The advantages of satellite radio

One of the great advantages of satellite radio is the fact that the programs

are not interrupted by commercials. This is because the provider’s income comes
from listeners and not from advertisers. Satellite radio services offer around
70 programs of commercial fee music channels each and you have a great variety
of choices, from mainstream rock, hip-hop and dance music to folk music, opera,
blues and many more.

Another great thing about satellite radio is the absence of static. You can be
driving from the West Coast to the East Coast in the United States of America
and you will not get any static at all on the way. The satellite radio signal is
digital, which means that you will get crystal-clear sound wherever you go.



Satellite radio tuners receive, along with the actual radio programs, an influx
of metadata that consists of information regarding song title, artist, radio
program and radio channel. This means that your satellite radio receiver will
display all the necessary information about what you are listening to. For
instance, if you hear a great song and you want to know which artist sings it,
you just look at the receiver‘s display.

All satellite radio programs are uncensored. This is one of the reasons why
artists like Howard Stern chose to move their shows on satellite radio. You can
also listen to your favorite hip-hop songs without the interruption of those
annoying ‘beep’ sounds.

Satellite radio programs also offer information about local traffic and
weather conditions. The information is very detailed especially for those who
live in big cities. If there is a major national calamity and other terrestrial
radio stations will not work, you can always count on getting accurate
information from satellite radio program. You can also listen to satellite radio
online on your computer.



If you still are not convinced on why you should pay money for something that
you can get for free, think about how much time you have wasted listening to
commercials and all kinds of other boring stuff on terrestrial radio programs.
Traditional radio is not free, despite the popular belief. It is time-consuming
and irritating because you have to listen to five minutes or more of commercials
so that you can finally hear a song you like. The satellite radio subscriptions
are very affordable and, for around 13 dollars per month, you get exactly the
programs you want, which you can listen to wherever you are, at the best sound
quality.



Satellite radio is great for you especially if you travel a lot. If you are
traveling across the United States of America, for example, you can listen to
the channel or channels you want during your whole trip, without losing signal
or getting static. If you have a traditional radio, you will have to keep
changing channels every hundred miles, but if you are using satellite radio you
do not have to do that because the geographically availability of programs is
not a problem. Satellite radio subscribers will soon get the chance to watch
video programs as well. Both Sirius and XM services have announced their
intention of introducing in the near future a variety of video satellite
channels that will have some of the great advantages that are currently
available to satellite radio: commercial free programs, great quality of sound
and vast geographical availability.