As many of you know, I am a big fan of talk radio since I began listening to it on my long road trips throughout the country...so I recently subscribed to The O'Reilly Factor online and Coast to Coast AM's Streamlink service and while Im very entertained by both... I realized that between the two, I would be paying 11.00 a month and that XM or Sirius satellite radio services are only 13.00 a month.
My problem is determining which one is more worth it. XM seems to have a better roster of Talk programming, including a more extended conservative lineup and a great general and more liberal lineup as well as even the OPEN ROAD trucker radio network which I get a big kick out of... while Sirius is almost completely left-oriented and doesnt have the "Ask" type programming like XM does (it has Coast to Coast AM and a few other neat question and answer shows).... HOWEVER, Sirius has the edge in my opinion as far as music is concerned... or at least MY kind of music, which right now is alternative and underground indie rock. Between the channels "Alt Nation" and "Left of Center" on Sirius, I have everything I need music-wise. Sirius also has some great shock talk like Howard Stern and a few others.
To FURTHER complicate the situation, both XM AND Sirius currently WONT STREAM all but a few of their Talk radio feeds to online users, BUT I have heard they promise to in the future.... When? I dont know... and therein lies the quandry.... I am unusual in that I plan to use the service MORE as a streaming service on my computer, than I do as a portable radio or car radio service. I just havent found anything reliable enough on free internet radio thast combines what I desire in music and talk in one easy to use location.
Worse case scenario I will have to drop the 6.95 Coast to Coast subscription and keep my O'Reilly Factor subscription along with my Satellite Radio choice.
My problem is determining which one is more worth it. XM seems to have a better roster of Talk programming, including a more extended conservative lineup and a great general and more liberal lineup as well as even the OPEN ROAD trucker radio network which I get a big kick out of... while Sirius is almost completely left-oriented and doesnt have the "Ask" type programming like XM does (it has Coast to Coast AM and a few other neat question and answer shows).... HOWEVER, Sirius has the edge in my opinion as far as music is concerned... or at least MY kind of music, which right now is alternative and underground indie rock. Between the channels "Alt Nation" and "Left of Center" on Sirius, I have everything I need music-wise. Sirius also has some great shock talk like Howard Stern and a few others.
To FURTHER complicate the situation, both XM AND Sirius currently WONT STREAM all but a few of their Talk radio feeds to online users, BUT I have heard they promise to in the future.... When? I dont know... and therein lies the quandry.... I am unusual in that I plan to use the service MORE as a streaming service on my computer, than I do as a portable radio or car radio service. I just havent found anything reliable enough on free internet radio thast combines what I desire in music and talk in one easy to use location.
Worse case scenario I will have to drop the 6.95 Coast to Coast subscription and keep my O'Reilly Factor subscription along with my Satellite Radio choice.