CNN reported to me today that the DoJ has approved the merger of XM Radio and Sirius Radio.  I must say that I love the XM Radio in my Acura.  I've had my car for three months now and my radio time has been perfectly split between the XM radio and my local NPR station.

Last week my XM trial subscription ran out.  I had absolutely 0 qualms about renewing it and paying for a year of membership.  It is worth the 50cents per day (or whatever it ends up being) to me to have a little extra selection on my radio dial.

Don't get me wrong--I love local radio.  But I despise jocktacular morning shows and my commute is typically when I listen to the radio.  Competition is good and satellite radio is forcing an entrenched industry to reinvent itself in the digital age.  The iPhone and 3G connections and streaming Internet radio will further shake up the industry.  In my opinion there's room for a lot of innovations and significant amount of new programming.  In the end the viewers will always follow the content.