People in fixed locations do not change channels

rickets · 10-07-2003, 10:53 AM

They need streams with low repetition.

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cheerioboy26 · 10-07-2003, 11:02 AM

I'll agree on the "at work" chart since I don't change the station since I rarely listen (I can't listen to Sirius on the web at work so I'm referring to a regular radio.) Plus, music is more of a "white noise" item to people like me in offices IMO.

And this might be true at home too, if you turn on your stereo system while you are doing chores, etc., or just reading perhaps.

But for me when I listen to Sirius online at home, it's a much bigger mix. I might leave the station tuned for 20 minutes, other times I am switching after every song, depending on my mood....since it's right in front if me.

rickets · 10-07-2003, 01:49 PM

I find XM 51 or Sirius 26 are the only streams that don't piss me off if I leave them on continuously at home. I guess I'm lucky to be able to find those...

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Originally Posted by cheerioboy26

I'll agree on the "at work" chart since I don't change the station since I rarely listen (I can't listen to Sirius on the web at work so I'm referring to a regular radio.) Plus, music is more of a "white noise" item to people like me in offices IMO.

And this might be true at home too, if you turn on your stereo system while you are doing chores, etc., or just reading perhaps.

But for me when I listen to Sirius online at home, it's a much bigger mix. I might leave the station tuned for 20 minutes, other times I am switching after every song, depending on my mood....since it's right in front if me.

Subroc · 10-07-2003, 02:58 PM

If we get one more thread on reptetition, I'm gonna flip out. Sirius has made every effort to decrease repetition on all of it's streams other than US-1. Rickets, like it or not, you will hear the same song more than once a day, it's only fair. What if a west coaster wants to hear a song that day, but they can't because it was played at 9AM EST, and he wasn't up at 6. What if a car listener is hoping to hear some hits on the car ride home, but can't because it was played earlier in the day. If you don't want any reptition at all, I think that you have no alternative but to download a ton of MP3s, get a keg, and throw it on shuffle. No one wants to not be able to hear the music they like, all in the name of no reptition at all.

KyngNothing · 10-07-2003, 03:07 PM

OH NO!!! The numbers are from Arbitron!! Must be marketing somewhere in here!!!

On topic, I've noticed the decrease in repetition on the stations I listen to regularly, and it's showing up on the forums here too, as we're seeing more and more "where do i hear this band/song", and people chime in, where the original poster listens to those stations...

What's that mean? There are people who AREN'T hearing the "hit" songs they want, because they aren't repeated... It's a giant balancing act... I think Sirius is doing a good job of it...

joybandit · 10-07-2003, 05:05 PM

I am going to agree with that chart. I never turn the channel at work because I am usually too busy to pay that much attention to what is being played. If I hear a song I really like, I will notice it, but Sirius is something I use to help me get through the day. I probably will change the channels more at home because there are so many choices and I want to listen to different things. I dont have satellite radio in my car and since I HATE am/fm, I usually dont listen to anything at all.

SiriusGS300 · 10-07-2003, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Subroc

If we get one more thread on reptetition, I'm gonna flip out. Sirius has made every effort to decrease repetition on all of it's streams other than US-1.

Clearly, you haven't listened to FirstWave for a long period of time (or even over a few days) recently. Even Christopher The Minister, the Stream Designer for FirstWave agreed with me the other day in an email reply & thought things were getting a little "tight" on 22. He asked for some other artists I wanted to hear, so I sent him a list. Maybe they'll get integrated into their playlists sooner or later.

And, if there's a lot of "repitition about repitition", maybe that's because subs are concerned about it. IMHO, if you turn on the radio (satellite or otherwise) "waiting" to hear a particular song or artist, you're better off tuning in to your local "hot hits of the <insert your favorite decades here>" FM station for free.

But, I guess everyone's entitiled to their own listtening habits. Agreed, variety vs. repitition is a tough nut to crack for coast-coast radio. But the solution shouldn't be to just play the same n songs over and over again ad nauseum.