A wide range of radios made by many different manufacturers are able to pick up the XM service.
XM and Sirius radios have there own devices, just like iPod has iHomes, XM and Sirius radios have portable radios that you can plug in your XM or Sirius radio to.
There are a few manufacturers who do make XM ready alarm clock radios. Audiovox and
No they do not offer XM radios with removable face plates.
Legacy radios receive RF radio signals.Satellite Radios operate at the Microwave spectrum and require completely different receivers.
XM radios usually cost around $100 to be installed in cars.
You can only "get" XM radio on your "home radio" if you have a XM tuner and a paid subscription. The XM radio service is service satellite based and does not utilize the same system as FM or AM radio in your local area. You must have an XM receiver and an appropriate antenna in order to receive XM radio. There are a few "home radios" that contain an XM tuner and in those cases with a paid subscription, you could listen to XM radio in your home.
You can use XM in both your home and your car, but will have to pay a bit more to be able to listen to both at once.
You can get satellite radios that can be installed in any vehicle from both Sirius and XM.
XM radios usually cost two to five dollars for an additional box on top of your monthly subscription.
XM radios use signals transmitted by satellites in order to broadcast. A signal is broadcast from the ground station and sent to one of two XM satellites that then are able to broadcast the signal to all the receivers owned by XM customers on the ground. The satellites take the signal they are sent, which is basically a mass of encoded data, and descramble the audio as well as the encrypted information with it which includes such things as the song title, artist, and genre in order to send them to the personal receivers in the correct format.
Sirius satellite radios, like XM radios, typically cost about $100 to be installed in cars.
Delphi and Aluratek both make satellite radio-ready alarm clocks. They are both compatible with Sirius and XM.