Aguila was a channel on the XM Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...

 network that specializes in playing Regional Mexican

Music of Mexico

The music of Mexico is very diverse and features a wide range of different musical styles. It has been influenced by a variety of cultures, most notably indigenous Mexican and European, since the Late Middle Ages...

. It was available on channel 92 on XM and channel 871 on DirecTV

DirecTV

DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...

. The only on-air personality is the Mad Mexican. XM Radio Canada

XM Radio Canada

XM Radio Canada was the operating name of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. , a Canadian communications and media company, which was incorporated in 2002 to broadcast satellite radio in Canada...

 added the channel on April 1, 2007. Aguila retired on November 12, 2008 in result of the SIRIUS XM merger. Regional Mexican music can now be heard on Caliente. SIRIUS channel 83 and XM channel 85.

This channel was programmed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation until it merged with Univision Radio in 2004

2002 in radio

The year 2002 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*January 21 - A train derailment in Minot, North Dakota kills one person and knocks out power throughout the region, spilling 250,000 gallons of toxic anhydrous ammonia for fertilizer purposes. The designated primary station for the...

. Univision Radio programmed the channel until 2004 channel production turned in-house. XM returned the channel to the satellites on August 2, 2004