There are two major companies that offer satellite radio in America: Sirius and XM.
XM was the first company that offered satellite radio. It has two satellites named Rock and Roll and it has its studios in Washington D.C. Sirius Radio has three satellites and has its studios in New York As the XM was first, it has 3,2 hundred thousand, but Sirius brings competition with 1,1 hundred thousand subscribers in the present time.

Satellite radio is by far the best radio ever, making the AM/FM radios look old and dying even. This new era of radio has a lot of advantages that will please you at the maximum.
As the income comes from the subscribers not from advertisements, there are no commercials, no one is saying what to buy, no one is promoting their channel and no one is interrupting you from listening to what you want, where you want. There a lot of choices in want to listen to as both XM and Sirius have a big programming variety that includes music channels of world music(pop, rock, classical, rap, hip-hop, opera, country, western, jazz, dance, blues, Latin), weather, news, traffic, sports and entertainment channels. Local weather and traffic channels are available only for major cities in the U.S.A. provided by the two companies and every five minutes you can hear updates. The best thing in all channels is that there are uncensored. So, you can listen to uncensored stand-up comedy and hip-hop channels, at least for now.

The satellite radio has a very good sound quality, no static and no interference, a quality that may be compared with the one of a CD.  The radio is based on a go/no-go system based on the strength of the signal. So, weak signal may cause dropouts.
You can easily get information about songs and artists right on you satellite radio receiver that can also help you select channels and categories. This makes it easier for you to choose the exact channel or song you want to hear. So, whenever you are wondering what song or channel you are listening to just read the information that the receiver shows.

Now you can get satellite radio wherever you like, eventough at first it was design only for car use. With the right equipment you can easily have radio, but it depends on you whether you subscribe at XM or Sirius. Unfortunately, you can’t use a satellite radio turner for both XM and Sirius. There are three types of turners depending on where you want to listen to satellite radio. The Plug-and-play turner can be used out-door wherever you like as long as you have a portable boombox that can receive the signal. There are turners especially made for using them in cars and the home satellite radio turners for using them at home.

Both companies want now to offer a video service. This is planned to happen in the second half of the year 2006 and will include at first two video programs designed for children. Satellite radios’ prices start at about $75.A subscription costs 12.95 per month wherever you want to subscribe as both XM and Sirius radio charges the same. There a couple of discounts like you can get satellite radio for a year at $9.95/month or Sirius is offering a subscription for a lifetime at $500.

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Satellite radios have increase in popularity since the first year of launching. A lot of car owners these days want to have a satellite radio installed in their cars. Actually, installing satellite radio is not a difficult thing to do. You alone can do the installation in only a few minutes of time. Here are ways on how to install satellite radio for your car.

First, it’s very important to select the best model and type of satellite radio. You need to look for a satellite tuner or satellite radio unit that works best. The internet can be a good source in finding the best satellite radio for your vehicle. When you think you find it, then have it purchased.

Once your satellite radio arrives, you are all ready to install it. What you must do is to mount the radio’s cradle into your car. There is an adhesive end to place on the dashboard or the windshield. Some people mount it with tabs to hang off of an air vent but this is more temporal.

The next things is to install the power supply to the radio unit using the wire. Plug the other end into the car after finding the port which matches the connector. Connect the antenna to the radio or tuner. Afterwards, attach the signal connector. The usual standard connection is with the cassette player adapter. Otherwise, you will need an FM modulator or RCA patch cables which you may need to install, too.

Secondly, mount the antenna on the outside of your vehicle. The best place to mount it is on the back of the roof of your car. Have the wire of the antenna run through the car. If you are wondering the perfect place, run I through the weather stripping on the door of the car.

For FM modulator, mount it into a place where you can connect to your factory radio and the satellite radio unit. Remove the in-dash radio to have an access to the antenna input and power as well as ground wires. The modulator must be connected to both constant power source and switched on-off source. Find available empty fuse holders to insert fuse taps. Secure the black ground wire beneath any nearby screw. Plug the antenna of your car into the antenna input on the FM modulator. Let the output be connected to the radio’s antenna then follow connecting the satellite radio to the modulator. Try to find a frequency to check if your installation is successful.

You will probably access to hundreds of channels which indicates that your satellite radio installation is very successful. What you only need to do now is to get inside your car and drive a smooth, fun ride.

Satellite radios are definitely a great tool you can use to keep you in the mood while driving whether you take a very long road. Sit back and try to relax with your satellite radio on.