Guizeppe Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 This may be beating a dead horse, but I haven't seen many topics discussing this. Maybe I have been away too long and haven't seen the chit chat (highly possible). Or maybe the overall expense of this venture deems it unthinkable. I have a simple question: Would you subscribe to XM/Sirius radio if they offered a channel that played drum corps? Would it have to be all drum corps all the time, or could it be a combo of drum corps/marching band called "Company Front Radio"? For me, I would definitely consider it. I am a big Parrot Head (read Jimmy Buffett fan), so I listen to Radio Margaritaville whenever I get the chance. Add a station that played drum corps and I would be a happy man. Pricing? Well, assuming you would have to at least subscribe to the "XM everything" plan, it would cost you $13.00 a month. Not horrendous. Of course you would need an XM radio. Most of us who have purchased a new car in the past 5 years already have one in our vehicle. Smart Phone users can download a free "app". XM stand-alone radios are a little pricey, I'll admit. Just throwing this out there for discussion. I have no idea how much it would cost DCI to even support such an idea, but it would be one heck of a marketing tool. Not to mention Stevon (pronounced Steev On) Rondo could have a daily show. p.s. Lakers = boooooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexL Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Id definitely like that. I'm already an XM subscriber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4181jay Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 forgive my ignorance. Whats XM radio? Why subscribe to something when Diceman is free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexL Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 forgive my ignorance. Whats XM radio?Why subscribe to something when Diceman is free? XM=satellite radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerguy315 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 there is already drum corps radio over the internet... good enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrinkinOuttaCups Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 p.s. Lakers = boooooo! THANK YOU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I already have it, but here's the question...how much would DCI/DCA and the corps have to pay to run it? Not only that, would it be beneficial for the company to run it? sure they have an 80's channel, a 70's channel. Stern, Bubba, Rosie, etc...but that stuff has followings that are, to be honest, much larger than drum corps. I'm not seeing the attraction for Sirius/XM in a way that is profitable...they are already watching every penny after signing some stupid deals like Oprah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guizeppe Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 Very true JR. Drum corps will always be the little niche activity with maybe 50k fans worldwide. And I of course have no idea how much it costs to run a satellite radio station. Like you said, XM/Sirius is floundering, so why not add every possible subscriber they can get their hands on? It seems to me, if the drum corps big wigs could pull it off, this would be the biggest marketing tool they would have, being as the only other tool at there disposal is the Internet. Live feeds, historical performances, cadences, sneak previews...all things the above-average corps fans could really sink their teeth into. And if you make it a combined marching band/drum corps channel, your audience increases. I'm guessing there are around 100 major university marching bands, each with at least 100 members. That's 10000 unique marching members every 4 years. That plus all the high school band students could equal quite a number when it comes to a potential listening audience. I know this is a pipe dream, but it's sure fun to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skewerz Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 if I could just get diceman on my droid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriTroop Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Already an XM customer, but if I weren't and I heard about a drum corps channel, I'd buy into XM in a heartbeat JUST for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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