Commentary: Hooked on a satellite

June 18, 2008 [...] I, like a few million others, have been in listener limbo waiting for news about the very future of satellite radio. Having hemorrhaged red ink for years, XM and Sirius proposed a controversial but potentially industry-saving merger in February 2007, and they've been sweating regulatory approval ever since. A potential break in the case finally came this week: FCC chairman Kevin Martin on Monday went on record in support of the merger and appeared to be pressing for a panel vote.

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