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The dog in the Sirius logo is unofficially named Mongo, a name garnished from the debut of Sirius Satellite Radio’s sponsorship on Casey Atwood’s and later Jimmy Spencer’s NASCAR entry. Digital satellite systems are largely unregulated, allowing them a much freer hand in deciding what content they will carry. If an XM Radio subscriber wanted to switch to Sirius, it usually meant having to upgrade their entire audio system.

Sirius was previously known as CD Radio. Digital satellite systems may also be referred to as direct broadcast systems. In order for an XM Ready radio to receive XM programming, you will need a XM Ready radio, a tuner box and an antenna.

XM Radio Online offers all of the XM Satellite Radio channels for which they have Internet performance rights. The combination of three satellites and a ground-based repeater network is designed to provide XM Radio with gap-free coverage anywhere within the continental U.S. On November 15, 2005, DirecTV began carrying 72 channels of XM programming. These include music channels, but not news or sports channels.

XM Radio's headquarters, production studios, and high-end concert/recording studio are located in Washington D.C. There are several options when it comes to choosing your satellite radio. Galaxie and MaxTrax are licensed satellite-delivered music streams distributed by direct broadcast satellite and digital cable services, requiring satellite dishes or coaxial cable lines not required by the XM or Sirius systems.

Hybrid portable satellite radios will let you save up to 50 hours of content, and let you store and play back your MP3s. Satellite radio networks see the delivery of music and speech audio as just the beginning. So far, WorldSpace has been the leader in the satellite radio industry, but the USA is not currently part of WorldSpace's coverage area. Portable radios let you get the satellite signal just about everywhere.