Dr. Laura coming to Sirius XM Radio
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TSS Taylor
DRC Fan
I'm always a little bit weary of your posts. No offense it just seems like Satellite burned you personally a cpl years ago and it will never live up to your high standards...yet it's bigger than ever. Didn't you think it was all going away? Sorry it didn't crumble.
But really rock is a staple of a music service. And expect 25% more channels on Sirius XM 2.0. Im sure it won't measure up to what you want but others may enjoy it
Jon
Well-Known Member
I'm always a little bit weary of your posts. No offense it just seems like Satellite burned you personally a cpl years ago and it will never live up to your high standards...yet it's bigger than ever. Didn't you think it was all going away? Sorry it didn't crumble.
But really rock is a staple of a music service. And expect 25% more channels on Sirius XM 2.0. Im sure it won't measure up to what you want but others may enjoy it
I don't wish to see it go away, and I am extremely interested in what XM 2.0 looks like especially when it comes to the OEM radios since that's my most likely step should I decide to come back. Just when certain segments of the board decides to go XM Fan over the slightest criticism of their precious satellite radio service, I find it funny, and rather unnerving, especially considering the perceived lack of interest in making sure the same controls are being met in other parts of the board like the Apple forums, where I try to post and get the latest information while others get their jollies off trolling that particular section. Rather hypocritical if I do say so.
I have also requested more coverage on the front page of services like Slacker and Pandora and even Apple, who have had several events over the past few months go with little more than a thread, if we're lucky on a supposed 'tech' board. Realizing of course that you have a vested, biased interest in making sure that SiriusXM is getting the most posts and coverage. I see that whenever I see someone come into the Sirius forums for help with a current receiver or a connection that might not be right and you try to sell them something. Then just call it what it is, Satellite Radio Central. And to hell with everything else.
And I'm aware that Rock is the dominant format, just like FOX News and MSNBC dominate the 'news' airwaves while a service like NPR and BBC are in the background. The thing about services like NPR, like was true with a service like the OLD XM, is that there were people who were willing to pay for more than just the same 20 songs played over and over, and that is now gone or severely diminished.
But whatever makes those 20 million radios, er, subscribers happy.
Brad Bishop
Member
My thoughts on the Dr Laura show:
- I generally agree with what she has to say
- The callers are horrible. They're the women we all know somewhere in our lives who basically say, "Hi, I'm about to or have done something stupid and just want some kind of validation for it." Then Dr Laura slaps them down and moves on. The problem is that nearly every call is like that. It's painful to listen to. It doesn't mean that what Dr. Laura has to say is wrong, though.
Generally the advice she gives out is the advice most guys would try to give out to their wives/girlfriends if they'd just listen. It's not like it's crazy stuff.
That being said, I can't listen to the show because the women who call in are just painful to listen do (repetitive).
Clark Howard is like that, too. He has good advice and generally good information but the show sometimes sinks into the: "HI, Clark - Listen to you all the time... I'm $80,000 in credit card debt and only make $35,000/yr..." Just the kind of stuff that makes you scratch your head. Call after call of that gets a little tiring.
I haven't listened to him regularly in years so he may have gotten better.
Regardless of all of that, though. I'm sure that you could find some folks somewhere that would specifically sign up because they have to have Dr. Laura. I wouldn't think that would be a huge number (less than Stern, obviously but I've always questioned those numbers, as well).
I think the key to it is that if Satellite radio has enough variety in it's programming (both talk and music) that you get people looking at it as a value. The wife might say, "Oh, they have Dr. Laura," and the husband might say, "Oh, they have Howard Stern..." "Oh, look - music from our teenage years.. It'll work anywhere we drive... Maybe we should buy a radio and try it out.."
That's more likely the conversation you're going to have. Not, "They have Howard|Dr Laura| Glenn Beck! We're buying this no matter what the cost!"
It's a lot like cable. There are shows I enjoy on cable. There's no one show that I'd buy cable for. Given the mix of entertainment and cable starts looking pretty good to most folks. Sure, there are those that would buy it, no matter what the cost, just for ESPN. Every cable subscriber isn't an ESPN junkie, though. The variety of it sells it more than ESPN (or any other single show/channel) does.
- I generally agree with what she has to say
- The callers are horrible. They're the women we all know somewhere in our lives who basically say, "Hi, I'm about to or have done something stupid and just want some kind of validation for it." Then Dr Laura slaps them down and moves on. The problem is that nearly every call is like that. It's painful to listen to. It doesn't mean that what Dr. Laura has to say is wrong, though.
Generally the advice she gives out is the advice most guys would try to give out to their wives/girlfriends if they'd just listen. It's not like it's crazy stuff.
That being said, I can't listen to the show because the women who call in are just painful to listen do (repetitive).
Clark Howard is like that, too. He has good advice and generally good information but the show sometimes sinks into the: "HI, Clark - Listen to you all the time... I'm $80,000 in credit card debt and only make $35,000/yr..." Just the kind of stuff that makes you scratch your head. Call after call of that gets a little tiring.
I haven't listened to him regularly in years so he may have gotten better.
Regardless of all of that, though. I'm sure that you could find some folks somewhere that would specifically sign up because they have to have Dr. Laura. I wouldn't think that would be a huge number (less than Stern, obviously but I've always questioned those numbers, as well).
I think the key to it is that if Satellite radio has enough variety in it's programming (both talk and music) that you get people looking at it as a value. The wife might say, "Oh, they have Dr. Laura," and the husband might say, "Oh, they have Howard Stern..." "Oh, look - music from our teenage years.. It'll work anywhere we drive... Maybe we should buy a radio and try it out.."
That's more likely the conversation you're going to have. Not, "They have Howard|Dr Laura| Glenn Beck! We're buying this no matter what the cost!"
It's a lot like cable. There are shows I enjoy on cable. There's no one show that I'd buy cable for. Given the mix of entertainment and cable starts looking pretty good to most folks. Sure, there are those that would buy it, no matter what the cost, just for ESPN. Every cable subscriber isn't an ESPN junkie, though. The variety of it sells it more than ESPN (or any other single show/channel) does.
semipenguin
Cheeseburger Connoisseur
I'm always a little bit weary of your posts. No offense it just seems like Satellite burned you personally a cpl years ago and it will never live up to your high standards...yet it's bigger than ever. Didn't you think it was all going away? Sorry it didn't crumble.
But really rock is a staple of a music service. And expect 25% more channels on Sirius XM 2.0. Im sure it won't measure up to what you want but others may enjoy it
Jon doesn't seem to have a problem voicing his outspoken opinion about his dislikes of satellite radio, buy put down Apple or Macs, & watch out. That report post button gets a workout. He has no problem calling people troll & help get people banned, but its ok if its anywhere else on the forums
Jon
Well-Known Member
Jon doesn't seem to have a problem voicing his outspoken opinion about his dislikes of satellite radio, buy put down Apple or Macs, & watch out. That report post button gets a workout. He has no problem calling people troll & help get people banned, but its ok if its anywhere else on the forums
No, I have never been known for holding back in any case. It's in the genes you could say. But, there is constructive criticism, and there is outright biased bashing based on hatred. Plenty of which goes on with both sides. I just would hate to see it turn into another XM Fan, which it is approaching. And the moderators/administrators and owner seem to be okay with that.
HecticArt
Administrator
Well everybody needs to keep it in their pants now.
We've generally got a pretty good crowd here, and the skirmishes are usually kept to a minimum. There haven't been very many incidents lately, (and we'd like to keep it that way) but people need to take this stuff with a grain of salt. It's just a web site.
When we see someone trying to ruffle feathers, we let them know they need to knock it off.
Some threads are fair game for opposing opinions, and in some threads those opinions are a nuisance. Just because product X is mentioned in a thread about product Y does not instantly mean that poster Z is trying to start a fight.
Satellite is what brought us all together in the first place, and there are tons of sites dedicated to every flavor of computer there is. If you want pure uninterrupted product talk, your first stop might want to be one of those sites. The fact that we are able to branch out as an on-line community to different areas of digital entertainment makes us pretty unique. (IMHO) We've got bandwidth to share with those that are open to it.
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Jon
Well-Known Member
All true, but the site is called Digital Radio Central and you can see other logos at the top right besides Sirius and XM. That implies a focus on those products, which would mean the same focus and reporting given to Slacker, Pandora and Apple as with Sirius and XM.
As you probably also know I'm not shy about hitting the report button when I think someone is taking it a little too far. Haven't had to do that lately, and I don't like using ignore because it's not practical.
And with that I'll make this the last word on my part and quit hijacking the thread, which I almost forgot what it was about.
As you probably also know I'm not shy about hitting the report button when I think someone is taking it a little too far. Haven't had to do that lately, and I don't like using ignore because it's not practical.
And with that I'll make this the last word on my part and quit hijacking the thread, which I almost forgot what it was about.
HecticArt
Administrator
Point taken and accepted, but think of the logos as more of a starting point or hint of what we hope would be open for discussion not so much of a literal guide.
Have a nice beer and relax a bit.
And thanks for getting us back on topic.
I've listened to Dr Laura once, couldn't get into it. My brother likes her show though. I know at the very least he'll be listening.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I haven't noticed a lack of talk about other forms of music by those interested. But certainly in the SiriusXM sections, I would expect plenty of discussion about satrad and less of Slacker, Pandora, Apple or other forms. Visa versa for the Apple sections.
And a post stating how much you dislike satrad in a satrad section is no different than a post saying Steve Job is an egotistical asshole in the Apple section. Both are equally true but are really only there to stir the shit. Personally, I don't mind stirred shit every now and again but IMHO one can't really justify one and condem the other without being viewed as a bit of a hypocrite.
The Butler
Well-Known Member
Dr. Laura is getting booted off of several terrestrial stations early for plugging Sirius.
limegrass69
Confused
If she was nice to all of the callers, the show wouldn't be all that interesting.