More Satellite Radio
Friday, February 17th, 2006When I have to drive into work, it’s about 25 miles each way, and a lot of it is highway, depending on the route I take. Now I’ve got my satellite radio set up as an FM broadcaster on 89.3FM, so I just tune my car radio to that and listen to the music.
At least once a week I’m noticing that the station suddenly gets fuzzy and I’m hearing something else over it. Look around the cars near me, and sure enough, there’s the telltale red or blue glow from the dashboard. That person also has a satellite radio and they’re broadcasting at 89.3FM.
What are the odds? Really? That two cars on a highway would both have satellite radio, would both have it on FM broadcast, and both are broadcasting on the same frequency - there’s at least 5-6 optimal ones for my trip, so that should cause the odds to drop rather quickly.