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Broadcast area | United States Canada |
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Frequency | Sirius XM Radio 27 Dish Network 6032 |
Programming | |
Format | Soft rock/Adult contemporary (1960s-1990s) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sirius XM Radio |
History | |
Former frequencies | Sirius XM 10 (2004-2008) Sirius XM 32 (2008-2020) Sirius XM 17 (2020-2023) |
Technical information | |
Class | Satellite radio station |
Links | |
Website | SiriusXM: The Bridge |
The Bridge is on Sirius XM Radio channel 27 and Dish Network 6032. It is devoted to gold-based soft rock and adult contemporary music. The channel is programmed by Mary Sue Twohy. The channel plays mainly 1970s acts, such as Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne, Elton John, Jim Croce, the Eagles, America, and Billy Joel, along with some later 1980s and 1990s artists like Sting, Bonnie Raitt, and others. It was basically the 1960s and 1970s counterpart of the former StarLite channel for the Sirius service before the Sirius/XM merger replaced StarLite with The Blend (which covers adult contemporary music from the 1970s-now).[ clarification needed ]
The Bridge, originally on Sirius channel 10, has often been removed from the lineup when the service wants to devote a channel to a single artist for a period of time, such as the Rolling Stones or the Who. On September 27, 2007, it was displaced by E Street Radio, devoted to the music of Bruce Springsteen. [1] The channel could still be heard on Sirius' internet stream, however. [2] These frequent and long-lasting periods of preemption have angered many subscribers.[ citation needed ]
The Bridge returned to the Sirius satellites on June 24, 2008 on channel 12, forcing Super Shuffle to take the SIR-2 stream formerly used by The Bridge.
On November 1, 2008, channel 12 switched to Led Zeppelin Radio, with The Bridge moved to channel 33. On November 12, 2008, channel 12 became The Pulse as part of the Sirius/XM merger, moving Led Zeppelin Radio to channel 33 and forcing The Bridge to go on hiatus for the rest of the year. The Bridge returned to Sirius (and debuted on XM) on January 1, 2009. The Bridge is available on Dish Network channel 6032. Until February 9, 2010, it was heard on DirecTV channel 849, but all of the Sirius XM programming was dropped in favor of Sonic Tap by DMX.
From February 14-March 13, 2009, the channel was temporarily pre-empted for Fireman Radio, a channel devoted to the music of Paul McCartney. [3] From October 15-October 22, 2010, it was again pre-empted for Elton!, a channel devoted to the music of Elton John. [4] From November 29-December 26, 2010, The Bridge was again pre-empted for Band on the Run Radio, another Paul McCartney oriented format.
On June 18, 2020, The Bridge moved from channel 32 to channel 17, replacing PopRocks. U2 X Radio took over The Bridge's former slot.
On November 8, 2023, The Bridge moved from channel 17 to channel 27, replacing Deep Tracks. The Coffee House took over The Bridge's former slot.
'70s on 7 is a commercial-free, satellite radio channel on Sirius XM Radio channel 7 and Dish Network channel 6007. It plays pop, rock, soul, and disco music from the 1970s, mostly hits. Prior to XM’s merger with Sirius, Arbitron reported that '70s on 7 was the fourth most listened to channel, with a cume of 667,400 listeners per week. As part of the Sirius/XM merger on November 12, 2008, The '70s was merged with Sirius' Totally '70s and took its current name.
Pop2K is a commercial-free all-2000s radio station that is broadcast on Sirius XM Radio. It is located on channel 10, and Dish Network 6010 and 099-10. It plays a range of top 40 hits from 2000 to 2009. Originally, some music would come from the late 1990s. The channel is also used for XM's annual pop music chronology, IT. Starting in late 2009, the station started to play more deeper cuts and not the popular hits from the decade, to give it a more or less nostalgic flavor that the decades stations have. By 2010, no new 2010s music has been played unless it is left over from 2009, making it a 2000s-only station. By December 18, 2009, Mediabase ceased reporting the channel's playlist.
'60s Gold, formerly known as The '60s on 6 or The '60s, is a commercial-free, satellite radio station on the Sirius XM Radio platform. It plays music from the 1960s. Airing on XM since 2001, the channel became available to Sirius subscribers replacing '60s Vibrations on November 12, 2008, following the merger of the two companies. The station currently broadcasts on channel 73 of both services, as well as on Dish Network channel 6073.
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Sirius XM Love is a music channel that plays love songs from soft-AC artists and airs on Sirius XM Radio, and Dish Network. It airs on channel 708 on Sirius XM Radio. On XM, it replaced former channel The Heart on November 12, 2008. On Sirius XM Canada, the channel retained the old Sirius Love name, Until February 9, 2010, Sirius XM Love was on DirecTV channel 819, but all of the Sirius XM programming was dropped in favor of Sonic Tap.
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