A method and system for making a purchase using a payment card and a satellite radio. The method includes: broadcasting information relating to goods or services for sale via a satellite radio; receiving a request to purchase goods or services via a satellite radio that includes a payment card account number; identifying subscriber account information based on the payment card account number; submitting a request for payment authorization; receiving an authorization and delivering the goods or services to a purchaser. The system includes: a satellite radio that has a receiver and a transmitter; radio programming that includes an advertisement for the sale of goods or services; a payment card with a microprocessor chip or a magnetic stripe that contains account information and a payment card reader connected to the satellite radio for reading the account information from the microprocessor chip or magnetic stripe.