Lineup Changes happening February 14th? - CSPAN added to the list
It looks like there are plenty of rumors going around that on February 14th there will be a lineup change. There have been several different rumors going around about it, and the latest is a new poster named yoopermi mentioning that CSPAN Radio will be disappearing on that day. Previous rumors include BRTCMFN posting a plethora of changes that will be happening on that day, which include:
-Sirius 90’s Rock launches on ch 24
-Sirius Disorder moves from ch 24 to 32
Reggae Rhythms moves from ch 32 to 97
The Who goes from CH 98—>Somewhere in the 2x channel range TBD (Will probably be the new location for the featured artist channel)(Ed note: Probably channel 29, which has been vacant since Sirius Blues moved to 74.)
Revolution ch 67 is gone
Standard Time ch. 75–> Renamed Siriusly Sinatra(Did Sirius pick up naming rights from XM?)
The Foxxx Hole launches on ch 106
OutQ ch 106—>109
Uplink corroborated a couple of these postings so far, but there has been no official announcement from Sirius yet, other than The FoxxHole and OutQ changes. Also of note, we will likely see what happens with NPR with this lineup change, whether it stays at Sirius or not. Looks like a fun week ahead for us to see whether this all pans out 
- Jon by jon01
-Sirius 90's Rock launches on ch 24
-Sirius Disorder moves from ch 24 to 32
Reggae Rhythms moves from ch 32 to 97
The Who goes from CH 98--->Somewhere in the 2x channel range TBD (Will probably be the new location for the featured artist channel)(Ed note: Probably channel 29, which has been vacant since Sirius Blues moved to 74.)
Revolution ch 67 is gone
Standard Time ch. 75--> Renamed Siriusly Sinatra(Did Sirius pick up naming rights from XM?)
The Foxxx Hole launches on ch 106
OutQ ch 106--->109
Uplink corroborated a couple of these postings so far, but there has been no official announcement from Sirius yet, other than The FoxxHole and OutQ changes. Also of note, we will likely see what happens with NPR with this lineup change, whether it stays at Sirius or not. Looks like a fun week ahead for us to see whether this all pans out
-Sirius 90's Rock launches on ch 24
-Sirius Disorder moves from ch 24 to 32
Reggae Rhythms moves from ch 32 to 97
The Who goes from CH 98--->Somewhere in the 2x channel range TBD (Will probably be the new location for the featured artist channel)(Ed note: Probably channel 29, which has been vacant since Sirius Blues moved to 74.)
Revolution ch 67 is gone
Standard Time ch. 75--> Renamed Siriusly Sinatra(Did Sirius pick up naming rights from XM?)
The Foxxx Hole launches on ch 106
OutQ ch 106--->109
Uplink corroborated a couple of these postings so far, but there has been no official announcement from Sirius yet, other than The FoxxHole and OutQ changes. Also of note, we will likely see what happens with NPR with this lineup change, whether it stays at Sirius or not. Looks like a fun week ahead for us to see whether this all pans out
C-Span drops Sirius Radio effective 2/14/07 due to Sirius wants to preampt C-Span channel for the sport events, which C-Span does not agree with that.
C-Span will be avilable on XM Radio and Internet. by pmohazzabi
And speaking of single-artist channels:
- Jon by jon01
Looking forward to the Foxx Hole and the 90's Alt station. It's odd to see Revolution being axed so quickly, although not as quickly as Sirius Advice was. by SISO
I see big bucks thrown at Stern and Nascar. I have to wonder how much it would be to keep NPR and bring back PRI.
I can get the programs on terrestrial radio...but didn't we get Sirius so we don't have to listen to terrestrial?
I see big bucks thrown at Stern and Nascar. I have to wonder how much it would be to keep NPR and bring back PRI.
I can get the programs on terrestrial radio...but didn't we get Sirius so we don't have to listen to terrestrial?
I don't get Stern (I'm probably too old) and Nascar, but that's the appeal of Sirius...a lineup that appeals across demographic lines. by atlwxman
didn't xm get rid of their "christian metal" station too ? I guess this huge fan base just doesn't buy satrad. by Fergz99
In the same time, a lot of the content that I used to listen to on the Satellite is now available via podcast. Last March, I finally purchased an MP3 player and have been listening more to it than Sirius. As a SPERM, I think I know what I want to listen to.
If NPR disappears, thats my final straw. Maybe I'll do a six-month subscription when the NFL season starts, but we'll see in September. by robertq
This round out channel changes will be interesting. Now that Jay Clarke is gone, should be interesting. by wbcn
If the Superbowl 90's takeover on Alt Nation thise weekend is any clue of what this channel will be, then it's going to kick ass.
But in all actuality, Sirius could have done this with Alt Nation. There really isn't any 'mainstream' "Alternative" music anymore. If anything the music on Alt Nation is extremely poppy rock. Some of which is played on Hits 1. by NHTracker
C-Span drops Sirius Radio effective 2/14/07 due to Sirius wants to preampt C-Span channel for the sport events, which C-Span does not agree with that.
C-Span will be avilable on XM Radio and Internet.
I'm still disappointed that sirius dropped PRI -- dropping c-span doesn't bode well for what sirius will do with npr (or for that matter, quality non-commercial news). Don't get me wrong, I love the nfl and most of the other sports programming, but is stuff like the National Lacrosse League really more popular than PRI and c-span?
(Incidentally, if you visit sirius's c-span page, there's a little box on the bottom that says, c-span listeners also like npr and pri, channel 136 - again, I don't think this bodes well for npr or for how sirius feels about public/noncommercial radio) by bugmenot
It is difficult to believe they would let that exclusive get away from them. Just because the contract is up doesn't mean they won't work something out.
Given what they paid howie it may be that NPR wants a bigger slice of pie though. by SmithJenkins
didn't xm get rid of their "christian metal" station too ? I guess this huge fan base just doesn't buy satrad.
Get your facts straight! By the way XM has a Southern Gospel Channel. I have personally never cared for Revolution, but I would certainly support them replacing this channel with a full time SGC.
Also lets remeber this is all speculation at this point. Until Revolution is actually gone, I don't believe it!
I would also support a pure '90s channel over a '90s alt channel as well. Clearly the programmers at SIRIUS don't get it, never have got it and probably won't ever get it. by DAB
Get your facts straight! By the way XM has a Southern Gospel Channel. I have personally never cared for Revolution, but I would certainly support them replacing this channel with a full time SGC.
Also lets remeber this is all speculation at this point. Until Revolution is actually gone, I don't believe it!
I would also support a pure '90s channel over a '90s alt channel as well. Clearly the programmers at SIRIUS don't get it, never have got it and probably won't ever get it.
Why start now? by bandwagon03
But in all actuality, Sirius could have done this with Alt Nation. There really isn't any 'mainstream' "Alternative" music anymore. If anything the music on Alt Nation is extremely poppy rock. Some of which is played on Hits 1.
Regarding the return of I-90... considering that Sirius essentially runs the Hot AC playbook when it comes to programming decades channels, this blog entry probably sheds some light on why Sirius doesn't have a '90s hits channel:
And this isn't a big deal to me anyway. I never wanted "Revolution" in the first place and would definately prefer a format with a wider appeal. After all, the music on "Revolution" can easily be combined with "Spirit". The Contemporary Christian format is a viable format, but I don't think we need seperate Contemporary Christian AC and Contemporary Christian Rock/CHR channels. One channel can cover both of these well enough.
With that being said, I'm kind of looking forward to the 90's alternative channel as well. Should be interesting. I would also prefer a true 90's pop format instead, but I am not surprised at Sirius's reasoning for this; (Namely, by the 90's, the mainstream CHR/Top 40 format had really began to split up into very specialized "niche" formats. You had more radio stations then and everyone began to listen just to the one type of music they were interested in. (Like alternative or Hip Hop, etc.). You no longer had to listen to a mainstream Top 40 station that played everything, and as a result many of this generation didn't. Therefore, a broadbased 90's channel that covered everything, would dissapoint many and not really connect the way that the broadbased 60s, 70s, and 80s formats do. The people who grew up in the 90s simply didn't listen to radio the same way that earlier generations did. ) That's just my two cents worth on Sirius's thinking. But, personally, I DO enjoy all kinds of music and would prefer a pop 90's channel, but then again I'm a bit older and grew up more in the 80's than 90's.
As far as the other changes go; C-Span gone - I say good riddance. I am all for cutting some of the "fluff" on the talk channels that no one really listens to. This will create more bandwith for better sound. There are several other of the less listened to talk channels that I would love to see cut as well. (Although, I do really hope that NPR stays). The "Foxxhole" channel really doesn't interest me much and seems like just another big name celebrity tie in. And I also don't really listen much to "Standard Time", so that change is no big deal either (although I don't really support the "artist/celebrity" based channel idea.) Anyway, should be interesting to see how it all plays out. Right now, the cuts and changes don't sound that bad. (The downside is the new stuff doesn't sound that intrigueing to me either.) The 90's alternative, as I said, is of some interest to me and I might occasionally check out, but other than that, these changes don't seem that interesting. by BRH
Certainly sounds like a quasi-exclusive artist channel to me...
Maybe I am in the minority of people who don't like this change? by jnorth51
SIRIUS. We'll be glad to assist.
As of 2/14/07, Revolution // Channel 67 will be removed from our
lineup. In our effort to deliver the best coast-to-coast music and
entertainment for your car and home, we have to enhance our music and
entertainment lineup from time to time. We can certainly understand
your passion for Revolution and we appreciate your feedback.
Please note that since you enjoyed listening to Revolution, you can now
hear the best of Contemporary Christian music, brightening your day with
the power of the Word on Spirit // Channel 66. Spirit plays Pop and
Rock music with a higher purpose.
Since this channel will be removed, it would not be possible to keep it
as part of the SIRIUS Player. When a specific channel is removed, it is
also removed from the SIRIUS Player. Once again, we appreciate your
feedback and we apologize for any inconvenience caused.
If you have any more questions, please feel free to contact SIRIUS
Customer Care. For your convenience, we are available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week at:
1-888-539-SIRIUS (7474)
As well as by email at:
www.sirius.com/customercare
Sincerely,
Adrian
SIRIUS Customer Care
What a shame. Now I will need to decide whether to continue with my paid service (I also have lifetime on two radios). Bummer.
Cheers,
Red by RedSavina
I'm not going to search all the way back and really don't care what the exact words were, but there were more then a few people making the claims of how big it is and how much bigger it will be and that there could be a huge impact on people getting Sirius for this type of music.
I don't think there was a major need for a channel like this and seems like 18 months later neither does sirius.
And i never felt like your response was rude, and we did have the same type of conversation about the possibility of a southern gospel channel. by Fergz99
And i never felt like your response was rude, and we did have the same type of conversation about the possibility of a southern gospel channel.
I am personally glad that if this channel was not getting the listenership that it be replaced with something that will. I am certainly not blindly in favor of Christian programming.
Glad you didn't feel I was being rude, I know I can be direct, but it is never meant to be rude. I think SISO had another bone to pick.
I just know you and I had a very good conversation on this topic and while I know others made comments I always sort of though you and I dominated that topic, so I was speaking more of our conversation than the whole topic.
I really don't think our opinions are different on it at this point. If it hasn't enough interest it needs to go. by DAB
-Sirius 90's Rock launches on ch 24
-Sirius Disorder moves from ch 24 to 32
Reggae Rhythms moves from ch 32 to 97
The Who goes from CH 98--->Somewhere in the 2x channel range TBD (Will probably be the new location for the featured artist channel)(Ed note: Probably channel 29, which has been vacant since Sirius Blues moved to 74.)
Revolution ch 67 is gone
Standard Time ch. 75--> Renamed Siriusly Sinatra(Did Sirius pick up naming rights from XM?)
The Foxxx Hole launches on ch 106
OutQ ch 106--->109
Uplink corroborated a couple of these postings so far, but there has been no official announcement from Sirius yet, other than The FoxxHole and OutQ changes. Also of note, we will likely see what happens with NPR with this lineup change, whether it stays at Sirius or not. Looks like a fun week ahead for us to see whether this all pans out
C-Span Radio will be avilable on XM Radio and Internet. by pmohazzabi
Anyway, none of that matters now because it's being removed!
And this isn't a big deal to me anyway. I never wanted "Revolution" in the first place and would definately prefer a format with a wider appeal. After all, the music on "Revolution" can easily be combined with "Spirit". The Contemporary Christian format is a viable format, but I don't think we need seperate Contemporary Christian AC and Contemporary Christian Rock/CHR channels. One channel can cover both of these well enough.
With that being said, I'm kind of looking forward to the 90's alternative channel as well. Should be interesting. I would also prefer a true 90's pop format instead, but I am not surprised at Sirius's reasoning for this; (Namely, by the 90's, the mainstream CHR/Top 40 format had really began to split up into very specialized "niche" formats. You had more radio stations then and everyone began to listen just to the one type of music they were interested in. (Like alternative or Hip Hop, etc.). You no longer had to listen to a mainstream Top 40 station that played everything, and as a result many of this generation didn't. Therefore, a broadbased 90's channel that covered everything, would dissapoint many and not really connect the way that the broadbased 60s, 70s, and 80s formats do. The people who grew up in the 90s simply didn't listen to radio the same way that earlier generations did. ) That's just my two cents worth on Sirius's thinking. But, personally, I DO enjoy all kinds of music and would prefer a pop 90's channel, but then again I'm a bit older and grew up more in the 80's than 90's.
As far as the other changes go; C-Span gone - I say good riddance. I am all for cutting some of the "fluff" on the talk channels that no one really listens to. This will create more bandwith for better sound. There are several other of the less listened to talk channels that I would love to see cut as well. (Although, I do really hope that NPR stays). The "Foxxhole" channel really doesn't interest me much and seems like just another big name celebrity tie in. And I also don't really listen much to "Standard Time", so that change is no big deal either (although I don't really support the "artist/celebrity" based channel idea.) Anyway, should be interesting to see how it all plays out. Right now, the cuts and changes don't sound that bad. (The downside is the new stuff doesn't sound that intrigueing to me either.) The 90's alternative, as I said, is of some interest to me and I might occasionally check out, but other than that, these changes don't seem that interesting.
you know nothing about christian radio do you? i worked in christian radio for 3 years and have been in and out of the industry for 15. christian ac is targeted at soccer moms in the late 20s-early 40s. soccer moms dont like demon hunter. it will not work you can not mix point of grace with demon hunter. its like mixing air supply and slipknot on the same station.
C-Span drops Sirius Radio effective 2/14/07 due to Sirius wants to preampt C-Span channel for the sport events, which C-Span does not agree with that.
C-Span will be avilable on XM Radio and Internet.
I guess having two Christian music channels was too much for Sirius. Too bad since I don't listen to secular music and I'm down to one contemporary Christian channel that I can't stand. Oh well. by fugufish
If a service isn't going to stand up for the integrity and importance of its own programming, what's the point?
Besides, the difference is that C-SPAN is a "service" more than it is a "business". Not everything of value is a business, my friend. by ausman
If a service isn't going to stand up for the integrity and importance of its own programming, what's the point?
Besides, the difference is that C-SPAN is a "service" more than it is a "business". Not everything of value is a business, my friend.
P.S. Please don't call me friend. I have no friends that are so bigoted so as to refer to other humans as yahoos based on their listening preference. by HomieG
Now they try to pass off Spirit 66 as being the same or nearly the same. Which is not even close. Spirit is way too laid back and too praise and worship.
I truly think they dont understand the difference between the stations.
I can only pray enough of us complain that they bring it back
Please if you liked the Revolution fill out a feedback form
I bought a lifetime subscription to Sirius mostly because I loved 67 so much. I'm considering trying to cancel my subscription because I am so upset.
Also, I love Frank Sinatra but not enough to see the Standards and Swing channel disappear. I hope they don't stop playing other great artists like Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, etc.
-Onestroke
I truly think they dont understand the difference between the stations.
I can only pray enough of us complain that they bring it back
Please if you liked the Revolution fill out a feedback form
I bought a lifetime subscription to Sirius mostly because I loved 67 so much. I'm considering trying to cancel my subscription because I am so upset.
Also, I love Frank Sinatra but not enough to see the Standards and Swing channel disappear. I hope they don't stop playing other great artists like Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, etc.
-Onestroke
To refund a lifetime subscription, requires a change in programming resulting in dissatifaction. This is your chance to cancel your sub. by wbcn
I could only stomach about 10 minutes of Spirit. Now I have 2 radios and no Revolution.
<start sarcasm>Nice change...</sarcasm>
I am a guitar instructor and many of my kids come in and request their favorite Christian rocks songs. It was nice to be able to say, "Yeah, I know that song."
I also found that I was enjoying the music more and more until ultimately I listened to it 90% of the time.
Dumping a channel that was probably the best and only modern Christian rock station was foolish. It's not like it was hardcore evangelical stuff either -- (I listen to Howard too
I'll be re-evaluating my subscriptions now.
Maybe if enough people will complain they will bring Revolution back. I know it didn't cost them much to keep the station since they weren't paying a DJ to run the channel. How expensive could it have been to pay for the royalties on the songs? I think it was a dumb move by Sirius. My reputation is ruined because I have been telling everyone I know to get Sirius because it has such awesome Christian rock. I'm really depressed now.
Maybe if enough people will complain they will bring Revolution back. I know it didn't cost them much to keep the station since they weren't paying a DJ to run the channel. How expensive could it have been to pay for the royalties on the songs? I think it was a dumb move by Sirius. My reputation is ruined because I have been telling everyone I know to get Sirius because it has such awesome Christian rock. I'm really depressed now.