I hope Energie2 will be available to U.S
> That Sirius Backstage report is awesome if true, that Sirius
> isn't axing streams in order to add the Canadian channels.
>
> I noticed below that someone is claiming we'll need to buy
> new radios (and, hence, new subscriptions?) to hear the full
> Canadian lineup.
>
> If I read this poster's comments literally, though, that
> wouldn't apply to the five streams Sirius is reportedly
> adding in December, presumably including CBC Radio One --
> correct?
>
> One needs to buy a whole new radio and subscription in order
> to hear the Canadian streams? Sheesh! Say it isn't so!
>
> (On the other hand, if that merely applies to the
> French-language streams, I can live with that -- I don't
> speak French, beyond a few words, I think -- and, while I'd
> be interested in learning the language, that's a project for
> another year.)
>
> > > That news (below) covers just about everything I wanted
> to
> >
> > > know. (Ok, I'd also like to know which five streams will
>
> > be
> > > available -- surely CBC Radio One, so I guess the
> question
> >
> > > is which other four, and I think that was at least
> partly
> > > covered in an earlier thread.)
> > >
> > > But here are the other big questions as regards Sirius
> US:
> >
> > > Will Sirius ADD five Canadian streams, or will Sirius
> > DELETE
> > > five streams and REPLACE them with Canadian streams? And
>
> > if
> > > the latter is true, which five streams will be deleted?
> > >
> > > I'll be pleased if Sirius ADDS five Canadian streams,
> but
> > > concerned about my core news/talk streams if Sirius
> > DELETES
> > > and REPLACES streams.
> > >
> > > FWIW, my core news/talk streams include (as if you
> haven't
> >
> > > guessed by now) BBC World Service News, World Radio
> > Network,
> > > Sirius OutQ, CNN (by the way, while I'm glad Sirius's
> > lineup
> > > includes CNN, I also miss CNN Headline News) and Public
> > > Radio International, as well as possibly ABC News and
> > Talk,
> > > at least in the morning. Of course, I'm occasionally
> > > interested in other news/talk streams as well -- I've
> > heard
> > > some interesting programming on the NPR streams and
> > C-SPAN,
> > > for example. (I do still wish at least one of the NPR
> > > streams would air "Morning Edition" and "All Things
> > > Considered.")
> > >
> > > (I might add that it looks like CBC Radio One just might
>
> > > offer the above streams some additional competition in
> the
> >
> > > mornings; we shall see.)
> > >
> > > Additionally (of course), I also listen to Sirius for
> > music,
> > > which is another "big deal" to me, and I like a number
> of
> > > Sirius's music streams. But that seems like it might be
> a
> > > topic for another post.
> > >
> > > > Just got off the phone with Sirius on this.
> > > >
> > > > Plans are to have 5 of the 8 [sic -- the Canadian
> Sirius
> >
> > > > website says
> > > > there are 10] Canadian channels available to US
> > > subscribers
> > > > when the
> > > > service is launched in early December.
> > > >
> > > > Sirius' corporate communications manager is not sure
> if
> > > the
> > > > decision
> > > > has yet been made regarding which 5 will be offered.
> > > >
> > > > The full Canadian lineup will be offered to US
> > subscribers
> > >
> > > > in early
> > > > 2006, but it appears you'll need to get a new receiver
>
> > --
> > > > with a new
> > > > chipset -- to get the additional channels.
> > > >
> > > > Richard / Allentown, PA
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > According to
www.siriusbackstage.com Sirius will not be
> > deleting channels for the Canadian channels.
> >
>
I dont know about you guys, but im hoping the Energie2 station will be available to U.S subscribers. If it is anything like the Energie Network in Canada, it will be about a 50/50 mix of American, and French Top 40 hits. This is the Canadian Channel I most likely would want added to the Lineup. I guess I will hold back on replacing my Sirius Receiver just yet, I want to have the Canadian channels as an option. It would be really be cool if Z-103.5 Toronto launched its own Satelite only Comercial Free SUB channel...THOUGHTS
