Kids Place Live is a channel on

Sirius XM Radio Sirius XM Holdings Inc. is an American broadcasting company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City that provides satellite radio and online radio services operating in the United States. It was formed by the 2008 merger of Sirius Sat ...

that is the result of a merger between XM Kids and Kids Stuff. Sirius was a result of the U.S.

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(FCC) approving the acquisition of XM Satellite Radio Holding, Inc. by Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. on July 29, 2008, 17 months after the companies first proposed the merger. Until February 9, 2010,

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carried this on channel 868, but dropped

Sirius XM Sirius XM Holdings Inc. is an American broadcasting company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City that provides satellite radio and online radio services operating in the United States. It was formed by the 2008 merger of Sirius Sat ...

programming in favor of going to MusicTap. The channel name was changed on 2008-11-12. Artists that are on the playlist include Andrew & Polly,

The Brak Show ''The Brak Show'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated sitcom created by Andy Merrill, Jim Fortier, and Pete Smith for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. ''The Brak Show'' serves as a Spin-off (media), spin-off ...

Tom Chapin Tom Chapin (born March 13, 1945) is an American musician, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and storyteller. Chapin is known for the song " Happy Birthday", released in 1989 in his ''Moonboat'' album. It takes its melody from "Love Unspoken", a so ...

Parry Gripp Parry P. Gripp (born September 22, 1967) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the pop punk band Nerf Herder from its formation in 1994. Gripp has written numerous novelty songs for children, and ...

Randy Kaplan Randy Kaplan (b. Randall Leigh Kaplan) is an American songwriter, playwright, poet, and performer. He gained renown for his “not-JUST-for-kids” music in the mid-aughts, first in Brooklyn, New York, and later nationwide. Dedicated members of h ...

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The Pop Ups The Pop Ups (Jason Rabinowitz and Jacob Stein) are a GRAMMY nominated children's musical duo based in Brooklyn, New York. Making their national TV debut on Sprout's "Sunny Side Up Show" in April 2014, the duo released their third album “Appet ...

Recess Monkey Recess Monkey is a Seattle-based trio of current and former elementary school teachers who have made music for kids and families since their debut album ''Welcome to Monkey Town'' in 2005. They have since released 14 albums for family audiences. ...

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, Rocknoceros,

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo Secret Agent 23 Skidoo or (SAS23) is a Grammy Award-winning hip-hop musician from Asheville, North Carolina. Secret Agent 23 Skidoo has been performing children's music since 2008. He performs hip-hop for children. After a decade of touring n ...

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, SteveSongs, The Story Pirates,

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The Wiggles The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. The group are currently composed of Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Tsehay Hawkins, as well as supporting members Evie Ferris, John Pearce, Ca ...

and

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. The channel is staffed 24/7 and also has daily live call-in shows.

Characters

There are several animal characters that appear during "The Animal Farm with Kenny Curtis," which airs from 3pm to 5pm Eastern Time. The animals interact with callers on the show and Kenny Curtis. The featured animals include: Dirk, the fourth and forgotten chipmunk; Forrest Skunk, a kid version of Forrest Gump; Greg the tree sloth; Lufa the Porcupine; Bear E. White, a polar bear; and Lorenzo Llama, who has a strong fear of being touched.

Programming

Current Programming

*Absolutely Mindy Show with Mindy Thomas (2001–present) *Animal Farm with Kenny Curtis (2001–present) *Couch Potato Stew (2008–present) *Automatik, overnights *Hot Lunch (2020–present) *Live From the Monkey House with Jack Forman (2013–present) *National Geographic ''

Weird But True! ''Weird but True!'' is an American educational children's television series created by and starring Charlie Engelman. It originally aired on National Geographic Kids for two seasons, and moved to Disney+ for its third and final season. Inspire ...

'' (2016–present) *Weekend Party Mix with DJ Willy Wow (2021-present)

Upcoming Programming

*Gustavo Sibilio Radio Show (2023-present)

Former Programming

*Everyday Birthday Party with

Laurie Berkner Laurissa Ann "Laurie" Berkner (born March 15, 1969) is a French-born American musician and singer best known for her work as a children's musical artist. She plays guitar and sings lead vocals in The Laurie Berkner Band, along with pianist Susie ...

(2009–2011) *Kids Stuff (2001-2008) *Robbie Schafer's BandWagon (2009-2013) *RS's Stuck in a Real Tall Tree (2001-2009) *Story Pirates Radio (2013–2015) *

Radio Show (2012–2014) * Putumayo Kids World Playground (2012–2019) *

Kidz Bop Kidz Bop is an American children's music group composed like a music brand that produces family-friendly cover versions of pop songs and related media. Kidz Bop releases compilation albums that feature children covering clean versions of contemp ...

BLOCK PARTY! (2012–2019) *Rumpus Room Concert Show (2001–2019)

References

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