XM Live
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| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
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| First air date | September 2001 |
| Frequency | XM120 |
| Format | Multipurpose, Special Events |
| Class | Satellite Radio Station |
| Owner | XM Satellite Radio |
| Website | XM Live |
XM Live is a part-time satellite radio channel which plays select special events and shows for XM Satellite Radio. Some special events are broadcast in XM HD Surround, which is a 5.1 surround sound audio/CD quality stereo feed. XM Live broadcasts musical events, concerts, sporting events, and weekly talk shows. The channel is available to XM Satellite Radio customers on Channel 200, but only in the United States.
When XM Live first began on XM, it was part of the hits section on XM26 (Flight 26 now sits there). Its original purpose was to play live musical events (live as in on-stage, since most were recorded). Special events at the time were a part of Special X. On September 14, 2002, XM Live was moved to channel 168, where its format stayed the same for a couple more years. In 2004, the channel was moved to 200, and the live performances format was dropped so that XM Live could be a multi-purpose special events channel. The channel would play select sporting events, concerts, and some of XM's exclusive series such as Artist Confidential and Then...Again...Live!. In 2005, XM Live was doubled into 2 channels (the other on XM201) for the Live 8 multi-cast on XM. Since early 2006, XM Live has not played the Artist Confidential or Then...Again...Live! series', instead leaving those for the music channels in which they simulcast on. XM Live has also opened itself up to exclusive talk show programming, starting with 60/20 Sports with James Carville and Luke Russert. In July 2006, XM Live began airing The Agenda with Joe Solmonese.
The Agenda also streams through XM Radio Online channel 134, since XM Live cannot be streamed in its entirety.
In April 2007, XM Live moved to XM channel 120, and no longer broadcasts Big East Conference games. It is unknown whether or not XM Live will continue to broadcast sporting events.
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[edit] List of events XM Live has broadcast
- 2004 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony with Bob Edwards
- Vote For Change Concert
- Indianapolis 500
- An Evening of Restoration: Music City Comes Together for Tsunami Relief
- FIFA® World Cup Germany 2006 Soccer team draw
- Coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II and the naming of Pope Benedict XVI
- Live 8
- From Be Bop To Hip Hop
- US Open
- XM Nation: Operation Helping Hand Live Broadcast
- 20th Anniversary Farm Aid Concert
- Mozart 250th Commemoration Concert in Salzburg
- 2006 & 2007 Grammy Awards
- Rock in Rio
- 60/20 Sports (moved to XM Sports Nation)
- Artist Confidential Series (moved to music channels)
- Then...Again...Live! Series (moved to music channels)
- Before the Music Dies documentary [1]
- XM/Sirius merger investor phone conference
- XM Green: Radio Ireland [2]
- Big East conference games (moved to channel 203)
- Play Ball! [3]
[edit] Upcoming Events
- None scheduled.
[edit] List of ongoing series XM Live is broadcasting
- The Agenda
[edit] References
- ^ XM Satellite Radio (2006-10-25). Bside and XM Join Forces for Innovative Grassroots Launch of Independent Documentary 'Before The Music Dies'. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ XM Satellite Radio (2007-03-07). XM to Offer First-Ever Irish Music Channel as Part of St. Patrick's Day Holiday Programming Lineup. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ XM Satellite Radio (2007-03-20). Baseball's Back, and XM Radio's Got Every Game. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
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