What is Satellite Radio From SIRIUS?
At SIRIUS they make radio the way radio was meant to be.
Music Music Music.
And NO COMMERCIALS!
With SIRIUS, you get 60 streams of 100% commercial-free music.
Plus 40 streams of all the sports, news and entertainment you can handle.
You just can't find radio like this on any other dial.
Click below to view all the packages available to you.
1. What is SIRIUS?
SIRIUS is a service offering 100 streams of satellite radio featuring digital-quality, music, news, sports and entertainment programming when and where you want it.
We use our three satellites orbiting directly over the United States to broadcast 100 streams of satellite radio to listeners throughout the continental US for a low monthly subscription fee of $12.95.
SIRIUS delivers 60 streams of 100% commercial-free music in virtually every genre plus 40 streams of sports, news and entertainment.
2. How is your programming different from regular radio?
SIRIUS differs from regular radio in several ways.
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SIRIUS is unique because we stay true to the artists and their music by broadcasting 60 streams of 100% commercial-free music. So, unlike traditional radio or other services, all of our original music streams have no commercials – ever!
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SIRIUS offers original programming — not recycled radio. Our original music streams play songs from the most popular to the obscure, and everything in between. From crunch-core metal to spoken word, from bubble-gum pop to vintage jazz — we’ve got what you want and more.
And if you looking for a more intimate experience, our national broadcast studio hosts hundreds of exclusive live interviews and performances you won’t hear anywhere else.
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SIRIUS also features news and sports from content providers like CNBC, FOX News, C-SPAN, NPR, PRI, and ESPN, among others.
3. What is Statistical Multiplexing?
Our Statistical Multiplexing technology provides more bandwidth across the full spectrum of SIRIUS streams. This means better overall sound quality and superior sound resolution so you hear the music/programming the way it was intended.
4. Where does the name SIRIUS come from?
“Sirius” is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major and the Northern Hemisphere. It was named after the ancient Egyptian god Osirus, who was represented pictographically as a dog, giving Sirius its more familiar name: the Dog Star.
5. Where are the SIRIUS studios located?
The SIRIUS national broadcast studio complex is located in Rockefeller Center, in the heart of NYC. It is one of the largest, most sophisticated, digital broadcasting facilities in the world.
Our complex houses state-of-the-art production studios for our 100 streams, plus four performance spaces for artists and musicians, and a comprehensive digital library currently housing over half a million songs.
