Satellite Radio When I drive my car around town running errands and going from place to place, it’s nice to listen to the radio. Now since this distance I am traveling seems to be within a 30-40 mile radius, flipping through the stations is not much of a problem for me. Now on the other hand, I do travel out of town frequently, and I hate it when I want to listen to the radio and there is no signal. The reason why none of us can is because radio signals don’t carry much farther than the town’s
Emergence of Satellite Radio While the transition of television to a digital technology with its improved picture and sound quality has been a much publicized and controversial process, television's venerable ancestor, radio, has stayed in the background. But this year, in the United States, radio broadcasting is making its own digital leap. Two start-ups are introducing a new type of radio broadcast--subscription-based digital audio sent from satellites. With satellite digital audio radio services
writing assignment two, we had to compare and contrast two items and write an essay about them. In this paper I chose FM radio and Satellite radio; because I want to get in the radio field after graduation and I thought it would be good to know the difference. I already knew the basics of radio but I wanted to dig deep and find out how it’s ran and why people pay for satellite radio. Although this was the second writing assignment in class it was the most challenging for me because I had to take my
XM Satellite Radio is a company that is different than many that we have seen in the past. This is due to the rather small number of competitors that XM had in their industry. Although radio has been around for decades, XM Satellite Radio was much different by opting to use satellites to send signals to radios while having a much higher level of quality. At the time of XM’s creation, their sole competitor was Sirius, making it very difficult for others potential competitors to enter the industry
COMPANY BACKGROUND SIRIUS Satellite Radio was incorporated on May 17, 1990 as Satellite CD Radio Inc. On November 18th 1999 the company changed their name to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc, which is the name under which the FCC license to distribute satellite radio was given to. SIRIUS Satellite radio currently offers over 100 of music, news, sports, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and children’s programming to subscribers throughout the United States. Their primary source of revenue is through
Mobile Satellite Corporation (AMSC) was formed with the intention of providing a satellite telephone, fax and data network. It was ruled by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that sufficient bandwidth existed for only one license to be issued for such broadcasting, which forced the competing firms to form the joint venture. It was the above named American Mobile Satellite Corporation (AMSC) who was granted the license. In 1992, CD Radio, who later changed their name to Sirius Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio: An Innovation Beyond AM and FM Radio How much do you enjoy drinking a nice cold beverage, reclining in your most comfy chair, while listening to your favorite radio station? Music is a very important part of the average person's daily life. We wake up to music set on our alarm clocks, sing to music in the shower, listen to music while driving to work, and enjoy it throughout the rest of our day. Well sit back and get ready to experience Radio to the Power of X. We're talking
Satellite radio is a technology that provides a radically new way to listen to radio. XM’s service makes use of advanced satellite capabilities and elaborates terrestrial receiver architecture to deliver a wide array of high quality radio programming nationwide. In early 1998, Robert Acker, director of strategic planning at XM, needs to develop a marketing strategy for this new radio service. There are several decisions that need to be made by the company in order to finalize the business plan. At
merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, there are currently three radios (XM, Sirius, and SiriusXM). All of them offer a diversity of channels, but the platforms and prices are different. Howard Stern was also part of the merger promise, but there were a lot of issues and concerns from him about the censorships. Due to this setback the company’s stock took a turn for the worst. The reason I know is because in 7/2005, I purchased 280 shares of SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC (SIRI), which
1890 (Wikipedia 2001), it set forth precedent for many cases to be brought up against it for years to come. Such as the case of two major players in the entertainment community of Sirius and XM who both have a majority of the marketplace in the satellite radio business and their talks of consolidating both businesses into one. This article on Ars Technica (Lasar, 2008) expands on the idea that these corporate entities should not be allowed to merge into one corporation, but above that should also be
I think it would be impossible for the government to control everyone and every activity. For example the FCC coming up with a plan to crack down on pornography distributed through cable or the “Howard Stern” show which will soon be going to satellite radio. People are paying for theses services. If the conservatives feel that FCC should crack down on what people pay to see, their wrong. Another good example. Conservatives disagree with abortion or adoption no matter what the circumstances “supposedly”
equivalent to the low end of the snowshoe hare population cycle in its northern range, and that is sufficient to sustain the lynx." (Kann). The first lynx were finally released in Creede, in February, 1999. (Lynx Release). Each one wore a dual VHF/satellite radio that allowed them to be monitored for movement and mortality. However, within just 2 weeks of their release, four of the eleven lynx had died of starvation (Range). Their deaths may have been unintentional, but hardly accidental. From the time
consumers. I think the number of radio stations and genres that they have is the most important. The second most important I think is that they have no commercials on most of their stations. I think that these value propositions would sell most of the nation, but that isn't true because there are only around 700,000 subscribers total. I completely agree with these value propositions, these value propositions give satellite radio the edge against FM and AM radio. Sirius's positioning statement
customers in include assigned seating (contrary to its competitor, Southwest Airlines), leather seats, more leg room, and superior on-board service. Furthermore, JetBlue is one only a few airlines that offers each passenger free Direct TV and XM satellite radio entertainment. Finally, with regard to customer service, JetBlue focuses intently on attracting and motivating a talented workforce. The company gives each employee a sense of ownership in the operations. This value and respect bestowed on
people be willing to pay $12.50/month for commercial free radio beamed right to their car or home. Well two companies and many big investors are betting about $3 billion dollars that people are willing to do just that. In 1997, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) granted a portion of the S-band spectrum for satellite radio and two companies purchased use of these bands and started the only two companies competing in the satellite radio business today, namely Sirius and XM. Analysts like William
our profitability in face of rising competition and fuel cost. Background: “AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings (NYSE: AAI), is a low-fare airline designed for business travelers, offering Business class, new planes with XM Satellite Radio and EasyFit Overhead Bins, assigned seats, and our accommodating frequent flier program A+ Rewards. AirTran Airways' mix of low fares and an affordable Business Class with excellent customer service and one of the world's youngest all-Boeing fleets
Howard Stern is a radio personality, producer, actor, author, and is the self proclaimed “King of All Media”. Stern is widely known for “The Howard Stern Show”, which was aired on FM radio from 1986 to 2005, until it moved to Sirius XM Radio in 2006. Stern specific style of “shock jock” radio is what makes him so popular, taking him only four years to get his show nationally syndicated in 1986. Howard Allan Stern was born January 12, 1954 in New York, New York to parents Ray and Ben Stern. For
JetBlue relies completely on technology with an operation strategy of choosing less crowded airports located near large cities to keep its turnaround down. In addition, JetBlue offers leather seats, LiveTV (a satellite service with programming provided by DirectTV), and began adding XM Satellite Radio to its fleet in 2005 to stress customer value. According to our chapter, the Service Value Model has six components that focus on customer value. The quality of JetBlue flights is a perception based on the
Sirius & XM Radio Merger Mergers among companies is not a new concept, in fact, this concept has been used since the 1980s. There are a few reasons that companies decide to merge. A merge can increase the performance which produces a stronger company. A stronger workforce is the dream of all companies. Companies love the idea that they are able to produce a product in half the time. Diversification is another reason companies like mergers. A company that merges to diversify may acquire another
biggest challenge is not being able to keep up with the growth and demand. Technical compatibility is another challenge. Sirius XM needs to develop a new radio that is capable of receiving signals from both satellites. This would require more manufacturers to be involved in the engineering process. Moreover, customers would have to buy the new radio set to stream the new