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XM radio no longer commercial free

XM radio is now no longer playing uninterrupted music. They are now putting in little ads that I find very annoying. I want music only available for 24/7 that I’m paying for. I will play it at home, then just as I start enjoying the music at what I call a good listening level, the song will end and on comes one of their little announcements about what ever. I just had enough of it, shut it off and put on my own CD’s that has no talking. I find it hard to pay for something that is not what they advertise. We have it in the car and it recently became available through DirecTV which no longer offers the Music Channels that were commercial free. I wrote to complain to both and got automated responses. What ever happened to the human being that would reply when a customer has a concern or ask for what you are paying for.

I hope they get many complaints and maybe they would return to uninterrupted music.

Sorry but I had to vent………..
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texan
48 posts
 
I thought it was just me also; but, I have Serius and it's just as bad! I find all the talking from the DJ?s kinda like someone in your car who talks anytime the music stops. But I don't have control of when the next song starts to keep them quite, they have the remote control instead. Also, I consider them continually promoting their other channels advertising that I am paying for. Find it annoying to keep hearing someone promoting Martha Stewarts 24/7 channel on the rock channels!
The sports channels are worse, I get to hear the same commercials 4 times evry 15 minutes (Not Kidding)!
Would not recommend to anyone out there considering the purchase.
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ncarv
983 posts
 
I'm with Texan on Sirius. Who needs DJ's and self-promotion? The incessant annoying babble between a few songs is awful! I'm paying for music! Commercial free music! Also, Sirius changed their line-up a couple of months ago and eliminated my favorite channel -- Folktown -- and substituted another -- The Coffee House -- which bears no resemblance to the former.
Additionally, the music played is the same stuff over and over. If you're listening to classic rock stations -- there's about ten and they all overlap so I can hardly tell the difference -- they keep playing the same songs that were "hits" over and over. With all that time and that many stations, how about playing all the other songs on the great albums?
Another case of the promise of a great idea turning into the same commercial crap culture that has come to dominate American life.
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kevyo
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I love XM radio and compared to FM broadcasting there is no choice. I listen to XMU, The Loft, XM Cafe, and Fine Tuning and I have not heard these commercials you are talking about. I was disappointed though with Direct Tv only allowing to receive all the XM channels if you have a package plus or higher package. Sirius radio is being run by Mel Karmazin who ran Infinity broadcasting. Look how Infinity sounds like now on FM radio. Mel Karmazin will do the same and commercials will follow. How else will they pay for Howie's contract starting January. Ilove XM radio and I only have high praises for them.

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sgr
689 posts
 
I won't subscribe to any radio service. The idea of paying for something which before was free (AM,FM with commercials), vs. satillite (monthly fee plus commercials)is unappetizing at best. It won't be long before the commercial time on satillite consumes most of the programming just as it does on AM/FM. Consumers should protest by canceling their subscriptions in mass and refusing to be a party to such a scheme.
mr_hosehead
210 posts
 
When DirecTV came out with the news of the switch and I decided to wait on making the plunge into satellite radio until I could sample XM - and I'm sure glad I waited. I've now heard XM via DirecTV and Sirius during a trip to NY & back and am sure glad I never signed up. Hafta agree that Music Choice had a much better playlist, too - at least for me. I find the XM equivalents are just flat-out irritating.

The other kinda hard part to admit is that I've also had a broadband connection (for work - yeah, that's the ticket...) and am now suddenly seriously considering just dumping DirecTV and switching to total landline. We'd lose a little (mostly extraneous) programming but the cost would go down. After listening to XM for 3+ weeks I do wonder about how this could be as popular as it seemed?

I want my, I want my Music Choice...
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