Sirius XM
Subscription audio service
Sirius XM is a satellite radio service offering commercial-free music, news, sports, and talk programming via subscription.
The service broadcasts to vehicles and home receivers across North America: I listen to Sirius XM on my commute.
The name combines Sirius (the brightest star) with XM, the competing service it merged with in 2008.
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- satellite radioAudio via orbiting transmitters
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- channelsPaths for transmission
Howard Stern · talk radio · music · streaming · car · dashboard · antenna · XM · talk · stations · podcast · dial · tuner · drive · commute · receiver · signal · broadcast
- media companiesDisney, Netflix, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Viacom
- Media platformsTV, radio, cable, satellite, streaming
- satellitessatellites, satellite, weather satellite, communications satellite, GPS satellite
- radioFM radio, crystal set, AM radio, radio station, radio broadcast
- Major CorporationsApple, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta
Sirius XMterrestrial radio
Ground-based broadcast transmission
AM radio · FM radio · free radio · public radio · NPR
Sirius XMfree radio
Unlicensed or unpaid airwaves
public broadcasting · community radio · pirate radio · college radio · NPR
Sirius XMfree radio
Unlicensed or unpaid airwaves
Spotify · Apple Music · Pandora · podcast apps · YouTube Music