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The Satellite Radio Page for Truckers
Most truckers who've had a satellite radio in their truck for any length of time will say they'd hate to be without it. The days of endless searching for any radio station that happens to have a good signal are gone, if you start using satellite radio.
There are now numerous entertaining options available: any type of music, sports (XM Satellite Radio has all the baseball games, and Sirius Satellite Radio has all the NFL games, as well as a NASCAR station), talk, comedy, variety, weather and traffic, etc.
There are two ways to enjoy satellite radio in the vehicle:
The Permanent Installation: Buy a receiver and have it installed in-dash. This is viable only if you own your own truck.
The Portable Installation: This is the one most company or fleet drivers use:
- The receiver is easily mounted to the dash (not installed inside it) or windshield.
- The magnetic antenna can be run out to the roof or any metal part of the vehicle or simply placed up on the dash.
- An adapter which plugs into the vehicle's cassette player so that it can be heard through the vehicle's existing speaker system.
The newer model receivers have the ability to send the signal through the vehicle's FM receiver without the need for a casette adapter. You simply set your FM station on a certain frequency that matches the satellite's frequency. There may be a loss of volume on some models with this method, but you can still use the cassette connection instead.
There are two major satellite radio providers:XM Satellite Radio and SIRIUS Satellite Radio . Their programming varies slightly, but both have over 60 commercial-free music channels and over 40 other channels (both providers now have over 150 channels altogether). With either service, the monthly payment currently runs about $12.95 per month.
Sirius has over 120 channels of music and talk. They're the only provider with live NFL, NHL, and NBA games, plus the Midnight Trucking Radio Network, and more. Click here for the Sirius Satellite Radio Page.
XM has over 120 channels of music and talk, including live Major League Baseball and NASCAR. Plus, there's Interstate 171 (Open Road, channel 171), for truckers. Click here for the XM Satellite Radio Page.
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