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XM Radio vs. Sirius programming by genre |
Here's our comparison of the two services as their programming packages stood on February 10, 2005. You can use it to match up the services to your personal taste. If you like Christian music, for example, XM is the clear winner, while talk fans will find more variety on Sirius. To take a closer look at each service's programming, click the logos to go to the companies' Web sites. (Note: Sirius's programming list is a PDF document.)
| GENRE: MUSIC |
SIRIUS |
XM RADIO |
| Pop |
7 |
9 |
| Hits by decade |
5 |
6 |
| Rock |
15 |
14 |
| Hip-hop/R&B/urban |
8 |
7 |
| Jazz/blues |
6 |
5 |
| Dance/electronica |
6 |
4 |
| Country/folk |
6 |
7 |
| Latin |
4 |
4 |
| World |
2 |
3 |
| Classical |
3 |
3 |
| Christian/gospel |
2 |
3 |
| Kids |
1 |
0 |
| Lifestyle |
0 |
3 |
| Total music |
65 |
68 |
| GENRE: TALK |
SIRIUS |
XM RADIO |
| News and weather |
13 |
11 |
| Sports |
8 |
15 |
| Talk and variety |
19 |
12 |
| Comedy |
2 |
3 |
| Kids |
1 |
2 |
| En español |
3 |
1 |
| Local traffic and weather |
10 |
22 |
| Total talk |
56 |
66 |
| GENRE: SPECIAL |
SIRIUS |
XM RADIO |
| Live specials |
0 |
1 |
| Premium |
0 |
2 |
| Total channels |
121 |
137 |
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