America was a Commercial-free Music channel on

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that specialized in playing

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. It was available on channel 10 on XM and channel 808 on

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. America was scrapped as part of the Sirius/XM merger on November 12,

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, replaced by

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's similar channel that is also devoted to Classic Country music,

The Roadhouse ''The Roadhouse'' was a Classic Country radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 62, XM Satellite Radio channel 10 and DISH Network channel 6062. As of February 9, 2010, Direct TV DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American mult ...

. XM's advertising described the channel this way: "We've dimmed the lights, thrown some sawdust on the floor, and brought the honky tonk back to life. Waylon, Willie, Dolly and the whole gang are on hand. The true sound of Country is alive and well....this is America." Hosts included Dan Dixon ( From Detroit, MI WNRZ-FM playing rock music & Toledo Ohio WTOD AM 1560 50's-90's Country & K-100 WKKO New Country ), Ray Knight and John Welch.

Programs

*The Long Haul, visits the history of country music from the 1950s to the 21st Century. *Bill Anderson Visits with the Legends, Country Hall of Fame member Bill Anderson talks with and looks at the most influential moments and people in the history of country music. *Chartistry, Reviews the country music charts from the past and the present. *Ranger Doug's Classic Cowboy Corral,

Douglas B. Green Douglas Bruce Green (born March 20, 1946), better known by his stage name Ranger Doug, is an Americans, American musician, arranger, award-winning Western music songwriter, and Grand Ole Opry member best known for his work with Western music (Nor ...

of Riders in the Sky hosts an hour of vintage cowboy music and comedy with his sidekick, Sidemeat (fellow Rider "Too Slim"

Fred LaBour Frederick Owen LaBour (born June 3, 1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan), better known by his stage name Too Slim, is a Grammy award-winning American musician, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the S ...

). *America presents ''

The Grand Ole Opry The ''Grand Ole Opry'' is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM (AM), WSM. Currently owned and operated by Opry Entertainment ...

'', encore presentations of the Grand Ole Opry performances, which aired live on

Nashville! Nashville! was a commercial radio channel on XM Satellite Radio. It was located on XM 57(previously 11) and plays a wide range of country music hits from the early 1990s through today. The channel was programmed out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Advertisin ...

XM11.

All For the Hall

XM Satellite Radio is a partner organization with the

Country Music Hall of Fame The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the world's largest museums and research centers dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American vernacular music. Chartered in 1964, the museum has amas ...

and Museum in its "All For the Hall" membership program. "Bringing together artists, musicians, and anyone who loves and appreciates country music, All For the Hall is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the music that inspires us." ~ America XM10

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:America (Xm) Defunct radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 2001 Radio stations disestablished in 2008