MiRGE the first interoperable radio for Sirius XM Radio

In our synopsis of CES 2009 we thought that Sirius XM radio would announce an interoperable radio, well today Sirius XM Radio announced MiRGE the first interoperable radio for satellite radio. MiRGE will allow satellite radio subscribers to obtain both Sirius and XM satellite radio service on a single satellite radio unit.

The MiRGE can:

* Effortlessly switch between SIRIUS and XM at the touch of a button
* Display channel information on a large, customizable color screen
* Display a real-time programming guide - view the current channel plus three other channels at the same time
* Pause, rewind and replay up to 60 minutes of live SIRIUS or XM programming
* Surf channels on the fly using the large rotary tuning knob
* Alert listeners to favorite artists and songs that are playing on another channel of the active service with TuneSelect
* Track the latest scores and update on stock while listening to live SIRIUS XM programming
* Save 10 favorite SIRIUS and XM channels for fast access
* Lock and unlock channels individually or lock all explicit content channels on both services with easy to use parental controls

Additionally Sirius XM Radio announced the $19.99, "SIRIUS Everything plus XM Everything", which will allow subscribers to get both services.

MiRGE will be available in spring of 2009.

Source - Orbitcast, Engadget, Sirius XM Radio Press Release