<p>Any other parents here fans (or former fans) of XM sattelite radio? I guess the merger with Sirius finally took effect yesterday, as far as the lineup and channel changes go. I was thrown for a loop and really disappointed with the changes. Several of my favorite channels were dumped and I am hopping mad. After a 5 year relationship with XM I have decided to cancel my subscriptions. Now I’ll be looking into purchasing a new iPod.</p>
<p>It’s spelled s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e .</p>
<p>I cancelled my XM about 6 mos ago. I love satellite radio but the XM vs Sirius just bugged me.</p>
<p>You just sent me into a panic… did they get rid of Deep Tracks? Thankfully, no. I listen to Deep Tracks (40) all the time.</p>
<p>[XM</a> Channel Lineup](<a href=“http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc]XM”>http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc)</p>
<p>I do notice that the “Starbucks channel” (the Cafe) is gone. My husband will be disappointed, but I don’t mind. And the traffic stations are still there.</p>
<p>there was a full page ad in many national newspapers with the lineup last week at some point…I didn’t realize there was elimination of channels? I actually thought there were more? I guess we should check it out online…</p>
<p>We’ve had Sirius for some time, and just got THEIR new channel lineup yesterday. I was hoping that we would get my favorite XM channel (Flight 26) - but no luck.</p>
<p>At one point DirecTV used the XM channels as their Music TV channels, which is how I got addicted to Flight 26…then we switched to Dish…</p>
<p>My dh commented last night that he doesn’t like it at all anymore. Of course, we just paid for the full year.</p>
<p>rodney, I also didn’t realize that entire channels would be eliminated! That’s what got to me the most.</p>
<p>Don’t despair, jmmmom. Someone today told me that they’d also paid in advance, but they were able to get a refund of the balance on their account. If you’re thinking about cancelling I’d try giving XM a call and I’ll bet you’ll get your refund – but be ready to get in line. I’d hate to be their “customer care” reps right about now!</p>
<p>(And thanks for the spelling lesson, madison, but if correcting spelling is one of the things you like to do on these forums, you must not have time for much else!)</p>
<p>Hmmm, my car only has an AM radio and it seems fine for the only radio station I listen to while driving it.</p>
<p>I must be the odd person out here - I’m loving the merger … love Classic Vinyl and the E-Street channel … it’s nice to have Bruce available 24/7!</p>
<p>Yes, call them. They call me monthly asking if I would like to reactivate my account. The answer is NO!</p>
<p>I didn’t lose any of my favorites, thankfully. Hmmm…wonder what means? Maybe I’m just very mainstream.</p>
<p>The idea of having to listen to commercials on regular radio is a horrible thought. I would never cancel satellite radio because I can’t stand the interruptions in my music. Anyway you look at it, it is cheaper than an ipod or other fee for tune service.</p>
<p>yea, but some of those XM stations are running commercials now.</p>
<p>Nothing like your standard AM or FM stations, but I do find myself changing channels occasionally when I start hearing about how I can fix my kid’s behavior problems.</p>
<p>Check out the ad at the top of this thread…</p>
<p>(Twighlight zone music…)</p>
<p>okay, it DID say xm and serius radio…</p>
<p>Somehow, none of us knew it had happened. I got in my car and thought my husband had changed our pre-sets. I need some new ones. I also liked flight 26 and it’s not there. I heard commercials too and didn’t like that.</p>
<p>My biggest fear with this merger, along with what the music channels are starting to sound like (i.e., playlists not as deep as they used to be, etc.), is that the powers that be at XM Sirius are slowly morphing the service into an FM-like experience. That’s one of the very things I went to XM for, to get away from regular radio! I’m starting to smell the stench of Clear Channel and I don’t like it at all. I’m just really disappointed. :-(</p>