'70s on 7 (or just The '70s) is a commercial-free,

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channel 6007 (channel 099-07 on Dish's Hopper DVR units). It plays pop, rock, soul and disco music from the 1970s, mostly hits. Prior to XM’s merger with Sirius,

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reported that '70s on 7 was the fourth most listened to channel, with a

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of 667,400 listeners per week.Hinckley, David
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. 7 May 2008. As part of the Sirius/XM merger on November 12,

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, The '70s was merged with

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' Totally '70s and took its current name. Much like the other decades channels, '70s on 7 attempts to recreate the feel of 1970s radio. It uses similar DJ techniques, jingles, 1970s slang, and news updates. Kid Kelly, formerly of

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New York, programs the channel with Human Numan, a long time contemporary hit radio personality. Creative imaging is produced by producer Mitch Todd who oversees all producers and production on the music channels and the marketing division. Due to being commercial-free, it does not recreate any sponsor spots. The channel was also used for XM's annual pop music chronology, IT. The original XM "70s on 7" channel made a strong effort to reproduce the smooth, velvety 1970s FM sound rather than the chatty "morning drive" sound that Sirius favored. After the XM-Sirius merger the "morning drive" sound became the "official" sound of the 1970s channel. The channel features the unique "Jukebox of Dynamite" (formerly the "Jukebox of Cheese"), when an alleged listener selects a "cheesy" song for the segment such as "

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". 70s on 7 also uses bumpers that parody TV shows and commercial jingles from the 70s, and also has its own parodies of movie scenes, known as "director's cuts". The station's logo currently has a flower as the zero. Prior to 2015, the station's logo featured a

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as the zero. The internet version can be biased to play only

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and soul.

References

External links

SiriusXM: '70s on 7
{{DEFAULTSORT:70s On 7 Sirius Satellite Radio channels XM Satellite Radio channels Sirius XM Radio channels 1970s-themed radio stations Radio stations established in 2001