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XM 5 (Satellite)
XM 5 may refer to: * XM-5, a satellite operated by XM satellite radio * XM 5, a radio channel from Sirus XM satellite radio; see List of Sirius XM Radio channels * XM5, U.S. Army assault rifle See also * * * XMS (other) * XMV (other) * XM (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XM-5
XM Satellite Radio (XM) was one of the three satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Holdings. It provided pay-for-service radio, analogous to subscription cable television. Its service included 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional traffic and weather channels, and 23 play-by-play sports channels. XM channels were identified by Arbitron with the label "XM" (e.g., "XM32" for " The Bridge"). The company had its origins in the 1988 formation of the American Mobile Satellite Corporation (AMSC), a consortium of several organizations originally dedicated to satellite broadcasting of telephone, fax, and data signals. In 1992, AMSC established a unit called the American Mobile Radio Corporation dedicated to developing a satellite-based digital radio service; this was spun off as XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. in 1999. The satellite service officially launched on Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
