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1. They make mention of all of the sports covered, but really only one matters in Canada and that is hockey. If they truly are losing hockey for next season, there will be a massive switch in market share to xm on that basis alone.
   
   I don't quite get Sirius's strategy, they attract customers through their offering, then drop that offering to go after things completely different, not realizing that is why people came aboard. I am really losing faith in the management with decisions like single artist stations, all of the smut/religious/political stations which are all the same, and then things like Nascar which don't lend themselves to radio very well, while dropping solid news and non-political talk that does not involve a celebrity selling themselves. What ever happened to just good old talk radio with a news bent? How about a real global music station? How about international stations in English other than the BBC and CBC? How about more music stations like spectrum or outlaw country? How about a rock hits station, that is just current rock hits ( like new country) that does not involve Hiphop or rap?
   They do some things well but totally screw so much other up. by waltdisley
   
2. It's really Howard Stern driving Canada's subs. A long time ago Howard was on the radio in Toronto and said something about the French and was banned from Canadian airwaves. Notice Canadian press releases never mention Stern? The best way to make someone want something is to forbid it. Hockey is covered in Canada on free radio anyway. by firsttimer
   
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   Originally Posted by waltdisley They make mention of all of the sports covered, but really only one matters in Canada and that is hockey. If they truly are losing hockey for next season, there will be a massive switch in market share to xm on that basis alone. I don't quite get Sirius's strategy, they attract customers through their offering, then drop that offering to go after things completely different, not realizing that is why people came aboard. I am really losing faith in the management with decisions like single artist stations, all of the smut/religious/political stations which are all the same, and then things like Nascar which don't lend themselves to radio very well, while dropping solid news and non-political talk that does not involve a celebrity selling themselves. What ever happened to just good old talk radio with a news bent? How about a real global music station? How about international stations in English other than the BBC and CBC? How about more music stations like spectrum or outlaw country? How about a rock hits station, that is just current rock hits ( like new country) that does not involve Hiphop or rap? They do some things well but totally screw so much other up.

   I'm right with ya, brother! The promise was true diversity, not the same schlock covered from more angles. I guess this appealing to the lowest common denominator was inevitable. But somehow I thought that with 150+ channels the chances were better for some intelligent content. I guess putting the old schlockmeister in charge put the lie to that. One question, though, why is my stock still dropping through the floor if this is the solution? by ausman
   
4. I agree completely with Waltdisley:
   
   I don't quite get Sirius's strategy, they attract customers through their offering, then drop that offering to go after things completely different, not realizing that is why people came aboard.
   
   I just got a Sirius (Canada) radio in December and they have already taken off, or are planning to take off more stations that I signed up for in the first place. I realize that they are restricted by the CRTC, but this is getting kind of frustrating. by BazookaJoe
   
5. well I for one got it for Howard. Also because of the nascar channel plus the 10 in car channels that are coming come raceday. I have started listening to buzzsaw, hard attack and hair nation too. I agree that theres alot of useless channels in their lineup but I'm pretty happy with what I listen too. I certainly dont want extra channels added if its going to lower sound quality (which could be better) unless the extra channels are going to displace some of the useless channels. Replace the outQ, religion, and martha for more NHL covering would be a good start at least here in Canada. by D0TC0M
   
6. I also think that as you get further north there is a real difference in reception between Sirius and XM, which probably will go away as XM gets their other sats in orbit. by bcheung65
   
7. I live in northern new brunswick and 90% of the time I get 3 bars and 10% of the time its 2 bars. I've yet to see 1 bar reception except going under an overpass. Not sure what XM gets for recpetion though I know 2 guys with XM and I havent heard them complaining either by D0TC0M
   
8. bcheung: XM's problem isn't their sats, but where they are. They're simply too low on the horizon to deliver usable coverage over various parts of Canada. In Newfoundland, a 2-story building on the south side of a 2-lane road is sufficient to block the satellite for the entire road.
   
   The new XM sats are going in the same locations as the current ones (unless they decide to go Molniya like Sirius does). Canadian reception is not going to be improved. by leviramsey
   
9. I would imagine Howard is the biggest factor in these sales (funny how he's not mentioned in the press release). God knows I got Sirius just for that - although I love the service now that I use it. by baby gorilla
   
10. The difference between Sirius and XM in Canada is first and fore most Howard. Thats why I got my first 2 Sirius radios. The third one I got was for my parents which would have been XM, but I changed my mind due to Sirius having better reception in Canada. by GreenHornet99