What Satellite Radio options are available for my Subaru? How Does Satellite Radio Work? What is the relationship between SiriusXM and Subaru?


Below you'll find the answers, courtesy of Subaru's Drive Magazine, Fall 2012 Issue. Facts and figures about SiriusXM Satellite Radio, a list of channels available, and much more! Check it out!


Drive reports: "The sound might be great, but the studios are amazing! We saw what it takes for SiriusXM to broadcast its programming. Here are some of the facts and statistics we picked up:"


SIRIUSXM STUDIOS

 

SiriusXM has headquarters in Rockefeller Center in New York, with studios in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Nashville.


***135 broadcast studios and live performance spaces


***22.9 million subscribers


***10 years since satellite radio started broadcasting live


***$14.49 per month cost for the basic audio package, which comes to 47 cents per day


 

 

 SATELLITES AND THEIR COVERAGE

 

***SiriusXM uses a fleet of satellites positioned over the equator in orbit 22,000 feet above the earth.


***Six satellites are in a geostationary orbit; i.e., always in the same post relative to the earth, always a "dot" on the map. 


***The other three satellites are in a geosynchronous orbit; i.e., their paths look like a "figure 8" to someone on the earth.


***SiriusXM offers 3,717,792 square miles of seamless coast-to-coast coverage.


EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO HEAR

 

SiriusXM has more than 130 satellite radio channels, including commercial-free music, plus sports, news, entertainment, and more.


SIRIUSXM IN YOUR SUBARU

 

***4-month trial subscription to XM Select package and NavTraffic® with the all-new Subaru navigation system.


***SiriusXM is available in all eight Subaru models as either a factory-installed option with an included four-month trial subscription or dealer-installed option with an included three-month trial subscription. 


***Subaru first launched SiriusXM in 2006 with the Model Year 2007 Forester and Impreza.

 


 Check out all SiriusXM has to offer:

 

 

NEWS AND ISSUES

 

19 news and issues channels, including:


SiriusXM Public Radio featuring Bob Edwards

Fox News

CNBC

CNN

MSNBC

BBC World Service

 

 

SPORTS

 

Channels include live play-by-play from NFL,1 MLB®, NHL®, NBA, NASCAR®,1 PGA TOUR®, Formula 1™, English Premier League soccer, college football and basketball, as well as 10 sports talk channels:


ESPN Radio

ESPN Xtra

Mad Dog Radio

SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio

SiriusXM NFL Radio1

MLB Network Radio™

SiriusXM NASCAR Radio1

SiriusXM College Sports Radio

NHL Home Ice

SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio

 

 

1 Requires a subscription to XM Premier package


TALK AND ENTERTAINMENT

 

27 talk and entertainment channels, which include:


Howard Stern1

Oprah Radio

The Opie & Anthony Channel

Doctor Radio

SiriusXM Book Radio

The Catholic Channel

 

 

ARTIST DEDICATED CHANNELS AND MORE

 

13 of their commercial-free music channels created with legendary artists and iconic music partners, including:


Shade 45, Eminem's uncut hip-hop channel

Elvis® Radio

Grateful Dead Channel

Radio Margaritaville produced by Jimmy Buffett

Ozzy's Boneyard, classic hard rock presented by Ozzy Osbourne

Willie's Roadhouse 

B.B. King's Bluesville

Siriusly Sinatra 

Underground Garage produced by "Little Steven" Van Zandt

Studio 54 Radio 

Metropolitan Opera Radio

 

 Plus, you'll find music from every genre:


Rock

Country

Hip-Hop/R&B Soul

Jazz/Standards

Classical

Christian

Dance/Electronic

 

Find more information on SiriusXM under Owner's Resource Center on subaru.com.

 

 

COMEDY

 

5 comedy channels:


Laugh USA

Blue Collar Radio

The Foxxhole presented by Jamie Foxx

Raw Dog Comedy 

Laugh Attack

 

For more information on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, give us a call at 800-439-8989 or send us an email!


Source: "Constellations--SiriusXM and Subaru" from Subaru Drive Magazine, Fall 2012 Issue. <http://drive.subaru.com/fall12_SiriusXM.aspx?page=1>

 

1 Requires a subscription to XM Premier package.

 
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