[. . . ] In general, the Sirius antenna must have an unobstructed view to the sky and be pointed towards Chicago where the signal is strongest. Not at this time, however, Sirius is taking steps to become licensed in Canada. [. . . ] Sirius is the only satellite service to allocate more bandwidth to the channels that need it most. Less bandwidth is assigned to the Preview Channel so more can be devoted to the music channels, yielding optimum sound quality. Why did Tivoli Audio partner with Sirius rather than their competition?Value: Sirius' monthly programming charge encompasses all of their programming, including their exclusive NBA, NFL, NHL, NPR, original programming, and on-line listening. The other satellite service charges additional fees on top of their standard programming charge for on-line music listening and certain other channels. Sirius also regularly refines their programming to suit their subscribers' tastes. And in case you haven't heard, Howard Stern will be joining the Sirius line-up in January 2006. Visit Sirius. com for a complete program guide (programming is subject to change). Sound Quality: We at Tivoli Audio pride ourselves on our high fidelity radios, and the Model Satellite is no exception. Sirius is the only satellite service to use Statistical Multiplexing (see question #12) for optimum sound quality. Coverage: Although there is no guarantee you will receive the Sirius signal, they employ three state-of-the-art satellites (versus two stationary satellites used by their competitor) that use higher geo-synchronous orbits, resulting in better coverage and less reliance on ground repeaters. Can certain Sirius channels be "locked out" to prevent younger listeners in my household from accessing them? [. . . ] This feature allows you to store the names of up to 20 of your favorite song titles. Whenever the unit is On and one of these songs is played on a Sirius channel, the screen will alert you and allow you the option to immediately jump to that channel. [. . . ]