Comments:

1. Does anybody know if WSM might be returning or maybe the Opry on one of the country channels? Still missing the Opry! by splicer57
   
2. About friggin time.... Now please tell me that Good Charlotte will not qualify as punk on Sirius. by Faux is fiction
   
3. Of course not... Avril Lavigne is the true punk rocker! by BenDee
   
4. Guess this is why Octane is having the 90s Rock weekend...maybe to debut the type of playlists we'll hear on the new station.
   
   I think this will be great...unless they load up on Alice In Chains, Nirvana, STP, and Soundgarden where you hear one of their songs every hour. That will not turn me on to the new station - and I love those bands. A few more random songs that were hits for just a little while would make the station great.
   
   I'm psyched for the 90s weekend though; I hope it's a good primer. by Mercer Boy
   
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   Originally Posted by Mercer Boy Guess this is why Octane is having the 90s Rock weekend...maybe to debut the type of playlists we'll hear on the new station. I think this will be great...unless they load up on Alice In Chains, Nirvana, STP, and Soundgarden where you hear one of their songs every hour. That will not turn me on to the new station - and I love those bands. A few more random songs that were hits for just a little while would make the station great. I'm psyched for the 90s weekend though; I hope it's a good primer.

   correct, octane is having a 90s weekend. alt nation had an all 90s weekend last weekend. so the new channel will be a combo of both.
   
   - Jon by jon01
   
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   Originally Posted by RoadRunner Update:* Apparently the "90's Rock" stations debut is being delayed until the end of March, so that The Who Channel has a home through the end of their tour.

   
   Give me a break. Take this shitty Who channel off the air ASAP. The whole station is one big advirtisement for their tour. Yeah, Sirius has 100% commercial free music....except when the entire channel is a commerical
   
   Maybe by 2008, all the single artists channels will be off the air. by DJChrisz84
   
7. Sirius Disorder // 24 is moving on Valentine's Day to 32. by Misch
   
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   Originally Posted by Misch Sirius Disorder // 24 is moving on Valentine's Day to 32.

   Yes, and 32 is moving to 98. by SISO
   
9. I enjoyed when Alt went all 90s last weekend (IMO, they don't play enough 90s alt). I hope that Frequency 24 will be good enough that can find its way onto one of my presets. by onedeep
   
10. It's gonna be hard to wait till 3/31 for the new 90's channel. I wonder how diverse the playlist will be. Think it'll be all grunge, or will it vary, kind of like XM Lucy. Curious how different it'll be from the 90's they play on the Pulse.
    
    Any word if the Sinatra channel is coming Tuesday or not until 3/31? by dlr5150
    
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    Originally Posted by dlr5150 Think it'll be all grunge, or will it vary, kind of like XM Lucy.

    
    I don't get Lucy sometimes. They play stuff like Seal and UB40 in addition to all the 90's alt rock. It doesn't really fit the playlist. I hope Sirius' version is programmed better. Hell, I'll take more repeats if I don't have to hear stuff like Seal's "Crazy." by DJChrisz84
    
12. Punk channel!!!!!
    
    
    Greatest news EVA!! by flowerfeeder
    
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    Originally Posted by DJChrisz84 I don't get Lucy sometimes. They play stuff like Seal and UB40 in addition to all the 90's alt rock. It doesn't really fit the playlist. I hope Sirius' version is programmed better. Hell, I'll take more repeats if I don't have to hear stuff like Seal's "Crazy."

    But, like someone on XM will tell you, Seal's crazy probably did hit the alt charts back in the 90's at some point and that's why they play them. Hell, they play Dave Matthews, Cheryl Crow, and others that you wouldn't think of. I guess it's the "alternative rock" definition that has changed over time and whatever was categorized as alt rock and was hit, they'll play it. I see Sirius not taking this approach. I think it'll be a combo of all the music that we're hearing this weekened on Octane and what was played on Alt Nation's 90's last weekened. by spur21
    
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    Originally Posted by onedeep I enjoyed when Alt went all 90s last weekend (IMO, they don't play enough 90s alt). I hope that Frequency 24 will be good enough that can find its way onto one of my presets.

    make sure to tune into octane 20 all weekend to hear their 90s weekend. this and alt nation 21s 90s weekend will make up the playlist for frequency 24.
    
    - Jon by jon01
    
15. Hey guys im from north of the border ...Heres a post from a sirius employee on the sirius board:
    
    
    
    Hi folks,
    
    I thought I'd comment a bit on the upcoming channel changes in Canada. Next week, we're going to be making a few changes, based both on feedback from you folks, and new opportunities from south of the border.
    Next week we will add a new 90's Rock channel on #24, we'll add the Met Opera channel on #85, we're going to add 2 new Play-by-Play channels in order to offer more live sports than ever before, and we'll be turning up the long awaited "Foxxhole", Jamie Foxx's new channel which will change the face of radio, again, forever. I'll make sure somebody on my side of things posts the links here, but we wanted you guys to know first.
    Here's the "bad" news...to make room for these channels, we're going to lose a few as well. Hot Jamz is going, ABC News & Talk, ESPN Deportes, and EWTN Catholic Channel are going. In Canada, The Who Channel is also leaving in order to launch the 90's Rock channel on #24. You folks have had a significant role in making these decisions based on the listener feedback study you completed last year.
    For sure, some people are going to be displeased at some of the decisions...I suspect I'll be hearing it from the Hot Jamz fans out there. But, we also took into consideration the fact that similar content would still be available on channels like Soul Town, and our other R&B stations. Same is true for ABC News...similar content is available on BBC, CBC, Bloomberg, CNN, MSNBC, etc.
    My hope is that The Met Opera Channel is a big hit...same for 90's Rock and Foxxhole. Please let me know what you think. I know that Grandmacaprio doesn't think we have much influence over these things, but I can tell you, I'm sitting in New York right now, and they are fascinated by your feedback and are hungry for more. They don't yet have a Soundboard, so they're keen to hear from you.
    In other news, we'll also be carrying 9 of the 10 pit-to-car Nascar channels...I know, I know...why not all 10. It's incredibly difficult for the programming folks to schedule all of the play-by-play action on solely the channels that we carry in Canada. Simply because, we don't carry the US traffic and weather channels that the US does, and that they often use for play-by-play coverage. 9 was the best we could pull off...and I think it will satisfy most people (well, at least 90% ) I pledge though, that we'll feature the 9 most appealing drivers. And if Paul Tracy or Villeneuve actually get a ride in Nascar, we'll be pushing hard to get their cars featured from time to time.
    Finally, Sinatra. Standard Time is going to change in name, to SIRIUSly Sinatra. But it's not just going to be Sinatra...envision Standard Time with a little more Frank breathed into it, a little more Rat Pack, by Chris245
    
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    Originally Posted by Chris245 Hey guys im from north of the border ...Heres a post from a sirius employee on the sirius board: Here's the "bad" news...to make room for these channels, we're going to lose a few as well. Hot Jamz is going, ABC News & Talk, ESPN Deportes, and EWTN Catholic Channel are going. In Canada, The Who Channel is also leaving in order to launch the 90's Rock channel on #24. You folks have had a significant role in making these decisions based on the listener feedback study you completed last year.

    so does that mean hot jamz and those other stations are only leaving in canada, or in the US as well?
    
    - Jon by jon01
    
17. Only in Canada. by kingchuck69
    
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    Originally Posted by Chris245 Finally, Sinatra. Standard Time is going to change in name, to SIRIUSly Sinatra. But it's not just going to be Sinatra...envision Standard Time with a little more Frank breathed into it, a little more Rat Pack.

    Well, that doesn't seem so bad. by 7Aaron