SiriusXM Urban View is an African American talk radio channel on

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126 (previously 128). The subjects cover those relevant to the black community such as: politics, economics, or social issues. The channel was originally programmed by

Radio One, Inc. Urban One, Inc. (formerly Radio One) is a Silver Spring, Maryland-based American media conglomerate. Founded in 1980 by Cathy Hughes, the company primarily operates media properties targeting African Americans. It is the largest African-American- ...

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-based company specializing in African American and urban radio formats. Radio One originally programmed four other music channels for XM, but XM has since taken control of those channels and removed all commercials.

History

In August 2007, Radio One overhauled The Power's daytime programming by affiliating it with its Syndication One subsidiary, the company's syndication arm. Radio programs Keeping it Real with

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, and The Warren Ballentine Show were added to the scheduled on 2007-08-13. We Ourselves and Studio B are no longer heard on XM Radio, and Make it Plain can be heard on SiriusXM Progress (SiriusXM channel 127). A couple months later, Syndication One announced that it would be folding its unit, and several of their programs would be canceled. One of these, the 2 Live Stews, was signed by Sporting News Radio. On January 1, 2008,

gained full control of The Power from

On January 7, 2008, GW on the Hill, Spirit, and Digital Spin are no longer heard on The Power. Also, all weekend programming and programming after 4 PM ET on weekdays has been suspended. Since this event, XM has added many shows specifically targeted to African-Americans from commercial and public radio. As of February 2013, The Power has been renamed Urban View and as of May 9, 2013, Urban View is now on channel 126.

Shows

The following shows air on The Power. *''

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, The Black Eagle'' *'' The Warren Ballentine Show'' *''Keeping It Real'' with Al Sharpton *''

'' (3 hour delay) *''The Kojo Nnamdi Show'' *''Urban Journal'' *''Armstrong Williams'' *''Living on Earth'' *''The Changing World'' *''Blackanomics'' *''

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'' *''Mind Yo Business'' *''On With Leon'' *''Willie Jolley'' *''GW On the Hill'' *'' Rob Redding'' *''Digital Spin'' *''The Maggie Linton Show'' *''Blackpolicy.org'' *''Greatness By Design'' *''

Karen Hunter Karen Hunter (born April 24, 1966) is an American journalist and publisher, talk show host, and the co-author of several books. Hunter is the host of ''The Karen Hunter Show'' on SiriusXM Urban View. Early life and education Born and raised in ...

References

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External links

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