off-topic: As a Canadian, I set up an XM Radio, so I now hear a lot more US ads than I usually do (their music stations are ad-free, but the news channel feeds sub the commercials).
Does everyone in USA need a loan in 24h, has IRS problems and is looking to sell (not buy, but sell) their life insurance policy? It's better than Kars4Kids, but I thought people paying for radio might be in a better financial position?
People paying for XM radio today probably paid for XM radio a decade ago, which means they skew older. Maybe they're retirees that now have a limited budget, so they have collateral for a loan and have a health insurance policy to sell.
Unless you live/drive the wilderness, you probably have better radio options from cell phone. And in my neck of the wilderness, the trees ruin xm reception anyway. :P
Not sure what kind of people listen to XM news, but I’ve never heard any of these ads anywhere here in the US with the exception of an occasional payday loan ad.
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off-topic: As a Canadian, I set up an XM Radio, so I now hear a lot more US ads than I usually do (their music stations are ad-free, but the news channel feeds sub the commercials).
Does everyone in USA need a loan in 24h, has IRS problems and is looking to sell (not buy, but sell) their life insurance policy? It's better than Kars4Kids, but I thought people paying for radio might be in a better financial position?
People paying for XM radio today probably paid for XM radio a decade ago, which means they skew older. Maybe they're retirees that now have a limited budget, so they have collateral for a loan and have a health insurance policy to sell.
Unless you live/drive the wilderness, you probably have better radio options from cell phone. And in my neck of the wilderness, the trees ruin xm reception anyway. :P
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Not sure what kind of people listen to XM news, but I’ve never heard any of these ads anywhere here in the US with the exception of an occasional payday loan ad.
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