Have you ever wondered what the difference is between satellite radio and regular radio? Until recently I thought the only difference was you had to pay for one and not the other. To me, that is a deal breaker, why pay for something that you can get for free? However, there are a few perks to satellite radio that I discovered that makes paying a small fee every month potentially worth it.
Much like online radio, satellite radio provides a wide variety of music. With regular radio we are limited by our location to what we are able to listen to, but with satellite radio we can listen to anything and everything, with limited to no commercial breaks (a big plus). XM radio and Sirius are some of the popular satellite radio providers out there.
Another pro about satellite radio is censorship, or the lack there of. Satellite radio plays songs without “bleeping” out inappropriate language and allows us to listen to the song as it was intended. There is also no censorship on satellite radio talk shows. Howard Stern’s racy and uncensored talk show comes to mind when mentioning this.
Speaking of talk shows, that is another plus about satellite radio. For those of us who prefer to listen to talk shows on the radio rather than music, there are more and more syndicated talk shows appearing on satellite radio. This means listeners have lots of choice in talk shows, sports programming and more.
Part of the appeal of satellite radio is the variety that it offers; music, talk shows, and comedy. A really cool service that satellite radio provides is listeners are able to listen to stand up comedy stations rather than a music station. Instead of buying a comics CD in the store you are able to tune into their show on the radio.
Even though you do have to subscribe to satellite radio and pay a small fee, if you have a few extra bucks lying around, it seems worth it because of the listening options it provides.
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I enjoy listening to satellite radio rather than regular radio. Not having commericals with satellite radio is a plus!There are a lot of different stations to choose fun!The bad part is that you have to pay for it, but it is well worth it! Regular radio is nice since it is local and keeps you informed in what is going on around the neighborhood. Sometimes it isn't bad to listen to talk radio shows because they are funny, but I like my music so I would rather listen to that than have the hosts talk all the time.
ReplyDeleteSatellite radio would be very convenient in the sense that there are no advertisements to listen to. Also, I feel there are more stations to choose from. I've realized North Dakota is very sheltered with their radio station choices. I think that satellite radio is nice also, because the sensorship is not as strict and people may complain about that, but if you are listening to it, you should be able to decide what you want to keep listening too or else change the station. So I would say paying for satellite would be worth it, although I do sometimes find myself listening to the catchy advertisements on the radio.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this blog, satelline radio sounds like a nice extra to have. Exactly how much is the monthly fee for satellite radio? I think it would probably be worth it, but I don't listen to the radio too much. And when I do, it's nice to get local news. But some of the perks of satellite radio is no commericals which would be nice! And also that the music is not censored. That's nice for when I want to listen to a song they way it sounds on the album. And best of all, there's way more of a variety of music!
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