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Art Bell to SiriusXM

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Many speculated that this would be Art's new coming-out-of-retirement home, but less so than 5 years ago now with podcasting being so prevalent, but sure enough it was announced. Art Bell's "Dark Matter" will air on Sirius XM's terribly titled Indie 108 on weeknights beginning September 16th.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/radios-art-bell-returning-sirius-xm-show

NEW YORK (AP) — Art Bell, radio's master of the paranormal and outward edges of science, will return to the microphone on Sept. 16 with a new nighttime show on Sirius XM Radio.
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My one question regarding this: Suddenly Art's bad back problems aren't going to prevent him from doing a weeknight show again?


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I can't imagine he'll be making much money on this. His fas will have to pay or the privilege of hearing him. I won't be tuning in.
 
More stupid conspiracy radio!

Oh well, Art needs to feed his teenaged bride, and seriously, what is there to do in Pahrump?

Obviously there must be an alien conspiracy that is bringing him back on the air.
 
He's not going back "on the air" -- he's hiding behind a paid firewall. At least that's the way I see it at the moment.

I've always said there's no way I'd pay more than maybe $5/mo for Satellite Radio, and then it would have to be damn compelling. (The only exception might be if I wanted to play music in a retail environment -- then their package covering licensing fees makes sense.) There's always been too much satisfactory free (ad supported) content to justify +/- $15/mo.

But that may be changing. In the past Satellite Radio has tried to attract audience with celebrities like Martha Stewart. Now they're signing more real radio people away from terrestrial radio. Art Bell vs. George Noory? A guy with a unique, quirky personality vs. a guy with no personality? No contest. Michael Smerconish vs. Andy Dean? An attorney with unique ideas and experience vs. adolescent bla bla? No contest.

No, neither of those examples would shake $15/mo out of my pocket, but you get the idea. At some point if enough of the better radio hosts move from terrestrial radio move to SiriusXM, while meanwhile terrestrial radio "fights back" with more infomercials, it could shift the balance so that SiriusXM becomes a "necessity" for talk fans.
 
umfan said:
I can't imagine he'll be making much money on this. His fas will have to pay or the privilege of hearing him. I won't be tuning in.
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Indeed I dont think it was very good......... Its sad he couldnt get back on reg radio!
 
wadio said:
He's not going back "on the air" -- he's hiding behind a paid firewall. At least that's the way I see it at the moment.

I've always said there's no way I'd pay more than maybe $5/mo for Satellite Radio, and then it would have to be damn compelling. (The only exception might be if I wanted to play music in a retail environment -- then their package covering licensing fees makes sense.) There's always been too much satisfactory free (ad supported) content to justify +/- $15/mo.

But that may be changing. In the past Satellite Radio has tried to attract audience with celebrities like Martha Stewart. Now they're signing more real radio people away from terrestrial radio. Art Bell vs. George Noory? A guy with a unique, quirky personality vs. a guy with no personality? No contest. Michael Smerconish vs. Andy Dean? An attorney with unique ideas and experience vs. adolescent bla bla? No contest.

No, neither of those examples would shake $15/mo out of my pocket, but you get the idea. At some point if enough of the better radio hosts move from terrestrial radio move to SiriusXM, while meanwhile terrestrial radio "fights back" with more infomercials, it could shift the balance so that SiriusXM becomes a "necessity" for talk fans.
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So because YOU wouldn't pay for satellite radio, it's worthless?

For the kind of people who listened to Art on Coast, many of them already have SiriusXM. Lots of truckers, shift workers, and the like. It's probably a smarter move than even Stern moving to satellite. Especially considering how well they pay.
 
So because YOU wouldn't pay for satellite radio, it's worthless?
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It's interesting how a quote can be so badly misconstrued! I challenge anyone to point out where I said that satellite radio is worthless.

What I actually said is that it's worth less than around $15/mo to me, but I went on to say that with more real radio personalities being added (as opposed to just celebrities) it's worth to me might be increasing.

I don't, however, think of someone who's on satellite as being "on the air." "On the bird," perhaps.
 
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I don't, however, think of someone who's on satellite as being "on the air." "On the bird," perhaps.
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That's a bit nitpicky. I give the same treatment to podcasters, but Sirius is a real radio company, run by real radio people. It's most certainly not "hiding behind a paywall".
 
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