# XM and Sirius merge, pending govt approval

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xm-and-sirius-merge-pending-govt-approval/24817>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [February 19, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xm-and-sirius-merge-pending-govt-approval/24817 "2007-02-19T23:59:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xm-and-sirius-merge-pending-govt-approval/24817/15 "2007-02-20T14:02:47Z")

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I’m hoping that a merger means they can cut the redundant stations between the two companies and allocate more bandwidth to the ones they keep. The sound quality has been a problem since day 1, and is only getting worse as they add more worthless channels.

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