Sirius XM Promises Satellite Radio 2.0

The fourth quarter of 2011 might be the time Sirius XM introduces the ability to customize audio feeds delivered over the Sirius XM service, but possibly also content captured from HD Radio, WiFi, and possibly terrestrial radio broadcasts as well.

"Satellite Radio 2.0" is expected to offer "significantly more choices for the consumer and contain functionality that does not exist today in our radios," says Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin.

Users might be able to customize their own channels using a “like” or “dislike” style button.

Sirius XM might analyze each song that was streaming through the Sirius XM spectrum, and then capture specific songs that met the listener’s preferences. The software could then cache that live content onto a new storage chip on the radio for playback at later times.

This caching could happen at any time that the radio was active, and not just while the user was listening to their personally designed channel.

All the while, the program could insert new content into the playlist that may potentially match the listener’s preferences and allows for music discovery over every single one of Sirius XM’s channels.
The same features might also be used for overall content discovery including news, sports, talk, and comedy programming as well.

Users might be able to save their favorite songs for instant playback at any time.

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