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XM Satellite radio coming to DirecTV

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6tothebronx

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Got this in my email today:

Great tunes. Great talk. Get more with DIRECTV.

On November 15, DIRECTV launches XM Satellite Radio, America's #1 satellite radio service with 5 million subscribers, on channels 801 through 879. Enjoy America's Largest Playlist with a wide range of music genres, talk shows and more.

Love music? We've got you covered.
XM Satellite Radio is just one way we're bringing you the best music around. We also show exciting concerts from top artists every weekend with DIRECTV® FREEVIEW® events. And we've got more to come in 2006.

Moving Up to XM Satellite Radio
With the XM Satellite Radio launch, music channel names and numbers will change from the current lineup. XM Satellite Radio will replace MUSIC CHOICE, offering more channels and choices for customers with each programming package. An updated channel lineup will be available on this page soon.

Base Package Updates

TOTAL CHOICE® customers will receive 50 XM music channels
TOTAL CHOICE® PLUS customers will receive 67 XM music channels
TOTAL CHOICE® PREMIER customers will receive 67 XM music channels
DIRECTV PARA TODOS® customers will receive 7 Latin Music XM music channels in addition to their regular package selection.

Commercial Business customers will receive all XM channels carried by DIRECTV, including 7 Spanish-language channels.*
 
> Got this in my email today:
>
> Great tunes. Great talk. Get more with DIRECTV.
>
> On November 15, DIRECTV launches XM Satellite Radio,
> America's #1 satellite radio service with 5 million
> subscribers, on channels 801 through 879. Enjoy America's
> Largest Playlist with a wide range of music genres, talk
> shows and more.
>
> Love music? We've got you covered.
> XM Satellite Radio is just one way we're bringing you the
> best music around. We also show exciting concerts from top
> artists every weekend with DIRECTV® FREEVIEW® events. And
> we've got more to come in 2006.
>
> Moving Up to XM Satellite Radio
> With the XM Satellite Radio launch, music channel names and
> numbers will change from the current lineup. XM Satellite
> Radio will replace MUSIC CHOICE, offering more channels and
> choices for customers with each programming package. An
> updated channel lineup will be available on this page soon.
>
>
> Base Package Updates
>
> TOTAL CHOICE® customers will receive 50 XM music channels
> TOTAL CHOICE® PLUS customers will receive 67 XM music
> channels
> TOTAL CHOICE® PREMIER customers will receive 67 XM music
> channels
> DIRECTV PARA TODOS® customers will receive 7 Latin Music XM
> music channels in addition to their regular package
> selection.
>
> Commercial Business customers will receive all XM channels
> carried by DIRECTV, including 7 Spanish-language channels.*
>
I've always enjoyed Music Choice, and not having heard XM, I wonder how it compares to Music Choice programming. I have Sirius in the car and come Nov 15, XM via DirecTV in the house.
 
> >
> I've always enjoyed Music Choice, and not having heard XM, I
> wonder how it compares to Music Choice programming. I have
> Sirius in the car and come Nov 15, XM via DirecTV in the
> house.
>
I'm not sure I like this. The Music Choice channels are great, and all of them were truly commercial free, not to mention providing you with the artist and album names to purchase the music later.

To be fair, it'll be a good thing for me if XM on DirecTV includes the Air America channel, XM's Public Radio channel, and/or "The Power". But I'll be really steamed if it lacks comparable alternatives for MC's 'Classic R&B', or 'Classic Disco/Old School Rap'. I just might flirt with returning to digital cable if that happens...before coming to my senses.<P ID="signature">______________
"Not fixing [New Orleans'] levees before Katrina struck will now cost us untold billions. Not resolving the nation's issues of race and class has and will cost us so much more."
--Wynton Marsalis
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> I'm not sure I like this. The Music Choice channels are
> great, and all of them were truly commercial free, not to
> mention providing you with the artist and album names to
> purchase the music later.
>
> To be fair, it'll be a good thing for me if XM on DirecTV
> includes the Air America channel, XM's Public Radio channel,
> and/or "The Power". But I'll be really steamed if it lacks
> comparable alternatives for MC's 'Classic R&B', or 'Classic
> Disco/Old School Rap'. I just might flirt with returning to
> digital cable if that happens...before coming to my senses.
>

XM's "Soul Street" = MC's "Classic R&B"
XM's "Chrome" = MC's "Classic Disco"
XM's "The Rhyme" = MC's "Old School Rap"
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New Jersey Radio Board moderator
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> > >
> > I've always enjoyed Music Choice, and not having heard XM,
> I
> > wonder how it compares to Music Choice programming. I
> have
> > Sirius in the car and come Nov 15, XM via DirecTV in the
> > house.
> >
> I'm not sure I like this. The Music Choice channels are
> great, and all of them were truly commercial free, not to
> mention providing you with the artist and album names to
> purchase the music later.

I'm going to devote a dozen or so tapes to recording Music Choice's "Retro-Active" channel before DirecTV switches over, just in case there either isn't a comparable XM channel (80s New Wave/Modern Rock) or I don't like the replacement.<P ID="signature">______________


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> XM's "Soul Street" = MC's "Classic R&B"

"Soul Street" focuses on '60s/early '70s R&B/Motown, while "The Groove" takes care of the late '70s and '80s. But, for some reason, DirecTV will only offer "The Groove" to subscribers of Total Choice Plus or higher.

> XM's "Chrome" = MC's "Classic Disco"
> XM's "The Rhyme" = MC's "Old School Rap"
>
 
> I'm going to devote a dozen or so tapes to recording Music
> Choice's "Retro-Active" channel before DirecTV switches
> over, just in case there either isn't a comparable XM
> channel (80s New Wave/Modern Rock) or I don't like the
> replacement.

XM has two "classic modern rock" stations: "Fred" (deeper cuts) and "Lucy" (more mainstream, plus they mix some newer alternative in their playlist). Chances are, you'll like only one or the other.
 
> Radio will replace MUSIC CHOICE, offering more channels and
> choices for customers with each programming package.
>
> Commercial Business customers will receive all XM channels
> carried by DIRECTV, including 7 Spanish-language channels.*
>

This is a bad thing for most business customers. Most bars and many restaurants use DirecTV's music choice as their background music. It's perfect since there are absolutely no commercials or imagers...just back-to-back songs. All of the XM channels carry imaging sweepers, promos, and many feature DJ's chatting it up. Most places of business are not going to like that. I bet that this change will cause many places to switch to DMX or Muzak.
 
> > I'm going to devote a dozen or so tapes to recording Music
>
> > Choice's "Retro-Active" channel before DirecTV switches
> > over, just in case there either isn't a comparable XM
> > channel (80s New Wave/Modern Rock) or I don't like the
> > replacement.
>
> XM has two "classic modern rock" stations: "Fred" (deeper
> cuts) and "Lucy" (more mainstream, plus they mix some newer
> alternative in their playlist). Chances are, you'll like
> only one or the other.

The question, then, will be, if DirecTV only offers one of the two, will I like it?

Because to be honest, I'd rather have more mainstream with a mix of deeper cuts, which is pretty much what Music Choice's "Retro-Active" is. I don't want new songs in the mix, nor do I want to go deep without staying close to the "hits".<P ID="signature">______________


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> This is a bad thing for most business customers. Most bars
> and many restaurants use DirecTV's music choice as their
> background music. It's perfect since there are absolutely
> no commercials or imagers...just back-to-back songs. All of
> the XM channels carry imaging sweepers, promos, and many
> feature DJ's chatting it up.

I bet I won't like that at all, by comparison.<P ID="signature">______________


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Demodave said:
All of the XM channels carry imaging sweepers, promos, and many feature DJ's chatting it up.
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I discovered that XM also offers BUSINESS music channels and they are TOTALLY COMMERICAL FREE..... (Too bad all of them arent :()
 
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