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RADIO: Lowdown on satellite radio.
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1992: American Mobile Satellite Corp spins off an American Mobile Radio Corp to focus purely on radio
May 1997: American Mobile Radio Corp becomes XM Satellite Radio.
October 1997: Wins one of two satellite digital radio service licences from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
September 2001: XM launches, going live initially in San Diego and Dallas. It offers 71 music channels and 29 other channels covering sport, talk and children's shows.
December 2001: XM claims 27,733 subscribers.
February 2004: Services become entirely free from advertising.
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