Commercial-free, digital radio via satellite from XM Satellite Radio (www.xmradio.com) and Sirius Satellite Radio (www.siriusradio.com). Each company has its own service and satellites. For a monthly fee, they offer more than 120 channels of digital audio (music, news, sports, etc.), and unlike terrestrial radio (AM, FM and HD), the signal stays tuned no matter where you travel within the U.S. XM and Sirius have exclusive spectrum in the 2320-2345 MHz frequency band.
Home, Car and Portable
Tuners are available for home and car, and portable units can serve multiple venues. Although adapters are used to retrofit existing cars, both companies have partnered with auto manufacturers to make their radios available for new cars. Some portable units can output an FM signal that is picked up by the car radio, which eliminates wiring into the car's audio system. See DAB and DARS.
XM2go
XM2go is XM Radio's logo for its portable tuners. Made by several companies, such as this Tao unit, the device can store five hours of music for later playback. It also has an FM transmitter to transfer the music to a car's audio system via an unused FM channel.
Home, Car and Portable
Tuners are available for home and car, and portable units can serve multiple venues. Although adapters are used to retrofit existing cars, both companies have partnered with auto manufacturers to make their radios available for new cars. Some portable units can output an FM signal that is picked up by the car radio, which eliminates wiring into the car's audio system. See DAB and DARS.
XM2go
XM2go is XM Radio's logo for its portable tuners. Made by several companies, such as this Tao unit, the device can store five hours of music for later playback. It also has an FM transmitter to transfer the music to a car's audio system via an unused FM channel.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2008 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
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