U-Pop

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U-Pop
Broadcast area	Western Europe Africa Middle East Asia South East Asia (banned in China) United States Canada
Frequency	AsiaStar 29 AfriStar 29 XM29
Format	UK, European and Global Chart Hits
Class	Satellite Radio Station
Owner	WorldSpace Satellite Radio
Website	Worldspace U-Pop page Club U-Pop webpage

U-Pop is a satellite radio channel programmed by Washington, DC based WorldSpace Satellite Radio. It is heard globally on WorldSpace's Afristar and Asiastar satellites, and in North America on XM Satellite Radio; channel 29 on both services. The channel features hit music from around the globe including hits from Europe, Japan, Africa, America and Latin America.

In November and December of 2006, XM placed U-Pop on temporary hiatus to free up channel 29 for its "Holly" Christmas music format.

[edit] Featured Shows

• Ted Kelly's World Party
• Iron Otaku
• New Music Friday
• The Daley Planet with Mark Daley
• The IT List
• The UPOP Chart Countdown
• Upick The UPOP
• hit40uk
• Aural Fixation w/ Pogo
• Basement Bhangra
• Buzzine
• Casbah After Dark with Mike Copeland
• Gravity with Zach Overking

[edit] External links

• U-Pop at XM
• U-Pop at Worldspace
• U-Pop on Myspace
• Iron Otaku on Myspace
• Ted Kelly's World Party on MySpace
• Club U-Pop