List of Sirius Satellite Radio stations

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This is a list of SIRIUS Satellite Radio channels. There are a total of 134 channels on Sirius, 110 of which are on Sirius Canada.

Contents 1 Key 2 List 2.1 Pop/Hits 2.2 Rock 2.3 Electronic/Dance 2.4 Hip-Hop/R&B 2.5 Country 2.6 Christian 2.7 Jazz/Blues 2.8 Standards 2.9 Classical 2.10 Spanish and French 2.11 Howard Stern 2.12 Entertainment 2.13 Comedy 2.14 Family & Health 2.15 Sports 2.16 Talk, News, & NPR 2.17 Religion 2.18 Traffic/Weather 2.19 Symbols 3 Format changes 4 Former channels 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Key

Ch - Sirius channel number
Name - Channel title
Format - Type of content the channel plays
Notes - Additional specific information about the channel
Sat. - Checked box indicates the channel does broadcast from the Sirius satellites.
D* - Broadcasts on Dish Network
- Channel streams on Sirius' website.
Checked box indicates this channel will be available on Sprint Nextel in the United States
Checkboxes: - On US and Canadian services; - On US service only; - On Canadian service only.
HIGHLIGHTS - Red highlights indicate the channel will soon be deleted. Yellow highlights indicate an upcoming new channel that has yet to debut. Blue highlights indicate an existing channel is going to be modified through name, format, channel number, or service offered on.

[edit] List

Ch	Name	Format	Notes	Sat.	D*
[edit] Pop/Hits
001	SIRIUS Hits 1	Top 40			6001
002	Starlite	Soft Adult Contemporary			6002
SIR2	The Bridge	Soft Rock	Debuted online on October 24, 2007.
003	SIRIUS Love	Love songs	Preempted by "Neil Diamond Radio" starting on May 2, 2008		6003
004	Movin' Easy	Easy Listening			6004
005	SIRIUS Gold	Hits from the 1950s			6005
006	'60s Vibrations	Hits from the 1960s			6006
007	Totally '70s	Hits from the 1970s			6007
008	Big '80s	Hits from the 1980s			6008
009	The Pulse	Hits from the 1990s and today			6009
010	E Street Radio	24/7 Bruce Springsteen	This channel is currently preempting The Bridge.		6010
011	BBC Radio 1	New Music from the United Kingdom			6011
012	Sirius Super Shuffle	Adult hits	Preempted by "Rolling Stones Radio" from March 18th to April 15th, 2008		6012
013	Elvis Radio	Elvis Presley Music			6013
[edit] Rock
014	Classic Vinyl	Classic rock from the 1960s and 1970s			6014
015	Classic Rewind	Classic rock from the 1970s and 1980s			6015
016	The Vault	Deep Classic Rock			6016
017	Jam On	Jam Bands			6017
018	The Spectrum	Adult Album Alternative			6018
019	Buzzsaw	Classic Hard Rock			6019
020	Octane	Pure Hard Rock			6020
021	Alt Nation	Alternative Rock			6021
022	First Wave	Classic New Wave and Alternative Rock			6022
023	Hair Nation	Glam Metal			6023
024	Lithium	1990s alternative rock	Added February 14, 2007. Listed as "Grunge & '90s Alternative" on Sirius website and receivers.		6024
025	Underground Garage	Garage rock and related styles			6025
026	Left of Center	New Rock/College Rock/Indie Rock			6026
027	Hard Attack	Heavy Metal and Hardcore			6027
028	Faction	Punk, Hip-Hop,Heavy Metal Music, and Hard Rock			6028
029	Punk	Punk/Hardcore/Ska	Replaced The Who Channel on April 1, 2007.		6029
030	The Coffee House	Singers, Songwriters, & Acoustic Rock			6030
031	Radio Margaritaville	Jimmy Buffett and other music appealing to Parrotheads	Was titled "Vacation" until March 14, 2006		6031
032	The Grateful Dead Channel	Music from the Grateful Dead	Added September 7, 2007.		6032
070	SIRIUS Disorder	Eclectic/Freeform	Was on channel 24 until February 14, 2007. Was on channel 32 until September 7, 2007.		6070
094	CBC Radio Three	Canadian Indie Music
095	Iceberg Radio	Canadian Adult Alternative
097	Reggae Rhythms	Reggae	Was on channel 32 until February 14, 2007.		6097
[edit] Electronic/Dance
033	Area 33	Trance and Progressive House			6033
034	Boombox	Breakbeats & Old School Hip-Hop			6034
035	Chill	Chill out music			6035
036	The Beat	Dance hits			6036
037	The Strobe	Disco and Classic Dance			6037
[edit] Hip-Hop/R&B
040	Hip-Hop Nation	Modern Hip-Hop			6040
043	BackSpin	Old School Hip-Hop			6043
045	Shade 45	Progressive Hip-Hop			6045
050	Hot Jamz	Hip-Hop and R&B	Removed from Canadian receivers on February 14, 2007.		6050
051	Heart & Soul	R&B			6051
053	Soul Town	Classic Soul	Was titled "Soul Revue" until September 29, 2005.		6053
[edit] Country
060	New Country	Modern Country Music			6060
061	Prime Country	Country from the 1980s and 1990s			6061
062	The Roadhouse	Classic country hits			6062
063	Outlaw Country	Outlaw country			6063
065	Bluegrass	Bluegrass			6065
[edit] Christian
066	Spirit	Contemporary Christian			6066
068	Praise	Gospel			6068
[edit] Jazz/Blues
071	Jazz Café	Smooth Jazz			6071
072	Pure Jazz	Classic Jazz			6072
073	Spa 73	New Age			6073
074	SIRIUS Blues	Blues			6074
[edit] Standards
075	Siriusly Sinatra	Standards and Swing	Was titled Standard Time until February 14, 2007		6075
077	Broadway's Best	Showtunes			6077
[edit] Classical
080	Symphony Hall	Classical music			6080
085	Metropolitan Opera Radio	Opera	Added September 25, 2006. Added to Canadian receivers on February 14, 2007.		6085
086	Sirius Pops	Popular classical			6086
[edit] Spanish and French
090	Universo Latino	Spanish Pop	(Spanish)		6090
092	Rumbon	Tropical/Reggaeton	(Spanish) Was titled "Tropical" until September 29, 2005.		6092
093	Bande à part	French Indie Music	(French)
192	Rock Velours	French Adult Contemporary	(French) Added to some U.S. receivers September 26, 2006.
193	Énergie2	Global Chart Hits	(French) Added to some U.S. receivers September 26, 2006.
[edit] Howard Stern
100	Howard 100	Howard Stern’s channel	Howard Stern Show Live in the morning. Repeats the The Howard Stern Show all day.
101	Howard 101	Howard Stern’s channel	Featuring a delayed replay of The Howard Stern Show, Bubba the Love Sponge Show, Scott Ferrall and other comedy shows.
[edit] Entertainment
102	SIRIUS Stars	Talk	The flagship talk station of SIRIUS. Was titled "SIRIUS Talk Central" until September 29, 2005. Moved from channel 103 on March 14, 2006.
107	E! Entertainment Radio	Entertainment News and Celebrity Gossip
108	Maxim Radio	Hot talk
109	SIRIUS OutQ	Gay/Lesbian Entertainment	Moved from channel 106 on February 14, 2007.
111	Cosmo Radio	Women Talk Radio	Added March 14, 2006.
112	Martha Stewart Living Radio	Women's lifestyle programming
147	Road Dog Trucking	Truckers Talk and Entertainment	Formerly titled "Sirius Trucking Network" until March 14, 2006.
198	Playboy Radio	Adult Entertainment	Channel requires the subscriber to opt-in to receive. Added March 14, 2006.
[edit] Comedy
103	Blue Collar Comedy	Comedy
104	Raw Dog	Stand-up comedy	Stand-up comedy and Jim Breuer's daily show
105	Laugh Break	Comedy	Was titled "Cracked-Up Comedy" until September 29, 2005
106	The Foxxhole	Jamie Foxx's channel	Launched Spring 2007.
[edit] Family & Health
114	Doctor Radio	Health and medical information	Launched on 2008-06-02
115	Radio Disney	Children's
116	Kids Stuff	Children's			6116
118	RadioClassics	Old Time Radio
[edit] Sports
119	Sports Play-by-Play 4	Sports	Replaced Discovery Radio on February 14, 2007.
120	ESPN Radio	Sports Talk
121	ESPN All Access	Sports News	TV audio rebroadcast of ESPNEWS plus additional content from ESPN[1].
122	Sports Play-by-Play 1	Sports	Was on channel 125 until February 14, 2007.
123	SIRIUS Sports Central	Sports
124	Sirius NFL Radio	Sports Talk
125	Sports Play-by-Play 2	Sports	Added on February 14, 2007.
126	Sports Play-by-Play 3	Sports	Added on February 14, 2007.
127	NBA Radio	Sports
128	SIRIUS NASCAR Radio	NASCAR Racing and Talk	Added September 26, 2006. Launched January 1, 2007.
181	ESPN Deportes Radio	Sports	(Spanish)
186	Hardcore Sports	Sports Talk	Added to U.S. receivers September 26, 2006.
187	Sports extra	Sports news and talk	(French) Added to U.S. receivers September 26, 2006. Was titled Infoplus until October 1, 2007.
[edit] Talk, News, & NPR
110	Indie Talk	Blog talk	Added 2008-02-06[2].
129	CNBC	Financial News	TV audio rebroadcast. Moved to 129 on March 14, 2006.
130	Bloomberg Radio	Financial News	Simulcast of WBBR in New York City, NY. Moved to 130 on March 14, 2006.
131	Fox News Channel	News	TV audio rebroadcast. Dropped in January 2006, but returned in March 2006 on 131.
132	CNN	News	TV audio rebroadcast.
133	CNN Headline News	News	TV audio rebroadcast.
134	NPR Now	NPR programs arranged specifically for SIRIUS
135	NPR Talk	National Public Radio
137	CBC Radio One	Canadian news and information
138	Première Plus	Canadian news and information	(French)
140	World Radio Network	World News
141	BBC World Service News	World News
144	SIRIUS Patriot	Conservative Talk	Sirius RIGHT programming merged with this channel on March 14, 2006.
145	Fox News Talk	News/Talk	Added March 14, 2006.
146	SIRIUS Left	Liberal Talk
182	CNN en Español	News	(Spanish) TV audio rebroadcast. Added September 26, 2006.
183	Radio Korea	Programming from Korea	Broadcasts in (Korean)
188	RCI +	Multilingual Talk	Added to U.S. receivers September 26, 2006. Broadcasts in (Spanish), (French), (Chinese), (Portuguese), (Arabic), and (Russian)
[edit] Religion
159	The Catholic Channel	Catholic Lifestyle	Added September 26, 2006.
160	EWTN Global Catholic Network	Catholic programming	The Spanish EWTN Radio Catolica Mundial was cancelled March 14, 2006. Removed from Canadian receivers on February 14, 2007.
161	FamilyNet Radio	Christian Talk from FamilyNet Radio	Moved to 161 on September 26, 2006
[edit] Traffic/Weather
148	New York	Traffic and weather from New York City
149	Boston/Philadelphia	Traffic and weather from Boston and Philadelphia
150	Los Angeles	Traffic and weather from Los Angeles
151	Chicago/St. Louis	Traffic and weather from Chicago and St. Louis
152	Baltimore/Washington DC	Traffic and weather from Baltimore and Washington DC
153	Atlanta/Miami	Traffic and weather from Atlanta and Miami
154	Dallas-Ft. Worth/Houston	Traffic and weather from Dallas, Ft. Worth and Houston
155	Detroit/Las Vegas	Traffic and weather from Detroit and Las Vegas	Las Vegas traffic & weather replaced Pittsburgh traffic and weather on September 26, 2006.
156	San Francisco/Seattle	Traffic and weather from San Francisco and Seattle
157	San Diego/Phoenix	Traffic and weather from San Diego and Phoenix
158	Orlando/Tampa-St. Petersburg	Traffic and weather from Orlando and Tampa-St. Petersburg
184	SIRIUS Weather and Emergency	Emergency Information	Provides emergency weather and travel information in the event of disasters. Relays all Amber Alert situations from across the United States. Only channel accessible without a subscription. Was titled "The Preview Channel" until September 29, 2005.
185	The Weather Network Satellite Radio Service	Weather Updates Across Canada	Added to some U.S. receivers September 26, 2006.

[edit] Symbols

• (Spanish) - Broadcasts in Spanish.
• (French) - Broadcasts in French.
• indicates channels containing explicit language.
• - Regularly scheduled programming on these channels is subject to preemption for live music and sports programming.
• - Content specifically created for Sirius Canada's satellite broadcast.

[edit] Format changes

• The Strobe - Was Disco until September 29, 2005.
• Hot Jamz - Was Urban Contemporary until September 29, 2005.
• Standard Time - Was "Standards" until September 29, 2005.
• Rumbon - Was Caribbean Dance Music until September 29, 2005.
• Sports extra - Was French language news until October 1, 2007.

[edit] Former channels

(Most recent changes on top)

• LIME Radio (114) - Healthy Lifestyle (dropped February 13, 2008)
• Court TV Plus (110) - Live trial proceedings (dropped January 1, 2008)
• ABC News & Talk (143) - News/talk and entertainment (dropped September 24, 2007)
• Planet Jazz (70) - Modern Jazz (dropped September 7, 2007)
• The Who Channel (29) - The Who music (dropped April 1, 2007)
• Discovery Channel Radio (119) - Discovery Channel Programming (dropped February 14, 2007)
• Revolution (67) - Christian Rock. (dropped February 14, 2007)
• C-SPAN Radio (139) - U.S. Government Hearings and Public Affairs. (dropped February 14, 2007)
• Sports Byline USA (122) - Sports Talk. (dropped February 14, 2007)
• Rolling Stones Radio (98) - All Rolling Stones music. (dropped January 1, 2007)
• PRI (136) - Global Issues. (dropped September 25, 2006)
• BBC Mundo (182) - (Spanish) News. (dropped September 25, 2006)
• Classical Voices (85) - Opera. (dropped September 25, 2006)
• WSM Entertainment (117) - Simulcast of 650 WSM in Nashville. Broadcasted the Grand Ole Opry. (dropped September 13, 2006)
• Sirius RIGHT (145) - Some programming from this channel was merged into Sirius Patriot. (dropped March 14, 2006)
• Sirius Advice (117) - Advice programming. Upon deletion, programs were split up towards other Sirius channels. (dropped March 14, 2006)
• Mexicana (91) - Played Regional Mexican music. (dropped March 14, 2006)
• EWTN Radio Catolica Mundial (180) - Spanish language Catholic programming. (dropped March 14, 2006)
• Remix (62) - Played exclusive remixes of modern dance music. (dropped September 29, 2005)
• Wax (42) - Featured remixed hip-hop. (dropped September 29, 2005)
• Slow Jamz (52) - Featured modern soft R&B. (dropped September 29, 2005)
• Swing Street (73) - Played swing music from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. (dropped September 29, 2005)
• Folk Town (38) - Played contemporary and traditional folk music. (dropped September 29, 2005)
• Hispanic Talk (181) - Featured Spanish language talk radio. (replaced with "ESPN Deportes" on December 1, 2005)
• The Weather Channel Radio (110,111,112) - Provided continual weather forecasts for the Eastern, Central, and Western United States. (dropped September 29, 2005)
• Wisdom Radio (132) - Dedicated to new age thinkers and life improvement methods. Rebranded as "Lime" on September 29, 2005
• The Word Network (161) - Featured Gospel music and urban ministries from a Protestant and Gospel perspective. (dropped September 29, 2005)
• Air America Radio (144) - Featured liberal talk radio, mainly which were Air America personalities. Dropped in July 2005 when Air America went exclusively with XM Satellite Radio on Channel 167.
• Vacation (97) - Played island vacation music. (replaced with "Radio Margaritaville" in June 2005)
• Talk for Women (Our Time) (131) - Featured women-oriented talk and entertainment programming. (dropped May 2005, replaced with "Martha Stewart Living" on November 21, 2005)
• Street Beat (44) - Featured rap. (dropped October 2004)
• La Red Hispana (117) - Featured news and talk programming in Spanish. (replaced with "Hispanic Talk" in July 2004)
• Planet Dance (63) - Played mainstream dance music. (replaced with "Area 63", now Area 33, in July 2004)
• Radio Deportivo (128) - Featured sports programming in Spanish. (dropped July 2004)
• The Border (36) - Played alternative country. (replaced with "Outlaw Country" in April 2004)
• Country Road (32) - Played a mix of classic country and modern country. (replaced with "Prime Country" in January 2004)
• House Party (60) - Played house music. (dropped January 2004)
• The Vortex (64) - Played trance music. (dropped January 2004)
• Planet Rhyme (41) - Featured international hip-hop. (dropped January 2004)
• Vista (82) - Played chamber music. (dropped January 2004)
• Soundscapes (98) - Played new age music. (dropped January 2004)
• SIRIUS Sessions (100) - Played live music. (dropped January 2004), in September 2005 it became Howard 100.
• Sirius Entertainment (135) - Featured programming about celebrities and the world of entertainment. (replaced with "Our Time - Talk for Women" in January 2004)
• A&E Satellite Radio (137) - Featured programming from the A&E television network. (dropped January 2004)
• Radio Amigo (140) - A Spanish language talk channel. (dropped January 2004)
• Radio Mujer (141) - A Spanish language talk channel. (dropped January 2004)
• The Express (44) - Old School/Funk R&B (dropped February 2003)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• List of Dish Network channels
• Official Sirius Radio Channel List
• Sirius Channel listing