Life can be insanely chaotic sometimes. You may not be able to catch that NFL game because you have to drive two hours to your mother-in-law's for Thanksgiving dinner. Or your breakfast might consist of a cup of coffee in a travel mug and a Ho-Ho, leaving no time to read the news headlines. Sometimes you just wish you could leave your work behind and think about something else - perhaps laugh at a new joke. Sirius Satellite Radio fulfills these needs and more with its alternate programming, when you're in the mood for something other than music.

Political animals, beware! You have many options for heated debate from your Sirius radio satellite. Catch GOP debate recaps on either "Sirius Left" or "Sirius Patriot," including highlights, opinions and analysis. Hannity & Colmes take their show from television to the "Sirius Fox News" station and "Sirius CNN" offers a combination of US and world news. Both "CNBC" and "Bloomberg Radio" stations offer financial and business news from around the world. For world and international news, choose from eight different stations in multiple languages and a variety of perspectives: International Talk (French), Info Plus (French), The Korean Channel (Korean), CNN En Espanol (Spanish), BBC World News, World Radio Network, Premiere Plus (Canadian News) and CBC Radio One.

Lighter Lifestyle reports and Entertainment are plentiful on Sirius Radio as well. Whether you'd like the latest home decorating tips from Martha Stewart (channel 112), inspirational motivation from Mary O and Deepak Chopra ("Stars" channel 102), or the latest from Maxim Magazine and Cosmo Magazine, you will find it amid the 130 channels it has to offer! Other specialty channels focus on Court TV programming (110) or Gay and Bisexual culture (109), or news and information related to truckers (147).

Perhaps you want to just kick back and laugh. On Channel 104 "Raw Dog," catch Dave Attell, Dane Cook, Jim Breuer, Mojo Nixon and Bob Saget. Channel 103's "Blue Collar Radio" will give you everything from College Football and Nascar to Ralphie May and PJ Walsh. Channel 105 "Laugh Break" is a riot with Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin, Weird Al, Dane Cook, Bill Cosby and Monty Python. Channel 106 "The Foxhole" is comedian Jamie Foxx's own station for news-related comedy. Of course, there's always Howard Stern on channels 100 and 101 offering his madcap viewpoints.

Sports Junkies won't miss a game when they sign up for the sports weekly newsletter from it. With radio receivers like The Streamer or The Sportster, they can receive Game Alerts directly from their radio satellite and also pause and rewind for up to 44 minutes of game play! College Sports, Canadian Sports, poker, tennis, soccer or horse racing.

City drivers can choose from thirteen traffic and weather Sirius Satellite Radio stations, including the metropolitan areas of: New York City, Boston/Philly, LA, Chicago/St Louis, Baltimore/Washington, Atlanta/Miami, Ft Worth/Houston, Detroit/Las Vegas, San Francisco/Seattle, San Diego/Phoenix, Orlando/Tampa-St Petersburg, Sirius Weather and Emergency, or Canada Weather. Just check channels 148 to 158 for localized updates (or 184 - 185 for emergency and Canadian updates).

To subscribe to Sirius Satellite Radio, you'll need to buy the radio receivers either online at Sirius com or at an electronics store like Circuit City and Best Buy. These are generally inexpensive, for as little as $20 - $100 on sale. Then you'll need to sign up for the service, which costs $13/month and includes all 130+ channels. Some subscribers may opt for the one-time fee of $500 so they don't have to deal with the hassle of another monthly bill. Any way you slice it, Sirius radio is an amazing bargain for the countless hours of ambiance and entertainment it provides!

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