Sirius Radio, Welcome to the iPhone

Of course, streaming feeds to a mobile device is not a novel idea. Right now, Sirius programming is accessible by Sprint (S Quote - Cramer on S - Stock Picks) PCS Vision phones for a monthly fee of $6.95, with 20 channels available to subscribers. By comparison the uSirius program on the iPhone has more than 85 channels available at no additional cost, just as long as you already have a valid membership with Sirius.

Meanwhile, XM broadcasts are currently available on mobile devices such as Research In Motion's (RIMM Quote - Cramer on RIMM - Stock Picks) Blackberry, although only 20 of the satellite radio provider's 170 channels are available.

Subscribers to AT&T (T Quote - Cramer on T - Stock Picks) and Alltel, which was recently acquired by Verizon (VZ Quote - Cramer on VZ - Stock Picks), can listen to 25 channels on a mobile device for a monthly fee of either $7.99 or $8.99.

If released, an official XM application would be loaded onto an iPhone through Apple's new App Store, which is set to launch with the new iPhone software package early next month. However, XM's Irvin offered no indication as to whether the channel listing will be incomplete, much like the Blackberry and AT&T services, or whether there will be an additional charge.

Still, RBC's Bank doesn't yet view the uSirius program or even official applications from XM and Sirius as major developments for satellite radio, as the application merely streams the Internet broadcast over the data network, as opposed to satellite radio programming being beamed directly to the phone.

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