FYI! OOTP on XM Radio!

battists · 07-01-2008, 09:00 PM

Just FYI, a brief interview with, uh, ME, on XM's pre-game show will be airing tonight before the games on channels 181, 182, and 188!

10:05, 10:10, and 9:40 are the EST start times!

We'll be getting a copy of the interview to post on the site, but for now, you gotta catch it right away!

MorseMoose · 07-01-2008, 09:09 PM

People have/listen to XM?

DaddyO · 07-01-2008, 09:17 PM

Isn't that the obscure sattelite communications outlet? The one that the only time I ever see them is when their CEO is testifying before some congressional committee about the future of the internet, the music business, etc., etc.?

Still, that's COOL battists, and must be pretty exciting for you!

TNCubsFan · 07-01-2008, 09:56 PM

XM has replaced the radio in my truck and my wifes car. Baseball games and talk 24/7/365. Roadtrips are great because we both have a wide range of stations that are approved by both of us. As well as the settings that allow us to know when certain artists are playing so we can listen to them. The money is well spent IMO.

Especially on Sunday Night Baseball when I can turn off the sound of Joe Morgan and listen to the radio feed.

Battists who are you going to be on with???

satchel · 07-01-2008, 10:03 PM

kick ass!

satchel · 07-01-2008, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MorseMoose

People have/listen to XM?

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyO

Isn't that the obscure sattelite communications outlet?

XM radio is the most popular satellite radio broadcaster in the US, with almost twice as many listeners as their closest competition, Sirius.

As of October 2007, they were averaging more than 10 million listeners per week.

Neags23 · 07-01-2008, 10:19 PM

I know a lot of people with XM. I had it myself for two years before I got my video/mp3 player and stopped listening to it.

I loved it for the ball games, sports channels and the comedy stations. Never got much into the music, though.

rem · 07-01-2008, 10:21 PM

I listened to XM radio while on a plane once. I found it very useful.

The Wolf · 07-01-2008, 11:17 PM

I have XM in my car, on my stereo via satellite dish, and on any computer I happen to be on. It's great.

battists · 07-01-2008, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TNCubsFan

XM has replaced the radio in my truck and my wifes car. Baseball games and talk 24/7/365. Roadtrips are great because we both have a wide range of stations that are approved by both of us. As well as the settings that allow us to know when certain artists are playing so we can listen to them. The money is well spent IMO.

Especially on Sunday Night Baseball when I can turn off the sound of Joe Morgan and listen to the radio feed.

Battists who are you going to be on with???

Well, we missed it already, but it was with Mike Ferril on the pre-game show. Basically, it went on all of the channels prior to tonight's games.

Like I said, tho', I'll post a copy of it here once they get it to me!

satchel · 07-01-2008, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MorseMoose

People have/listen to XM?

According to Arbitron, Battists will probably be heard by about 50,000 people tonight.

So I would answer "yes" to your question of whether "People have/listen to XM?"

Arctic Blast · 07-01-2008, 11:46 PM

Very cool! I picked up an XM unit for my car a couple years ago...terrestrial radio consists of about a whopping 8 stations up here in Edmonton, 5 or 6 of which are absolute crap.

Le Grande Orange · 07-01-2008, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MorseMoose

People have/listen to XM?

Well, back in 2005 MLB signed an eleven-year deal with XM worth some $650 million (about $59 million per year) to broadcast major league ball games. So somebody must be listening somewhere.

bucketsndimes · 07-02-2008, 12:17 AM

Nice, can't wait to hear it since I don't have XM.

kagnew35 · 07-02-2008, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by bucketsndimes

Nice, can't wait to hear it since I don't have XM.

Well GET IT. Have had it 3 years xm daytime lineup is Charley Steiner at 1pm, Kevin Kennedy and Rob Dibble at 3 pm and Ronnie Nighttrain Lane at 6pm, all est. all great.

rasnell · 07-02-2008, 04:50 AM

The MLB morning show with The Big Chair and Buck Martinez is the highlight of drivetime every morning. And The Show with Dibble and Kennedy on the drive home make this one of life's favorite things to own.

lahoward · 07-02-2008, 04:55 AM

I had XM till they signed on Howard Stern with a huge contract saying that he would bring in mega customers. The day he signed i cancelled.

CTSoxFan · 07-02-2008, 04:58 AM

That was Sirius, not XM

Solonor · 07-02-2008, 07:49 AM

Well, it's both of them together, now.

Dagrims · 07-02-2008, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by lahoward

I had XM till they signed on Howard Stern with a huge contract saying that he would bring in mega customers. The day he signed i cancelled.

That's like cancelling cable television because they add Spike TV. Why would you punish yourself by doing something like that?

07-01-2008, 09:00 PM	#1
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	FYI! OOTP on XM Radio! Just FYI, a brief interview with, uh, ME, on XM's pre-game show will be airing tonight before the games on channels 181, 182, and 188! 10:05, 10:10, and 9:40 are the EST start times! We'll be getting a copy of the interview to post on the site, but for now, you gotta catch it right away!

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DaddyO Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 244	Isn't that the obscure sattelite communications outlet? The one that the only time I ever see them is when their CEO is testifying before some congressional committee about the future of the internet, the music business, etc., etc.? Still, that's COOL battists, and must be pretty exciting for you! __________________ Signature? I don't need no stinkin' signature!

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TNCubsFan Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 300	XM has replaced the radio in my truck and my wifes car. Baseball games and talk 24/7/365. Roadtrips are great because we both have a wide range of stations that are approved by both of us. As well as the settings that allow us to know when certain artists are playing so we can listen to them. The money is well spent IMO. Especially on Sunday Night Baseball when I can turn off the sound of Joe Morgan and listen to the radio feed. Battists who are you going to be on with??? __________________ "If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out" George Brett HOF

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Arctic Blast Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Leduc, AB, Canada Posts: 29	Very cool! I picked up an XM unit for my car a couple years ago...terrestrial radio consists of about a whopping 8 stations up here in Edmonton, 5 or 6 of which are absolute crap.

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bucketsndimes Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The States Posts: 409	Nice, can't wait to hear it since I don't have XM. __________________

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rasnell Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky Posts: 3,746	The MLB morning show with The Big Chair and Buck Martinez is the highlight of drivetime every morning. And The Show with Dibble and Kennedy on the drive home make this one of life's favorite things to own. __________________ Charlie Root won more games for the Cubs than any pitcher (201), yet was remembered for one pitch to Babe Ruth. Find out more about the 1929 World Series in my book, "Root for the Cubs: Charlie Root and the 1929 Chicago Cubs." See the web site at www.rootforthecubs.com. The book is at http://www.amazon.com/Root-Cubs-Char...t+for+the+cubs. Beta tester, OOTP 2007-2023 and iOOTP 2011-2014.

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lahoward Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 86	I had XM till they signed on Howard Stern with a huge contract saying that he would bring in mega customers. The day he signed i cancelled.

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CTSoxFan Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 493	That was Sirius, not XM __________________

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