XM and Sirius to merge, finally


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Geez, took you guys long enough. I remember thinking to myself years ago that the satellite radio market wouldn’t roll out as quickly as these two were hoping for. The two satellite radio giants today announced that they will merge, creating one mega-satellite radio station to rule them all, providing a pick and choose al a carte menu of radio shows featuring Martha Stewart, Bob Dillon and Howerd Stern. It remains unclear whether stockholders and the FCC will allow the merger, seeing as how the FCC frowns upon monopolistic behavior.

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February 20th in Business, Satellite Radio, Technology | | 8 comments