The Loft is an online and app-based music channel on

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which features a format of eclectic

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music, occasionally branching off into more freeform music and talk programming. Until November 12, 2008, it broadcast an

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format. The Loft then changed formats to what sounded like the now-defunct SIRIUS Disorder and

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stations by that time, with its sister channel, The Coffee House, adopting the acoustic rock format. Mike Marrone was the channel's program director and primary on-air voice until his retirement in December 2017. He was replaced by Chris Muckley, who is heard regularly alongside DJs such as Franny Thomas and

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. In 2018, The Loft transitioned to an entirely online XM presence, as its former channel is now used for limited-engagement theme channels focused on specific artists, such as

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and

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Current programming

Featured programs on the channel include: * ''The Loft Over Easy'' - laid-back music for a Sunday morning. * ''Disorder'' - a freeform show hosted Saturday mornings by

. * ''Celtic Crush'' - an eclectic sampler of Irish sounds hosted by

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. * ''The Loft Sessions'' - a series of live performances recorded at XM's studio facilities. * ''Chris Muckley In The Loft'' - a freeform show hosted Saturday afternoons by Chris Muckley. * ''In Spite Of All The Danger'' - one-hour weekly show of new music releases hosted by Franny Thomas (previously hosted by Mike Marrone).

Past programming

* ''Wake Up Sets'' - curated and hosted by Mike Marrone. * ''Your Roots Are Showing'' - a modern

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show hosted by Franny Thomas. * ''Playing Records with Mike'' - guests joined Mike Marrone to play some of their favorite music.Playing Records with Mike Marrone and Mavis Staples. ''Mike's Basement'', February 2018.
/ref> * ''From the Living Room to the Loft'' - music and interviews from the Living Room Club in New York. * ''

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's Idiot's Delight'' - a freeform program hosted by the longtime New York radio personality. * ''

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's New York Shuffle'' - a freeform program hosted by the veteran rocker with co-host

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. * ''American Roots Radio with

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'' - a roots music show hosted by the songwriter with sidekick Paca Thomas.

Core artists

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References

External links

''The New York Times'': "High-Tech Quirkiness Restores Radio's Magic."
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