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The Facts About XM Satellite Radiio :
XM and Sirius are the two big names in satellite radio right now. That may change in the future, but not any time soon. Out of the two services, XM is actually the largest right now with almost two million subscribers, although Sirius has been aggressively closing the gap, especially with their high-profile celebity channels that have been featured so prominently in the media recently.
XM actually has a great blend of music, talk, and sports programming. They currently have 122 channels of programming and 68 of those are music channels. Basically, if you can't find some kind of music that you like listening to on XM satellite radio, then you probably just don't like music anyway. Everything from pop, hip-hop, reggae, rock and almost every other conceivable mix of music is available 24 hours a day no matter where you go with XM satellite radio.
The cost of XM satellite radio's subscription is $9.95 a month which is actually less than Sirius, but keep in mind that Sirius allows you to listen to their channels over the internet for free, while XM charges for that privilege, and when all things are considered the cost of either subscriptuion works out to just about the same.
So what do you need to start receiving satellite radio by XM? You will need a subscription to their service, a satellite radio receiver, and an antenna. There are several units for sale that even let you transfer the receiver from your car to your home and vice versa, so look around to get the kind of equipment that will benefit you most at the best price.
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