Satellite doesn’t get ratings, so it’s less about being able to draw listeners than being chummy with the programmer. It’s embarrassing to think of some American tuning in and thinking this is the best Canada can do for talk radio. Until there’s any accountability it will be license-mandated filler.

I have SiriusXM and don't listen to Canada Talks very often. Guess I should give them a chance.  Are they still connected with The National Post for a few shows?

I think one of the problems with Canada Talks is lack of promotion. I never see or hear anything about them and it is out of sight out of mind. When I have tuned in they were pretty boring or the hosts too" inside sports" with their comments and humour. Not really relating much with the listener.

After having SiriusXM for 4 years now, I am likely going to pull the plug this fall since I am listening less and less.  Most of the US talk stations I have checked out over the years aren't very interesting either and people like Howard Stern and juvenile opinionated biased talk show hosts grow stale real quick.

The music stations are ok, but like regular radio repetitive. They overplay certain artists and songs in my opinion. I keep hearing the same songs by Billy Joel and Hall and Oates, artists that had many hits.   I swear I hear Bryan Adams and Cory Hart more on 80's on 8 than I have ever heard on boom 97.3 or CHFI.  If you want to hear Anne Murray, she pops up quite a bit on 70's on 7, Could I Have This Dance and Snowbird are two favourites.
 
The best thing about the music channels would be no commercials but beyond that most of the jocks are pretty ordinary and don't put much effort into their shows.   Some of them are actually annoying and the music on 60's on 6 through to First Wave to me is pretty safe and repetitive.  I do love their jingles and imaging on some of the channels however, they do an excellent job with that. 

SiriusXM was interesting when I first had the service but after 4 years and the fact in the car i usually listen to local radio, I am thinking it isn't worth the monthly fee. Maybe I should just start listening to some new stations and see if there is something else and give the other stations I listen to a rest for a few months.

cash wrote:

I have Sirius for two weeks,. The music stations can be found on a number of free radio apps (Exclusive Radio) is a good one. Stern works only three days a week when he is not on vacation and seems to be mailing it in. I doubt I will pay for it when the free preview ends in October. 

Stern is still great even though he’s producing much less content. He’s been by far the best, most influential talk radio host for the last quarter-century, and I imagine when his time is up, SiriusXM will hemorrhage subscribers..

Holliday wrote:

cash wrote:

I have Sirius for two weeks,. The music stations can be found on a number of free radio apps (Exclusive Radio) is a good one. Stern works only three days a week when he is not on vacation and seems to be mailing it in. I doubt I will pay for it when the free preview ends in October. 

Stern is still great even though he’s producing much less content. He’s been by far the best, most influential talk radio host for the last quarter-century, and I imagine when his time is up, SiriusXM will hemorrhage subscribers..

They're not giving up on getting him back before his contract is up. This is from just over a month ago:

Sirius XM Will “Pick Up The Pace” On Howard Stern’s Contract Renewal Talks, CEO Says

how much would a person be paid to host a show for one hour a day on sirius??