I am – Hercules!! Is true!! Howard Stern and whoever works for XM (Al Franken maybe?) look likely to soon to be working for one big satellite company. Mel Karmazin, who will serve as CEO of the new entity once it's done merging, even sent me a letter:

February 19, 2007 To: SIRIUS Subscribers Today is a very exciting day for SIRIUS customers. As you may have heard, SIRIUS Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio are merging to form the nation's premier audio entertainment provider. This combination of our two offerings will benefit you - our loyal listeners. As a single company, we'll provide superior programming to you every day with the best of both SIRIUS and XM. Currently, XM and SIRIUS broadcast a wide range of commercial-free music channels, exclusive sports coverage, news, talk, and entertainment programming. Howard Stern. Oprah and Friends. The NFL. MLB. NBA. ESPN. CNBC. Fox News. Additionally, the combined company will be able to improve existing services such as real-time traffic information and rear-seat video as well as introduce new ones. After shareholder and regulatory approvals, we anticipate that the combination will be finalized by the end of 2007. Until then, both companies will continue to operate independently. We will continue to provide you with the uninterrupted service - as well as the outstanding customer support - that you have come to expect and enjoy from SIRIUS. We do not anticipate any changes in your service during the merger process, however, please call our customer care team on 1- 888-539-7474 should you have any questions. We look forward to the many benefits this combination will offer and continuing to make your listening experience an enjoyable one - offering more of the Very Best Radio on Radio. Stay tuned, Mel Karmazin, CEO

Why is Sirius CEO Karmazin set to become chief of the combined company while XM CEO Hugh Panero will exit if the merger is completed? This snippet from Tuesday morning’s Variety may offer explanation:

… with 14 million subscribers between them -- XM finished 2006 with 7.63 million subscribers, up 29% from 2005, while Sirius finished the year with 6 million, up 82% from the year before …

Learn more of this here.

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