Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio providers in the U.S. and Canada. After approved in 2008 merger with its competitor XM Satellite Radio he belongs to Sirius XM Radio Inc. Sirius currently has about 7 million subscribers (pay- radio), together with XM Radio, the company comes to a total of about 18.5 million subscribers.
In addition to receiving of classical satellite equipment and Internet streaming Sirius is also very heavily involved in the marketing of satellite -compatible car radio. Due to the vast expansion of the U.S. exist in the terrestrial radio supply large gaps, which includes Sirius SDARS. Using appropriate cooperation with the manufacturers, many U.S. vehicles already compatible car stereos have installed and only need to be unlocked for the subscription.
The company's headquarters is located in New York City. More Sirius studios are located in Los Angeles, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans, Nashville and Daytona. End of 2005, Sirius was also the focus of German media, as U.S. radio star Howard Stern for 500 million U.S. dollars completed a five-year contract with Sirius.
Sirius sends to a total of 140 channels, including 71 commercial-free music channels (pop, rock, Elec / Dance, Hip- Hop / R & B, Country, Christian, Jazz / Blues, Standards, Classical and Latin / Int ' l); has exclusive contracts with the NFL, NBA, NASCAR, Chelsea, Wimbledon, CFL and about 150 college sports partners, news and talk from ABC News & Talk, CNN, FOX News, E!, CNN Headline News, FOX News Talk, BBC World Service, BBC Radio 1, npr now, npr talk, CNBC and Bloomberg Radio; plus there is the self-produced by Sirius political talk channels Sirius Patriot and Sirius Left; in the entertainment Sirius offers 6 comedy channels ( including The Foxxhole of U.S. star Jamie Foxx ), Maxim Radio, Playboy Radio, Cosmo Radio, the two Howard Stern channels Howard 100 and Howard 101 Martha Stewart Living Radio, Sirius Stars, Radio Classics and Radio Disney.
Among the largest and best-known personalities who have contracts with Sirius, include U.S. radio star Howard Stern, NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart, household magnate Martha Stewart, rapper 50 Cent, the Buddhist Wellness Center - founder Deepak Chopra, rapper Eminem, sports expert Scott Ferrall, OSCAR - winner Jamie Foxx, DJ Grandmaster Flash, pro-skater Tony Hawk, MTV Jackass member Bam Margera, former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya, DJ Premier, Marky Ramone, fitness expert Richard Simmons and the official G- Unit - DJ DJ Whoo Kid.
Satellite
Sirius Satellite Radio currently operates an active fleet of several satellites: Sirius FM-1, FM-2 Sirius, Sirius FM -3 and a recent series belonging to Sirius FM - fifth The launch of Sirius FM -6 took place on 25 October 2013. Sirius FM -1 through Sirius FM -3 were stationed in highly elliptical geosynchronous orbit with 63.4 ° orbital inclination between 23,975 km and 46,983 km altitude. Sirius FM -5 was stationed in geosynchronous orbit. Sirius FM -6 is positioned in a geostationary orbit and has put together about the same number of transponders as Sirius -FM1 and Sirius FM-2. All satellites have been or are being built by Space Systems / Loral based on the SSL -1300 satellite bus. The satellite launched by Proton rockets from Baikonur, the first three with Proton-K/Blok-DM3, the other two use Proton-M/Bris-M.
The satellite Sirius FM -4 was kept as a spare on the ground and the National Air and Space Museum handed over in October 2012, which will show him in the Steven F. Udvar- Hazy Center near the airport Washington Dulles International.