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FCC Finally Approves Sirius Acquisition Of XM!!

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Sixteen months after Sirius satellite radio announced its intent to acquire rival XM, the Federal Communications Commission late Friday removed the final regulatory roadblock by formally approving the merger in a 3-2 vote.

If you own an XM or Sirius satellite radio, you can now look forward to more channels and probably at a better a la carte subscription price. XM listeners will now be able to hear Howard Stern’s show and Sirius listeners will be able to hear whatever’s the biggest show on XM (“Oprah & Friends” maybe?).

Find all of the Associated Press’ story on the matter here.

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You mean, sound, without pictures?
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Jul 26th, 2008
01:21:15 AM
more comedy stations!
by BadMrWonka
Jul 26th, 2008
01:21:26 AM
lame
by BatPsycho
Jul 26th, 2008
01:21:50 AM
That's cool
by OhGawDuhhh
Jul 26th, 2008
01:24:18 AM
Scared the shit out of you?
by FilmZ0mbie
Jul 26th, 2008
01:29:04 AM
O&A!
by squidman
Jul 26th, 2008
01:33:40 AM
Actually, Opie & Anthony is the biggest show on XM.
by ngx
Jul 26th, 2008
01:35:09 AM
O&A PARTY ROCK!!!!!!
by Your Moms Box
Jul 26th, 2008
01:37:26 AM
It's a merger not an acquisition.
by TotalFreedom
Jul 26th, 2008
01:38:54 AM
moriarty and...that other one
by Dijjot
Jul 26th, 2008
01:41:31 AM
Zero Point Zero
by WhoDis
Jul 26th, 2008
01:43:26 AM
awesome spelling of communications
by cyrent
Jul 26th, 2008
01:44:01 AM
Stop deleting my posts
by Ihatehercules54
Jul 26th, 2008
01:53:39 AM
HEY NOW!
by Riley Martin
Jul 26th, 2008
01:54:00 AM
Ihatehercules54
by WhoDis
Jul 26th, 2008
01:54:06 AM
WhoDis
by Ihatehercules54
Jul 26th, 2008
01:55:58 AM
CINEMAGIC
by Andyrooskie
Jul 26th, 2008
01:56:27 AM
herc
by BadMrWonka
Jul 26th, 2008
01:57:49 AM
Ack Ack
by quantize
Jul 26th, 2008
01:58:43 AM
Obviously I'll never convince the stern fans here...
by Ihatehercules54
Jul 26th, 2008
01:59:16 AM
Forget radio...moving pictures, that's the future, see!
by Cletus Van Damme
Jul 26th, 2008
02:05:25 AM
Ihatehercules54
by BadMrWonka
Jul 26th, 2008
02:07:30 AM
BadMrWonka
by Ihatehercules54
Jul 26th, 2008
02:09:46 AM
So is this CNN now?
by Chanoc
Jul 26th, 2008
02:12:05 AM
I stand by the headline.
by Hercules
Jul 26th, 2008
02:13:12 AM
No
by Ihatehercules54
Jul 26th, 2008
02:13:21 AM
Too bad Howard Stern is 15 yrs past his prime
by Rupee88
Jul 26th, 2008
02:16:46 AM
ok, I do have a question though...
by BadMrWonka
Jul 26th, 2008
02:17:18 AM
and you're still wrong
by TotalFreedom
Jul 26th, 2008
02:18:29 AM
Oh Boy!
by JetJaguar
Jul 26th, 2008
02:20:22 AM
Hey now
by CarmillaVonDoom
Jul 26th, 2008
02:22:46 AM
fascimile = FACSIMILE
by JetJaguar
Jul 26th, 2008
02:24:32 AM
So JetJaguar is this your first day on AICN?
by Xiphos_2
Jul 26th, 2008
02:32:03 AM
You can cherry pick all the newspaper articles you want
by Ihatehercules54
Jul 26th, 2008
02:32:12 AM
Sirius' press release is correct as well.
by Hercules
Jul 26th, 2008
02:39:59 AM
Great News!
by topaz4206
Jul 26th, 2008
02:48:03 AM
Is it possible...
by ebonic_plague
Jul 26th, 2008
02:52:04 AM
uhh...
by the milf lover
Jul 26th, 2008
02:53:18 AM
lmao
by Dijjot
Jul 26th, 2008
03:14:07 AM
and yeah this headline/story is not right for AICN
by Rupee88
Jul 26th, 2008
04:03:58 AM
I've had a theory that Herc is Howard Stern...
by DocBosch
Jul 26th, 2008
04:07:53 AM
If Herc was Howard that would be the greatest thing ever.
by iamnicksaicnsn
Jul 26th, 2008
04:47:11 AM
Zero point Zero is the funniest thing so far this year
by MontyPigeon
Jul 26th, 2008
05:41:29 AM
Hello! Yoo hoo!
by YeahSureWhatever
Jul 26th, 2008
06:03:49 AM
Ihatehercules54...
by quantize
Jul 26th, 2008
07:32:01 AM
TotalFreedom is a ninny
by I am_NOTREAL
Jul 26th, 2008
08:05:35 AM
or else the president of XM
by I am_NOTREAL
Jul 26th, 2008
08:07:07 AM
PARTY ROCK!!!!!!!!!!
by johnyaztec
Jul 26th, 2008
08:41:00 AM
FRUUNKUSSSSSSSSSSS
by johnyaztec
Jul 26th, 2008
08:42:08 AM
THIS JUST IN......
by johnyaztec
Jul 26th, 2008
08:44:32 AM
RON & FEZ NOON TO 3
by johnyaztec
Jul 26th, 2008
08:48:03 AM
Yay monopoly?
by Anakin Whoopass
Jul 26th, 2008
08:52:31 AM
E-Rock
by joe dope
Jul 26th, 2008
09:01:33 AM
Garbled mumbling for all!
by chipdog
Jul 26th, 2008
09:16:24 AM
Finally!
by chewyou812
Jul 26th, 2008
09:43:38 AM
satellite radio is the best entertainment purchase ...
by Toe Jam
Jul 26th, 2008
09:59:16 AM
RAMOOOOONNNNNNNNE......
by choptop
Jul 26th, 2008
10:07:06 AM
If it wasn't an aquisition instead of a merger...
by choptop
Jul 26th, 2008
10:12:27 AM
Herc ...
by ronsullivan12
Jul 26th, 2008
10:19:47 AM
Not to mention Herc ...
by ronsullivan12
Jul 26th, 2008
10:23:45 AM
I beg you, Sirius - dont cut Cinemagic
by JackRabbitSlim
Jul 26th, 2008
10:32:53 AM
I Agree with Toe Jam
by Itchy
Jul 26th, 2008
10:43:34 AM
satellite radio absolutely kills terrestrial radio
by Geekgasm
Jul 26th, 2008
11:12:48 AM
terrestrial stinks
by johnyaztec
Jul 26th, 2008
11:20:58 AM
XM gets Air America and Art Bell & co.
by darebear
Jul 26th, 2008
11:54:13 AM
Hope they REDUCE channels
by DinoBass
Jul 26th, 2008
11:54:55 AM
Biased opinion, pointless article, obsolete technology
by Flipao
Jul 26th, 2008
12:19:59 PM
Monopolies RULE!!!
by HoboCode
Jul 26th, 2008
12:34:44 PM
This is the end of Howard Stern
by cousindave
Jul 26th, 2008
12:35:34 PM
When Opie & Anthony took over Stern's KLSX slot
by Mose Schrute
Jul 26th, 2008
01:48:08 PM
Cousin Dave, have you seen the ratings books?
by topaz4206
Jul 26th, 2008
02:03:25 PM
Mose Schrute and topaz4206
by joe dope
Jul 26th, 2008
02:33:19 PM
Uhhhhh O qua tanginn wann, motha fuckas.
by zool43
Jul 26th, 2008
02:34:26 PM
Arbitron Satellite Ratings Book ...
by ronsullivan12
Jul 26th, 2008
02:36:59 PM
Joe Dope
by ronsullivan12
Jul 26th, 2008
02:38:26 PM
Opie and Anthony and Fez suck ass
by Kraaken
Jul 26th, 2008
02:39:03 PM
This merger
by Cujo_Fugate
Jul 26th, 2008
02:57:11 PM
Joe Dope, Ron Sullivan
by topaz4206
Jul 26th, 2008
03:02:31 PM
ronsullivan12
by joe dope
Jul 26th, 2008
03:02:52 PM
Stern hasn't been great since BillyWest & Jackie left.
by romanocc
Jul 26th, 2008
03:05:36 PM
Topaz
by ronsullivan12
Jul 26th, 2008
03:14:05 PM
topaz4206
by joe dope
Jul 26th, 2008
03:23:43 PM
Hercules
by shodan6672
Jul 26th, 2008
03:38:35 PM
JetJaguar
by shodan6672
Jul 26th, 2008
03:42:50 PM
Kraaken
by shodan6672
Jul 26th, 2008
03:46:35 PM
Kraaken
by shodan6672
Jul 26th, 2008
03:53:27 PM
Joe Dope
by topaz4206
Jul 26th, 2008
04:09:12 PM
This just in: FCC approves merger that will obliterate any poten
by WillsDad
Jul 26th, 2008
04:30:13 PM
WillsDad
by ronsullivan12
Jul 26th, 2008
04:50:51 PM
I Love O & A fans
by Itchy
Jul 26th, 2008
04:56:33 PM
Hey WillsDad
by Itchy
Jul 26th, 2008
04:58:36 PM
Opie & Anthony fans need to quit thinking about Stern
by Mose Schrute
Jul 26th, 2008
05:04:45 PM
O & A vs Howard
by ronsullivan12
Jul 26th, 2008
05:19:53 PM
topaz4206
by joe dope
Jul 26th, 2008
06:00:58 PM
Joe
by ronsullivan12
Jul 26th, 2008
06:04:33 PM
Joe Dope
by topaz4206
Jul 26th, 2008
06:26:40 PM
Yes, you actually can find new music with an ipod
by INWOsuxRED
Jul 26th, 2008
06:54:22 PM
I actually really dig Sirius' music stations.
by Lenny Nero
Jul 26th, 2008
07:52:00 PM
FRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUNKIS! !!!!!!!
by Darth Philbin
Jul 26th, 2008
10:39:39 PM
Finally some return on my stocks.
by 1895DCSkate
Jul 26th, 2008
11:08:05 PM
Howard Stern is a moron.
by Cotton McKnight
Jul 27th, 2008
12:33:18 AM
Since I've had Sirius I can't even listen to regular radio anymo
by otm shank
Jul 27th, 2008
12:45:57 AM
Stern Show still great but...
by Buck Swoop
Jul 27th, 2008
03:32:36 AM
O&A are just not funny. Period.
by Atticus Finch
Jul 27th, 2008
07:11:05 AM
I don't understand this war...
by critch
Jul 27th, 2008
10:46:31 AM
Of course Sirius is aquiring XM
by jakeblues
Jul 27th, 2008
09:00:54 PM
Oh, and 0.0...
by jakeblues
Jul 27th, 2008
09:01:35 PM

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