Just image you traveling across your state or even the country with your Sirius Satellite or XM Satellite Radio cranking out your favorite tunes, never missing a beat with the clarity you’d expect from a CD. Satellite Radio is also referred to as Digital Radio.

Many automobile manufacturers have been installing Sirius Satellite Radio Receivers in new models, and quite a few portable satellite radio receivers are available from a variety of electronics companies like Best Buy and Circuit City.

One of the biggest advantages of satellite radio is that all of the programs are commercial free. Satellite Radio companies like Sirius and XM generate revenue by the monthly fees charges to you the consumer – unlike regular radio stations that rely on selling commercials to pay the rent. With just over 70 programs of commercial free music channels you have a enormous assortment of listening choices, from classic rock, hip-hop, heavy metal, dance music, folk music, opera, blues and many others making satelite radio second to none.

A satellite radio receiver will display information about what you are listening to. Case in point, if you hear a song that you love and you want to know the artist or group that sings it, you just look at the Sirius satellite receiver’s display and all the pertinent information is at your finger tips.

One down fall is you have children is that all the satellite radio programs are uncensored. With the likes of Howard Stern choosing to move his show to satellite radio giving him much more freedom with out worrying about the FCC busting him on violating their standards. Yes even your favorite hip-hop songs let the “F-word” fly without the interruption of those aggravating beeping sounds or bad editing jobs.

XM Satellite radio also provides local traffic and weather. The information is extremely complete for metropolitan areas. If there is a major national calamity and other terrestrial radio stations will not work, you can always count on getting accurate information from satellite radio program.

You can also listen to various satellite radio programs online on your computer. Giving you yet another reason to pay money for something that you can get for free. That’s right conventional radio is not free. If you think listening to 4 or 5 minutes of commercials after every couple of songs for just over 10 bucks a month satellite radio is worth its minimal cost if you are truly a fan of music or even Howard Stern.