XM Deportivo was a

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channel, located on XM channel 147. During June and July 2006, this channel broadcast the Spanish language play-by-play of the

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. The channel also covered Spanish play-by-play of

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, and

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. The channel did not join the Sirius lineup since the Sirius/XM merger of channels on November 12,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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