Was there a spike in XM subscribers when AA launched?

[Jeebo]

Does anybody know if there was a spike in new subscribers to XM satellite radio when the new Air America liberal talk radio network launched on March 31? I bought a new XM system for my car on that very day and had it installed and the service started on the next day. I am hoping that XM enjoyed a HUGE increase in their subscribers at that time, because that will wreak havoc on the right wingers' claim that liberal talk radio "won't work." I love Randi Rhodes and Janeane Garofalo, and Al Franken's okay too, and I was already listening to my other favorite, Thom Hartmann, on Sirius.

Ron

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Sirius has a better AAR feed.

it's more lefty in general (even before carrying AAR)
and is not part owned by clearchannel

so I hope that Sirius is spiking harder...

[tridim]

3. Sirius spiked by at least 1

when I bought mine two weeks ago, specifically for AAR. There's lots of talk about AAR on http://www.xmorsirius.com .

[Beware the Beast Man]

2. I dont know about then

-But I bought my wife a Delphi Roady for Christmas, and apparently they had a huge spike around the holidays, something like 23,000 new subscribers. I remember it was impossible to register online. They finally got over 1 million subscribers, so I think the demand was there for a left-wing talk channel.

[maggrwaggr]

4. pick up the phone. Call them. Find out.

If they did, send the info to AA, have them do a press release and try to get it reported by the media.

We have to take our media back.