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		|  08-24-2006, 08:04 PM | #1 |  
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			Hey guys and gals...
 Im a huge XM Radio freak since i got it (and im in my work truck a lot..)
 
 Just wondering what some of your favorite chans are?
 
 Mine:
 
 12 - X Country -
 On almost all the time. Fav. Chan, plays exactly the type of music i love.
 
 16 - Highway 16
 Love this for the new country, way too repetitive though.
 
 204 - NHL Chan.
 Good for updates, but the guys bother me a bit because they're not funny.
 41 - Bone Yard
 Good for if i want to hear some stadium rock.
 
 48 - Squizz
 Good hard rock station (42 good death metal, but can only take so much)
 
 202 - Opie and Anthony
 These guys are freakin funny. Gross out and shock humour all the way.
 
 Be really good come hockey time.. scrolling scores and any game i want, plus the display of the period and the score is a double bonus.
 Those are my most listened to chans. Anyone else?
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		|  08-24-2006, 08:25 PM | #2 |  
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			Not part of XM nation but My favorite Sirius channels are
 Octane 20 - on the majority of the time
 Maxim 108 - Got to have my C&R fix in the mornings
 Faction 28 - Plays pretty much everything
 New Country 60 & Prime Country 61
 
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		|  08-24-2006, 08:25 PM | #3 |  
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			66 Raw, 68 and 67 sometimes (too much repeating), 74 Blues and 73 Jazz. I love 90's on 9.  But the station I listen to most is 122 CNN.  I know, I am boring...
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		|  08-24-2006, 08:39 PM | #4 |  
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			202- opie and anthony are as funny as it gets "happy birthday jimmy"47-Ethel , alt rock i could listen to all day (and most of the time do)
 52- The Verge, lots of good new music
 and if i'm feeling mindless 30 XM hits, and Franks place when i feel like so classic vocal jazz
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		|  08-24-2006, 09:13 PM | #5 |  
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			I find Ron and Fez far funnier than Opie and Anthony. Listen to them at lunch every day and they never fail to crack me up.I like listening to baseball while driving as well as Fox Sports 142. For music, I like the Canadian stations, 52, 43 as well as 47 and 54. Indie and alternative mostly.
 
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		|  08-24-2006, 09:17 PM | #6 |  
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			48 Squizz is my favorite for sure, it's pretty much all I listen to right now.  When I'm at work, I might tune into the talk news stations as well.
 I'm also a big fan of movie scores, and therefore channel 27 offers a nice selection.
 
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		|  08-24-2006, 09:34 PM | #8 |  
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			140 ESPN.  About 8 hours a day
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		|  08-24-2006, 10:02 PM | #9 |  
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			I'm a big XM listener now since getting it for their World Cup coverage.
 My favourites for the most part:
 
 44: Fred. (I'm an old fart so I like listening to music I grew up listening to.)
 47: Ethel
 54: Lucy
 46: Top tracks plays some awesome classics
 29: UPop is good at times.
 70: Real Jazz
 74: Bluesville
 
 My wife likes Flight 26 a lot.
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		|  08-24-2006, 10:17 PM | #10 |  
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				Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calgary      | 
 
			
			Anyone else find it weird when you pass someone with XM and you get their signal and what they're listening to?
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		|  08-24-2006, 10:50 PM | #11 |  
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					Originally Posted by Jayems  Anyone else find it weird when you pass someone with XM and you get their signal and what they're listening to? |  
Same thing with Sirius, and also the device I use in my car with an iPod.
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		|  08-24-2006, 11:09 PM | #12 |  
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					Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan  Same thing with Sirius, and also the device I use in my car with an iPod. |  
I just think that if you lived somewhere like LA or NYC where probably tonnes of people have XM / Sirius, this would be a constant battle.
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		|  08-24-2006, 11:28 PM | #13 |  
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			So i dont know much about sat. radio but is it possible to program so that it can switch to a particular station if a certain song or program comes on?
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		|  08-25-2006, 12:06 AM | #14 |  
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					Originally Posted by Bent Wookie  So i dont know much about sat. radio but is it possible to program so that it can switch to a particular station if a certain song or program comes on? |  
I have the Sportster Replay for Sirius, and yes, you can do that. It makes a quick beep, then brings up which station the song is playing on up on the screen. Then you just hit another button and it brings you right to it.
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		|  08-25-2006, 12:08 AM | #15 |  
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					Originally Posted by Jayems  I just think that if you lived somewhere like LA or NYC where probably tonnes of people have XM / Sirius, this would be a constant battle. |  
I was kind of wondering that as well. I guess it's one of the perks about living in a really small town.......I don't have that problem at all!    |  
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		|  08-25-2006, 12:36 AM | #16 |  
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					Originally Posted by Bent Wookie  So i dont know much about sat. radio but is it possible to program so that it can switch to a particular station if a certain song or program comes on? |  
XM radio does that. You can choose your favourite artists or songs and the radio beeps when they are playing on another channel and you press the button to change. It's a really nice feature.
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		|  08-25-2006, 06:37 AM | #17 |  
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					Originally Posted by Jayems  I just think that if you lived somewhere like LA or NYC where probably tonnes of people have XM / Sirius, this would be a constant battle. |  
I haven't had this happen to me yet in Toronto. Wouldn't you have to be on the same FM frequency as them for this to be an issue? With so many vacant frequencies available, I'm surprised this would be an issue.
		 
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		|  08-25-2006, 11:16 AM | #18 |  
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			XM is hemorrhaging, RIIIIIGHT!!! It's done like a rusty nail!!!!!!!!!!!  
Gangster talk for dead in the f'ing water!
 
 
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		|  08-25-2006, 02:41 PM | #19 |  
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			I adore XM Radio. It has really brodened my musical horizons. My favorite stations are:
 81 - BPM
 8 - 80s
 49 - Big Tracks
 78 - Escape
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		|  08-25-2006, 03:31 PM | #20 |  
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					Originally Posted by Kryzsky  XM is hemorrhaging, RIIIIIGHT!!! It's done like a rusty nail!!!!!!!!!!!  
Gangster talk for dead in the f'ing water!
 
 
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  ? What do you mean? Are they not doing well financially? I am looking at getting satellite radio but still dont know which service to get. I would hate to get XM, and then they collapse a few months later.  
Does anyone else have any insight into these providers and how they are doing, which is superior (if any)?
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