XM, Sirius To Merge

American Voices

February 21, 2007 | ISSUE 43•08

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio announced a plan to merge the two companies. What do you think?

Cool. I didn't think I was paying enough for my service before.

Kendra Peters
Furnace Repairperson
I'm just worried that Sirius' Top 40 station will be dropped in favor of XM's vastly inferior Top 40.

Krzysch
Systems Analyst
Until there's a satellite channel dedicated to a lonely statistician in Tacoma talking about his figurine collection, I'm sticking with ham radio.

Josh Bernstein
Piano Tuner

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