From Cnet.com
According to an advertisement already running on the Dish Network Web site, subscribers to the satellite TV system will get access to 61 commercial-free radio stations. Some customers have already reported tapping into the service.The relationship could provide a significant boost to Sirius, which--like rival service XM Satellite Radio--has occasionally found it a difficult task to persuade consumers to spend $150 or more on new satellite receiver hardware for their automobiles, and then pay the monthly $12.95 for the radio subscription.
To date, Sirius has attracted about 400,000 subscribers. The Dish Network, which is owned by EchoStar Communications, has about 9.7 million. Roughly 85 percent of those customers will now have access to the Sirius music channels without paying any additional fee, a Sirius representative said.
I love my Dish, and despite the cable comercials which would lead you to believe that if you sneeze you lose your signal, I love it, and I only lose my signal during those apocalyptic summer rains.
One thing which I never was fond of was the music channels offered by Dish. I thought there was a good selection, but the music on those channels was a little dry.
Now with the addition of nearly 70 new music channels courtesy of Sirius, I can now get my music fix. It is also a good move for Sirius, as it shows their music offerings to people who would not normally be exposed to Sirius, or would be thinking of purchasing vival XM's package.
Posted by psugrad98 at July 24, 2004 10:48 AM
