[/QUOTE]Just got an email, they are going 120 channels of commercial free radio. fuggin nice! There were only a few that had commercials, but this is way cool.



[QUOTE]Dear XM Subscriber:



First, from all of us at XM, thank you for being a valued member of the XM family.



>From every vantage point XM had a spectacular 2003. Ending the year

>with over 1.36 million subscribers, XM Satellite Radio is one of the fastest growing entertainment media ever. Building on this tremendous momentum, we’re delighted to announce several programming content enhancements in 2004 we know you’re going to love.



First, XM will offer 100% COMMERCIAL-FREE MUSIC beginning February 1st. With 68 commercial-free music channels, XM will deliver the most commercial-free music in satellite radio. From Rock to Jazz, Classical to Hip-Hop, Country to R&B, you’ll now enjoy more of the music you love, without commercial interruption.



Complementing the move to 100% commercial-free music will be the debut of exciting new channels, including:

* Highway 16 – Today’s top Country Hits - Ch. 16

* The Blend – Adult Contemporary Hits - Ch. 25

* Fungus – Punk Rock - Ch. 53

* Lucy – Classic Alternative Hits - Ch. 54

* MSNBC – Global and national news - Ch. 130



We are also pleased to announce the launch of XM INSTANT TRAFFIC & WEATHER. Powered by Traffic Pulse and The Weather Channel, XM Instant Traffic & Weather will offer listeners in-depth, up-to-date information about road and weather conditions in 21 major metropolitan markets nationwide, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing greater detail and more frequent updates than available elsewhere on the radio. The first 15 metropolitan markets are available beginning March 1st. You can visit http://traffic.xmradio.com to hear report samples and learn more about this wonderful new XM service.



There’s more good news. 100% Commercial-free music, exciting new programming content, Instant Traffic & Weather – all will be included as part of your basic subscription. There are no new charges or fees.



To accommodate these many exciting enhancements, some channels will change number, category, and/or format, or will be eliminated.

* MTV (ch. 25) and VH1 (ch. 26) will move from Hits to Variety (ch. 155 and 156, respectively).

* Spirit (ch. 63) will move from Urban to Christian (ch. 33)

* Fine Tuning (ch. 104) will move from World to Rock (ch. 49)

* XM Live (ch. 168) will move from Variety to Hits (ch. 26)

* We will no longer carry Special X (ch. 30), Aguila (ch. 90), Vibra (ch. 92), and Tejano (ch. 93).



A new channel lineup card will be mailed to you later this month. For more information about all the changes and to view a new channel lineup immediately, please visit http://lineup.xmradio.com.



Thank you again for your valued patronage and for making XM #1 in Satellite Radio.



Best Regards,

The XM Team





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cool man im going to get that sooner or later

thats sweet

I love XM, luckily I paid for 2 years of service when I had money cause I knew it would be the first thing to go when **** got tight.

my sis and her bf LOVE it.....its pretty cool

i'm going to get a portable unit and replace my head unit with that in my turbo. I've been thinking about it since haveing direct tv music channels (which fukin own)



Plus I'll be able to take it into work and listen.



I wonder if they are going to raise the prices now that it kicks more ass.



ps I've seen tests where xm got a lot better score for music quality that cirrus.

I have never listened to Sirius, but the XM quality is unbeatable.

The xm radio is transmitted from satelites to fm towers then it transmitts to your car. sso unless you are in range of the signal of an fm tower then you get no signal. with sirius it transmitts straight from the satalite to your sirius antenna. my sirius reciver is great. i had xm for about a week on my pioneer head unit then had to swith to sirius because it sounded just like the radio. now with my kenwood head unit i got a free reciver (175 value) and i had to buy the antenna for 50 bucks then subscribe. it works great expt in tunnels or if you sit under an overpass for mor than about 10 seconds.

I have never even had it go out on me in tunnels and what not, but I dunno maybe their are blind spots in other states.

are you gonna drive ur car to ur desk so you never miss a beat? like the guy in the commerical



youd be so cooool