XM Sports Nation
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| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
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| Branding | XM Sports Nation |
| First air date | August 28, 2006 |
| Frequency | XM144 |
| Format | Sports Talk and Play-by-Play |
| Class | Satellite Radio Station |
| Affiliations | Sporting News Radio |
| Owner | XM Satellite Radio |
| Website | XM Sports Nation |
XM Sports Nation is XM Satellite Radio's 24-hour sports news and talk channel, also know as XMSN. It is located at XM144. XMSN features XM's own sports talk shows and shows from Sporting News Radio.
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[edit] History
[edit] Sporting News Radio (2001-2006)
Before XMSN, channel 143 was a complete simulcast of Sporting News Radio, a United States based national sports radio network, of which XM had an exclusivity contract with. It was complemented on XM by its competitors, the long running ESPN Radio (channel 140), controlled by Hearst Corporation and Disney, and the recently formed Fox Sports Radio (channel 142), controlled by Premiere Radio Networks. The three sports networks remained in co-existance on the XM platform for several years. In 2005, the exclusivity contract with XM expired, and the satrad company renewed it under non-exclusivity, which allows XM competitor Sirius Satellite Radio to pick up the network as well (even though it has not). With the arrival of the PGA Tour Network, channel 143 ended up being pre-empted on the weekends due to bandwidth considerations. It was assumed that the channel was one of the platform's lower performers because of this, as no other third party sports networks on XM were being pre-empted. Despite negative feedback from fans, this practice did not stop until the channel underwent a renovation.
[edit] XM Sports Nation (2006-)
On August 28, 2006, Sporting News Radio became XM Sports Nation, and featured several new shows exclusive to XM. XM had already used the XM Sports Nation name to brand their sportscasts, often ending the games with a soundbyte saying "This has been a presentation of XM Sports Nation". New programs included XMSN This Morning, Power Shift, Rotowire Fantasy Football Hour, and College Football Coast to Coast. XMSN also acted as a replay channel for select NASCAR Radio shows, and became the new home of XM Live's weekly show, 60/20 Sports. To accommodate these shows, the Sporting News Radio lineup was carved up selectively. Some shows survived the transition, while others were truncated, or bounced from the platform completely. As of the change to XM Sports Nation, weekends were no longer pre-empted for the PGA Tour Network, and the channel became available on XM Canada.
[edit] XM143 to XM144, and NASCAR Radio merger
On January 1, 2007, XMSN moved to XM 144 from XM 143. Programming from XM's NASCAR Radio channel was merged into XM Sports Nation, including Claire B. Lang's afternoon show, both Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s live half hour shows, and Joe Castello and Thommy Noodlez remained on Powershift from 7-9 PM ET. More content from Sporting News Radio was sacrificed to make these changes, which included more replays of XMSN originals. As of February 2007, the only weekday host from Sporting News Radio that continue to air on XMSN is Tony Bruno show.
XMSN also plans to add the Andretti-Green Racing Hour in March 2007,[1] as part of expanded Indy Racing League coverage. In addition, XMSN will being airing Tony Kornheiser's radio show, which broadcasts from WTWP, starting March 5, 2007. [2]
[edit] Personalities
- TJ Rives
- Joe Castello
- Tony Kornheiser
- Tony Bruno
- Claire B. Lang
- Dan Laing
- Grant Paulsen
- Jimmie Johnson
- Michael Waltrip
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- James Carville
- Luke Russert
- Cal Ripken
- Mike Krzyzewski
[edit] Programming Lineup
[edit] Weekdays
| ET | PT | Show | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 AM | 9 PM | Ripken Baseball | Replay (hour 1 Monday and hour 2 Tuesday) |
| Michael Waltrip Out Loud | Replayed twice in the hour (Wednesday) | ||
| Basketball and Beyond | Replay (Thursday) | ||
| Jimmie Johnson/Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Replay (Friday); Both shows are ½ hour | ||
| 1 AM | 10 PM | David Stein | Live (Monday) |
| Todd Wright Tonight | Live (hour 4 Tuesday - Friday) | ||
| 2 AM | 11 PM | David Stein | Live (Tuesday - Friday) |
| 6 AM | 3 AM | XMSN This Morning | Live |
| 8 AM | 5 AM | Ripken Baseball | Replay (hour 1 Monday and hour 2 Tuesday) |
| Basketball and Beyond | Taped Wednesday & Replayed Thursday | ||
| 60/20 Sports | Taped (Friday) | ||
| 9 AM | 6 AM | The Tony Kornheiser Show | 1/2 hr Delay |
| 11 AM | 8 AM | Tony Bruno | 1 hr Delay (hours 2-4) |
| 2 PM | 11 AM | College Basketball Coast to Coast | Live |
| 3 PM | 12 PM | Rotowire Fantasy | Live (Monday and Tuesday) |
| Basketball and Beyond | Replayed Wednesday & Thursday | ||
| 60/20 Sports | Replay (Friday) | ||
| 4 PM | 1 PM | Dailed In | Live |
| 7 PM | 4 PM | PRN Fast Talk | Live (Monday) |
| Michael Waltrip Out Loud | Taped; replayed the next ½ hour (Tuesesday) | ||
| Andretti-Green Racing Hour | Taped | ||
| Jimmie Johnson/Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Taped (Thursday); Both shows are ½ hour | ||
| The Alltel Pit Reporters | Taped (Friday) | ||
| 8 PM | 5 PM | Power Shift | Live |
| 10 PM | 7 PM | PRN Fast Talk | Replay (Monday) |
| Michael Waltrip Out Loud | Replayed twice in the hour (Tuesesday) | ||
| Andretti-Green Racing Hour | Replay (Wednesday) | ||
| Jimmie Johnson/Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Replay(Thursday); Both shows are ½ hour | ||
| The Alltel Pit Reporters | Replay (Friday) | ||
| 11 PM | 8 PM | Rotowire Fantasy | Replay (Monday and Tuesday) |
| Basketball and Beyond | Replay (Wednesday) | ||
| Jimmie Johnson/Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Replay (Thursday); Both shows are ½ hour | ||
| 60/20 Sports | Replay (Friday) |
[edit] Weekends
[edit] Saturday
| ET | PT | Show | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 AM | 9 PM | Andretti-Green Racing Hour | Replay |
| 1 AM | 10 PM | Todd Wright Tonight | Live (hour 4) |
| 2 AM | 11 PM | Chris Russell | Live (hours 1 & 2) |
| 4 AM | 1 AM | Andretti-Green Racing Hour | Replay |
| 5 AM | 2 AM | Jimmie Johnson/Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Replay; Both shows are ½ hour |
| 6 AM | 3 AM | Basketball and Beyond | Replay |
| 7 AM | 4 AM | 60/20 Sports | Replay |
| 8 AM | 5 AM | Indy Racing Weekly | Taped |
| 9 AM | 6 AM | 60/20 Sports | Replay |
| 10 AM | 7 AM | Total Rugby | Taped |
| 11 AM | 8 AM | Andretti-Green Racing Hour | Replay |
| 12 PM | 9 AM | Jimmie Johnson/Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Replay; Both shows are ½ hour |
| 1 PM | 10 AM | Michael Waltrip Out Loud | Replayed twice in the hour |
| 2 PM | 11 AM | Sports Saturday with Bob Berger & Bob Stelton | Live (hours 2-6) |
| 7 PM | 4 PM | SNR Postgame | Live (hour 1 & 2) |
| 9 PM | 6 PM | Ripken Baseball | Replay |
| 11 PM | 8 PM | Amp'd Mobile Supercross | Live; 3 Hours. If no Supercross, then these hours are filled by Waltrip, AGR, and Jimmie/Dale. |
[edit] Sunday
| ET | PT | Show | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 AM | 11 PM | Chris Russell | Live (hours 2-4) |
| 5 AM | 2 AM | Matt Spiegel | Live (hour 1) |
| 6 AM | 3 AM | Extreme Bass Zone | |
| 7 AM | 4 AM | Jimmie Johnson/Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Replay; Both shows are ½ hour |
| 8 AM | 5 AM | Extreme Bass Zone | |
| 9 AM | 6 AM | Jimmie Johnson/Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Replay; Both shows are ½ hour |
| 10 AM | 7 AM | Minors and Majors | Replay |
| 12 PM | 9 AM | SNR Pregame | Live (hour 4) |
| 1 PM | 10 AM | Sports Sunday with Bob Berger & Bob Stelton | Live (hours 1-5) |
| 6 PM | 4 PM | Ripken Baseball | Live (hour 1) |
| 8 PM | 5 PM | Sunday Drive | Live; replayed the next hour |
| 10 PM | 7 PM | Minors and Majors | Replay |
- Note: Some weekend programming may be preempted for IRL Racing or other events.
[edit] References
- ^ XM Satellite Radio (2006-10-31). XM Radio to Launch Exclusive Andretti Green Racing Show. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ XM Satellite Radio (2007-02-15). Tony Kornheiser to Air Nationwide on XM Satellite Radio. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
[edit] External links
- XM Sports Nation
- XM Sports Nation Lineup - Printable PDF grid featuring the complete XM Sports Nation lineup.
