There are few things that aggravate radio executives more than satellite radio.
For years they were so blinded by the prospect of competition from satellite radio that terrestrial operators actually thought they were competing with satellite. Some still think so.
This in spite of the fact that together XM and Sirius only have about 15 million paying subscribers.
They run many music channels with no commercials -- and some channels have few listeners. They are money losing machines that have posed no threat to traditional radio -- not even for a minute.
Meanwhile, the NAB is helping to mislead the industry into&hellip
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