Is Satellite Radio For You?
Well if you like to listen to music the answer is yes!
But you probably already have a radio that works quite nicely
and are wondering why you might want to switch, right?
Satellite radio is a paid subscription - it works via a
satellite feed so you can listen to the radio anywhere you want
and there is no range restrictions so your favorite song won't
become garbled with static as you drive down the road out of
range. It works like satellite television, except it can travel
with you. A satellite radio can go in your home, your car or you
can carry it around with you. It provides crystal clear digital
sound no matter where you are and is commercial free.
Satellite radio can really open up the range and choices of
music. With satellite radio subscriptions, you typically have
access to several music channels, which reach all genres and
subgenres of music. The best providers will also provide you
dozens of channels for the latest news, talk radio, and
information, along with local traffic and weather forecasts and
all the sports events you could want.
XM Radio is rapidly growing and services over 2 million
listeners providing 68 music channels. With this satellite
radio, you can get country, rap, classical, bluegrass, rock,
reggae and most anything else you can imagine. IN addition,
there are over 30 channels just for news , sports, talks shows
and other entertainment programs that don't include music. And
if that's not enough there is another couple of dozen channels
that provide weather and traffic for most major cities.
If you want satellite radio you will need a reciever and
antennae to pick up the satellite feed. This equipment is state
of the art, and the best subscription services also offer AM and
FM as well as CD accessibility. Satellite radio can be set up to
work with your existing home entertainment system, in your car
or as a portable that you can bring with you.
Some of the new satellite radios and receivers are quite small
and lightweight and good for carrying around. All satellite
receivers will conveniently display the channel, song title, and
artist name. If it's a sporting event, they abbreviations for
each team will be shown so you can find that game you are
looking for instantly instead of having to wait until the
announcer mentions one of the teams.
Of course, satellite radio is perfect for listening to in the
car since you won't have to fiddle with tuning knobs or try to
find a new station as you drive out or range of what you are
listening. Coneniently, many new cars are coming equipped with
satellite radio service and even offer it free for 30 days.
Don't worry, though if you don't want to pay for the service
after your trial is up, your radio receiver will still work with
the usual AM and FM channels.