fee of $9.95 (XM Radio) and $12.95 (Sirius). Most original streams/channels are completely commercial-free music in virtually every genre, as well as over 40 world-class sports, news, and entertainment streams.
Satellite radio service gives you the power to choose what you want to hear - wherever and whenever you want it.  Offering you over 100 music  streams/channels - more than any other radio band.  Satellite channels include news, talk, sports and entertainment. 100's of channels, for a low monthly subscription.  Some satellite radio services offer premium channels for an additional monthly fee.

How is satellite programming different from regular radio?
Satellite is completely different from regular radio. First of all, most of the music streams/channels are 100% commercial-free. So, unlike traditional radio or other services, satellite radio offers commercial-free music all the time.  In addition, streams/channels feature superior sound resolution. The result is that subscribers experience the music the way it was meant to be heard – across all of our music streams/channels.  Satellite offers original programming. National broadcast studios have become something of a magnet for all kinds of performers, hundreds of exclusive live interviews and performances that you won’t hear anywhere else. Each of music channel/streams is created and hosted by on-air personalities. Satellite channels/streams feature the most popular genres as well as a broad range of in-depth programming that goes far beyond what listeners can find anywhere else. So whether a subscriber wants to experience today’s hottest tracks or something totally new or hard to find, satellite offers it all.
Satellite also features content providers like CNN, Headline News, NASCAR Channel, CNBC, FOX News, C-SPAN, ESPN, Speed Channel, A&E, and E! Entertainment that you can’t find on traditional radio across the country.

What kind of Reception Can I Expect from Satellite Radio?

Unlike conventional radio stations that have an average reception range of approximately 30 miles, satellite provides coast-to-coast coverage across the continental U.S. with no signal fades.   Satellite radios for the car and home offer you freedom - from static, from distortion, from that frustrating feeling when you drive out of range in the middle of an exclusive interview or a new song you've been waiting to hear.

Will I still be able to get my local radio stations if I have Satellite?
Yes. Satellite radios will not prevent you from listening to local AM/FM radio. Satellite radio is a whole new band of radio that is completely digital and available coast-to-coast for less than the cost of one CD per month.

What equipment do I need to get Satellite?
There are many ways you can get Satellite in your vehicle. If your current radio is not Satellite-Ready, you can purchase an adapter kit that uses a separate display control unit and provides the service through your existing car radio. This allows you to get Satellite Radio without replacing the car radio in your vehicle.

Whichever you decide, a satellite receiver and antenna need to be installed in your vehicle and this can be done at any of our retail locations where you purchase the satellite radio kit.

What do I have to do?

So if you're a music devotee, a sports fanatic or a news hound, share the passion for the new power of satellite radio.  Join us in a listening of this new radio option and capture the soundtrack of your imagination. Satellite pushes radio beyond traditional limits. Sit back, listen, and open yourself to the excitement of radio as you've never heard it before.

Once you hear satellite radio, there will be no tuning back!

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