Shade 45

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Shade 45
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Broadcast areaUnited States
Canada
Frequency Sirius XM Radio 45
Dish Network 6045
BrandingxL Shade 45
Programming
Format Mainstream Urban
Eminem's uncut hip hop
Ownership
Owner Sirius XM Radio
History
First air date
October 28, 2004
Technical information
Class Satellite radio station
Links
Website Shade 45

Shade 45 is American rapper Eminem's hip-hop station on Sirius XM Radio channel 45 and Dish Network channel 6045.

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History

Eminem established his channel, Shade 45, that plays uncut hip hop. [1] Eminem also established a new morning show, Sway in the Morning with Sway Calloway, a lively morning show that airs at 8:00 a.m., Monday–Friday. [2] [3]

Eminem promoted the station in a 2004 mock national convention (the "Shady National Convention") at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, [4] in which Donald Trump endorsed him. [5] On his album Revival (2017), Eminem expressed his regret at having collaborated with Trump, rapping, "wish I would have spit on it before I went to shake his hand at the event" on the song "Like Home". [6]

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