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XM radio burnout

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Has anybody gone through what I have....XM radio burnout?

After absolutely positively having to have XM radio, I started at one point to listen to it less and less (their station promos drove me crazy) to the point that I got rid of my subscription.

Funny thing is.....I don't miss it....

Any thoughts?
 
Can't imagine how giving up some channel promos for commercial breaks that are longer in one break than an entire hour's channel promos. There is no comparison on the music side. In the sports/news channels, the breaks are the same, since they are filling gaps in the feeds.

I got stuck listening to commercial radio a couple weeks back and about lost my mind in the eternity of commercial/information breaks and inane liners/talk-ups. I had a conversation with someone who went back to try to listen to Roe Con on WLS and said that he could follow it at all between the 5 minute commercial breaks, traffic/weather(with sponsor reads/commercials), and news updates that made up the show.

Whatever. Heck, there are Amish folks who don't need electricy - more power to them is that's what floats their boat. But like the Amish, you more about people moving from Amish-living than to Amish-living; I know more people that have gone to XM than from it. In fact, the one person I know who left XM is now back.

As the legendary Robbie Nevil once said - C'est la vie.
> Has anybody gone through what I have....XM radio burnout?
>
> After absolutely positively having to have XM radio, I
> started at one point to listen to it less and less (their
> station promos drove me crazy) to the point that I got rid
> of my subscription.
>
> Funny thing is.....I don't miss it....
>
> Any thoughts?
>
 
Re: XM radio burnout? Everything in moderation...

While I have XM I don't listen to it as much as when I was doing a courier job that had me in the car for about 8 hours a day.

Even then, I had my rituals of listening to Imus locally then, swapping over to XM for various programs until 3pm for a regional talk program that I enjoy.

Most of my XMing is now on the weekend.

(Yo, XM...bring back Bill Handel!!!)
 
Re:people whining about XM station promos burnout.

> Has anybody gone through what I have....XM radio burnout?
>
> After absolutely positively having to have XM radio, I
> started at one point to listen to it less and less (their
> station promos drove me crazy) to the point that I got rid
> of my subscription.
>
> Funny thing is.....I don't miss it....
>
> Any thoughts?
>
I saw a couple people pushing this "theme" on the Boston board over the weekend.
I wonder what is up?
 
> Has anybody gone through what I have....XM radio burnout?
>
> After absolutely positively having to have XM radio, I
> started at one point to listen to it less and less (their
> station promos drove me crazy) to the point that I got rid
> of my subscription.
>
> Funny thing is.....I don't miss it....
>
> Any thoughts?
>
Good timing as I was just thinking about this last week.I love XM and don't see getting rid of it anytime soon.I listened to some local radio in Atlanta last friday and it was incredibly bad.I think what drives me crazy about XM is the promos.They don't seem to rotate/refresh the promos often enough.I think I tend to notice them more because of the lack of commercials.Otherwise I love my XM.
 
Re: XM radio burnout? Everything in moderation...

I have not experienced this during the nearly four years I've been with XM. I drive a taxi from eight to twelve hours per night and I still hear those seven damned notes in my sleep (damn in a good way). Yes, some of their promos date back to day one and a new jingle package would do them well, but there is something to be said for stability. Try exploring music genre and entertainment streams you've not been engulfed in all your life. Get away from pop/rock/country/urban and try something eclectic.<P ID="signature">______________
Proud 2 B a pioneering satellite radio subs¢riber
Ai4i is always on the trailing edge of technology
______________</P>
 
Re:people whining about XM station promos burnout.

I don't at all lurk on the Boston board....I mostly lurk on San Diego and Los Angeles...where I live. My post was totally spontaneous.

> > Has anybody gone through what I have....XM radio burnout?
> >
> > After absolutely positively having to have XM radio, I
> > started at one point to listen to it less and less (their
> > station promos drove me crazy) to the point that I got rid
>
> > of my subscription.
> >
> > Funny thing is.....I don't miss it....
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> I saw a couple people pushing this "theme" on the Boston
> board over the weekend.
> I wonder what is up?
>
 
Re: XM radio burnout? Everything in moderation...

I have been!

I was listening to mostly the classical/Old Time radio/The news channels/Disco channel.

> I have not experienced this during the nearly four years
> I've been with XM. I drive a taxi from eight to twelve hours
> per night and I still hear those seven damned notes in my
> sleep (damn in a good way). Yes, some of their promos date
> back to day one and a new jingle package would do them well,
> but there is something to be said for stability. Try
> exploring music genre and entertainment streams you've not
> been engulfed in all your life. Get away from
> pop/rock/country/urban and try something eclectic.
>
 
Re: XM radio burnout? Everything in moderation...

Good for you!
You are probably closer to my age (I remember Kruschev pounding his shoe at the UN)than many of the posters on xm411, xmfan, and siriusbackstage. Try The Village, Bluegrass Junction, XMU, XM Cafe, Music Lab, Bluesville, and my alltime favorite from day one: Fine Tuning. You can never go wrong with XM Classics once you "get into it".

> I have been!
>
> I was listening to mostly the classical/Old Time radio/The
> news channels/Disco channel.<P ID="signature">______________
Proud 2 B a pioneering satellite radio subs¢riber
Ai4i is always on the trailing edge of technology
______________</P>
 
Re: XM radio burnout? Everything in moderation...

> (Yo, XM...bring back Bill Handel!!!)

His legal show is on "Ask?!" 165 Saturdays from 3-6pm ET.
 
> Has anybody gone through what I have....XM radio burnout?

The promos and mini-features can be maddening on the talk radio channels. The promos irritate me because they all seem to be targeted to young listeners. How many 40+ people are going to text message XM using Cingular to make a request on the 90s channel. Argh....

I would like to see the AFRTS approach to commercial breaks - running some PSAs is fine, but maybe they could contract to run newscasts at the bottom of the hour or even news features from places like AP instead of these "PSAs with a conflict of interest" run by people who are pitching site subscriptions, books, CD's or newsletters. I'd listen to newscasts over the 5+ minute breaks some talk formats allow which are currently filled with obnoxious promos when the network spot load ends.
 
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