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Tuesday, Jun 17
The June 24th Channel Changes
Here are the channels that will be moving to new places early that Tuesday morning: Some channels that you might be aware of or not are relatively new. They are: Channel 10, E-Street Radio Channel 110, Indie Talk Channel 114, Dr. Radio
Thursday, May 1
Neil Diamond coming to SIRIUS
Neil Diamond Radio continues SIRIUS’ tradition of creating exclusive artist branded channels dedicated to iconic figures at the top of their game. Recent limited engagement artist channels heard exclusively on SIRIUS include Rolling Stone Radio, Garth Brooks Radio, Radio R.E.M., Jay-...
Tuesday, Jan 8
CES News: FCC Chairmen doesn’t comment on XM-Sirius Merger
XM-Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI) and Echostar-DirecTV: Shapiro attempted to draw Martin on whether approval of the XM-Sirius merger would bode well for a merger between Echostar (NSDQ: DISH) and DirecTV (NYSE: DTV). Martin wouldn’t talk about the pending approval of the satellite radio merger...
Saturday, Dec 22
Sirius announces it’s “Top 10 Music Events of 2007″
SIRIUS’ popular E Street Radio channel re-launched this year in support of Magic, Bruce Springsteen’s first album recorded with the E Street Band since 2002. Listeners of E Street Radio can hear rare recordings of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
Wednesday, Dec 19
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Celebrates The Life Of James Brown
SIRIUS Satellite Radio will celebrate the life and music of James Brown as the first anniversary of his passing approaches. SIRIUS’ Soul Town channel will feature James Brown songs and interview clips hourly throughout the day on December 22 beginning at 1 pm ET on channel 53. On December 2...
Sunday, Apr 15
Brandon Steiner to Host Weekly Talk Show on SIRIUS
NEW YORK – April 13, 2007 – SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that sports business and collectibles expert Brandon Steiner, CEO of Steiner Sports, will host a new weekly talk show exclusively on SIRIUS that will examine the fast-paced and ever-changing world of spo...
Thursday, Mar 22
ROAD DOG TRUCKING
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO’S ROAD DOG TRUCKING CHANNEL GOES WALL-TO-WALL AT THE MID-AMERICA TRUCKING SHOW WITH EXCLUSIVE LIVE BROADCASTS AND SPECIAL GUESTS The entire on-air team of Road Dog Trucking Radio, SIRIUS channel 147, including Charlie Daniels, “King of the Road Dogs,”
Wednesday, Mar 7
Interview with Sirius Disorder DJ - Larry Kirwin of “Celtic Crush”
Larry Kirwan hosts “Celtic Crush” on Sirius Disorder (ch. 32) which airs: Saturdays 10 am - 1 pm ET Rebroadcast Tuesdays 10 pm - 1 am ET “Who is Larry Kirwan” and how did he go from being a boy in Wexford to an accomplished musician, playwright, author, and now disc jockey on Sirius?
Tuesday, Mar 6
Bill Cosby interview March 15 at 6pm ET on Raw Dog // 104
NEW YORK, March 6, 2007 — SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that it will broadcast an exclusive, hour-long conversation between legendary entertainer Bill Cosby and comedian and SIRIUS host Jim Breuer on Raw Dog Comedy Uncensored, SIRIUS channel 104.
Thursday, Mar 1
Sirius Files Annual Report - Several Good Tidbits
Earlier this afternoon, Sirius Satellite Radio filed its annual report with the SEC. Here are some interesting tidbits that we pulled from it: ’We cannot predict with certainty when Sirius Backseat TV will be introduced.’ Sirius unveiled the first hardware for Sirius Backseat TV in Janu...
Monday, Feb 26
Sirius CEO Karmazin Hosts Q&A on Stern
Mel: “Your Sirius satellite radio […] will not become obsolete, and you’ll still be able to get all your Sirius programming. Our hope would be that as we negotiate through existing contracts from the partners that we’ll be able to add content like Baseball to the Sirius system so our subscr...
Wednesday, Feb 21
Can Sirius and XM Radios Pick Up Both signals today?
It appears that this implies radios today can receive the entire satellite digital audio radio services(SDARS, the technical term for satellite radio) spectrum. Furthermore, for the first 6 months or so, XM used the same codec that Sirius does, Perceptual Audio Coder(PAC), before the...
Friday, Feb 16
Ricky Rudd chosen as Fans Choice for Daytona in car audio
NEW YORK, Feb 16, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, announced today that the in-car audio of Ricky Rudd, driver of the No. 88 Snickers Ford, has been chosen by the fans to be featur...
Wednesday, Feb 14
Thanks…for 5 great years.
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since I first drove five hours from New Orleans to Jackson, Mississippi to get one of the first SIRIUS Satellite Radios in the nation. In those days, many thought SIRIUS would never pull off this launch, but I had to prove that it worked to the entire In...
Tuesday, Feb 13
A Look Back Part II: 2003
Two new subscription plans were announced on May 14, 2003. The Preferred Plan for multiple subscriptions would allow you to pay $6.99 for additional radios subscribed after the first. Sirius also introduced the Lifetime of Music & More Plan for the life of the unit purchased for only $3...
Erasure to premiere music from their new CD exclusively on Sirius
US premiere of music from Erasure’s new CD/DVD, On the Road to Nashville, recorded live on May 6, 2006 at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. The new double disc features music from Erasure’s Union Street Acoustic Tour.
SIRIUS Canada has 300,000 Subscribers and 78% of Canadian Market
TORONTO, Feb. 13 - SIRIUS Canada Inc., Canada’s fastest growing satellite radio provider with 110 full-time channels, announced today that it has surpassed 300,000 paying subscribers nationwide, with more than 100,000 of those subscribers joining since November 22, 2006. During the 2...
Sunday, Feb 11
A Look Back as Sirius and Sirius Backstage Celebrate 5 Years: Part I
November 18, 1999: CD Radio is renamed Sirius Satellite Radio. Ticker symbol changes to SIRI in January 2000. 2000: Sirius launches their three satellites June 30th, September 5th, and November 30th, 2000. February 2000: Sirius and XM announce that they will work to form a satellite radio...
Shootout, Team Talk, Smoke with the President, & a New Forum
Also, here at SiriusBackstage, we’ve added a new forum called NASCAR on SIRIUS for discussion of Every Race and Everything In Between. While most sports have their most important event at the end of the season, in the world of NASCAR the Daytona 500 is at the very beginning. Right now, we’re i...
Friday, Feb 9
The Latest(as of 2/10) For The Sirius Channel Changeup
First, we have confirmed that a relatively high-up Sirius Canada employee has stated that, at least for Canada, they are losing ABC News and Talk, EWTN, ESPN Deportes, and Hot Jamz. It should be duly noted though that counting what they say they are gaining and losing, it evens out. They are r...
Thursday, Feb 8
SiriusBackstage presents: New tools for you
We hope that you enjoy these new features and we thank you for being a part of the #1 online community dedicated to Sirius Satellite Radio. The staff here at SiriusBackstage are always trying to bring our members value not only in support and discussion of various Sirius offerings and equip...
Monday, Jan 29
NASCAR Driver Juan Pablo Montoya to Speak Weekly to SIRIUS Listeners
Comment here. NEW YORK, Jan 29, 2007 — SIRIUS Satellite Radio, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, announced today that Juan Pablo Montoya, the former Formula One star who will drive the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and NASCAR Busch Series in 2007 for Ch...
Thursday, Jan 18
New SIRIUS Show Celebrates Texas Music
Comment here. “Deep in the Heart of Texas with Dallas Wayne” features Lone Star State artists NEW YORK – January 18, 2007 – The best music from Texas can now be heard nationwide every week, in a new SIRIUS Satellite Radio program that showcases established and up-and-coming artists from th...
Wednesday, Jan 17
SIR to carry CNN programming online for subscribers 24/7
Comment here Many have talked about how it would sure be nice to have a 24 hour news channel available via the online SIR Service. If this channel will be available via the Stiletto is still unconfirmed, but I am assuming since all the other channels are now available via the Stiletto’s Inter...
Wednesday, Jan 10
Breaking: Mel at Citigroup - our notes and thoughts
Click to Comment Notes from the Citigroup Conference Presentation by Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin: -Mel does not like the lifetime subscriptions, because the people using it are probably Sirius’ biggest fans. -Price hike is possible, but not happening at this time -They hope to hit goal of 10...
Sirius Tribute to Dave Mac All This Week; Note on Sirius.com
Sirius Disorder - Channel 24 Thursday January 11th - 5pm (Eastern) Friday January 12th - 2pm (Eastern) Many of you have been wondering when Sirius.com would mention Dave’s passing, and they have on all three channels he DJed on: The Spectrum, Sirius Disorder, and Sirius Blues.
Tuesday, Jan 9
Sirius Launches Backseat TV
Where is Sirius getting the bandwidth? This is probably going to be the primary use of HM, Hierarchical Modulation. The technology was unveiled in 2004, and it was supposed to increase Sirius’ bandwidth by 25%. It never materialized though. They could be providing this, and other future an...
Monday, Jan 8
CES: Directed Announces Scout 420 Navigation System - with Optional Sirius Cradle
The Sirius option, pictured, shows title, artist, channel logo, equalizer settings, and function buttons, which they have not said what they are yet. We believe out of the four bottom ones on the display, the left is likely a direct entry button, the second from the left is a jump button, se...
Sunday, Jan 7
Sirius Rebates Updated, Renamed, and Extended Through Feburary 24th
Sirius has updated their rebate program for hardware. It is similar to the previous rebate they ran through the holiday season. The notable exceptions are that the Starmate Replay and its Xact Clone are no longer eligible hardware. The Stiletto rebate is continuing as before, $70 back with...
Thursday, Jan 4
Sirius Backstage Welcomes Two New Top Dog Members
Sirius Backstage is proud to announce two new members to our Top Dog program. The Top Dogs are personally selected by the moderators as a group of members who contribute an exceptional amount to our community, and generally have a wealth of knowledge about Sirius. Our two new members are:
Tuesday, Jan 2
Sirius Extends Holiday Mail in Rebate Until January 6th!
Click to Comment If you are still looking to pick up a radio for yourself or for someone else, it looks like Sirius has extended their holiday rebate! Purchase any of the radios below by January 6th, and get the $20-$100 rebate! Pair this with a $79.99 S50 from Best Buy(not available online) a...
Monday, Jan 1
Sirius and XM to merge? We Call Shenanigans
What will the satellite formation be? (See how the satellites move) If one system is turned off, you will have angry home/office subs who can no longer pick up that signal and cannot turn their antenna to get the other system’s. The most logical choice will be keep all the birds up there, at le...
Saturday, Dec 30
A Look Ahead at Satellite Radio In 2007
Click to Continue reading and comment on the article 2006 was a busy year for Sirius. From Stern to the Stiletto, Sirius introduced exciting new content, smaller hardware, and added approximately 2.5 million net subscribers by the end of this year (based on the latest guidance). 2007 is alr...
Friday, Dec 29
Sirius.com Traffic Flat For the Holiday - Or Is It?
Sirius web traffic has stayed relatively flat for the holidays, and so far it has not shown a spike after Christmas, according to Alexa. The reach, or number of people per million who go to the site, has not shown any growth at all. In fact, other than the two events listed with the picture, traf...
Thursday, Dec 21
The SBS Basic Sirius Lineup Returns!
We have updated our basic Sirius Lineup, and it now includes all the current channels on Sirius. While lacking graphics or pizzazz, this lineup includes large print, and every channel on one piece of paper. There are two lineups included, one with the channel names, and one with the channel...
