A LETTER TO MY LOYAL LISTENERS

To My Loyal Kilmeade & Friends Listeners:

I need YOUR help! As of January 1^st, 2013, Kilmeade and Friends, along with all other FOX News Talk programming, may no longer be on XM Radio. If you enjoy listening to me in the morning and don’t want our conversations to end, YOU can help me! Contact Sirius XM and let them know how you feel. Hopefully together we can change their mind.

CALLSIRIUS XM: Dial 1-(800)-XMRADIO (967-2346), and when prompted, say “listener care,” and then say “question.”
FACEBOOK SIRIUS XM: Go to https://www.facebook.com/siriusxm and write on their wall.
TWEET SIRIUS XM: If you have a twitter account, tweet @SiriusXM and tell them you don’t want FOX News Talk to leave the airwaves!
GO TO THE SIRIUS XM WEBSITE: Go to http://www.siriusxm.com/contactus if you want to e-mail Sirius XM or use their live chat feature.

Warmest Regards,

Brian Kilmeade

43 Comments

Robert

December 21, 2012 at 2:34 pm

If they cancel is there a way to simply listen to your show through the Fox Channel on iPhone
- FOX News Radio
  
  December 27, 2012 at 10:31 am
  
  FOX News Channel App or the podcasts (commercial free)
- Bucket07
  
  January 3, 2013 at 2:20 pm
  
  I was so upset that this station was removed from XM that I emailed the CEO and here is the response that I received back.
  
  Our CEO passed your note on to me as I oversee all of our news and talk channels; I wanted to respond personally. Thanks for your being such a loyal customer and going the extra mile to hear us in your new Honda. I certainly appreciate your disappointment around Fox News Talk. One of the tough parts of our business is that there are behind-the-scenes business negotiations and sometimes they don’t work out. That was the case with Fox News Talk. There’s no perfect substitute for any show or channel that comes to an end, so I appreciate the hole this leaves in your listening. I hope you find some other alternatives, including the main Fox News channel and our conservative talk channel SiriusXM Patriot. And I hope that our relationship with Fox continues for many years to come, they are good people.
  
  Thanks for taking the time to write.
  
  I thought that I would share with the group
Joe B.

December 21, 2012 at 7:59 pm

XM e-mail contact URL is: https://listenercare.siriusxm.com/app/ask
Mike Collandra

December 22, 2012 at 4:59 am

Subject
Please don't drop Fox Talk. I listen to Fox 98% of the time and have been a subs…

Response To Your Inquiry (Leandro Vittorio Fermin) 12/22/2012 03:04 AM
Dear Mr. Collandra,

Thank you for contacting SiriusXM regarding the FOX News Talk Ch. 126. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you.

Fox News Talk will no longer be on the XM Satellite service or the SiriusXM Internet Radio service as of December 31, 2012. On XM Satellite, tune to FOX News Channel (Channel 114) for Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and many more. Great conservative talk radio will remain on SiriusXM Patriot both on satellite and online (Channel 125 in the Politics category) with hosts Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and many others.

At SiriusXM, we believe in providing everyone with an opportunity to share their views and styles as well as providing an opportunity for our listeners to easily enjoy a wide variety of entertainment. We encourage all of our listeners to choose what they want to hear.

We are forwarding your feedback to our programming department.
- Steve Nedlaw
  
  February 5, 2013 at 7:31 pm
  
  I subscribed to Serius Xm for the purpose of hearing fox news on ky Radio and online when I am not in the car.. Now I cannot get if only in the car. I will cancel my subscription..It is not fair.
SCOTT

December 22, 2012 at 9:07 am

WHY IS IT BEING TAKEN OFF?
- Brenda
  
  January 22, 2013 at 1:10 pm
  
  Please be fair and balanced like Fox News proclaims to be. Why are you taking programs off the air that we rely on to give us an unbiased look at the news.
Lee Clark

December 22, 2012 at 12:07 pm

Just sent notes to Sirius on Facebook and on their site urging them to keep Fox News. First of all, we don't have television up here in Vermont, so I can't watch the show as I used to when living in NJ. I got Sirius radio because living in VT now leaves me few choices for radio stations. Now I listen almost exclusively to Fox on my commute to work.
I hope I can still hear you in January.
Lee Clark
Jane Hough

December 22, 2012 at 1:27 pm

I was told by Siruis only that Fox programing could be heard on channel 125 in the future.
Joe

December 24, 2012 at 11:59 am

I did email them, and it seems they don't care. I asked them not to drop FNT, and they just said it was being dropped-no sorry, no explanation.
Joe Montgomery

December 26, 2012 at 12:17 pm

Obviously you have never had to deal with SiriusXm customer care. They are the worst.

I dont think they are going to blink.

Please have someone fix the Android App. It doesnt work at all.
Dale

December 28, 2012 at 8:08 am

From the sound of it, it looks like that XM isn't negotiating, and it's pre-determined. I also called them, and they said the same thing, and suggested that I listen to the Patriot. Whatever.

Here's what I got:

>>>
Fox News Talk will no longer be on the XM Satellite service or the SiriusXM Internet Radio service as of December 31, 2012. On XM Satellite, tune to FOX News Channel (Channel 114) for Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and many more. Great conservative talk radio will remain on SiriusXM Patriot both on satellite and online (Channel 125 in the Politics category) with hosts Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and many others.

At SiriusXM, we believe in providing everyone with an opportunity to share their views and styles as well as providing an opportunity for our listeners to easily enjoy a wide variety of entertainment. We encourage all of our listeners to choose what they want to hear.

We are forwarding your feedback to our programming department.
<<<

Sounds fait accompli to me.

It looks like I'll cancel 1/2 of our subscription to XM (my car). The problem? Atlanta radio is really awful…
CBH

December 28, 2012 at 4:03 pm

I will be cancelling my subscription. I have called and their customer service is totally unresponsive. Fox News is the only reason I subscrtbe.
Nancy

December 29, 2012 at 10:17 am

Sirius XM is providing untruths regarding the removal of Fox News from it's line up. I was told that Fox decided to cancel the relationship, which is a blatant lie.
Not sure Sirius is listening, and hope this is not based on a political agenda.
Charfoxt

December 31, 2012 at 6:16 pm

I dropped Sirius last June…. 98% of the time I listened to Fox Talk or Fox News…. It's something I can live without because of the cost…. Found conservative talk shows on AM radio – it's free! Rush, Beck, Hannity, Levin, etc. You won't miss Sirius….
Glenn

January 2, 2013 at 7:38 pm

As it seems to be lately the media stand as a frontline soldier for the liberal sensor ship of this country shocker!
vinnie

January 2, 2013 at 10:42 pm

chatted with xm this was i was told
Christina: Hi, my name is Christina, Thank you for contacting SiriusXM. How may I help you?
vicent penna: i have had sirius/xm for many years now, where did the fox channel go?
Christina: I will be happy to assist you with your request.
Christina: Not to worry we are working on and we are not going loose that channel it will be fixed in 2 days.
vicent penna: so it will be back and running?
Christina: No once the issue is resolved the channel will be back on the radio.
vicent penna: ok, i hope
Ba Green

January 3, 2013 at 9:11 am

I love Fox Talk on the radio please re-instate this immediately! I will cancel my subscription if not re-instated…..Fox news is the reason I subscribe ….if I can't catch them on TV then when I'm in my car I tune in!
Cindy

January 3, 2013 at 10:04 am

I just purchased the model of 2013 Honda CR-V for the reason of getting Sirius XM radio because when I travel I can now listen to Fox News…I have Sirius radio free for 3 months and guess there is no reason after that to actually subscribe. Very bad/questionable management decision. Will hurt your profit as you see others drop their subscription.
William

January 3, 2013 at 4:55 pm

DO NOT drop any FOX NEWS PROGRAMS.. The only people that really know what's going on and they keep us informed on all the things that we as FREE AMERICANS want to listen too and demand to know about.
DO NOT CANCEL…..
Andrew

January 3, 2013 at 5:09 pm

Cancelled my XM subscription today. Fortunately I can pick up conservative talk on both XM and a local FM station.
Judy

January 3, 2013 at 8:48 pm

How disappointing that you have chosen to cancel Fox News Talk Radio. Is this a political decision? You have alienated many listeners to XM Radio, including my husband and me. Please reconsider your ill-chosen decision. We would rather not have to cancel our satellite radio simply because of your political agenda! I tried to call your business, but was not even given a prompt to leave a message or talk to a customer service representative.
Karen

January 4, 2013 at 12:55 am

I am dropping them! Funny how it is being dropped after the "dealing" of the so called "fiscal cliff". Did Boehner sell Fox News and the TRUTH out! What a shame!!
Msnikkiuk

January 6, 2013 at 10:39 am

Just called and cancelled Xm on all four of our vehicles, very sad! On the plus side, I have more spending money!
Ryan

January 10, 2013 at 9:27 am

I got Sirius so I can listen to FoxNews at work online. To my understanding, they have been removed? If this is the case, I will be canceling my account as I get my music from Rhapsody.
- FOX News Radio
  
  January 10, 2013 at 11:36 am
  
  FOX News Talk is still on Sirius until February 15th
- Kerry A. Evanoff
  
  January 24, 2013 at 12:08 pm
  
  The audio feed from the TV show (ch 114) is only available on radio, not on the XM/Sirius stream on computer. Its always been that way. But I guess now there may be a question about the TV audio feed later this year.
Alan

January 14, 2013 at 5:04 pm

what a mess, the number one cable news network isnt on satellite radio, what a scam
Jake

January 22, 2013 at 12:24 pm

It's about time they got rid of Fox, It is making people stupid. They listen to everything they hear on Fox and believe it to be fact. Get Rid of That Damn Aussie Murdoch and his Fox hand me down shows.
- Marty
  
  February 5, 2013 at 10:43 pm
  
  You are a sad person who does not recognize truth.
  You truly are a blind sheep.
- Kate
  
  February 15, 2013 at 1:58 pm
  
  I think your comment is ignorant. Have you ever heard of freedom of choice? Nobody is forced to listen to Fox News, they could listen to any number of your liberal leaning programs if they chose. How would it be if they took off every single liberal leaning program so your freedom of choice was taken from you, too (I'm sure you would be squawking). You liberals can't stand for people to have opposing points of view, so many of you make it personal and resort to anger and name-calling. I have never replied to comments like yours before but I just don't get you people and your desire to shut down anyone who might not see things the same way you do.
Brenda Scott

January 22, 2013 at 1:07 pm

Please reinstate Fox News with Brian Kilmeade. I feel Brian Kilmeade was really great. I think he was fair and balanced. I paid for Sirius radio because I wanted to listen to Kilmeade!!!! Then I hear that you may take off Fox News on 116. Why are you against these people. There is a lot of trash talk on Sirius There should be a balance. I wish you would look at your decision of taking off wholesome programs.
Alan D.

January 22, 2013 at 1:29 pm

So I just posted on their Facebook page that I was dropping Sirius XM if they dropped Fox, this is the response
:
There are no plans to remove FOX News Channel, SiriusXM channel 114, from the Sirius or XM Satellite service. -Jess
Kerry A. Evanoff

January 24, 2013 at 12:04 pm

XM/Sirius already doesn't stream the audio component of the TV version of Fox News on their computer feeds. its only on the radio/satellite feed. Now they're looking to remove Fox News Radio in total and later this year perhaps drop the TV audio feed from radio as well? What a bunch of unbalanced morons. I regularly bounce between Fox, CNN, and yes, even MSNBC just to get a more dimensional view. Fox needs to handle these mediums themselves if XM/Sirius decides to play politics. There's no way they can complain about it being a money issue after the fortune they dropped on Howard Stern compared to their revenue. That's nuts!
Jane murray

January 25, 2013 at 10:58 pm

Are these people dropping Fox News because they are afraid of 'we the people' hearing the truth in journalism? I will cancel. I listen each and every day in my car, as does my husband. There's two. Our two kids don't listen to fox, probably music, but we will cancel their subscription as well there's four! What is wrong with you. The most popular news channel of all. What is your agenda?
Afraid of conservatism? Pathetic. This is America so go and do the right thing!
David Hawkins

January 26, 2013 at 8:36 am

I have a lifetime subscription and exclusively listen to conservative radio. Canceling is not a option. I want Kilmeade back on the xm and sirus airwaves. Your choice of removing xm 114 from your lineup is not a decision that draws on the assumption revenues were down. You know this to be true. I've fact checked that! Limiting conservative voice is a political choice by shareholders and management . CNN, HLN, Potus and the like are solidly in the left camp editorializing almost entirely any content that is current news fodder. Six of your talk channels lean left while three leaned right, Now it's down to two with one being moderate in its tone. It's sadly obvious that you intend to be selective of on air personalities to suit how you and others with similar visions manipulate the airwaves under the guise with which you despise it's a move made in spirit of capitalism, My concerns expressed and filtered by low level customer service employees are placated leaving me frustrated.
David Hawkins

January 26, 2013 at 9:08 am

All the personalities that were remove should be re aired as you bring back xm 114. It is from my research absolutely not a revenue issue. The more than doubled their revenues from that station alone. Sadly the decision was primarily governed by consensus of upper level management whose political views are counter to conservative leaning voices. Note CNN, HLN, Potus and four other programming channels of left persuasion remain that do not generate revenue flow of xm 114 once had provided the same group that cancelled that program . I am a lifetime subscriber with little recourse than to post a comment or two in my disgust. Brian Kilmeade should continue to remind us to fight for our freedom rather than retreat from liberal views no matter the occasion .
Michael McCoy

January 31, 2013 at 2:56 pm

I too cancelled my subscription to Sirius XM radio. This came after less than 2 weeks of having reinstated it because they charged my credit card almost $200 for a 1 year renewal without my authorization. I recieved a letter in the mail giving me a discounted rate, so I agreed to give them another try. Since their management chose to cancel Fox News Talk, I chose to voice my objection by no longer supporting them them financially. Sirisu XM didn't seem to care. I suspect that their agenda trumps loyalty to their customers who are more conservative in our worldview. I see their decision as simply another way for the liberal media to silence those whom they disagree with.
Don

February 8, 2013 at 5:05 pm

I am discontinuing my subscription to Sirius Radio. We should not tolerate any censorship of our media! Sirius Radio told me that their decision was based on program demands. Serius Left continues to be carried even though the listenership was far below that of FOX News. Therefore one can only conclude that the decision was clearly based on the intolerance of Sirius Radio to opinions other than their own.
Scott R

February 9, 2013 at 5:24 pm

I am canceling all of my subscriptions. I bought sat radio for Howard but started listening to fox and it is all I listen to. Sirius will take a huge hit if they decide to drop fox. Just like then print media – they have no clue. Put back on immediately or you will lose thousand of listeners.
george

February 13, 2013 at 11:58 am

All the show's Hannity,Levin,Kilmeade,Webb are all ignorant shows that is why like them they are like a comedy show.So please keep all these Aholes on
Chris

February 23, 2013 at 1:33 pm

Sirius is no longer returning emails or willing to discuss this with their customers, 8 liberal stations as opposed 2 conservative stations. not only am I dropping them but I'm also alerting Ford that I won't be buying any more Ford vehicles if they continue with Siris radio.