Satellite radio

want to listen to music and other variety of talk shows through radio, computer, and even smartphones and tablets. Sirius Satellite Radio has the services to provide consumers with what they want and so much more. Sirius Satellite Radio is one of the largest radio broadcasters in the country. It’s known for being commercial free and has many stations that play different genres and decades of music along with sports stations and new stations. You can listen to any of these stations anywhere you have access such…

Indecency seems to be the biggest category for debate in the field of broadcasting. What is defined as indecency? The FCC has defined broadcast indecency as "language or material that, in context, depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, sexual or excretory organs or activities” (). This definition can be interpreted in many ways. This is why there is so much controversy over what is labeled as indecent and what…

personal style. Her success led her to nationwide fame and a role in the film The Color Purple in which she was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting Actress. Winfrey launched the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986 as a nationally syndicated program. With its placement on 120 channels and an audience of 10 million people, the show grossed $125 million by the end of its first year, of which Winfrey received $30 million. She soon gained ownership of the program from ABC, drawing it under the…

While Spotify and Pandora have gained numerous subscribers in internet radio, they have not financially been successful like SiriusXM. SiriusXM is a satellite radio provider that offers more than 175 channels with many popular channels commercial free. Sirius radio is offered in cars, boats, RV, and factories. It also offers information on weather, fuel prices and sports scores and scheduling. What makes this radio industry so successful is the voice-activated personal assistants such as Amazon…

How satellites have been used to help society? A satellite is a space body which has been created by colliding of two or more space objects (for ex. meteorites). There are two types of satellites: natural satellites (like moon, an earth’s satellite) and man-made (artificial), satellites launched to the orbit by people. Natural satellites A natural satellite is space body that orbits another space body bigger than itself. Natural satellites are not man-made satellites. They come from space…

Kennedy took over the presidential reins from a harrowed Eisenhower in the late 1960. Continuing a chronological analysis from the perspective of the Cold War conflict, Kennedy found himself faced with seemingly insurmountable circumstances: America was in the process of a deep cultural recession and needed a solution, needed a way out. Kennedy’s answer was delivered in his famous speech in May of 1961: Surpass Russia entirely by the end of the decade, landing a man on the moon and bringing him…

According to Bowles and Kaplan, “on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, a 23-inch-diameter, 183-pound ball containing a radio transmitter, into space” (Bowles and Kaplan, 2012, paragraph 7). The Sputnik I was known as the first artificial satellite. It was involved in the orbit and the Earth. It was also a part of the Soviet Union. The first person reached satellite in 1957. The size of the satellite was not very large. The Sputnik traveled above the Earth’s surface. According…

US and the USSR was total nuclear annihilation of both countries at the hands of atomic weaponry. However in the early 1950’s, radar and early detection technology lagged far behind the more developed nuclear technology, leaving the US vulnerable to nuclear attack (Regoli 397). This fear led the US government to devote significant resources to a project known as SAGE, an acronym for Semi-Automatic Ground Environment, in the mid 1950’s. The purpose of SAGE was to create the structure of an air…

The Space Race The date was July 31, 1956. The United States of America had just announced plans to launch an artificial satellite into earth orbit. Two days later, the communist collective known as the USSR did the same [1]. Although the USA had announced their goal first, the Russians beat them to it, launching Sputnik in late 1957, striking a blow to American confidence [2]. The next twelve years would be a whirlwind of technological innovation as both sides raced to exert control over the…

artist-dedicated music channels, 24/7 comedy channels, MLB, NBA, and NHL games, and PGA TOUR coverage. Another popular option is 19.99 a month. This option includes over 150 channels, with all the options the Selection had but with more. It also includes listening online and on the app, Howard Stern, every NFL game and every NASCAR race. The XM Mostly Music option is 10.99 a month that has over 80 channels and it is only commercial-free music channels. Another great thing about Sirius XM is you…