XM Question

acc412 · June 15, 2017

Hello GM Tech(s),

My '16 Sierra came with XM Radio and I would like to upgrade it to SiriusXM. Is this possible?

aseibel · June 15, 2017

Aren't those now the same thing now? I thought Sirius and XM merged. Don't you already have SiriusXM in your truck?

What exactly do you think you want that you don't currently have?

dsr611 · June 15, 2017

You have SiriusXM

http://www.siriusxm.com/vehicleavailability

https://my.gmc.com/learn/2016/Sierra%201500

acc412 · June 15, 2017

Nope my truck only has "XM" not "SiriusXM"

jhbrennan · June 15, 2017

Hello GM Tech(s),

My '16 Sierra came with XM Radio and I would like to upgrade it to SiriusXM. Is this possible?

Where are you located? In the US, XM and Sirius are the same...in fact the company is called SiriusXM. Maybe you're referring to different plans offered??

https://www.siriusxm.com

acc412 · June 15, 2017

Where are you located? In the US, XM and Sirius are the same...in fact the company is called SiriusXM. Maybe you're referring to different plans offered??

Hey,

So my GF has a '15 Jeep and on her radio it says "SiriusXM or SXM" mine only says "XM" and only allows me to view "XM" only channels.

Also I'm in MD

Update

Just speaking to XM and they said its the receiver is XM only

jhbrennan · June 15, 2017

Hey,

So my GF has a '15 Jeep and on her radio it says "SiriusXM or SXM" mine only says "XM" and only allows me to view "XM" only channels.

Also I'm in MD

OK - I see what you're asking. SiriusXM is one company offering two types of service - XM and Sirius. If your radio is only XM, I'm not aware of an easy upgrade to change a factory GM XM to Sirius. Go to the SiriusXM website and see f there is an XM subscription plan that gets you what you want. Good luck.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · June 15, 2017

SiriusXM is the company name now since they merged. But in the vehicle from the factory you still either get XM or Sirius. I believe the only SiriusXM radio you can get is aftermarket where it's a separate unit to add to a vehicle that didn't come with either Sirius or XM. Basically like if you put a GPS unit in a non GPS factory vehicle, it would be it's own small unit that you mount on the dash or windshield.

Dale L · June 15, 2017

SiriusXM is the company name now since they merged. But in the vehicle from the factory you still either get XM or Sirius. I believe the only SiriusXM radio you can get is aftermarket where it's a separate unit to add to a vehicle that didn't come with either Sirius or XM. Basically like if you put a GPS unit in a non GPS factory vehicle, it would be it's own small unit that you mount on the dash or windshield.

My '17 manual says SiriusXM: