Archive for the 'Satellite Radio' Category

Satellite Radio an Overview of Satellite Radio Services

Satellite radio has been around for a while now and is still considered the newest form of radio out there. In North America there are two satellite radio services. These satellite radio services are Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio.
Sirius Satellite radio just like XM satellite radio broadcast continuously through satellites. Sirius service […]

Three New DAB Radios To Tempt You Away From FM

DAB radios give you a far superior audio quality, make it easier to find the station you are after and even offer pause and rewind features. This article is an objective review of three of the latest radios launched in the UK.
Revo Technologies has announced the launch of the first one-box DAB and DAB plus […]

The Impact Of Satellite Radio On The Life Of Truck Drivers

Truck drivers are the most frustrated listeners of the commercial radios. They are the ones who have tolerated commercials on local radios the most as they are counted in the listeners which listen to radio the most. Truck drivers log more than one hundred and fifty billion miles each year so they deserve better entertainment […]

Technical Considerations Of XM Satellite Radio

The whole content of the radio service that is both data and audio content is represented by only two carriers. Other four carriers carry duplicates of the same content to achieve redundancy through diversity of signals. Time delayed and error correction schemes are used for carrying data on each carrier. This is done to […]

What Is Satellite Radio And How Does It Work?

Satellite radio is the latest trend in the world of radio entertainment. It is also known as subscription radio and pay radio. This is due to the fact that a paid subscription is required in order to access it. The reason for the paid subscription is because it has programs that are not offered by […]

How To Make The Decision Between XM And Sirius Satellite Radio

XM and Sirius, the two American providers of satellite radio, share the market for satellite radio service. XM had a year’s head start, but Sirius still managed to get half of the audience. Both types of satellite services offer similar programs. So what’s the best one to choose?
XM offers 136 streams while Sirius only offers […]