Comparing XM to Sirius

If you are looking to subscribe to a satellite radio service, there is one choice that you have to make, which service you would like to subscribe to.  If you are buying a new car, the choose becomes clearer due to the fact that several car manufacturers only have the option of one service either XM or Sirius satellite radio.  However if you are buying an after market car receiver or a home or portable radio, here are some tips on comparing XM to Sirius.

The good news is that both XM and Sirius are great services.  They both offer over one hundred channels of programming giving the consumer great music, sports, news and talk show personalities.  Both services also cover the entire continental United States and are priced at $13 per month.  If you are starting to think that both services are exactly the same – they are not, here are the key differences.

XM has over hundred channels many of them music, however their music channels are not commercial free.  Most music stations on XM have limited commercials and definitely not as much as regular radio.  XM satellite radio also has great sports programming, most notably Major League Baseball.  If you subscribe to XM you can get practically all baseball games during the season no matter what area you live in.  Finally, XM radio has on air personalities such as Opie and Anthony and Oprah.

Sirius also offers plenty of music channels; however their stations are commercial free.  Sirius is a great service for sports lovers who can listen to National Football League games and NASCAR.  The National Hockey League has also been added this year.  Sirius also has exclusive on air personalities including Howard Stern.  Although both satellite radio services are very similar in ways, take a look at the above tips to easily compare XM to Sirius satellite radio.