One XM DJ speaks on Layoffs

[tomcrown1]

UPOP is gone.

Retired

2 XMX - gone
18 No Shoes - Gone
51 Metallica - gone
53 Fungus - gone (but Lou Brutus is DJing on Octane 48 and Faction 52)
65 Rhyme - gone (Sub Sonic is moving to Hip-Hop Nation)
72 Beyond Jazz - gone
76 Fine tuning - gone
82 The System - gone (will remain on XMRO)
83 Chrome - Gone
91 Viva - gone
92 Aguila - gone
93 Caricia - gone
125 Weather Channel - gone
162 E! - gone


Format Adjusted / Name Changed

12 X Country - renamed Outlaw Country
29 UPOP - Replaced with BBC Radio One
45 XM Cafe - replaced with The Spectrum
66 Raw - replaced with Hip Hop Nation
80 The Move - replaced with Area
112 VOX - Moved to ch 79 and changed to Metropliton Opera Radio
120 XM Live - renamed 'Specials'
130 Potus '08 - renamed Potus
144 XM Sports Nation - renamed Mad Dog Radio
155 Take Five - renamed Sirius XM Stars


Moved and Renamed

77 Audiovisions - renamed Spa and moved to ch 72
110 XM Classics - renamed Symphony Hall and moved to ch 78
113 XM Pops - renamed Sirius XM Pops and moved to ch 77


Moved

27 Cinemagic - moved to ch 76
28 On Broadway - moved to ch 75
41 Boneyard - replaced with Hair Nation until January, then Boneyard will be back and moved to ch 53
52 The Verge - moved to ch 87
78 Escape - moved to ch 28
94 Caliente - moved to 85
95 The Joint - moved to 86
96 Air Musique - moved to 88
97 Sur le Route - moved to ch 89
103 Martha Stewart - moved to 157
104 Sirius Nascar - moved to 128
128 Fox Business - moved to 136
157 Reach MD - moved to 160
244 Canada 360 - moved to 96
245 Quoi de Neuf - moved to 125
246 Calendrier Sportif - moved to ch 97


Name Changed

10 America - renamed The Roadhouse
16 Highway 16 - renamed The highway (Aimee Page and Storme Warren remain)
17 US Country - renamed Prime country
23 The Heart - renamed Sirius XM Love
26 Flight 26 - renamed The Pulse (Ron ross and Rod Hendrix remain)
30 XM Hitlist - renamed Pop 2K (Albie Dee, KT Harris and Jason Kidd remain)
33 Spirit - renamed Praise
43 XMU - renamed Sirius XM U
44 Fred - renamed 1st Wave
46 Top Tracks - renamed Classic Vinyl
47 Ethel - renamed Alt Nation
48 Squizz - renamed Octane (Bodhi will be on Octane)
49 Big Tracks - renamed Classic Rewind
54 Lucy - renamed Lithium
60 Soul Street - renamed Soul Town
62 Suite 62 - renamed Heart & Soul
67 The city - renamed Hip Hop Nation
73 High Standards - renamed Siriusly Sinatra (Jonathan Schartz still DJing)
84 XM Chill - renamed Sirius XM Chill
116 XM Kids - renamed Kids Place Live
150 XM Comedy - renamed Raw Dog Comedy
163 Sonic Theater - renamed Sirius XM Book Radio


New To XM

18 Elvis Radio
41 Hair Nation
52 Faction
55 Radio Margaritaville
56 Jam On
57 The Grateful Dead Channel
58 E Street Radio
59 Underground Garage
117 Catholic Channel
119 Doctor Radio
134 NPR Now
135 World Radio Network
148 Blue Colar Radio
149 The Foxxhole
152 Cosmo Radio



DECADES
4 – 40’S on 4
5 – 50’s on 5
6 – 60’s on 6
7 – 70’s on 7
8 – 80’s on 8
9 – 90’s on 9
COUNTRY
10 – The Roadhouse*
11 – Nashville^
12 – Outlaw Country*
13 – Willie’s Place
14 – Bluegrass Junction
15 – The Village
16 – The Highway*
17 – Prime Country*
18 – Elvis Radio+
POP/HITS
20 – 20 on 20
21 – KISS^
22 – MIX^
23 – SIRIUS XM Love*
24 – The Pink Channel^
25 – The Blend
26 – The Pulse*
29 – BBC Radio 1*
30 – Pop 2k*
CHRISTIAN
32 – The Message
33 – Praise*
34 – enlighten

ROCK
40 – Deep Tracks
41 – Hair Nation+
42 – XMLM
43 – SIRIUS XM U*
44 – 1st Wave*
45 – The Spectrum*
46 – Classic Vinyl*
47 - Alt Nation*
48 – Octane*
49 – Classic Rewind*
50 – The Loft
52 – Faction+
53 – Boneyard (returning in January)
54 – Lithium*
55 – Radio Margaritaville+
56 – Jam_On+
57 – Grateful Dead Radio+
58 – E Street Radio+
59 – Underground Garage+
R&B/URBAN/RAP
60 – Soul Town*
62 – Heart & Soul*
66 – Shade+
67 – Hip Hop Nation*
68 – The Heat


JAZZ/BLUES/LIFESTYLE
70 – Real Jazz
71 – Watercolors
72 – Spa*~
73 – SIRIUSLY Sinatra*
74 – BB King’s Bluesville
75 – On Broadway~
76 – Cinemagic~

CLASSICAL
77 – SIRIUS XM Pops*~
78 – Symphony Hall*~
79 – Metropolitan Opera Radio*~

DANCE
80 – Area
81 – BPM
84 – SIRIUS XM Chill*

INTERNATION/LATIN
85 – Caliente~
86 – The Joint~
87 – The Verge~
88 – Air Musique~
89 – Sur La Route~


KEY: * - merged/adjusted | ^ - Clear Channel Music Channels, w/ commercials
~ - moved channel | + - NEW channel

It seems that they kept the best of Sirus and Xm like the decade channels--I loved the decades programs and some of the best Sirus programs will be on XM


It seems this merger makes sense.

 

[BobMurdoch]

Is Maxim going away, or just staying on Sirius?

What channels will be exclusive to one or the the other service... I thought that the condition of the merger was that they had to maintain both services for at least three years at the current rate.... Maintaining both services by keeps a distinct XM presence and a distinct Sirius prescence... You could share a boatload of channels, but you couldn't just wave a wand and merge every channel.....

 

[BobMurdoch]

My wife will be psyched to hear Radio Margaritaville o her SM radio though... She listens to that on the E* feed in the house all the time....

 

[M Sparks]

Name Changed

44 Fred - renamed 1st Wave
54 Lucy - renamed Lithium

These are NOT name changes, particularly for Fred. These are totally different formats. 1st Wave is to Top Tracks as Fred is to Deep Tracks.

Lucy and Lithium are a little closer together, but since Lithium advertises itself as a 90s channel, and Lucy was at least 50% 80s music...that's still a major format change.

I'm sure there are others, these are just the ones I'm most familiar with.

Anyway, I thought this thread was going to be about the program director for Lucy who signed off pretty hilariously...

http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/xm_sat_night_signoff.mp3

 

[navychop]

That was great! Thanks for posting it.

Any idea where he went/what he's doing now?

 

[truckracer]

I don't blame the girl for the dishearted feelings of losing her job. With her experience she should easily find another radio station to work. Probably not Howard's fault. His shows are certainly adult oriented and some people like that kind of stuff. Some of it can be amusing, but Howard gets old quick.

Everyone will eventually get used to the new programming.......Most people don't like change.

 

[navychop]

...With her experience she should easily find another radio station to work....

I am under the impression that jobs are tight in this field, and were even before the recession. Lot's of stations being consolidated, with one DJ running a program that may be heard in many cities. Hence, fewer on-air talents needed. And radio is not exactly booming. I wouldn't be surprised to hear they were declining in numbers and revenue.