I’m a big fan of radio, so it’s no surprise that I’m enjoying listening to the various Sirius channels. But I’ve got one big problem with Sirius — they don’t make it easy to find out what’s on right now, or what’s coming up on the various channels.
     I suppose the common wisdom is that people just tune into a channel and stay put — that they’re passive listeners, happy to be spoon-fed whatever comes next. I’ve always thought that theory is wrong: I believe fans of radio would love a proper radio guide, like TV Guide, so they can plan their listening.
     For instance, I’d love to visit a web site and look up what’s on Sirius right now. But Sirius’s very pretty web site makes this a miserable task involving many, many clicks. And the Canadian version of Sirius’ site barely have any schedules listed so you’ve got to track them down on the U.S. site.

To help make it easier, I’ve set up a quick-and-dirty unofficial Sirius listening guide. Please note that it covers the Canadian lineup of channels.
     It’s not perfect, but it’s a hell of a lot better than what Sirius offers. Here’s hoping this will fill the gap until they come out with a decent listening guide of their own.

UPDATE: Mark from CBC pointed out that a better directory already exists. (Maybe I should try a Google search in the future to see if something exists before I try to duplicate the wheel! {grin}) It’s Sirius Radio Schedule Grid. There’s also It’s On Sirius, but it just displays the metadata for each channel so, not as helpful. Thanks Mark!

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