Memo to Sirius: CNN, Fox are not Suitable Substitutes for C-SPAN

MEMO TO SIRIUS: CNN, FOX ARE NOT SUITABLE SUBSTITUTES FOR C-SPAN
[SOURCE: HearUsNow.org, AUTHOR: Bob Williams]
[Commentary] To the displeasure of some subscribers, Sirius has dropped C-SPAN Radio from its service. The problem is that Sirius wants to preempt C-SPAN Radio in favor of sports programming whenever it wants. C-SPAN said no and Sirius pulled the plug. Sirius Executive Vice President David Frear said that C-SPAN was "not a highly listened-to channel.... We have others that speak to public affairs, including BBC, CNN and Fox News." Clearly, C-SPAN is rarely as titillating as the steady diet of celebrity crap, car chases and Anna Nichole Smith coverage that fills up much of the air time on CNN and Fox. But we would argue that neither CNN nor Fox comes close to the zealously unbiased political and policy coverage offered by C-SPAN, day-in and day-out. The BBC is a little closer, but still light years away. We suggest that Sirius find some other channel to drop in order to broadcast its sports programming. Otherwise, it should change its name from Sirius to Frivolous.
http://www.consumersunion.org/blogs/hun/2007/03/memo_to_sirius_and_xm_cn...