XM, Sirius Win Licenses For Radio Service
Two satellite radio companies won temporary licenses on Monday to use ground-based repeaters to expand the reach of their new digital radio services designed primarily for vehicles, despite the protests of mobile telephone carriers. XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. need to use ground repeaters to bounce signals from satellites to actual radio receivers in order to provide service to hard-to-reach areas like major downtown areas where skyscrapers block direct lines of sight. XM Satellite plans to launch 100 channels of service in the Dallas-Forth Worth and San Diego markets Sept. 25, almost two weeks later… Read more »