SiriusXM announced new limited-engagement channels and specialty programming as a part of SiriusXM Celebrates Black History Month, beginning today, through March 1. Limited-engagement channels, saluting powerful, pioneering Black artists, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, and recognizing the sounds and artists from legendary record label, Motown, will be available throughout the month of February on the…
SiriusXM radio calls audibles for sports shows in pandemic
Associated Press
Joe Reedy
When you oversee 19 sports stations, radio programming is a daily challenge. During a pandemic, it can become like throwing a no-hitter, scoring a hat trick and winning a NASCAR race all in one. Just ask Steve Cohen, SiriusXM’s senior vice president for sports, whose company broadcasts everything from baseball to hockey to soccer to…
How SiriusXM’s the Highway, airing ‘Stagecouch’ this weekend, became a not-so-secret weapon for new country singers
The Washington Post
Emily Yahr
For the millions of people who subscribe to satellite radio, it’s a reliable source of time travel: big band sounds from the 1940s, alternative grunge, classic R&B, early millennium pop smashes, the Beatles, hours of Howard Stern interviews. The possibility to get lost in the past is endless. But at the other end of the…
Doctor Radio & NYU Langone Health launch 24/7 coronavirus-focused channel & hotline
SiriusXM channel 121 becomes “Coronavirus: What You Need To Know,” and will be available on both active and inactive SiriusXM radios, and on SiriusXM streaming platforms
Sirius XM
Sirius XM
SiriusXM, in conjunction with NYU Langone Health, launched a special 24/7 channel dedicated to providing the public with the latest information on the coronavirus outbreak. The channel launched on Friday, March 6 at 6pm ET and features programming from SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio (Ch. 110). It is available on both active and inactive SiriusXM radios on…
Get around-the-clock updates & expert advice about the coronavirus on SXM’s Doctor Radio
SiriusXM Blog
SiriusXM Blog
SiriusXM today announced that Doctor Radio (Ch. 110) and NYU Langone Health’s medical experts will launch 24/7 programming, live and on demand, dedicated to the latest news and updates surrounding the coronavirus. All programming will be presented by NYU Langone’s team of world-class infectious disease and medical authorities and curated by SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio channel programmers.
How SiriusXM Is Beating the Subscriber Paradox & Scoring a Better Return Than Streaming Services
Billboard
Glenn Peoples
Whether music or podcasts, on-demand listening is the greatest change to recorded music in the last decade. Yet satellite radio — launched before iTunes revolutionized how music is purchased — continues to thrive as streaming services flourish. SiriusXM’s 2019 earnings report, which dropped Tuesday, shows that the satellite radio service added 1 million subscribers and…
Revisit 1,000 of the biggest and best classic rock tracks of all time on SiriusXM
SiriusXM Blog
SiriusXM Blog
Are you ready to rock? SiriusXM is counting down 1,000 of the most colossal classic rock jams in celebration of the eras that made the genre great. Tune in for the rock countdown to end all rock countdowns (the final countdown, if you will) and rediscover classic rock’s most crucial cuts with the Classic Rock Top 1,000 on Channel…