Air America and XM radio.

[benburch]

Hey, folks,

Here is what I have been able to determine;

1. The XM deal is exclusive. Sirius will not carry any more AAR programming.

2. Indeed Malloy will not be live on the new service, and Alan Colmes will be live in his time slot. I am unsure whether Malloy will be streamed on delay in the late night hours.

3. I am not sure yet what the status of Randi Rhodes' show is, but it appears that it will remain diced up as it currently is in the XM lineup in favor of Schultz.

4. All cast in stone, and nothing will change the decision.

On the good side of things, Sirius will be seeking out programming to fill the void left by AAR, and there are a lot of really wonderful small-market Liberal/Progressive shows that will likely be taken up by Sirius now.

My personal take on things; They made the move for financial reasons. AAR has to make money to survive, and survive they must. Had they hesitated, the XM opportunity would have been lost, probably forever, and they would have been stuck with the minority satellite radio service. And who knows what the status would have been had the merger that has been talked about gone through. They might have been left totally without a satellite provider! So, I can understand the hostility and disappointment, and I feel that too, but we'll have to deal with the hand we are dealt.