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SiriusXM Changing Direction

CTListener said:
It's a balancing act. If SXM retains, or even adds, air talent on its music channels, it risks losing many current or potential subscribers in their 20s or 30s who grew up with mixtapes and iPods and customized streaming. The subscribers who prefer motormouth DJs are growing older and falling away due to natural causes or financial constraints, with no younger generation to replace them.

Christmas music for nearly a full month on the only channel that programs country music from the booming '80s and '90s -- a style of country that's in the midst of a revival -- also strikes me as a boneheaded move. If country Christmas music were a subgenre that most country listeners wanted to hear, don't you think more FM mainstream country stations would be going all-Christmas? But most of them aren't, and their listeners seem fine with that, though some drift to the saccharine seasonal songs played on adult contemporary stations during December.

Tough call for SXM to make, definitely. Sending all the jocks packing would certainly excite Wall Street (fewer employees = bigger profit) and position SXM better with the current generation. But the current subscriber base skews older, and there's no guarantee that the exodus of lovers of old-fashioned personality radio would be replaced or exceeded by the influx of younger listeners who want wall-to-wall music.
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Even the older-skewing channels have un-announced versions.
 
wadio said:
It also depends on the DJ. For example I enjoy Mike Terry on Prime Country. He talks briefly about the music -- not about himself like many of the others.

For a drinking game, try listening to Caylee Hammack and take sip every time she says, "I," "Me," 'My," or "Mine." DO NOT do this while driving because you'll be veering off the road in half a mile! o_O
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To give you an example, used my phone to record and transcribe this break:

As a kid, I thought this next song was my song. Now, why did I think it was my song? I do not know, but the way I would holler this song at the top of my lungs is a little kid on the way to school makes me laugh now and I think about it. I wanted to put it in the show for you. Caylee Hammack here on Prime country. I got some good old Rick Shea for you now.
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That's a very short one. Many ramble for much longer!
 
wadio said:
For a drinking game, try listening to Caylee Hammack and take sip every time she says, "I," "Me," 'My," or "Mine."
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Keep in mind that Caylee Hammack is a recording artist, not a DJ. Mike Terry is strictly a DJ. Sirius has a lot of artist hosted shows. Shooter Jennings (son of Waylon) hosts a show on Outlaw Country that is very personalized.
 
TheBigA said:
Keep in mind that Caylee Hammack is a recording artist, not a DJ. Mike Terry is strictly a DJ. Sirius has a lot of artist hosted shows. Shooter Jennings (son of Waylon) hosts a show on Outlaw Country that is very personalized.
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Same problem with them. T. Graham Brown is another example although Caylee is probably the most self-absorbed. SXM management might do well to give them some direction.
 
wadio said:
Same problem with them. T. Graham Brown is another example although Caylee is probably the most self-absorbed. SXM management might do well to give them some direction.
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My take is the reason they hire these artists is so they can provide their personal experience as an artist as part of their presentation. Removing that eliminates the purpose completely and they should just play uninterrupted music. The problem with Caylee is that not many people know who she is, so her experiences don't carry the importance of someone like Carrie Underwood.
 
TheBigA said:
My take is the reason they hire these artists is so they can provide their personal experience as an artist to their presentation. Removing that eliminates the purpose completely and they should just play uninterrupted music. The problem with Caylee is that not many people know who she is, so her experiences don't carry the importance of someone like Carrie Underwood.
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T. Graham Brown was, at best, a third-tier country star 35 years ago. Think Mark Collie, Lionel Cartwright -- who remembers them today? And Hillbilly Jim (Outlaw Country) was a professional wrestler with a "country boy" gimmick. How do either rate a show?
 
CTListener said:
T. Graham Brown was, at best, a third-tier country star 35 years ago. Think Mark Collie, Lionel Cartwright -- who remembers them today? And Hillbilly Jim (Outlaw Country) was a professional wrestler with a "country boy" gimmick. How do either rate a show?
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In my opinion, no one on SiriusXM was worse than Elizabeth Cook. I’ve driven through rural Arkansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana, and I’ve maybe heard one jock sound like more of a hick. That was on 100.9 in Russellville, AR in 1989. (Can’t remember if it was KCJC or was still KAIO at the time.)

Cook was also a singer who happened into announcing on SiriusXM. As soon as I heard her voice, I was changing the station.
 
formerradio said:
Back in '01 when XM started up. There were not a ton of subscription services on the market. For something like $12 a month you get their service. Well today that service is a whole lot more expensive and there are many subscription services out there all going for the same dollars. Consumers can get tapped out About 3 years ago dropped the Stern package because he was no longer worth paying for. Oh how the mighty have fallen. Then in November of 23 when I got my new truck I canceled the service in my old truck. The new truck did not come with satellite radio. I installed the free service of Tune In on my phone. So that is one way for me to get my music. Then there are also direct website links to formats I like that don't charge a fee. I think bottom line is that for many people SXM is a service that is just not worth paying for.
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The fact that SXM wasn’t included in your new truck is what is slowly killing their service. It’s getting harder to find new cars that include SXM unless you pay for the more expensive trim lines. Yes, people can still stream from their phones in the car, but will they? You didn’t and you aren’t alone.
 
Some of the used cars I've bought have had a free Sirius subscription for 3 months. But we usually let it run out and don't renew.
 
kp2780 said:
The fact that SXM wasn’t included in your new truck is what is slowly killing their service. It’s getting harder to find new cars that include SXM unless you pay for the more expensive trim lines. Yes, people can still stream from their phones in the car, but will they? You didn’t and you aren’t alone.
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The bigger issue is manufacturers eliminating Apple CarPlay in favor of their crappy interface.
 
I have loved SiriusXM for years but have been thinking of cancelling! The Final Straw will be what happens with The Jim and Sam Show tomorrow! I hope the show is back in some form!! I Joined XM for O&A and have stayed through the Jim and Sam Show(Which I love) but when they sign Podcasts for 100s of Millions of dollars and don't focus on home grown talent they will lose me and opthers....every podcast they have bought I can listen to on other platforms! It would also be nice to get a Busted Open 24/7 channel!
 
Don CT said:
The bigger issue is manufacturers eliminating Apple CarPlay in favor of their crappy interface.
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I know of a few that are trying that, but, so far, not many are following suit. Most get terrible reviews. The one thing Tesla gets right, in my opinion, is the dash. Whether you have an iPhone or an Android, the learning curve is flat. More automakers should follow that model minus the surveillance.
 
greenyo79 said:
I have loved SiriusXM for years but have been thinking of cancelling! The Final Straw will be what happens with The Jim and Sam Show tomorrow! I hope the show is back in some form!! I Joined XM for O&A and have stayed through the Jim and Sam Show(Which I love) but when they sign Podcasts for 100s of Millions of dollars and don't focus on home grown talent they will lose me and opthers....every podcast they have bought I can listen to on other platforms! It would also be nice to get a Busted Open 24/7 channel!
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Well, we now know Jim Norton is out...
 
SiriusXM screwed up Laugh USA by making it family friendly. I would rather listen to/watch a full special on Youtube or Netflix than a bunch of random bits from different comedians, or a show hosted by two comedians. The only clean comedian I can think of that I like is Brian Regan, but I don't know if his stuff even plays on Laugh USA.
 
Wasn't that the whole purpose of Laugh USA? Clean comedy? SXM has plenty of other comedy choices for listeners who get off on dirty words.
 
It was, I remember that was the comedy channel that we played on long family car rides. When did they change the name to Pure Comedy?
 
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