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Is satellite radio at its tipping point?

Published Friday, August 06, 2004 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

The tipping point is not just a great new CD by The Roots. It's also the term that describes when a trend or other noun (which Schoolhouse Rock reminds us can be a person, place or thing) becomes life-changing rather than simply quirky or faddish. Such may be the case with satelitte radio. First, Bob Edwards leaves NPR for XM Radio. Now comes word that "shock jocks" (now that's a term that's overused and poorly defined) Opie and Anthony will resume their careers on XM.
The oddest thing about this development: one of XM's investors is Clear Channel, which a) controls much of the mainstream radio dial, and b) has been the biggest pro-Bush, anti-free-speech, run-from-the-FCC media company.