The Message (Sirius XM)

The Message

Broadcast area	United States Canada
Branding	The Message
Slogan	Faith, Hope and Music
Frequency	Sirius XM 63 Dish Network 6063
Format	Christian CHR, Southern Gospel, and Rock
Class	Satellite Radio Station
Owner	Sirius XM Radio
Website	www.siriusxm.com/themessage

The Message is a contemporary Christian pop & rock radio channel, heard on Sirius XM Radio 63^[1] and Dish Network channel 6063 (formerly 6066) until Sirius XM's Watercolors took the spot on May 4. Until February 9, 2010, the programming was aired on DirecTV channel 826 when the satellite company went in favor of using Sonic Tap by DMX. As of Winter 2014, SiriusXM reported more than 27 million subscribers.^[2]

Music

The Message plays Christian pop and rock hits from the 1980s through today. Newsboys, MercyMe, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Natalie Grant, Jeremy Camp, Chris Tomlin, Casting Crowns, Kutless, Third Day, and Switchfoot are just a few artists that can be found on this channel.

Saturday nights at 11pm Eastern, Kayla hosts "The Message: AMPED!", a 3-hour show devoted to hard Christian rock. Artists like Skillet, Underoath, Red, 12 Stones, and P.O.D. are played.

Awards

The Gospel Music Association (GMA) honored SiriusXM in October 2014 with its "Outstanding Mainstream Contribution to Gospel Music" Award.^[3] The satellite company's three faith-based channels, including The Message, programmed by Al Skop, were recognized for their impact on Christian Music and its audience.

References

↑ "Sirius XM Channel Lineup" (PDF). 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/siriusxm-tops-2014-targets-but-2015-guidance-comes-up-short-1420633678
↑ http://www.gospelmusic.org/news-2014-dove-awards-recap-winners/

Sirius XM Satellite Radio music channels
Channels	Holly SiriusXM Love Spa Escape 1st Wave Alt Nation B.B. King's Bluesville BackSpin BBC Radio 1 SiriusXM Fly The Beatles Channel Bluegrass Junction Bob Dylan Theme Time Radio Hour BPM The Bridge Caliente (in Spanish) Cinemagic Classic College Radio Classic Rewind Classic Vinyl The Coffee House Deep Tracks E Street Radio Doctor Radio Bloomberg Radio Fox Business Radio Fox News Radio Faction The Grateful Dead Channel The Groove Hair Nation The Heat SiriusXM R&B Holiday Classic The Highway Hip-Hop Nation Jam On The Joint KIIS-FM Krishna Das Yoga Radio Liquid Metal Lithium Neil Diamond Radio Octane On Broadway Outlaw Country Ozzy's Boneyard Pearl Jam Radio Pink Floyd Channel Pitbull's Globalization Radio The Loft The Coffee House Prime Country The Pulse CNN Radio HLN Radio Radio Margaritaville Red, White & Booze Real Jazz The Roadhouse Road Trip Radio Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum RockBar Shade 45 SiriusXM Bootlegs Sirius XM Chill SiriusXM Comes Alive SiriusXM Hits 1 SiriusXM Limited Engagements Pop2K PopRocks SiriusXM Music Showcase Sirius XMU NPR NOW Holiday Soul ABC Radio CBS Radio The Spectrum Studio 54 Radio Symphony Hall CNBC ESPNews SiriusXM 1st Traffic and Weather Turbo Venus The Village Viva Volume Watercolors WHTZ Willie's Roadhouse Y2Kountry The Garth Channel No Shoes Radio
Discontinued	Sirius XM Pops (discontinued July 16, 2014) Sirius XM Holiday Pops (discontinued July 16, 2014)
XM exclusives	Air Musique Bollywood & Beyond MIX Sur La Route The Music Summit The Verge
Sirius exclusives	Bande à part CBC Radio 3 Iceberg Radio L'Oasis francophone Latitude franco
See also: XM Satellite Radio channel history

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