B. B. King's Bluesville

Bluesville
Broadcast area United States
Canada
Slogan B.B. King's Blues
Frequency Sirius XM Radio 70
First air date September 11, 2001
Format Blues
Class Satellite Radio Station
Owner Sirius XM Radio
Website B.B. King's Bluesville
For the record label, see Bluesville Records

B. B. King's Bluesville is a Sirius XM Radio channel devoted to Blues music. It plays a mix of traditional blues, modern blues, rockin' blues and soul or "finger-poppin'" blues.

Bill Wax was the original Program Director for the channel until his departure from SiriusXM in June 2013. While playing music in the fictional town of Bluesville, Wax was often heard hanging out in Low-Fi's Bar and Pool Hall. Tony Colter plays the role of a night-time bartender at Low-Fi's.

B. B. King is the "Mayor" of Bluesville and has made several live appearances on the station. King, along with co-host Wax, had his own weekly music show on the channel that began in September 2008. The program featured a broad range of blues and gospel music hand-selected by King, along with stories about the artists and other personal anecdotes from the bluesman's epic career. The show is no longer in production but continues to be re-run on the channel.

The channel launched on XM as Bluesville in 2001; King's name was officially added on July 14, 2008. On November 12, 2008 it was added to the Sirius lineup, replacing SIRIUS Blues. B.B. King's Bluesville can be heard on channel 70 on Sirius XM Radio

Hosts

Weekdays 8 am - 12 pm ET

Saturdays 6 pm - 10 pm ET

Sundays 6 pm - 12 am ET

Programming

Saturdays 10 pm ET

Rebroadcasts Tuesdays 12 am & Thursdays 1 pm ET

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Saturdays 10 am ET

Mondays 12 pm & Wednesdays 12 am ET

We count down the weekly "Picks To Click"—the newest blues platters from number 15 to number 1, in order and uninterrupted.

Sundays 8 am ET

Rebroadcasts Tuesdays 2 pm & Thursdays 12 am ET

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