Looks like Sirius and XM are on for the merger.

[rn79870]

Yep, the last hurdle, the approval of the justice department has come.Other than that, I wonder if I'll hear Howard on XM anytime soon?

If you haven't tried sat radio, it really is great.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/0...tment/

[telcoman]

Yep, the last hurdle, the approval of the justice department has come.Other than that, I wonder if I'll hear Howard on XM anytime soon?

If you haven't tried sat radio, it really is great.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/0...tment/

While your waiting here is his hot gf Beth

[smockers83]

Yep, the last hurdle, the approval of the justice department has come.Other than that, I wonder if I'll hear Howard on XM anytime soon?

If you haven't tried sat radio, it really is great.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/0...tment/

The last hurdle will be approval by the FCC which has still yet to come.

[NetNinja]

It was inevitable that it would happen, they were lossing money and had to do something before all the investors pulled out.

You know what is comming next right?

Everyones favorite commercials!

[Q45tech]

Pay per song or minute of use?

[rn79870]

You know that there are already commercials on XM right? Not all channels, but there are a few with ads. Actually, with years of mentally tuning them out, it almost seems out of place not having them.

Smocky, I didn't think the FCC had a say in it. Howard is on their top 1 hit list and I can't imagine Sirius letting him have a spot there if they were regulated by the FCC.

[cweberj30t]

From another article:

CHICAGO (Dow Jones) -- Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s proposed acquisition of XM Satellite Radio cleared a major hurdle Monday after the U.S. Department of Justice wrapped up its investigation of the transaction, saying the deal is not likely to reduce competition.

Sirius shares (SIRI) closed up 9% to $3.15, while XM (XMSR) rose nearly 16% to $13.79.

The Sirius-XM deal must still be approved by the Federal Communications Commission. When the deal was first announced, the companies said the value of a combined operation would be $13.6 billion.

[joe603]

While your waiting here is his hot gf Beth

she looks good, but Howard's looking rough! Almost as bad as the rolling stones...maybe not that bad.

[telcoman]

If you or all of us were getting as much sex from her as he is we'd look a little tired also

http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4155

Telcoman

[rn79870]

Quote »That means Howard Stern will be available to XM subscribers for the first time and major league baseball fans will now also be able to access service on Sirius, which will be the surviving company when the $5 billion merger is complete. [/quote]Looks like my question has been answered. Howard is coming to XM. Now that they have no direct competition, will they raise the prices?

[smockers83]

The FCC is the agency that allowed them to broadcast in the first place. They give the licenses out to any company that broadcasts anything on the public spectrum (TV, radio, sat radio, cell phones, you name it)

FCC chief Kevin Martin last week signaled his agency may well be leaning toward a conditional approval as well, when Reuters reported the FCC was working on drafts that included conditions upon which the deal could be approved.

[telcoman]

Looks like my question has been answered. Howard is coming to XM. Now that they have no direct competition, will they raise the prices?

It was previously announced that after the merger the combined company would offer an ala carte menu of channels. I only listen to about 10 channels with almost all of my commuting drive time on

Telcoman

[telcoman]

Looks like my question has been answered. Howard is coming to XM. Now that they have no direct competition, will they raise the prices?

So #ucken Clear Channel is still trying to prevent the merger.

http://www.alleyinsider.com/20...words

How and why the FCC ever let one broadcast company have control over so many radio stations and what listeners can hear is the reason so many have already subscribed to satellite radio. Next they'll try to regulate HBO and Showtime. Other than a few minutes of traffic and weather I don't listen to their $hitty stations anymore.

Telcoman