XM Radio has announced their intention to market their own internet radio station, rebroadcasting (or simulcasting, I guess) the 200+ channels of music that XM subscribers now receive for $8 a month (or $4 if you already get the satellite service). Their intention to launch their own internet radio station clarifies their highly-antagonistic attitude towards the time-shifting software TimeTrax, as well as their decision to remove the USB-enabled version of their radio from the market.

As much as I think they bungled the TimeTrax thing (threats of lawyers, the usual), I do like XM's programming. Many others do, too, including, I'm sure, an enterprising programmer who will figure out how to duplicate the record-to-disc functionality of Time Trax in software.

Read - XM Radio to start online music service [ArsTechnica]
Read - XM Radio tunes in online music service [CNet]

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TimeTrax: Convert XM Radio to MP3 [Gizmodo]
XM Archives [Gizmodo]

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