prodigalfan said:

They do have an add-on so that if you have Sirius you can add XM channels and vice versa.

Hey gang,

I am starting an online topic to gauge the number of people who would support having a Prince channel on Sirius/XM. I will take the results to Sirius/XM and share with them the incredible demand that exists for it.

The newly combined Sirius/XM has other fully devoted channels for everyone from Elvis to AC/DC which airs interviews and concert highlights and spin off groups (which in Prince's case would include artists such as The Time, Andre Cymone, and The Family.

Please respond with your interest and whether you currently a subscriber. I think this could be an awesome thing!

realm said:

Now this is going to be some real horse shyt. I have satellite radio (XM) factory installed in my car. I paid a pretty penny for it to. I don't see how they will be able to get a "new receiver" in my car that is only 2 years old. I smell a class action lawsuit in the future if they don't find a way to accomodate all subsribers.

richbrother said:

What kind of add-on? I'm a new XM Subscriber (we recently leased a Saturn Vue).

prodigalfan said:

If you have XM now you will always be able to get XM in the future (plus the best of SIRIUS but not all of Sirius).

If you have SIRIUS now you will always be able to get SIRIUS in the future (plus the best of XM but not all of XM).

If you want both Sirius and XM you will need a new receiver, the receiver will be out next year. Ultimately, the XM and Sirius satellites that broadcast signals to the receivers were very different signals. So no incentive for them to merge the companies into one. I do understand also that they would like to keep both entities different, which means a ton of stations.

Personally, I can live with just Sirius but it would be cool to have all the XM stations.
[Edited 10/28/08 8:57am]

realm said:

oh well that is cool. I don't want any "add on" receiver so it is a good thing that I can continue getting XM. I have a cool looking car, navigator (in dash) that is also my radio/cd player/satellite radio. I don't want any crap clipped onto my dash.

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I read somewhere on 3121.com back when it was up that there would be a "3121 radio" coming to Sirius. That was all that I ever saw about it.
Prince probably doesn't think such a station would reach many people or is worth the time to get all the rare stuff together and play it.
In reality, I bet it played out like this: Prince calls Sirius after hearing one of those 'featured artist' stations (Buffett, Springsteen, Sinatra). Sirius says great, let's set up a meeting. Prince gets distracted by a shiny object and they never hear from him again. The vault continues to collect dust.
I'm sure there are some fan-built radio stations on the net that play great Prince stuff. The problem is, you're never going to satisfy all the people all the time. So in the end, you're left listening to your own mp3s DVDs and CDs anyway.

prodigalfan said:

Very cool. Yeah, I think most people would be happy with either XM or Sirius programming. Beats the heck out of regular radio. I love the GPS systems on the newer cars.

richbrother said:

I get Elvis and Bruce Springsteen; I may get others but I don't know how many "artist-dedicated" channels there are. Don't the Grateful Dead have one, as well? I'm sure I also have that one, though I never listen to it because I am not a fan of theirs (I only dig the songs "Casey Jones" and "Touch of Grey").

dont have Satellite radio, this might make me get it

datdude said:

And the great thing is that it won't require a radio because you can listen online.

Prince quotes in articles are "I'm free!" All I hear is "Cha-Ching"

Madison88 said:

well this would be another way for him to make money but what's wrong with that?

richbrother said:

I used to make cassette tapes off the radio.... for free..... I don't need "high quality" sound... I was raised on records and poor reception.... just sick about paying for the airwaves now.... yuck...

realm said:

Now this is going to be some real horse shyt. I have satellite radio (XM) factory installed in my car. I paid a pretty penny for it to. I don't see how they will be able to get a "new receiver" in my car that is only 2 years old. I smell a class action lawsuit in the future if they don't find a way to accomodate all subsribers.

without live tracks or the protege's (which some people would complain about because it's not prince), ur better off listening 2 ur ipod or cd's in ur ride or at home.

good luck with ur endeavors tho

peace

I haven't read all the posts yet but I think these things are heavily based on artist cooperation....you know what that means?

I'm not saying that Prince would have to be host, but I believe the artist and/or record label has to somehow be involved and approve everything, possibly even bootlegs. For example, Bruce Springsteen allows fans to bring in live recordings of his shows which they play on "E Street Radio".

VinnyM27 said:

Yeah, I doubt that Prince would make himself very available but if the tracks were it would be very cool. I am sure that there are some proteges that would love the opportunity to get paid for looking back on the olds days and introducing tracks.

I'm in! shit! I wish I could find the letter I wrote and posted here a few times to sirius about this. It was a pretty dang good letter, I listed all the associated artists and albums that it could include as well as all kinds of stuff about prince's live material.
anybody have that?
oh and yes sirius and XM have merged.

Count me in, he's a natural for this format.