A Message from SiriusXM and Pandora

[davideduardo]

1. And what percent of 325 million are listening at any time, perhaps eleven times as many as the 30 million?
2. I work full-time in my car and my TTR2 wakes me up to Luna (Latin Jazz) every morning.
Most if not all new accounts include streaming plus use of the SiriusXM mobile app.
3. It was niche (not to be confused with Nietzsche) eighteen years ago, but the deletion of a dozen channels including:
Beyond Jazz, Fine Tuning, Special X, The Village, Music Lab, World Zone and NGOMA from Worldspace (now Yazmi), and others have made them very mainstream.
4. The information that I read listed 30 million paying accounts.

Radio's cume indicates a reach of just about 90% of everyone age 12 and over. And over half of the listening is done in the home and at work, not just the car.

Radio does not really concern itself with 330 million (we hit that about a month ago) but with the people between 18 and 55 because advertisers don't look for the rest.

Satellite, on the other hand, tries very hard to get the 55+ because they know that it is an undeserved group. It is low-hanging fruit for them. And they bank on special interests, such as Stern listeners (I've heard talk that as many as 20% of subscribers might cancel if Stern is gone). In my case, having the BBC audio service in the car makes it worth the money. They cater to special interests, not the mainstream.

 

[Ai4i]

In my case, having the BBC audio service in the car makes it worth the money.

OT, but I remember going to the Beeb when I first signed up eighteen years ago and was in total shock over their audio quality because I had been so accustomed to hearing them on 19, 25, 31, and 49 meters.

 

[boombox4]

RE: Stern: Although it's obviously anecdotal, I know at least one Stern listener who got a Sirius/XM when Stern went off the airwaves to satellite. Some of his listeners are real fans. I can see why they would ditch the service if he leaves.

 

[Ai4i]

I can see why they would ditch the service if he leaves.

He will die eventually!

 

[Syfy]

Radio's cume indicates a reach of just about 90% of everyone age 12 and over. And over half of the listening is done in the home and at work, not just the car.

Radio does not really concern itself with 330 million (we hit that about a month ago) but with the people between 18 and 55 because advertisers don't look for the rest.

Satellite, on the other hand, tries very hard to get the 55+ because they know that it is an undeserved group. It is low-hanging fruit for them. And they bank on special interests, such as Stern listeners (I've heard talk that as many as 20% of subscribers might cancel if Stern is gone). In my case, having the BBC audio service in the car makes it worth the money. They cater to special interests, not the mainstream.

Its about time for stern to go. People of color arent going to be very supportive of him after that racist video even if it was done in a comedic fashion. The guy honestly shouldnt be on the air anymore in my opinion just to make sirius money.

 

[CTListener]

Its about time for stern to go. People of color arent going to be very supportive of him after that racist video even if it was done in a comedic fashion. The guy honestly shouldnt be on the air anymore in my opinion just to make sirius money.

SiriusXM's customer base skews white and older. The service devotes more bandwidth to pop, rock and country than to urban, hip-hop and jazz. Stern is paid well for a good reason -- because the medium he is now on appeals largely to people in his prime demographics. Don't look for SXM to be dumping him to appease a tiny sliver of its subscriber base that's never taken to paying for radio with any great enthusiasm.

 

[davideduardo]

Its about time for stern to go. People of color arent going to be very supportive of him after that racist video even if it was done in a comedic fashion. The guy honestly shouldnt be on the air anymore in my opinion just to make sirius money.

On the other hand, Stern has to be given extreme credit for having Robin Quivers as the principal part of his team for so many years... and when having a person of color in such a position and of such prominence was very, very rare.

 

[Syfy]

On the other hand, Stern has to be given extreme credit for having Robin Quivers as the principal part of his team for so many years... and when having a person of color in such a position and of such prominence was very, very rare.

That still does not change the fact of what happened with the video.

 

[Kelly A]

On the other hand, Stern has to be given extreme credit for having Robin Quivers as the principal part of his team for so many years... and when having a person of color in such a position and of such prominence was very, very rare.

What most people don't know, is that when the mics are off, Howard is really generous and loyal to his team. That has always included Robin. Howard considers her the voice of reason and anchor.

In spite of Stern berating and belittling his staff on the air, he has always made sure they have been well compensated. Not sure if and when he stopped, but word is that Howard used to write a $1,500 personal check to each of the show Interns as a sendoff around graduation, in appreciation for them putting up with the show.

 

[davideduardo]

That still does not change the fact of what happened with the video.

And your statement does not take into account that open minded people can learn and mature during their entire lives. What is important is whether a person, now, is acting appropriately and in accordance with current societal standards and expectations.

I've known people who formerly had little or no contact with minority communities and persons and who had incorrect attitudes. Once they became more familiar with individuals and saw them as equals, their overall attitudes changed. I commend such people... and I don't condemn them.

 

[Syfy]

And your statement does not take into account that open minded people can learn and mature during their entire lives. What is important is whether a person, now, is acting appropriately and in accordance with current societal standards and expectations.

I've known people who formerly had little or no contact with minority communities and persons and who had incorrect attitudes. Once they became more familiar with individuals and saw them as equals, their overall attitudes changed. I commend such people... and I don't condemn them.

We have to agree to disagree as he made racist statements on his show long after adding robin to the program its only a matter of time before those pop up somewhere. Even if they were not intended to be interpreted that way it still doesnt change the fact that they were made and people were adversely hurt and affected by them.