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Teens, Prairie-dwellers and new car buyers want satellite radio

TORONTO – Canadian research firm Solution Research Group says there will be a million satellite radio units in use in Canada by the end of 2007. As part of its ongoing “Fast Forward” trend research program, SRG says that just over one-in-four (26%) Canadians are interested in subscribing to a satellite radio service. The most interested are those living in the Prairies (38%), teens 12-19 (44%) and “likely car buyers” (34%), says the report. Those least likely to say they’re very or somewhat interested in satellite radio are in Quebec (21%), those over 50 years old (16%) and those in...