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''The Foxxhole'' was an uncensored
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channel on
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channel 96. Presented by actor/comedian/musician
Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film ''Ray'', for which he won the A ...
, the network broadcasts a variety of comedy and
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such as hip-hop and R&B in addition to live talk shows broadcast during the weekdays. The channel originally debuted on Sirius 106 on May 17, 2007, and began broadcasting simultaneously on XM 149 on November 12, 2008, until both services moved The Foxxhole to channel 96 on May 4, 2011. Original programming on The Foxxhole includes talk shows such as ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' and ''Speedy's Comedy Corner''; former programs on the network have included ''The
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Show'', ''The
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5150 Show'', ''The
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Show'', and other programs. Between programs, The Foxxhole broadcasts a nonstop stream of unedited and uncensored stand-up comedy clips from urban comedians, as well as urban contemporary, hip-hop and R&B songs.


Controversies

On the April 17, 2009 episode of ''The Jamie Foxx Show'', Foxx and his co-hosts made several sexually suggestive and disparaging jokes regarding teenaged singer
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, in response to a caller's comment on a recent altercation between Cyrus and rock band
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. Cyrus, who was a minor at the time, was advised by Foxx and his co-hosts to "go make a sex tape" and take drugs "like Lindsay Lohan". Foxx issued a public apology on ''
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'' several days later in response to growing public outcry as well as televised criticism by Cyrus's father, country singer
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.


See also

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List of Sirius Satellite Radio stations Since 2008, Sirius XM Radio has had a similar channel lineup, with a few differences based on whether the individual has a Sirius, XM, or SiriusXM radio. For technical reasons, separate radios continue to be manufactured for the separate services ...
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List of XM Satellite Radio channels Since 2008, Sirius XM Radio has had a similar channel lineup, with a few differences based on whether the individual has a Sirius, XM, or SiriusXM radio. For technical reasons, separate radios continue to be manufactured for the separate services ...


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