Cap’n Ken’s Homespun Wisdom

So in hopes of getting their merger to go through, Sirius and XM are now pitching the idea of ala carte packaging of channels as a subscription option. As stupid as the idea of buying TV channels ala carte (ads and carry fees still pay the bills on most of cable, kids, so ESPN would cost you a whole heck of a lot more than Outdoor Life Network if all channels were optional), it makes perfect sense in commercial-free music.

Off the top of my head, I can rattle off maybe 20 channels (music and not music) on Sirius that I”m passionate about. I”m real passionate about a few (Underground Garage, Outlaw Country), but probably 60% of the music channels hold zero interest for me. Give me ESPN radio, etc. plus my favorite channels, and I can come up with 50 that”ll do me just right.

Of course, low take rates for those non-mainstream stations I like could spell doom for them, but I still hold my opinion that somebody looking for crap Top 40 or mainstream country ain”t the one looking to pay a monthly fee for music.

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