The HD Digital Radio Alliance has filed a comment with the FCC officially opposing the Sirius-XM merger... oddly enough, taking a seemingly opposite stance to the company behind HD Radio's technology, iBiquity.

The organization stated it's opposition to the merger while iBiquity chose not to take a position at all.

Both do agree on one thing though: they want to have HD Radio technology embedded into Satellite Radio receivers.

The Alliance added that HD Radio "cannot be considered a competitive alternative to satellite radio." Too bad their marketing message seems to say otherwise. Is this the vision for Radio 2020? C'mon guys, it wasn't that long ago that you said satellite radio isn't a "real business," and now you want a free ride?

[FMQB]