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Fred (XM)
Encyclopedia
Fred was the classic modern rock
/alternative
channel on XM Satellite Radio
. It was the parent channel of both Ethel
(ch 47), which covered alternative music from the late 1990s through today; and Lucy (ch 54), which played only the most popular alternative hits from the 80s through 90s. Fred on 44, as it is alternately known, played alternative music from its earliest days in the late 1970s through the mid-1990s. The channel was scrapped as part of the Sirius XM Merger in November, 2008. It was replaced by the Sirius channel 1st Wave.
Fred was mostly DJ-free, but ran scheduled one-hour shows Tuesday through Friday. Rick Lambert http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelbio.xmc?ch=44 was the channel's programmer and the host of Tsunami, a program of New Wave
music, and Club Retro, an hour of alternative remixes. Other shows included Surface Noise, where Bill Kates hosted music, interviews and performances, and One Revolution (Around the Sun), which covered the events of a specific year in Fred's alternative history. Each show was broadcast three times daily, at 4:00am, noon, and 11:00pm eastern.
Fred was located on channel 44 on XM Satellite Radio and channel 839 on DirecTV
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Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
/alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
channel on 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...
. It was the parent channel of both Ethel
Ethel (XM)
Ethel was the modern rock/alternative channel on XM Satellite Radio. It is the daughter channel of Fred , which covers alternative music from its birth through the early 1990s; and the sister channel of Lucy , which plays only the most popular alternative hits from the 80s through 90s. Ethel plays...
(ch 47), which covered alternative music from the late 1990s through today; and Lucy (ch 54), which played only the most popular alternative hits from the 80s through 90s. Fred on 44, as it is alternately known, played alternative music from its earliest days in the late 1970s through the mid-1990s. The channel was scrapped as part of the Sirius XM Merger in November, 2008. It was replaced by the Sirius channel 1st Wave.
Fred was mostly DJ-free, but ran scheduled one-hour shows Tuesday through Friday. Rick Lambert http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelbio.xmc?ch=44 was the channel's programmer and the host of Tsunami, a program of New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
music, and Club Retro, an hour of alternative remixes. Other shows included Surface Noise, where Bill Kates hosted music, interviews and performances, and One Revolution (Around the Sun), which covered the events of a specific year in Fred's alternative history. Each show was broadcast three times daily, at 4:00am, noon, and 11:00pm eastern.
Fred was located on channel 44 on XM Satellite Radio and channel 839 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. ...
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Program Schedule
| Title | Host | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Tsunami | Rick Lambert | Tuesdays, 4:00am, noon, 11:00pm |
| Surface Noise | Bill Kates | Wednesdays, 4:00am, noon, 11:00pm |
| One Revolution (Around the Sun) | Bachmann | Thursdays, 4:00am, noon, 11:00pm |
| Club Retro | Rick Lambert | Fridays, 4:00am, noon, 11:00pm |