Yes, as long as you stay in North or probably South America. If you go to Europe, Africa or Asia, you will mostly get local programs. This could help: "1worldspace uses its two satellites, AfriStar™ and AsiaStar™, to broadcast digital-quality audio channels to people around the world who want world-class programming that is not available or rarely found on local regional or national terrestrial radio. Each satellite has three beams and each beam is able to send up to 80 channels directly to portable satellite radios. Inside each 1worldspace digital satellite radio is a proprietary chipset designed to lock onto the 1worldspace satellite signal in your region of the world." "The 1worldspace digital satellite signal means no fading, noise or interference. The system delivers high quality digital sound in a coverage area of 14 million square kilometers. As long as you're in line of sight with the satellite, you'll never lose the 1worldspace signal." "1worldspace satellites are "geostationary", orbiting over the globe in fixed positions more than 35,000 kilometers above the equator. Using powerful spot beams, the satellites transmit to three overlapping coverage areas approximately 14 million square kilometers each." Source and further information: http://www.1worldspace.com/beyond_radio/radio/