Thousands are reporting issues with satellite radio platform SiriusXM on Wednesday afternoon, per Down Detector. Nearly 5,000 users are reporting issues with SirusXM radio in the US, according to Down Detector, which tracks such outages based on users' reports.
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As thousands of users also complained on X tagging the support handle of SirusXM, the platform acknowledged the issue and said that they were working on a fix.
"We're aware of the issue, and our team is actively working on a fix," the platform said. "We appreciate your patience and hope to have everyone back to listening as soon as possible."
Below is a graph of the outage on Down Detector, which shows that as many as 6027 users reported issues with SirusXM on Wednesday afternoon at the peak of the outage.
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SirusXM outages in the last 24 hours.
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According to Liberty Media Corporation, more than 150 million people listen to SiriusXM in North America. Nearly 33 million subscribe to SiriusXM satellite service in the United States.
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According to Liberty Media Corporation, more than 150 million people listen to SiriusXM in North America. Nearly 33 million subscribe to SiriusXM satellite service in the United States.
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The radio service is run by an independent company, with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding around 37% stake.
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