speakers, radio March 24, 2003, 01:29:12 pm Yahoo Message Number: 20205Thanks Art, The sony radio you mention, is that the standard radio provided by Lazy Daze???Is npr on your new set up??? Did you take out the CD changer???Kate
Re: speakers, radio Reply #1 – March 24, 2003, 01:55:46 pm Yahoo Message Number: 20207QuoteThanks Art, The sony radio you mention, is that the standard radio provided by Lazy Daze???Is npr on your new set up??? Did you take out the CD changer???Kate When we ordered, we opted just for the single, in-dash CD/AM/FM radio. We did not order a CD changer. After we got our coach, we decided to replace that radio (which happened to be a Sony model), with a Pioneer radio that was XM ready and could also play regular CDs or MP3 CDs. This is direct cabled to a Pioneer XM tuner. I also added an optional auxillary audio input module, so that we can plug in our iPod, Laptops, etc. In theory, we could also add a Pioneer CD changer to this system, but we find we now don't listen to CDs as much.From what I've heard, the Sony radios that they now use with the CD changers are also "XM ready". I don't know if you don't order the changer, if you get the same Sony radio. XM does not currently carry NPR (but LOTS of other choices). Maybe if enough people ask XM for it, they will carry it (unless Sirius has an exclusive agreement).We went with XM because Sirius wasn't available when we decided. Currently XM has a much larger subscriber base and seems to be in better financial shape. GM is offering XM with a trial membership in many of their new cars. XM DOES have some amount of self promotion on their "commercial free" channels.Art
NPRadio Reply #2 – March 24, 2003, 04:47:15 pm Yahoo Message Number: 20214QuoteXM does not currently carry NPR (but LOTS of other choices). Maybe if enough people ask XM for it, they will carry it (unless Sirius has an exclusive agreement). I think I got in at the middle here and have missed something! Is the reason for the need for XM and Sirius that NPR is difficult/impossible to get while on the road or in certain parts of the country? Guess what I'd like to know about is the connection between satellite radio and NPR? Sign me just another electroniclly-challenged-soon-to-be-RVer! Lorna
Re: NPRadio Reply #3 – March 24, 2003, 05:05:19 pm Yahoo Message Number: 20217QuoteI think I got in at the middle here and have missed something! Is the reason for the need for XM and Sirius that NPR is difficult/impossible to get while on the road or in certain parts of the country? Guess what I'd like to know about is the connection between satellite radio and NPR? Sign me just another electroniclly-challenged-soon-to-be-RVer! We often get into areas where the broadcast choices are very limited. Even if NPR is available, you still need to spend the time searching for it. If you are driving, the signal may gone after an hour or so. Some of the potential subscribers have voiced a desire to be able to get NPR via XM radio. This would offer a clear NPR signal wherever you are, always on the same channel. I submitted a request to XM asking about NPR. Below is the response I just received from them.Art Dear Art,Thanks for your note. We have talked to NPR and PRI but decided to pass for NOW, because: *All XM Radios have AM & FM too. Public radio is already in practically every market, so carrying it on XM would Duplicating what is already readily available. THE MAIN REASON IS-- *Top shows like All Things Considered and Morning Edition are not being released to satellite radio..Only their "B" programs in our opinion. It would be misleading to offer NPR without the shows that NPR fans would expect to hear. Sirius has the same problem. NPR is holding back the best shows so to protect the exclusivity of their fund raising FM affiliates. Personally, I think Sirius should be more up front about the specifics of their NPR offerings. *XM already has several channels in the NPR style such as Discovery, CBC, and numerous eclectic music and News/Information options. We agree that NPR is good radio, but we think you won't miss it once you hear the XM Programming choices. Thanks for writing XM! We'll keep on them.Best Regards, Tim Kopper "The XM Answer Man"
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] NPRadio Reply #4 – March 24, 2003, 06:42:58 pm Yahoo Message Number: 20221My experience, based on 4 trips from the West coast to the East coast and back in the last 2 years, taking different paths each time, is that the one thing you can count on hearing almost anywhere in the U.S. is NPR.Rich 2000 MB - Lake Stevens, WA
Re: NPRadio Reply #5 – March 24, 2003, 08:10:34 pm Yahoo Message Number: 20231Ahhh, the missing link. Thanks so much Art. And thanks for sharing the answer man's explanation. I know what you mean about always trying to find it as you move on down the road. I wonder if NPR publishes a master listing of "numbers on the dial" where they broadcast
Re: NPRadio Reply #6 – March 25, 2003, 01:04:26 pm Yahoo Message Number: 20269"Top shows like All Things Considered and Morning Edition are not being released to satellite radio..Only their "B" programs in our opinion. It would be misleading to offer NPR without the shows that NPR fans would expect to hear. Sirius has the same problem. NPR is holding back the best shows so to protect the exclusivity of their fund raising FM affiliates." AAACKK! This is the first time I've heard this, and it makes all the difference. I have no use for such a service if it omits "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition." Thanks very much for letting us in on this unpublicized fact, Art!Andy Baird :-)
Re: NPRadio Reply #7 – March 25, 2003, 03:03:22 pm Yahoo Message Number: 20275NPR without their signature programs, Morning Edition and All Things Considered, is not NPR. The Sony radio in our LD is satellite ready but it is not going to happen unless one of the services starts to carry NPR's "A" programs. I have NPR on most of my day and it is my major source of news and culture. It has the only talk shows, such as 'Talk of the Nation', that feature opposing points of view, unlike commercial radio.I can understand part of the fund raising reasoning but I like the local public radio stations coverage of regional news and would continue to support them. There may be a market for A 'Premium' channel, like satellite or cable TV, which would include membership in a national satellite Public radio station.Larry
Re: NPRadio Reply #8 – March 25, 2003, 09:46:48 pm Yahoo Message Number: 20291This is definitely an issue for the NPR affiliates. A few years ago National NPR considered doing it's own fundraising and had an affliates revolt. They resolved that they would not do any national fundraising but would rely instead on the "tithing" of the affiliates to the National NPR.As a result, JUST AS WITH ABC/NBC/CBS/FOX the affliates have a franchise for the "Primetime" shows and would let other delivery mechanisms deliver those shows to their broadcast area. That's the same reason you can't see the NY NBC affiliate on your Satellite System
Re: NPRadio Reply #9 – March 26, 2003, 08:35:31 am Yahoo Message Number: 20302Lorna,I don't know about a master list, but the Delorme map software (Street Atlas 9, SA 2003) will bring up a list of radio frequencies
Re: NPRadio Reply #10 – March 26, 2003, 01:07:40 pm Yahoo Message Number: 20317Barry, that's such great information, and I'm putting a check mark on the plus side of Delorme when it comes time to buy GPS software. Thanks, Lorna
Re: NPRadio Reply #11 – March 26, 2003, 02:13:59 pm Yahoo Message Number: 20319Barry Going to http://www.npr.org/members/ will enable you find NPR stations throughout the country . I usually check and make of list of available stations before I travel.Larry
Re: NPRadio Reply #12 – March 27, 2003, 09:05:01 am Yahoo Message Number: 20354Larry,Thanks. That's a useful URL. You might want to add it to the 'Links' section of the group.Barry Red 26.5' RB 2001 Texas
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