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FUNGUS 53 off the air
From:
bpi...@gmail.com - view profile
Date:
Mon, Sep 15 2008 5:51 pm
Today FUNGUS 53 (the only un-censored punk/alternative station on XM radio was officially taken off the air.) It has been replaced with a AC/DC only channel.
As a long time listener and subscriber to XM radio I have noticed increasing changes in the quality of music being played. FUNGUS 53 was the best station on XM radio and I will be canceling my subscription at the end of this month.
To potential investors or current stock holders.. It is clear that the new management is only concerned with making a quick buck at the expense of its fan base.. I used to be a xm fan.. I am canceling my subscription and buying an IPOD to get commercial free original content... I paid for original commercial free content.. I am now only getting commercialized music with the intent of selling products.. i.e. They are only hyping AC/DC as they have a new album and want to cash in..
This is a very sad day for music fans.. I think it’s also show that competition is dead in this market.
You will see a growing backlash of customers who are now turning off there radios and going elsewhere for content..
I think this company is done for.. and they deserve to be for selling out to crappy big names, howard stern, opera, ac/dc, metillica.. Instead of stick up for the fans that want original content. If I wanted to hear the centrist overplayed crap I would turn on my FM receiver.
BRING BACK FUNGUS YOU STUPID CORPORATE ASSES OR FEEL THE WRAITH OF YOUR LISTNERS. I HOPE YOUR STOCK GOES TO CRAP FOR THE CRUMMY DECISIONS YOU MAKE. YOU DESERVE TO LOSE FOR NOT LISTENING TO YOUR FANS. WE ARE THE SUBSCRIBERS WHO PAY YOU SALARY!!
From:
soundjudgm...@gmail.com - view profile
Date:
Mon, Sep 15 2008 6:41 pm
""Today FUNGUS 53 (the only un-censored punk/alternative station on XM radio was officially taken off the air.) It has been replaced with a AC/DC only channel.""
Which is only temporary for contract/promotional purposes. The *bad* news is that this is also the start of the expected XM Radio 'Bandwidth' shake-up most of us knew was coming for some time and started over the Summer, What that means to the listeners is that certain channels (such as UPOP29 and FUNGUS53... etc,) are considered the Low-weights in XM's own marketing survey and listener numbers. Think of is as an electronic Arbitron of sorts. And there is a GOOD chance that FUNGUS53 is now part of that 'delisting' on their programming lineup, especially if they were taken off the Internet feed as well. In the interim, they use that Bandwidth for other venues and in preparation to switch it over for the new 'Added Channels' to the Sirius programming that will be cross-posted (Howard Stern and others).
In all likelihood you are correct: FUNGUS53 will not be returning to that new lineup and is being de-listed as was UPOP and WORLDZONE and a couple of others..
From:
Audiostar - view profile
Date:
Mon, Sep 15 2008 6:44 pm
I think its kind of sad you take a good station with a strong following and replace it with something else.
But thinking about it and knowing something about how the music industry works, my guess is that Atlantic Records, WEA, is paying big bucks for that AC/DC promotion station, do you really think that these specialty stations are done for free... My guess is it's costing the label millions of dollars and thats being paid to SiriusXM. Thats extra revenue for SiriusXM.
With that said, In my opinion, I would set aside a number of stations in the high numbers, to do this with myself... Say the sports stations that have no programing on them right this min (Hockey)... not a popular station with a following. But overall, that station might not have been doing as well as we think...
By the way, the new AC/DC album kicks ass, best I have heard in a while, but I am an old AC/DC fan... http://www.acdc.com/
From:
bpi...@gmail.com - view profile
Date:
Tues, Sep 16 2008 1:54 am
I agree Ipods are imperfect and really dig my sat radio. I am an sat supporter and want the best..
Imagine the screams in horror and pain when people cranked up the ONLY punk rock station only to hear.. "NON-STOP AC/DC"..
Sat radio brings ORIGINAL content beamed from the sky.. An amazing thing.. That's why I'm vocal and want the best..
- bring back Fungus and the all of the other removed content - be commerical free ( unlike am/fm ) - add more content from every type of music - a single price purchase for unlimited access - charge less and retain more customers (along with the referals.)
Just in case you did not believe me how upset the fan base is.. View this yahoo answers site.
What happened to Fungus 53 on XM radio? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080915140401AAqUrdY
From:
bpi...@gmail.com - view profile
Date:
Tues, Sep 16 2008 2:27 pm
Can someone please find Jon Zellner and make him pay..
Thank you for writing in about the demise of Fungus 53.
I’ve copied the letter regarding the elimination of the punk format from our SVP of Music Programming Jon Zellner below.
Hope this answers your question about the cancellation. If you have any other questions please feel free to write back.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write with your comments on XM 53 Fungus.
We recognize and appreciate the fact that Fungus and punk, ska and hardcore has loyal fans like you, but because we have limited space on our platform for music channels, we’re often faced with having to make difficult decisions when it comes to what’s available on our channel line-up. Fungus was one of the channels that had a very loyal but also a very limited audience.
Some of the music heard on Fungus can be heard on other XM channels including Fred (XM 44) and Ethel (XM 47).
Again, we appreciate you being a fan of Fungus and hope you listened to enough other XM channels to stick around as a subscriber.
Thanks again for writing and for being part of the XM Nation.
Best regards,
Jon
Jon Zellner
SVP Music Programming
Sirius XM Radio
If you have any other questions please feel free to write back.
Thanks,
LOU BRUTUS
Senior Program Director Active Rock Cluster
Mandatory Metallica Fungus 53 The Boneyard Liquid Metal XM Led
1500 Eckington Place
Washington DC 20002-2194
loubrutus.com myspace.com/loubrutus myspace.com/fungus53
FUNGUS 53 off the air
From:
bpi...@gmail.com - view profile
Date:
Mon, Sep 15 2008 5:51 pm
Today FUNGUS 53 (the only un-censored punk/alternative station on XM radio was officially taken off the air.) It has been replaced with a AC/DC only channel.
As a long time listener and subscriber to XM radio I have noticed increasing changes in the quality of music being played. FUNGUS 53 was the best station on XM radio and I will be canceling my subscription at the end of this month.
To potential investors or current stock holders.. It is clear that the new management is only concerned with making a quick buck at the expense of its fan base.. I used to be a xm fan.. I am canceling my subscription and buying an IPOD to get commercial free original content... I paid for original commercial free content.. I am now only getting commercialized music with the intent of selling products.. i.e. They are only hyping AC/DC as they have a new album and want to cash in..
This is a very sad day for music fans.. I think it’s also show that competition is dead in this market.
You will see a growing backlash of customers who are now turning off there radios and going elsewhere for content..
I think this company is done for.. and they deserve to be for selling out to crappy big names, howard stern, opera, ac/dc, metillica.. Instead of stick up for the fans that want original content. If I wanted to hear the centrist overplayed crap I would turn on my FM receiver.
BRING BACK FUNGUS YOU STUPID CORPORATE ASSES OR FEEL THE WRAITH OF YOUR LISTNERS. I HOPE YOUR STOCK GOES TO CRAP FOR THE CRUMMY DECISIONS YOU MAKE. YOU DESERVE TO LOSE FOR NOT LISTENING TO YOUR FANS. WE ARE THE SUBSCRIBERS WHO PAY YOU SALARY!!
From:
soundjudgm...@gmail.com - view profile
Date:
Mon, Sep 15 2008 6:41 pm
""Today FUNGUS 53 (the only un-censored punk/alternative station on XM radio was officially taken off the air.) It has been replaced with a AC/DC only channel.""
Which is only temporary for contract/promotional purposes. The *bad* news is that this is also the start of the expected XM Radio 'Bandwidth' shake-up most of us knew was coming for some time and started over the Summer, What that means to the listeners is that certain channels (such as UPOP29 and FUNGUS53... etc,) are considered the Low-weights in XM's own marketing survey and listener numbers. Think of is as an electronic Arbitron of sorts. And there is a GOOD chance that FUNGUS53 is now part of that 'delisting' on their programming lineup, especially if they were taken off the Internet feed as well. In the interim, they use that Bandwidth for other venues and in preparation to switch it over for the new 'Added Channels' to the Sirius programming that will be cross-posted (Howard Stern and others).
In all likelihood you are correct: FUNGUS53 will not be returning to that new lineup and is being de-listed as was UPOP and WORLDZONE and a couple of others..
From:
Audiostar - view profile
Date:
Mon, Sep 15 2008 6:44 pm
I think its kind of sad you take a good station with a strong following and replace it with something else.
But thinking about it and knowing something about how the music industry works, my guess is that Atlantic Records, WEA, is paying big bucks for that AC/DC promotion station, do you really think that these specialty stations are done for free... My guess is it's costing the label millions of dollars and thats being paid to SiriusXM. Thats extra revenue for SiriusXM.
With that said, In my opinion, I would set aside a number of stations in the high numbers, to do this with myself... Say the sports stations that have no programing on them right this min (Hockey)... not a popular station with a following. But overall, that station might not have been doing as well as we think...
By the way, the new AC/DC album kicks ass, best I have heard in a while, but I am an old AC/DC fan... http://www.acdc.com/
From:
bpi...@gmail.com - view profile
Date:
Tues, Sep 16 2008 1:54 am
I agree Ipods are imperfect and really dig my sat radio. I am an sat supporter and want the best..
Imagine the screams in horror and pain when people cranked up the ONLY punk rock station only to hear.. "NON-STOP AC/DC"..
Sat radio brings ORIGINAL content beamed from the sky.. An amazing thing.. That's why I'm vocal and want the best..
- bring back Fungus and the all of the other removed content - be commerical free ( unlike am/fm ) - add more content from every type of music - a single price purchase for unlimited access - charge less and retain more customers (along with the referals.)
Just in case you did not believe me how upset the fan base is.. View this yahoo answers site.
What happened to Fungus 53 on XM radio? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080915140401AAqUrdY
From:
bpi...@gmail.com - view profile
Date:
Tues, Sep 16 2008 2:27 pm
Can someone please find Jon Zellner and make him pay..
Thank you for writing in about the demise of Fungus 53.
I’ve copied the letter regarding the elimination of the punk format from our SVP of Music Programming Jon Zellner below.
Hope this answers your question about the cancellation. If you have any other questions please feel free to write back.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write with your comments on XM 53 Fungus.
We recognize and appreciate the fact that Fungus and punk, ska and hardcore has loyal fans like you, but because we have limited space on our platform for music channels, we’re often faced with having to make difficult decisions when it comes to what’s available on our channel line-up. Fungus was one of the channels that had a very loyal but also a very limited audience.
Some of the music heard on Fungus can be heard on other XM channels including Fred (XM 44) and Ethel (XM 47).
Again, we appreciate you being a fan of Fungus and hope you listened to enough other XM channels to stick around as a subscriber.
Thanks again for writing and for being part of the XM Nation.
Best regards,
Jon
Jon Zellner
SVP Music Programming
Sirius XM Radio
If you have any other questions please feel free to write back.
Thanks,
LOU BRUTUS
Senior Program Director Active Rock Cluster
Mandatory Metallica Fungus 53 The Boneyard Liquid Metal XM Led
1500 Eckington Place
Washington DC 20002-2194
loubrutus.com myspace.com/loubrutus myspace.com/fungus53
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