Sirius Satellite Radio

Sirius Satellite Radio {{NASDAQ|SIRI}} is a satellite radio (DARS) service in the United States that provides 65 streams (channels) of music and 55 streams of sports, news and entertainment. Music streams on Sirius contain almost every type of music genre imaginable, broadcasting 24 hours a day, commercial free. With any Sirius-enabled radio, the user can see the artist and song information on display while listening to the stream. The streams are broadcast from three satellites in an elliptical geosynchronous orbit above North America.

Sirius in Canada

In November, 2004, a partnership between Sirius, Standard Broadcasting and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation filed an application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to introduce Sirius in Canada. The application was approved on June 16, 2005 and confirmed by the federal Cabinet on September 9, 2005; an official launch date for the service has not yet been announced.

Related Topics:
November - 2004 - Standard Broadcasting - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission - Canada - June 16 - 2005 - September 9

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Canadian channels available on Sirius Canada will include the CBC?s English and French radio networks (CBC Radio One, CBC Radio Two, La Première Chaîne, Espace musique) and new channels built from the CBC?s web services CBC Radio Three and Bandeapart.

Related Topics:
Sirius Canada - CBC Radio One - CBC Radio Two - La Première Chaîne - Espace musique - CBC Radio Three - Bandeapart

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