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He really should have waited to build up his listener base before throwing in the towel. I notice there were many callers who never heard of him before including one who called him "Art Noory" lol.

I just can't see being on indie channel on SiriusXM to bring in the kind of listeners than terrestrial radio did. I think Dark Matter was more of a hobby for Art than anything else.

Quote from: DanTSX on November 05, 2013, 11:06:10 AM
I did think that bellgab was a little over represented.  Cringed a little when I heard that's 4thor 5th bellgab reference in a row.  But then again, Art directed his fans there.  Did he not?

He also needed to build up an audience.  Prime time for SiriusXM is rush hours, followed by daytime with people at work using sat radios because of corporate limits and rules on streaming due to bandwidth issues.

Replays, streaming all limit your call ins.  Casual listeners are never sure exactly when the show is live, and podcasts will limit him to rabid fans only.  Few new listeners will join a podcast, let alone call in at the prescribed time.

He needs to stay with SiriusXM, and he needs to work to develop an audience.

And Art, truckers always used cell phones to call you.  Don't act like this is a new problem.  Holy shit dude, we are not dumbfuck noory listeners that fall for that excuse.  Cell technology is getting better, and as we say first hand, skype is blowing the doors off of POTS (landlines for the uninitiated) in terms of call quality.

Get back on the microphone and all will be forgiven.

Or just go back on terrestrial which has a even larger listener base with millions listening on AM radio and thru apps like iheart.

Anyone recall him at the beginning praising how great satellite radio was?

Getting rid of talk 246 was one thing but Art canceling was the final nail in the coffin for my Sirius subscription.

SiriusXM android internet app worked flawlessly for me. Of course others might be experiencing issues but I feel there is much more this whole thing.

Quote from: ItsOver on November 05, 2013, 10:17:52 AM
And stop all the emotional drama and rants.

He was actually bawling on the air during one  of his on air ghost investigations a week or so ago.  I do like the callers who call up and troll him and he follows along.

The only way for Art to get back a massive crowd of listeners is to go back on terrestrial again. Think about all the millions listening on radio and by using apps like iheart radio. Of course Art would have to deal with the usual restrictions of big corporate radio again. I mean look what has happened to C2C AM. Maybe Art is going to finally apply for social security and fade out into real retirement.

Quote from: ringthane on November 05, 2013, 10:02:38 AM
They've been stale. Art usually made it interesting.

One of the reasons why I quit listening to C2C... stale genre handled by an insipid, oatmeal-mouthed host. Can't count the times I would go to the C2C site to look at the show's upcoming schedule and the guest was some bland paranormal/new age/spiritual/quasi-quantum bullshit blend.

I can't be so harsh since C2C has gotten me thru long nights at a crappy night shift job for years. I was a young kid in the 90s and nothing beat listening to all the spooky topics on crackly low-fi AM radio late at night. But yeah it's not what it used to be.

Quote from: HMC on November 05, 2013, 09:49:30 AM
THIS is what pisses me off the most. I think the build up to the show lasted longer than the show itself!

Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis is alright. He's a actor/voice actor so he is pretty entertaining to listen to. He really needs to get more guests though.

Quote from: CornyCrow on November 05, 2013, 09:33:42 AM
If Stern and others have been complaining about Sirius service all along, Art should have known these things before signing his contract.   It almost would appear that he was planning something like this all along, but I can't figure how he thought that would work.  It was stupid of him to sign for $75k and a share of profits when he knew that 'profits' would not be that much.  What did the profit figure consist of, anyway? 

So Art should have known of these issues before going in, and Sirius should be ashamed at selling such shoddy service at such a high price.

Like some others here, I purchased my Sirius home radio specifically for Art's show.  Now I am a victim of his lack of research?   

No, I will not listen to Noory.   I cannot stomach that man.   Art knows how to interview.  Noory just sleeps through his shows and collects his paycheck.

I can always envision him with a sleepy and bored expression on his face watching the countdown clock interjecting every once in awhile.

Honestly to be fair it's pretty hard to do a proper interview and debate with guests that Noory himself knows are totally full of crap. There were two Dark Matter interviews that Art ended early for this very reason.

Anyone else think the topics/guests in the paranormal/fringe radio genre are getting pretty stale?

Quote from: 23Skidoo on November 05, 2013, 08:00:55 AM
Like I wrote in my first post (I signed up last night because of this), I cancelled after Art made the announcement on his facebook page. The lady I spoke with mentioned that she was handling a lot of cancellations that night and seemed kind of flustered but was very nice. She asked if I wanted to end my subscription now, and reminded me that it re-bills on the 15th and I could continue to listen until then (I was not foolish enough to go for longer than month-to-month until I knew for sure if Art was staying or not. Big fan, so I know the history).

If the issue gets resolved favorably (the show continues) then I'll restart my subscription. There are a few things I like on Sirius (one sports show, Carlin's Corner, some of the music channels) but not enough to keep me as a subscriber without Art. DEFINITELY not enough to keep me at $15 a month when I can get Netflix and Hulu Plus for just a few more dollars than that COMBINED.

They offered me 2 free months but I declined. Between free services like Pandora and Iheartradio I'm pretty covered. Also I listen to quite a number of online streaming sites that play a lot of non mainstream music which I like.

Quote from: 23Skidoo on November 05, 2013, 08:18:04 AM
Sadly, I didn't trust enough to go "all in" and I made the right move. I just had the online subscription and listened through my PC. I'm technically "out" whatever the prorated dollar amount is from now until the 15th of the month.

Pretty much the exact same situation here. I don't drive much and can get music channels for free elsewhere so I'm going to let it run out at the end of the month.

George Knapp already has a 9-5 day job. The fringe stuff he does is just part time.

I never had any issues with the SirusXM internet app. But since Art is gone I called up and canceled since it's no longer worth the expense for me.

I just canceled mine since I really won't be using it anymore. I got the internet subscription just to listen to Art and I don't drive much so it's not really worth paying for. Also I heard the price is going up in Jan I'm out.