Sirius and XM News Channel Comparison

You have firmly decided that you want to get into the satellite radio world and leave behind the analog radio that has you so firmly entrenched in yesteryear. You want to leave behind the "same ole, same ole" that seems to be on every single radio channel regardless of the place that you happen to be at the moment. With satellite radio you can do this, but you don't want to get stuck with XM Radio when you really want Sirius, or vice versa, you want to have what speaks to you.

Without getting too political or preachy, sometimes we all tune in to the radio for something a little bit different than the music, we need something to stir our drink. Some talk radio to make us think or to get us so riled up that we can't think straight other than to think about that moron on the air! Well, these two satellite providers won't disappoint you, here are a few high points of each in reference to talk and news channels:

> When it comes to political talk the folks at Sirius want you to see both sides very clearly with one each of the conservative and liberal talk shows in addition to ABC News and Fox News channels. At XM, they are basically giving you the exact same content as you get the above mentioned for Sirius, along with CNN, Bloomberg, BBC, and C-Span (all also offered by Sirius). Not much difference here.

> When it comes to getting traffic or weather updates for major cities, perhaps the one in which you currently reside, XM Radio is the better choice. XM covers 21 major areas 24/7 on their very own channels while Sirius offers just 20 major markets, not giving 24/7 coverage to many with many sharing channel spots. If you don't live in a major city or travel to one very often then this shouldn't be a consideration as the entertainment level of these channels is similar to taking a very severe beating.

If you are basing your decision for what satellite radio to go with on news or talk channels then you may want to place the decision elsewhere as most the same channels are shared between the two. Make sure that the provider you choose has the most of what you want. News channels don't benefit from "exclusive" deals like sports or entertainment do, it's not the same game!