ESPN Xtra is a satellite radio station that carries sports talk programming produced by

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. The channel was originally on XM 141, but is now broadcast on

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channel 81. In February 2008, three shows from local ESPN Radio owned-and-operated stations were added to the new ESPN Xtra lineup, including ''

The Michael Kay Show ''The Michael Kay Show'' is a sports radio talk show airing on the New York City radio station WEPN-FM 98.7 ESPN New York. It is hosted by New York Yankees television play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay, New York Rangers pre and post-game radio ...

'', and ''

The Max Kellerman Show Max Kellerman (born August 6, 1973) is an American sports television personality and boxing commentator. He is the host of ''This Just In with Max Kellerman'' and the co-host of ''Keyshawn, JWill and Max'' on ESPN Radio. He previously was a co-h ...

'', both from WEPN, and ''Galloway and Company'' from KESN (on a 4-hour delay). Bill Simmons's ''The B.S. Report'' podcast from

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also aired on the new channel. In addition, the channel will air exclusive content to satellite radio throughout the year, and will include live events, such as the

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and the

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. XM announced the addition of this channel on January 28, 2008.

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announced changes to its audio simulcast of ESPNEWS, now called ''ESPN All Access'', on December 12, 2007, but would not be adding any content announced for XM, as it will be exclusive to XM. On March 9, 2009, Max Kellerman was released from his WEPN contract, after disputes over his show at the station. ''The Brandon Tierney Show'' would be airing in the time slot, until a permanent show was in place. As of 2014, the station no longer carries the simulcasts of local ESPN shows. It mainly simulcasts ESPN's debate shows, including '' Get Up!'', '' First Take'', ''

Around the Horn ''Around the Horn'' (''ATH'') is an American sports roundtable discussion show, conducted in the style of a panel game, produced by ESPN. The show premiered on November 4, 2002, as a replacement for ''Unscripted with Chris Connelly'', and has ...

'', ''

Jalen & Jacoby ''Jalen & Jacoby'' was a sports talk radio and television program that aired on ESPN, featuring ex-NBA player Jalen Rose and sportscaster David Jacoby. The show began as a radio podcast hosted by the two in 2011. The final episode of the series wa ...

'', ''

Highly Questionable ''Highly Questionable'' (stylized as ''¿Highly Questionable?''; abbreviated ''HQ'') is an American daily sports talk television program on ESPN. Created as a vehicle for former ''Miami Herald'' sportswriter and ESPN contributor Dan Le Batard, who ...

'', and ''

Pardon the Interruption ''Pardon the Interruption'' (abbreviated ''PTI'') is an American sports talk television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stor ...

''.

Paul Finebaum Paul Finebaum is an American sports author, former columnist, and television-radio personality. His primary focus is sports, particularly those in the Southeast. After many years as a reporter, columnist, and sports-talk radio host in the Birmin ...

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show airs in afternoon drive, with the rest of the schedule being audio simulcasts of '' SportsCenter'' from either ESPNEWS or whatever ESPN network is airing that show at the time. ESPN Xtra is also used as an overflow channel for live sports broadcasts, particularly for

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, and serves as the satellite radio outlet for the

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