Sirius XM

…two American digital satellite services, XM and Sirius, began operating from satellite systems, each providing 100 channels of specialized music and talk programming, some with no advertising. Would-be listeners had to pay a monthly subscription fee (paying for audio content that most had long considered to be “free”), and they…

…the newly formed company, named Sirius XM Radio, became the sole American satellite radio provider (they remained separate entities in Canada).

…five-year, $500 million deal with Sirius Satellite Radio (later Sirius XM Radio), which was not subject to FCC regulations concerning language and content. His first show on satellite radio aired on January 9, 2006, and the relationship proved profitable enough for both parties that Stern re-signed with Sirius on several…