Radio that plays what you want.

Dick Bruner · Post by **Dick Bruner** » 24 Mar 2002 6:42 pm

I've been away for a while, just noticed and old discussion about radio. Satellite radio (I use XM) has so many choices that for the first week, I couldn't settle on just a few. They have almost any kind of station you could ask for. You can listen to the same station anywhere in the US, and many of the stations have direct toll free lines into the DJ's. Usually if they don't have what you want they will get it. You can also e-mail your requests. They have a studio in the Country Music Hall of Fame, and have access to that music as well.

Dick

Tom Olson · Post by **Tom Olson** » 24 Mar 2002 7:12 pm

Dick -- thanks for the info.

(you see, guys? things aren't that bad after all! Let Clear Channel and those other guys have their stupid, little empires -- see what good it'll do them)

By the way, Dick, I'm not that familiar with the options you speak of. Could you perhaps post some sources of satellite and internet radio -- how much they cost, etc.? Thanks!

Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 25 Mar 2002 8:49 am

I listen to channel 13 a lot. Older country with gobs of Hank Thompson, Ernest Tubb, Faron Young etc etc If you include all of the country oriented channels there are 7 of them. Tons of good Jazz from 40 to today, lot's of 40's standards, 3 non-stop comedy channels, ESPN, CNN, Discovery radio, KIds Radio. Over 100 channels, $10 a month subscription fee. Digital sound! I get an occasional dropout when next to a tall building or against a really big mountain that's blocking the southern exposure but these are infrequent. See details here: click here .

I paid $200 for a new Pioneer radio that supports XMradio directly, $50 for a satellite antenna (Terk brand, much smaller than the Pioneer "shark fin" antenna), and $200 for a Pioneer satellite receiver that is mounted in my trunk. I bought everything at Crutchfield but have seen my CD/Player radio for $50 less and the satellite receiver for $30 less elsewhere. I just like Crutchfield's return policy. Stay away from the glass mounted antennas- they are very noisy and some people are returning them. My antenna has 2 micro-thin coax cables coming out the back which I routed under the back window seal and into my trunk to the satellite receiver. One coax feeds the satellite signal and one feed the earth repeater terrestrial signal that is used in some area to supplement the satellite.

For less than the cost of a Coke per day, I have no gripes about radio (XM that is) anymore and I haven't bothered playing any of my 100's of CD's. By the way this setup still can play CD's and local AM/FM radio stations as well

Greg

Dick Bruner · Post by **Dick Bruner** » 26 Mar 2002 11:17 am

Tom, I think Gregg pretty well answered your questions. For those of us who spend our lives on the road this is the best accessory to come along since air conditioning, or cruise control.

Channel 10 has a program called "Interview with the ledgands(sp)" by Bill Anderson. One was with Weldon Myreck,Lloyd Green, and John Hughey.

Greg, if you listen to channel 13 in the morning, my dog's name is Nell.

Dick