Actually, XM *DID* have a PC front end at one time. I think they got rid of it for fear of service theft or other hacking/recording/whatever...
However, I connot even find this software anymore...
http://www.xmradio.com/newsroom/scre...003_04_28.html
XM INTRODUCES FIRST SATELLITE RADIO RECEIVER FOR A PERSONAL COMPUTER EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH PC CONNECTION
XM Brings to Consumers the Next Generation of Computer Audio and Entertainment - Without Sapping Bandwidth, XM's Simple-to-Use PC Receiver Offers Digital Sound Quality Unmatched by Internet Audio Streaming
Washington D.C., April 28, 2003 -- XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR), America's #1 satellite radio service, today announced the introduction of the first satellite radio receiver designed for personal computers. The XM PC Receiver, or "XM PCR," makes the tremendous breadth of XM's 101 digital music, entertainment and news channels available to computer users at home, work, school and on the go without the need for an Internet connection. At a suggested retail price of $69.95, XM PCR is available exclusively from online retailer PC Connection (Nasdaq: PCCC) at
www.pcconnection.com, or through XM's website at xmpcr.xmradio.com or by phone at 1-888-213-0260.