The 70s on 7

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70s on 7

Broadcast area	United States, Canada
First air date	2001
Frequency	XM7
Format	1970s Music
Class	Satellite Radio Station
Owner	XM Satellite Radio
Website	the70s.xmradio.com

The 70s on 7 (or just The 70s) is a commercial-free, satellite radio station on the XM Satellite Radio platform. It plays music from the 1970s, mostly being the hits. The channel is programmed by Texas radio veteran, Kurt Gilchrist.

Much like the other decades channels, The 70s on 7 attempts to recreate the feel of 1970s radio. They use similar DJ habits, jingles, 70s slang, and news updates. However, due to being commercial free, they're unable to recreate the sponsor spots. The channel is also used for XM's annual pop music chronology, IT.

The 70s on 7 is, as of this writing, the most popular channel on XM Satellite Radio, with about 2.1 million listeners every week. The station is also available online for free through AOL Radio.

[edit] Programs

• Concert Seating Mondays! - A few concert dates from 70s artists touring around the country within the week...and a live set of tunes from one of those artists on tour. Mondays @ 11 AM.
• Dr. Love's Seven Sappy Seventies - With melodies and lyrics flowing from a new direction and intensity, all your love song requests with favorites like Love Hurts by Nazareth, You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker and The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack. Tuesdays @ Noon.
• Teenage-Twisters! - A three song sent on Thursdays with artists like Bobby Sherman, The Osmonds, The Partridge Family and more. Thursdays @ Noon.
• American Top 40 - A weekly series hosted by Casey Kasem features the original recording of the syndicated radio program from a specific year from the 70's, with the commercial breaks eliminated. Saturday @ Noon ET and Wednesday @ 10 PM ET. (Originally the Wednesday show was a repeat of the one run on Saturday, but as of October 2006 they are running two different episodes per week. Program length varies from 2½ to 3½ hours, dependent on the year the program was produced.)

[edit] Official Link

• XM The 70s