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Satellite radio is attracting lots of listeners who want a break from the homogenized playlists and endless ads on local FM and AM stations--and they don't mind paying at least $10 a month for it.

We first listened to satellite radio two years ago, when it was mainly for cars. Sirius and XM, the two satellite-radio services, have since added programming and expanded at-home listening options. It was time to listen again.

SATELLITE OR NOT?

Satellite radio is for you if:

* Your taste goes far beyond Top 40--to big-band standards, world music, Broadway show tunes, garage-band rock, and more. Satellite delivers what landlocked radio doesn't.

* You do plenty of highway driving and want the same channel coast-to-coast.

* You don't like ads. The music channels on Sirius and XM are commercial-free, but some other channels run ads.

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