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XM Satellite Radio XM Satellite Radio (XM) was one of the three satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM, Sirius XM Holdings. It provided pay-for-service radio, analogous to subscription cable televisi ...

, in addition to information on format changes of existing channels. Also included is information on temporary channels and seasonal channels.

Before the Sirius and XM channel lineup merger

These actions took place before 2008-11-12, the merger of the Sirius and XM channel lineups.

Format changes

Most of these XM channels still exist on the lineup, but have made changes to its presentation method or playlist: * ESPN Xtra - Was 24/7

ESPNEWS ESPNews (pronounced "ESPN News", stylized ESPNEWS) is an American multinational digital cable and satellite television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company (which owns ...

TV audio rebroadcast until 2008-02-04. *

XM Café This is a list of former channels on XM Satellite Radio, in addition to information on format changes of existing channels. Also included is information on temporary channels and seasonal channels. Before the Sirius and XM channel lineup merger Th ...

- Was formerly titled Starbucks XM Café from 2007-07-31 until 2008-09-30. On November 12, 2008 the name was changed to The Spectrum. *

Quoi de Neuf Quoi de Neuf ("What's New") is a Canadian 24-hour news and information radio station, which airs on XM Satellite Radio channel 125. The station is primarily a loop of news programming, much of which was originally sourced from Corus Quebec's terr ...

- Was Art and

Entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousa ...

news and information until 2007-04-09. *

Radio Parallèle Radio Parallèle was XM Satellite Radio's French-language men's talk radio channel, located on XM channel 156. The channel was produced by XM Radio Canada, though the programming, as well as the near-totality of the shows aired, were done from t ...

- Was Men's Lifestyle and Sports Talk until 2007-04-06. This channel titled SportPlus until 2007-04-06 and Franc Parler from 2005-11-17 to 2006-04-17. * Fuego - Was

Latin Pop Latin pop (in Spanish and in Portuguese: Pop latino) is a pop music subgenre that is a fusion of US–style music production with Latin music genres from anywhere in Latin America and Spain. Originating in Spanish-speaking musicians, Latin ...

until August 14, 2005. This channel titled Alegria until April 17, 2006. It was later dropped from the line-up altogether. * The Pink Channel - Was a simulcast

WLTW WLTW (106.7 FM) is an adult contemporary radio station licensed to New York City and serving the New York metropolitan area. WLTW is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts from studios in the former AT&T Building in the Tribeca neighborhood o ...

New York City, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

until December 1, 2003, and formerly titled Lite. Following the format flip, the channel was titled Sunny. This title remained until 2008-08-18. Among the formats for Sunny were Beautiful Music until May 1, 2006, Nostalgic Music until June 2006, AM Gold music, and finally Early AC. *

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- Was 1990s and 2000s (decade) Country on channel 15 until December 1, 2003. Formerly titled Highway 15. It is now known as simply The Highway. * KISS 104.1 - Simulcast

KIIS-FM KIIS-FM (102.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, United States, and broadcasts to the Greater Los Angeles area. The station airs a top 40 format. Owned by iHeartMedia, KIIS-FM is the origin of the conglome ...

/ KVVS in

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until December 1, 2003. Flipped to "hits of the 90s and today" in June 2006. * MIX - Simulcast

KHMX KHMX (96.5 FM) – branded Mix 96.5 – is a commercial hot adult contemporary radio station licensed to Houston, Texas. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves the Greater Houston metropolitan area. The KHMX studios are located in Houston's ...

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until December 1, 2003. Changed again May 1, 2006 to play wider array of hit music from 1970s onward. *

Nashville! Nashville! was a commercial radio channel on XM Satellite Radio. It was located on XM 57(previously 11) and plays a wide range of country music hits from the early 1990s through today. The channel was programmed out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Advertisin ...

- Simulcast WSIX in

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...

until December 1, 2003. Formerly titled WSIX. *

The Verge ''The Verge'' is an American technology news website operated by Vox Media, publishing news, feature stories, guidebooks, product reviews, consumer electronics news, and podcasts. The website launched on November 1, 2011, and uses Vox Media ...

- Was Unsigned Artists until November 17, 2005. It is now a channel programmed by

Canadian Satellite Radio Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc. (commonly referred to as Sirius XM Canada) is a Canadian radio broadcasting company, which operates as a Canadian affiliate of Sirius XM Radio. The company received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Te ...

. Its original name was Unsigned, and after that, (un)Signed. * Top Tracks - Played

Classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prim ...

until shifting to early classic rock on March 1, 2006. Later classic rock was spun off into Big Tracks. After the merger with Sirius, the channels became Classic Vinyl and Classic Rewind respectively. * Top 20 on 20 - Played

pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' ( ...

and Contemporary hits, was available online and repositioned to a "pop music discovery" outlet, on July 17, 2014, the channel was replaced with Venus

Defunct channels

These channels are no longer part of the XM platform: * BET Uptown (XM62) - Adult R&B Hits and Urban Adult Contemporary station from BET. Brought in-house and changed to Suite 62. *

CNET Radio ''CNET'' (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally. ''CNET'' originally produced content for radio and televi ...

(XM130) - A simulcast of

KNEW KNEW may refer to: * The ICAO code for New Orleans Lakefront Airport, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States * KNEW (AM), a radio station on 960 kHz, licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, that carries the KNEW call s ...

in San Francisco. The station was about news and information regarding technology. It changed formats due to financial losses. (Removed on 2/1/04) * C-Wave (XM105) - Outsourced Chinese language music channel. Was deleted when XM decided to move more programming in-house. (Removed on 8/26/02.) *

CNNfn CNNfn (fn = financial news) was an American cable television news network operated by the CNN subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner from December 29, 1995, and of AOL Time Warner until December 15, 2004. The network was dedicated to ...

(XM128) - Complete coverage of business news. The network was shut down in 2004. (Removed on 12/2/02.) *

CNN Sports Illustrated CNN/Sports Illustrated (CNN/SI) was a 24-hour sports news network. It was created by Time Warner, merging together its CNN and ''Sports Illustrated'' brands and related resources. It was launched on December 12, 1996. Other news networks like ...

(XM141) - Sports News and In-Depth Features. The network was shut down on May 15, 2002. (Removed around 5/12/02) *

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...

(XM121) - News from USA Today and its staff in collaboration with XM. (Removed on 12/2/02.) * Discovery Channel Radio (XM161) - Discovery Channel programming. Originally programmed 24/7, then during nights and weekends. (Was removed on 9/1/05) * Babble On (XM168) - Talk channel geared towards teenage audience, deleted for low listenership. One of the first programming casualties of XM. (Removed on 12/2/02.) * Playboy Radio (XM205) - Premium channel provided by Playboy for an extra $4.99 a month. Was deleted due to low subscription turnout. (Added to lineup on 8/26/02. Removed on 9/1/05.) It has now resurfaced on

Sirius Satellite Radio Sirius Satellite Radio was a satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Holdings. Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially lau ...

. It is available without an additional fee, but subscribers must "opt in" to receive the channel. *

MTV Radio MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

(XM155) - MTV audio simulcasts and pop hits. Also included Headbangers Ball and various MTV award shows. (Original channel that was on 25. Moved to 155 on 2/1/04. Removed from satellite lineup on 9/30/05.) * VH1 Radio (XM156) - VH1 audio simulcasts and pop hits. Also included Behind the Music. (Original channel that was on 24. Moved to 156 on 2/1/04. Removed from satellite lineup on 9/30/05.) * Buzz XM (XM166) - Hot Talk station provided for Clear Channel terrestrial talk shows, renamed "America Right" to complement Air America (originally called "America Left" but changed when Air America signed an exclusive deal with XM) (Was removed on 4/5/04) * XM News (XM120) - In-house news service. Third party channels defeated its purpose. (Was removed on 8/26/02.) * Tejano (XM93) - Tejano music channel owned and produced by

Univision Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and include ...

. When XM went to commercial free music, Univision pulled out. * Radio Taj (XM104) - Outsourced Indian language music channel. Was deleted when XM decided to move more programming in-house. (Removed on 8/26/02.) * Red Cross Radio (XM248) - A temporary channel used to aid victims of the Hurricane Katrina crisis. * NASCAR 2 (XM145) - Second NASCAR channel for pit crew audio. Added on 9/4/04. This station ended after the 2005 racing season and has not returned. * Sporting News Radio (XM143) - This channel simulcasted the entire Sporting News Radio lineup until 8/28/06, when it was replaced with XM's in-house sports channel XM Sports Nation. The new channel still plays select SNR shows, especially on weekends. *

MSNBC MSNBC (originally the Microsoft National Broadcasting Company) is an American news-based pay television cable channel. It is owned by NBCUniversala subsidiary of Comcast. Headquartered in New York City, it provides news coverage and political ...

(XM130) - TV audio rebroadcast. Was removed on 9/4/06 due to scheduling changes across the XM platform. Returned to SiriusXM 4/12/10. *NASCAR Radio (XM144) -

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Racing and Talk. Was removed on 1/1/07 as the NASCAR contract expired and NASCAR's new deal with Sirius started. XM Produced shows were merged into XM Sports Nation, which now occupies the channel number. * Hear Music (XM 75) - The Voice of Music at

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. Was removed on 2007-07-31, as bandwidth was used for XMX. This channel merged with XM Café to create Starbucks XM Café. *

ABC News & Talk ABC News & Talk was a news/talk and entertainment radio channel programmed and distributed by ABC Radio Networks for satellite radio services. It aired on XM Satellite Radio channel 124, and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 143 both in the United ...

(XM 124) - News/talk and entertainment. Was removed on 2007-09-24, as

Citadel Broadcasting Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country. Only iHeartMedia and Cumulus Media ...

shut down operations of, or sold off, its satellite networks as a cost-cutting measure. * The Flow (XM61) - Neo-soul music. This channel moved from the satellites to online only. Removed on 2008-07-15. * The Torch (XM31) - Christian rock music. This channel moved from the satellites to online only, and was also on DirecTV. Removed on 2008-07-15. * Luna (XM530) - Latin Jazz music. This channel moved from the satellites to online only, then returned to the air as a SiriusXM Xtra Channel. *

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(XM79) -

Lounge music Lounge music is a type of easy listening music popular in the 1950s and 1960s. It may be meant to evoke in the listeners the feeling of being in a place, usually with a tranquil theme, such as a jungle, an island paradise or outer space. The rang ...

. This channel moved from the satellites to online only. Removed on 2008-07-15. * XM Music Lab (XM51) - Progressive rock and jam bands. This channel moved from the satellites to online only. Removed on 2008-07-15. * Fuego (XM90) - Reggaeton, Latin Hip-hop & Hispanic Rhythmic. This channel moved from the satellites to online only, and was also on DirecTV. Removed on 2008-07-15. *

Special X Special X was a Commercial-Free channel on XM Satellite Radio that played Novelty music with a "weirdness" theme. the Special X channel was on Channel 30 on XM Radio and on Channel 848 on DirecTV. In its early days, the channel was hosted by a c ...

(XM154) - Freeform novelty music. This channel moved from the satellites to online only, and was also on DirecTV. Removed on 2008-07-15. * WSIX (XM161) - Simulcast of Nashville, TN-based Country music station. Removed on 2008-08-08. * xL

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(XM53) Uncensored punk, Hardcore and Ska music. - Removed on 2008-09-15 * XMX (XM2) - XM Featured Shows. Removed on 2008-11-12 after the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups. * X Country (XM12) -

Progressive Country Progressive country is a subgenre of country music developed in the early 1970s.''Cosmic Cowboys and New Hicks: The Countercultural Sounds of Austin's Progressive Country Music Scene'', Stimeling, Travis David. History In the late 1960s and earl ...

Removed on 2008-11-12 after the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups. * xL The Rhyme (XM65) - Uncensored Classic Hip-Hop. Removed on 2008-11-12 after the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups. * Beyond Jazz (XM72) - Progressive Jazz and Modern Jazz music. Removed on 2008-11-12 after the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups. *

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(XM76) - Eclectic. Removed on 2008-11-12 after the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups. * Chrome (XM83) - Classic Dance and

Disco Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric p ...

. Removed on 2008-11-12 after the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups. Returned as The Strobe in January 2009 on channel 83. * Aguila (XM92) -

Regional Mexican Regional Mexican is a Latin music radio format encompassing the musical genres from the different parts of rural Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Genres include banda, country en español, Duranguense, grupero, mariachi, New Mex ...

. Removed on 2008-11-12 after the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups. * Caricia (XM93) - Spanish Oldies. Removed on 2008-11-12 after the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups. *

The Weather Channel The Weather Channel (TWC) is an American pay television channel owned by Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Allen Media Group. The channel's headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia. Launched on May 2, 1982, the channel broadcasts weather foreca ...

(XM125) - 24/7 Weather Radio Network. Removed on 2008-11-12 after the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups. Content is now aired on Sirius XM Weather & Emergency channel 247. * XM Sports Nation (XM144) - Sports Talk and Play-by-Play. Removed on 2008-11-12 after the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups. Returned in 2009 on channel 143. *

E! Entertainment Radio E! Entertainment Radio was an XM satellite radio channel, which ran audio from shows produced for the E! television network. In September 2005, Sirius moved E! Entertainment Radio from Channel 136 to Channel 107. Effective August 3, 2007 ...

(XM162) - Entertainment News and Celebrity Gossip. Removed on 2008-11-08 prior to the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups. * Vibra -

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. Removed from DirecTV on 2008-11-12 after the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups.

Channels which changed ownership

The Roadhouse ''The Roadhouse'' was a Classic Country radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 62, XM Satellite Radio channel 10 and DISH Network channel 6062. As of February 9, 2010, Direct TV dropped Sirius XM programming in favor of SonicTap. Origi ...

- Programmed by

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until 2011. This station is not present on XM anymore. *The Torch - Programmed by

Salem Communications Salem Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SALM; formerly Salem Communications Corporation) is an American radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher formerly based in Camarillo, California (moved most operations to Irv ...

until 2006, then programmed by

. This station is not present on XM anymore. * The Message - Programmed by

until 2006 under Salem's trademark brand The Fish, now programmed by

. *Spirit - Programmed by Radio One, Inc. until 2004, now programmed by

. *

- Programmed by

until November 2005 as Unsigned, now programmed by XM Radio Canada. *The Flow - Programmed by Radio One, Inc. until 2004, now programmed by

. This station is not present on XM anymore. * RAW - Programmed by Radio One, Inc. until 2004, then programmed by

. This station is not present on XM anymore. * The City - Programmed by Radio One, Inc. until 2004, then programmed by

. This station is not present on XM anymore. * Top 20 on 20 - Programmed by

until 2008, then programmed by

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until 2014. This station is not present on XM anymore. *Fuego - Programmed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation under the name Alegria with a

format, until it merged with

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in 2002.

programmed the channel until 2004. It was then programmed by

, who changed its name and format. This station is not present on XM anymore. * Caliente - Programmed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, until it merged with

in 2002.

programmed the channel until 2004. Now programmed by

. *Aguila - Programmed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, until it merged with

in 2002.

programmed the channel until 2004. It was then programmed by

. This station is not present on XM anymore. *Vibra - Programmed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, until it merged with

in 2002.

programmed the channel until 2004. It was then programmed by

, and was a

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exclusive. This station is not present on XM anymore. * Caricia - Programmed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, until it merged with

in 2002.

programmed the channel until 2004. It's now programmed by

. On 2008-01-01, this channel returned to the satellite broadcasting with a Spanish Oldies format. This station is not present on XM anymore. * America Right - Programmed by

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until May 2006. Now programmed by

. *

- Programmed by ABC Radio until 2007-06-12. Programming was turned over to

as part of the merger between Citadel and ABC Radio. This station is not present on XM anymore. * The Power - Programmed by Radio One, Inc. until 2008-01-01, now programmed by

Channels canceled before launch

* XM announced in April 2006 that in late spring/early summer six regional News & Talk channels (XM 134-XM 139) would be added and provide regional news coverage for every area of the continental US. These channels were to have been provided by

and were to have been located in "Regional News, Talk & Music Channels." According to Jon Zellner via a subscriber email, Clear Channel decided to forego the launch of these channels. The original plan was to create a set of regionalized, five-minute newscasts. Each newscast was to carry 90 seconds of advertising, with the 3:30-minute balance devoted to regionally targeted news. The channels were to be titled: ** Northeast News and Talk ** Southeast News and Talk ** Midwest News and Talk ** Middle America News and Talk ** Southwest News and Talk ** Northwest News and Talk

Channels of unknown status

* XM Announced on 2006-01-31 that they would be adding Traffic & Weather channels for Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver-Boulder, Milwaukee-Racine, Portland, Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Sacramento, San Antonio and Wilmington, DE to their NavTraffic product during the first quarter 2006. Rumors that a Traffic & Weather station could be dropped for Cincinnati due to the addition of WLW on XM channel 173 were unfounded as WLW was dropped from the XM service in 2009.

Seasonal and holiday channels

These channels are season- and holiday-based, and are only around for a part of the year. It is not uncommon that they take the place of an existing channel. As of 2014, Sirius XM has reduced the periods that some of the holiday channels run for the 2015 season with only Holly and Holiday Traditions running for the full season (day after Halloween to day after Christmas.) * Holly - Holly is one of Sirius XM's annual month-long

Christmas music Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or, in the case of carols or songs, may employ lyrics whose subject ...

channels that plays Christmas songs with an emphasis on up and coming singers. Its playlist changes from what one would find on an FM Adult Contemporary station at Christmas time to what one would find on a station aimed at tweens and teens. It previously aired on

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(2009-2014, 2016–present) and

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(2015). * Holiday Traditions - Holiday Traditions is not a traditional Christmas channel per se, but instead is narrowly focused on seasonal pop recordings from the 1940s to the 1960s. * Holiday Pops - This holiday channel plays choral and orchestral music with a Christmas theme. It replaces

Sirius XM Pops Sirius XM Pops is a Sirius XM Satellite Radio online station devoted to popular classical music. It was formerly available on XM channel 75 (previously 77), Sirius channel 75 (previously 79). Until February 9, 2010, it was heard on Direct TV ...

in December and is therefore presented in XM HD Surround. Formerly known as "Pops Holiday Classics" (2005) and "A Classical Christmas" (2006–07). In summer 2014 the Sirius XM Pops station was discontinued and Holiday Pops will air during a reduced period, only during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (December 24/25 - before the Sirius XM pops station was cancelled it operated during the bulk of December.) * Country Christmas - This channel features Christmas-themed country music. It previously aired on XM as "A Nashville Christmas" (2005) and "Music City Holiday" (2006–07). * Radio Hanukkah - This channel was debuted in 2006 for the

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celebration. Radio Hanukkah features the best in Jewish music, comedy, Broadway, talk and kids programming. This was the first satellite radio channel dedicated exclusively to Jewish culture. Following the merger with Sirius, Radio Hanukkah produced almost exclusively Jewish music selections, foregoing the comedy, Broadway, talk, and kids programming. The following seasonal channels also aired on XM in past years: * Special XMas - From 2001-07, this seasonal incarnation of the defunct

channel featured novelty holiday music, from songs by the likes of Alvin and the Chipmunks and Barney, to parody songs from Bob Rivers and Weird Al Yankovic, to the more grown-up xL tastes from punk rock bands. Special XMas also aired online and on DirecTV. *

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Christmas Radio - Airing in 2008 and 2009 and hosted by members of the Crosby family, this channel featured more than twenty years of vintage Crosby radio specials.

XM on AOL Radio

On 2008-04-30, the XM channels were no longer offered on

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, as AOL switched to CBS Radio for some of its content, thus ending a partnership between AOL and XM.

On or after the Sirius and XM channel lineup merger

These actions took place on or after 2008-11-12, the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups.

Channel mergers

These channels were merged with their Sirius counterpart to reduce redundancies across the two channel lineups: *

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was replaced with

. * US Country was replaced with Prime Country. * The Heart was replaced with Sirius XM Love. * Flight 26 was replaced with The Pulse. * XM Hitlist was replaced with Pop2K. * Spirit was replaced with Praise. *

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was replaced with 1st Wave. *

was replaced with The Spectrum. * Top Tracks was replaced with Classic Vinyl. *

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was replaced with Alt Nation. * xL SquiZZ was replaced with

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. * XM Liquid Metal was replaced with Hard Attack, and then was renamed Liquid Metal . * Big Tracks was replaced with

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. * Lucy was replaced with

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. * Soul Street was replaced with Soul Town. * Suite 62 was replaced with Heart & Soul. * The City was replaced with

Hip-Hop Nation 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 ...

. * High Standards (formerly Frank's Place) was replaced with

Siriusly Sinatra Since 2008, Sirius XM, 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 separat ...

. *

Audio Visions Audio Visions was a commercial-free new-age music channel on XM Satellite Radio. It was available in both the United States and Canada. It was also heard on DirecTV channel 856 until November 12, 2008. Programs on Audio Visions included, ''Ni ...

was replaced with Spa. *

The Move The Move were a British rock band of the late 1960s and the early 1970s. They scored nine top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any real success in the United States. For most of their car ...

was replaced with

Area Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while '' surface area'' refers to the area of an op ...

. * XM Chill was replaced with

Sirius XM Chill Since 2008, Sirius XM, 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 separat ...

* was replaced with Metropolitan Opera Radio. * XM Classics was replaced with Symphony Hall. * XM Kids was replaced with

Kids Place Live Kids Place Live is a channel on Sirius XM Radio that is the result of a merger between XM Kids and Kids Stuff. Sirius was a result of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approving the acquisition of XM Satellite Radio Holding, Inc. ...

. * XM Live was replaced with Specials. *

XM Comedy Xm or XM may refer to: * XM Satellite Radio, a US and Canadian radio company now merged into Sirius XM Holdings. * XM (file format), a computer file format for music * ''XM'' (album), a live-in-studio album recorded by Porcupine Tree * BMW XM, an ...

was replaced with

Raw Dog Comedy Raw is an adjective usually describing: * Raw materials, basic materials from which products are manufactured or made * Raw food, uncooked food Raw or RAW may also refer to: Computing and electronics * .RAW, a proprietary mass spectrometry data ...

. *

Take Five "Take Five" is a jazz standard composed by saxophonist Paul Desmond and originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for their album ''Time Out'' at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studios in New York City on July 1, 1959. Two years later it b ...

was replaced with

Sirius XM Stars Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word , or , meaning 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated α Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated Alpha CMa ...

. * XM Emergency Alert was replaced with Sirius XM Weather & Emergency. * Open Road was replaced with Road Dog Trucking on 2009-02-17. * America Right was replaced with SIRIUS XM Patriot on 2010-05-17. * xL The Rhyme was replaced with

BackSpin In racquet sports and golf, backspin or underspin refers to the reverse rotation of a ball, in relation to the ball's trajectory, that is imparted on the ball by a slice or chop shot. Backspin generates an upward force that lifts the ball (see M ...

* The Strobe was replaced with Studio 54 Radio *

was replaced with

Willie's Roadhouse Willie's Roadhouse (formerly Willie's Place) is a channel on the Sirius XM Radio that specializes in playing traditional country music, as well as some older country hit songs. It is available on channel 59 (previously 56) and Dish Network 6059 ...

* Top 20 on 20 was replaced with

Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called Earth's "sister" or "twin" planet as it is almost as large and has a similar composition. As an interior planet to Earth, Venus (like Mercury) appears in Earth's sky never f ...

Defunct channels

These channels are no longer included in the XM part of the

platform: *

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance ...

(XM29) - UK radio hits and chart hits, Removed from satellite delivery on 2011-08-10 for a new channel at 5:00 p.m., Studio 54 Radio. * U-Pop (XM29) - Global Chart Hits and International Pop hits. Removed from satellite delivery on 2008-11-12 when the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups took place but continued on XM Online on XM31. Removed 2009-02-06 from XM Radio Online and DirecTV as

1worldspace 1worldspace, known for most of its existence simply as WorldSpace, is a defunct satellite radio network that in its heyday provided service to over 170,000 subscribers in eastern, southern and northern Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia w ...

prepared to cease operations resulting from its bankruptcy protection filing in October 2008. * The System (XM82) - Various Electronic and

Dance Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...

. Removed from satellite delivery on 2008-11-12 when the merger of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups took place but continued on XM Online. Removed 2009-02-06 from XM Radio Online and DirecTV as

prepared to cease operations resulting from its bankruptcy protection filing in October 2008. * World Zone (XM90 Online) - World Music. Removed 2009-02-06 from XM Radio Online and DirecTV as

prepared to cease operations resulting from its bankruptcy protection filing in October 2008. * Ngoma (XM98 Online) - African Music. Removed 2009-02-06 from XM Radio Online and DirecTV as

prepared to cease operations resulting from its bankruptcy protection filing in October 2008. *

Fox Business Network Fox Business (officially known as Fox Business Network, or FBN) is an American business news channel and website publication owned by the Fox News Media division of Fox Corporation. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenu ...

(XM136) - Business news. TV audio simulcast. * National Lampoon Comedy Radio (XM154) - Comedy. Removed 2009-03-06 by Clear Channel. * WLW 700 (XM173) - News/Talk, UC and XU football/basketball play-by-play. Removed 2009-03-06 by Clear Channel. *

XM Deportivo XM Deportivo was a XM Satellite Radio's Spanish language sports channel, located on XM channel 147. During June and July 2006, this channel broadcast the Spanish language play-by-play of the FIFA World Cup 2006. The channel also covered Spanish p ...

(XM 147) -

Sports Talk Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often- boisterous on-ai ...

and Play-by-Play. Removed 2010-07-01 and was replaced by Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio.

Micro-channels

These channels are specialty themed channels aired to coincide with an event, or devoted to a single personality or musical artist: * Me-103 (XM 103) - In celebration of XM's 4 million subscribers, a contest was held for a listener to program his/her own channel for a day. * FIFA World Cup 2006 (XM 148) - Was the home for English World Cup Soccer Commentary and Play-by-Play. Added on 3/24/06. This station left the day after the completion of the 2006 World Cup. (Removed on 7/10/06.) * XM Green (XM 200) - Between 2007-03-16 and 2007-03-18, this channel featured Irish folk music in honor of

Saint Patrick's Day Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ( ga, Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit=the Day of the Festival of Patrick), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (), the foremost patr ...

on channel 200. In 2008, XM Green preempted

on channel 76 from 2008-03-15 to 2008-03-17. On 2009-03-17, the format (renamed Radio Ireland) aired on XM channel 15, temporarily preempting The Village. On 2010-03-17, the format (once again renamed, to St. Patty's Day Radio) preempts The Spectrum on XM channel 45. * Play Ball! (XM 120) - A special program of

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

-themed songs and spoken-word bits, timed to coincide with

Opening Day Opening Day is the day on which professional baseball leagues begin their regular season. For Major League Baseball (MLB) and most of the American minor leagues, this day typically falls during the first week of April, although in recent years ...

of the Major League season. Aired on channel 200 between 2007-03-30 and 2007-04-02, and on channel 120 between 2008-03-29 and 2008-03-30. * Larry! (XM 130) - Between 2007-04-16 and 2007-05-04, channel 130 featured replays of '' The Larry King Show'' along with interviews and new material. Originally scheduled for 5 days starting on 2007-04-16 the broadcast was extended and replayed the CNN coverage of ''

Larry King Live ''Larry King Live'' was an American television talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was the channel's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly. Mainly aired from CNN's Los Angeles ...

'' that was aired during that week. * XM Summer (XM 120) - This channel, featuring a marathon of

summer Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, wit ...

-themed songs, first aired on channel 120 between 2007-06-20 and 2007-06-22. It re-aired on 2008-06-21. * Uncle Sam (XM 120) - This channel, featuring patriotic American music for the

Fourth of July Independence Day (colloquially the Fourth of July) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States ...

, aired on channel 120 between 2007-07-03 and 2007-07-05. It re-aired on 2008-07-04. *Earth Sounds (XM 39) - Between 2007-07-07 and 2007-07-09, this channel featured nature sounds of the earth, airing on channel 39. The micro-channel was a part of XM's

Live Earth Live Earth was an event developed to increase environmental awareness through entertainment. Background Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, ''Live Earth'' was built upon the be ...

coverage. * Christmas In July (XM 120) - Between 2007-07-25 and 2007-07-26, this channel featured popular Christmas-themed music in the middle of summer. The channel aired on XM Live 120. *Car-B-Q (XM 120) - Between 2007-09-01 and 2007-09-03, this channel featured a mix of songs about traveling and Car music aired on

XM Live Specials was a part-time satellite radio channel which plays select special events and shows for Sirius and XM. When the channel was XM Live, some special events were broadcast in XM HD Surround, which was a 5.1 surround sound audio/CD quality ster ...

Channel 120. *P.O.T.U.S `08 (XM 130) - Produced in conjunction with

C-SPAN Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN ) is an American cable and satellite television network that was created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a nonprofit public service. It televises many proceedings of the United States ...

and covering the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, this channel launched on 2007-09-24 and was originally intended to run only until the election on 2008-11-04. However, as part of the Sirius/XM channel lineup merger on 2008-11-12, P.O.T.U.S `08 was merged with Sirius' Indie Talk channel and rechristened as a permanent channel ( P.O.T.U.S.) on both services. *Igor (XM 120) - Between 2007-10-29 and 2007-11-01, this channel featured

Halloween Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observan ...

music and aired on

Channel 120. *Party City (XM 120) - Between 2007-12-26 and 2008-01-01, this channel featured a mix of music to bring in the New Year that aired on

Channel 120. To ring in 2009, Party City was on Sirius channel 39 and XM channel 38 between 2008-12-30 and 2009-01-02. *XM LED: The Led Zeppelin Channel (XM 59) - Between 2007-11-08 and 2008-03-08, this channel featured

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ...

music 24/7 on channel 59. The channel, renamed Led Zeppelin Radio, re-aired on XM channel 39 and

Sirius Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word , or , meaning 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated α Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated Alpha CM ...

channel 12 from 2008-11-01 to 2008-12-31. *XM THRILLER (XM 63) - Between 2008-03-01 and 2008-03-31, this channel featured

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the " King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over ...

music 24/7 on channel 63, in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of Jackson's ''

Thriller Thriller may refer to: * Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television ** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre Comics * ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...

'' album. * Strait Country (XM 17) - Between 2008-04-01 and 2008-05-31, this channel featured the music of country singer

George Strait George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited for ...

24/7 on channel 17, temporarily pre-empting US Country. *Papal U.S. Visit '08 (XM 120) - Produced in conjunction with

EWTN Global Catholic Network The Eternal Word Television Network, more commonly known by its initials EWTN, is an American basic cable television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic-themed programming. It is not only the largest Catholic television network in ...

, this channel covered

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereig ...

's visit to the U.S. on channel 120 from 2008-04-15 to 2008-04-20. *30 Days of Coldplay (XM 51) - From 2008-07-15 to 2008-08-15, channel 51 played the music of

Coldplay Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University ...

24/7, along with interviews and exclusive live performances. *Mandatory Metallica (XM 51) - From 2008-08-16 to 2008-09-30, channel 51 played the music of

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

24/7, along with interviews and exclusive live performances. It returned briefly from March 14-April 13, 2009. * AC/DC Radio (XM 53) - From 2008-09-15 to 2009-01-15, channel 53 played the music of

AC/DC AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and heavy metal, but the band calls it ...

24/7, along with interviews and exclusive live performances, temporarily preempting

. *World Series Radio (XM 55) - Essentially a retitled encore of the 'Play Ball!' microchannel (see above), 'World Series Radio' aired on 2008-10-26 to coincide with Game 4 of the 2008 World Series. *Fireman Radio (XM 27 and SR 33) - From 2009-02-14 to 2009-03-13, this channel featured the music of

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

24/7, along with exclusive interviews. Fireman Radio temporarily preempted The Bridge on XM channel 27 and Sirius channel 33. *Dave Matthews Band Radio (XM 56 and SR 17) - From 2009-06-01 to 2009-06-08, this channel featured the music of rock band

Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is an American rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. The band's founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer and bac ...

24/7, along with exclusive interviews. Dave Matthews Band Radio temporarily preempted Jam On on XM channel 56 and Sirius channel 17. *The Woodstock Channel (XM 40 and SR 16) - From 2009-08-14 to 2009-08-16, this channel commemorated the 40th anniversary of the original

Woodstock Festival Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. ...

, with live and studio performances from the festival's participating artists as well as interviewers with the cast and crew of the film '' Taking Woodstock''. The Woodstock Channel temporarily preempted

Deep Tracks Deep Tracks is a Sirius XM Radio channel featuring lesser-known classic rock music selections such as album tracks, one-hit wonders, concert recordings, "forgotten 45s" and "B-side" tracks. Brian Beddow is Deep Tracks' current programming dire ...

on XM channel 40 and Sirius channel 16.

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