XM Satellite Radio Review

The advertising guys call it "Radio to the Power of X" . We’re not sure what that means, but it sounds pretty cool. And as they say - Once there was AM and FM . Now there is XM!

History XM Radio

To the Power of X

XM Radio was founded in 1992 as American Mobile Radio Corporation and in 1998 changed its name to XM Satellite Radio, Inc. XM Satellite Radio has NSADAQ ticker "XMSR". In 1999 they held their initial public offering of 10 million shares of common stock at $12 per share. XM originally has two Boeing satellites (called ‘Rock’ and ‘Roll’) in parallel orbits to cover the mainland US market. Now there are three.

In September 2001 XM Radio formally launched service in its two lead markets, Dallas/Fort Worth and San Diego and went nationwide later that year. They broadcast live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame. XM is headquartered in Washington, DC in the largest state-of-the-art broadcast complex of its kind in the U.S., with 82 all-digital studios and 150,000 square feet.

XM Satellite Radio Features

XM Radio offers 150 channels: 69 commercial-free music channels; over 30 news, sports, talk, and variety channels; 20 traffic and weather channels; 3 comedy channels, 2 premium channels; and 1 special-features channel.

XM also features exclusive live concerts and original programming.

In 2004 they launched a new kind of channel, XM Emergency Alert, dedicated to providing to listeners updated information during natural disasters, weather emergencies and other hazardous incidents. The Emergency Alert channel delivers key survival information such as evacuation routes, shelter locations and updated weather emergency information for impacted areas.

XM Radio Online

With most XM radio subscriptions, you also get XM Radio Online for free. This allows you to listen to XM Radio over the Internet. You do need to register for this feature using your Radio ID.

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