Opie & Anthony

[Chapel]

we're all canceling our subs...
that's the response.

XM folded to Merger pressures. so, they caved in to themselves.

[GS Audio]

LOL......

I'm on hold with XM and the standard recording comes on to tell you the wait message:

"We're sorry for the delay. Due to the high call volume for customers activating new radios, we are experiencing longer hold times."

I think they confused what is really happening.....

[GS Audio]

Quote, originally posted by Chapel »

we're all canceling our subs... that's the response. XM folded to Merger pressures. so, they caved in to themselves.

Just finished the call......I took the 1 month free for now. We'll se what happens.......I may end up calling back to cancel at least one radio, but we'll see.

[98silverGTIVR6]

Quote, originally posted by GS Audio »

Just finished the call......I took the 1 month free for now. We'll se what happens.......I may end up calling back to cancel at least one radio, but we'll see.

No John call them back and tell them you dont want it. i canceled all my subs all 5 of them!! Take away there numbers and hurt them in there pockets!

[MK4 Getta]

Quote, originally posted by 98silverGTIVR6 »

No John call them back and tell them you dont want it. i canceled all my subs all 5 of them!! Take away there numbers and hurt them in there pockets!

EVEN BY TAKING THE ONE MONTH, XM ISNT GETTING THEIR MONEY. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF O AND A COME BACK IN 30 DAYS? YOUR GOING TO GO BACK TO XM AND THEN GIVE THEM MORE MONEY FOR A RE-ACTIVATION FEE FOR THE RADIOS!!! IF YOU CANCEL THEM, CANCEL THEM ALL, DONT CANCEL ONLY ONE, THAT IS WORSE, IMHO

[GS Audio]

Quote, originally posted by 98silverGTIVR6 »

No John call them back and tell them you dont want it. i canceled all my subs all 5 of them!! Take away there numbers and hurt them in there pockets!

I can't cancel my wife's sub.....she doesn't even know where channel 202 is. She hates the boys and listens to all the music stations.

I'm probably gonna call back later today and cancel the one in my Jetta. She drive my Jeep sometimes too and we both listen to other music, so I'll keep those 2 active since its used more for other stuff.

But this one radio will be cancelled by end of day.

Quote, originally posted by MK4 Getta »

EVEN BY TAKING THE ONE MONTH, XM ISNT GETTING THEIR MONEY. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF O AND A COME BACK IN 30 DAYS? YOUR GOING TO GO BACK TO XM AND THEN GIVE THEM MORE MONEY FOR A RE-ACTIVATION FEE FOR THE RADIOS!!! IF YOU CANCEL THEM, CANCEL THEM ALL, DONT CANCEL ONLY ONE, THAT IS WORSE, IMHO

The free 30 days is nice, but they have various billing methods which in some cases, they already have your money for the 12 months of service. So a cancellation on an account billed annualy makes more of an impact than on one billed monthly.

[GS Audio]

NASDAQ stats on XM stock for the month....

[MK4 Getta]

905AM AND THEY ARE STILL ON THE AIR.....

[GS Audio]

Quote, originally posted by MK4 Getta »

905AM AND THEY ARE STILL ON THE AIR.....

On FM?

[98silverGTIVR6]

there off now.

[GS Audio]

Did they run the simulcast today or no?

[MK4 Getta]

Quote, originally posted by 98silverGTIVR6 »

there off now.

THEIR getting off now, delay....

[vw valance]

Last Wednesday, Opie and Anthony made statements on their show that were deplorable. They issued an apology that day, but comments they made on their May 14th broadcast called into question whether they appreciate the seriousness of the matter. We give our on air talent creative freedom, however we expect them to take this responsibility seriously.

^^ what did O&A say on may 14th that made XM not believe they were serious about their apology??were the special interest groups listening and complained again

[patrickvr6]

Quote, originally posted by GS Audio »

Did they run the simulcast today or no?

No simulcast on XM, in fact all mentions of O&A have been removed from the XM website and 202 is 24 hours R&F.

I canceled all 4 of my subscriptions this morning. I feel like I'm in a daze, 202 was a huge part of what got me through the workday and now it is gone. FM is such a joke after having XM for 6 years, no way can I go back to commercial radio.

[patrickvr6]

Quote, originally posted by vw valance »

^^ what did O&A say on may 14th that made XM not believe they were serious about their apology??were the special interest groups listening and complained again

http://www.orbitcast.com/archi....html

Click the pink button to listen, when I called this morning to cancel I told the rep it was due to censorship, he said that O&A signed an agreement stating that they would not discuss the Rice situation on XM, on the 14th they made the comments above and XM decided to suspend them for 30 days.

[MK4 Getta]

Quote, originally posted by patrickvr6 »

all mentions of O&A have been removed from the XM website

Not true, if you sign in online to listen, on the page that says listen now, they are still on the bottom of that page advertising 202

[patrickvr6]

Quote, originally posted by MK4 Getta »

Not true, if you sign in online to listen, on the page that says listen now, they are still on the bottom of that page advertising 202

Sorry, I missed that one, I have no reason to visit that site again...

[MatchStick]

don't take the 30 days - the main way analysts cover this stock is by measuring subscriptions. if you take the 30 or 90 or whatever, you are still a subscriber, and thus still contributing to perceived profitability.

[Chapel]

for those that can't listen to the FM show in your area, we've gone underground again. PM me for details.

PS, you will have to prove you are a true fan.

[MK4 Getta]

Quote, originally posted by Chapel »

for those that can't listen to the FM show in your area, we've gone underground again. PM me for details. PS, you will have to prove you are a true fan.

PM SENT

[98silverGTIVR6]

Quote, originally posted by Chapel »

for those that can't listen to the FM show in your area, we've gone underground again. PM me for details. PS, you will have to prove you are a true fan.

just so you know chapel you can go to 923freefm.com and listen streaming.

[MK4 Getta]

I have tried 923freefm.com on several computers and cant get it to stream. i listened to it this morning on wbcn.com, which stinks cause i would love to listen to nick depaulo and the radio chick.

[DownShift]

Quote, originally posted by MK4 Getta »

I have tried 923freefm.com on several computers and cant get it to stream. i listened to it this morning on wbcn.com, which stinks cause i would love to listen to nick depaulo and the radio chick.

Are you using IE??

It will not work with Firefox..

EDIT: This is the link that I use (only works with IE)
http://tuner1.dc1.sonixtream.c...pe=IE



Modified by DownShift at 12:27 PM 5-16-2007

[MK4 Getta]

Quote, originally posted by DownShift »

Are you using IE?? It will not work with Firefox.. EDIT: This is the link that I use (only works with IE) http://tuner1.dc1.sonixtream.c...pe=IE Modified by DownShift at 10:12 AM 5-16-2007

thats why, i use firefox, i will try IE later.

[patrickvr6]

Haha, enjoy the ride XM.

[Chapel]

Quote, originally posted by 98silverGTIVR6 »

just so you know chapel you can go to 923freefm.com and listen streaming.

yeah, but some people don't wake up that early...

[e_andree]

Quote, originally posted by MK4 Getta »

THEIR getting off now, delay....

You mean THEY'RE

haha...if you are going to correct someone, correct them properly!

[MK4 Getta]

I DIDNT CORRECT ANYONE my shift key was stuck

[Holden McNeil]

This sucks for the boys...

Also check out http://www.peopleagainstcensorship.com/ and sign up if you haven't already...

[patrickvr6]

Here are all of the streaming links in one place.

http://xmfan.com/viewtopic.php?t=80285

[Long Duck Dong II]

I cancelled all 3 of my subscriptions last night. The call center lady asked me if I was cancelling as a rebellion against Opie & Anthony being suspended I said you bet your sweet azz. Amazing that O&A are even popular over in India for her to know about that huh? They offered free 30, 60 then 90 days subscriptions...all to which I say no thanks. Luckily I can still hear the boys on FM radio but I detest commercial laden FM radio. I haven't listened to terrestrial radio in years. Looks like the Ipod is going to be getting a lot of use in the car again. I will miss O&A, I would listen to their show over and over throughout the day driving around in the car.

XM=

[tbvvw]

Quote, originally posted by patrickvr6 »

FM is such a joke after having XM for 6 years, no way can I go back to commercial radio.

Quote, originally posted by Long Duck Dong II »

but I detest commercial laden FM radio. I haven't listened to terrestrial radio in years. Looks like the Ipod is going to be getting a lot of use in the car again.

You guys are always welcome to come over to the other side...even if you don't like Howard...Sirius music is 5000X better than FM!

[MK4 Getta]

Quote, originally posted by tbvvw »

You guys are always welcome to come over to the other side...even if you don't like Howard...Sirius music is 5000X better than FM!

but in a year it is all going to be the same.

[MK4 Getta]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/16/gibson-joke/

http://www.247wallst.com/2007/....html


Modified by MK4 Getta at 1:50 PM 5-16-2007

[MK4 Getta]

XM Suspends Opie and Anthony, Fails Subscribers
Written by Craig Lyndall
Published May 16, 2007

"Beyond AM. Beyond FM. It's XM Satellite Radio." Those words were all a part of the sales pitch that drove XM to the top of the satellite radio food chain. The product was advertised as an all new radio experience where the old rules and standards would not apply. Commercials weren't a part of the mix because subscribers signed up directly. FCC regulations didn't apply for the same reason that HBO was allowed to have graphic sex and violence on their TV shows. As of yesterday, when XM management decided to suspend controversial talkers Opie and Anthony for 30 days, all the promises and sales pitches started to ring hollow.

How did this situation get to this point? Last week, Opie and Anthony had a homeless gentleman in the studio who was riffing semi-coherent craziness. As the jocks have done many times in the past, they really stayed out of the guest's way to let him ramble right on through to see what kind of entertaining pearls of nuttiness they could bring out of him in order to entertain numerous fans on the show that XM has proclaimed in the past is the most popular original show on the platform, excluding syndicates like ESPN and MSNBC. As the homeless man named Charlie continued to ramble, he made a comment about how he would like to have sex with Condoleezza Rice.

Now, as most of you have read, Anthony followed that up by saying something really outlandish. He wondered what it would look like to see the horror on Rice's face as Homeless Charlie was on top of her and punching her in the face. I know how that looks in print. There is no way in the world that that could possibly be funny, right? I can understand those thoughts. It makes sense to me. The thing is that people who are reading this quote in print from their newspaper or on The Drudge Report have no idea what the context truly was.

Earlier on during Homeless Charlie's ranting, Opie asked him what he did for money. Charlie said that he panhandles, or sometimes he would "punch an old bi*** in the face." Keep in mind that these are the ramblings of a homeless crazy person. Opie and Anthony were running with it and taking it to whatever limits they could find to take it in order to keep the crazy talk coming. And it worked for the most part.

The thing is, when the news reports that Opie and Anthony talked about a violent sexual assault of Condoleezza Rice, they are not reporting honestly and fairly. The way that reads, it would seem that the jocks were rooting for this to happen, when in fact, they were looking to exploit the juxtaposition of a crazy homeless man who has a penchant for bragging about making money by punching women in the face, who also happens to be attracted to a person who could be considered the most powerful woman in the country. You may not find it funny, but it is certainly without malice and/or ill will toward Ms. Rice.

And it is with that filter that I sit here feeling completely let down by the management team that was responsible for the suspension of Opie and Anthony for the next 30 days. They have been strong supporters of the Opie and Anthony show ever since it came back to XM. The management of the company have called and visited the show frequently, including EVP of Programming Eric Logan, Senior VP and Chief Programming Officer Lee Abrams, and CEO Hugh Panero. Their support of the show over the last few years including bits and segments that could easily have been deemed more offensive than anything said during the bit with Homeless Charlie is tacit approval at worst.

So, what has XM done? They have made portions of their advertising fraudulent. They have violated the philosophy of free speech. Worst of all, they have failed to support their talent and let their subscribers down. If half the messages are true on Opie and Anthony's fan message boards are true, XM has also let their shareholders down as thousands of Opie and Anthony fans have been canceling their subscriptions ever since the announcement of the suspension came out yesterday afternoon.