Format changes

• The Strobe - Was Disco
  Disco
  Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
  
   until September 29, 2005.
• Hot Jamz - Was Urban Contemporary
  Urban contemporary
  Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
  
   until September 29, 2005.
• Standard Time - Was "Standards" until September 29, 2005.
• Rumbon - Was Caribbean Dance Music
  Dance music
  Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
  
   until September 29, 2005.
• Sports extra - Was French language news until October 1, 2007.

Former channels

• Rumbon
  Rumbon
  Rumbon was a Spanish speaking Tropical and Reggaeton radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 83 and DISH Network channel 6092. The station was titled "Tropical" until September 29, 2005. The channel was added to Sirius Canada in June 2008. Rumbon was retired on November 12, 2008 in result...
  
  (83) - was a Tropical
  Tropical music
  Musica tropical or tropical music is a broad term for vocal and instrumental music with "tropical" flavor usually associated with the Afro-Caribbean music. It is part of an even broader category of Latin music. Usually it is an upbeat dance music, but also includes ballads. It features complex,...
  
  /Reggaeton
  Reggaeton
  Reggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...
  
   radio station (replaced by Caliente
  Caliente (XM)
  Caliente is the name of an Sirius XM Radio's Tropical music channel, and is Sirius XM's only Spanish music channel. It is available on 150 , and previously channel 85 on XM) and on Dish Network channel 6083...
  
   on November 12, 2008)
• SIRIUS Disorder
  SIRIUS Disorder
  SIRIUS Disorder was a Freeform/Eclectic radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 33 and simulcast to Dish Network channel 6033. Sirius Disorder started on channel 24 then moved to channel 32 on February 14, 2007. On September 7, 2007 Disorder moved again to Sirius channel 70, replacing...
  
  (33) - was a Freeform/Eclectic radio station (dropped on November 12, 2008)
• The Beat (36) - Was a Top 40 Dance Hits station (Replaced by XM's BPM on November 12, 2008)
• Sirius Super Shuffle
  Sirius Super Shuffle
  Sirius Super Shuffle was an adult hits station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 12 and Dish Network channel 6012. The format is similar to Jack FM stations on terrestrial radio...
  
  (12) - was an adult hits station (dropped from online service November 12, 2008)
• Universo Latino
  Universo Latino
  Universo Latino was a Spanish Pop channel on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 82 and DISH Network channel 6082. Prior to June 24, 2008, Universo Latino was on Sirius channel 90 & Dish Network channel 6090. Universo Latino retired in result of the SIRIUS XM merger on November 12, 2008, and replaced...
  
  (90) - Universo Latino is a Spanish Pop radio station (dropped on November 12, 2008)
• Boombox
  Boombox (Sirius)
  Boombox was a Breakbeat and rock remix radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio created and programmed by DJ Liquid Todd. Notable shows on the channel included "Automatic Static" with DJ Icey on Friday nights, an old-school lunchtime show with DJ Red Alert, the "Flash Mash" with Grandmaster Flash...
  
  (39) - Boombox was a Breakbeat and rock remix radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 39 and DISH Network channel 6034, (dropped on November 12, 2008)
• Hot Jamz
  Hot Jamz
  Hot Jamz was a XL Hip-Hop and R&B station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 50 and Dish Network channel 6050. On February 2008, Sirius Canada dropped the channel, but it was reintroduced in June 2008....
  
  (50) - Hip-Hop and R&B (replaced by XM's The Heat on November 12, 2008)
• E! Entertainment Radio
  E! Entertainment Radio
  E! Entertainment Radio is a satellite radio channel which runs audio from shows produced for the E! television network.In September 2005, Sirius moved E! Entertainment Radio from Channel 136 to Channel 107. Effective August 3, 2007, E! Entertainment Radio on XM only broadcast on weekdays...
  
  (107) - Entertainment news and Celebrity Gossip, (dropped on November 12, 2008)
• Punk
  Punk (Sirius)
  Punk was a Punk and Ska radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 29 and Dish Network channel 6029. In its time it rivaled Fungus 53 on XM Satellite Radio. It was added to Sirius Canada on June 24, 2008....
  
  (29) - Was a Punk and Ska radio station. On September 15, 2008, it was replaced with a 24-hour AC/DC channel.
• Client 9 Radio (126) - Talk channel ran from March 14, 2008 at 5:00 pm ET through midnight on March 17, 2008 to discuss the Eliot Spitzer
  Eliot Spitzer
  Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer, former Democratic Party politician, and political commentator. He was the co-host of In the Arena, a talk-show and punditry forum broadcast on CNN until CNN cancelled his show in July of 2011...
  
   scandal.
• LIME
  Lime (TV)
  Lime TV, formerly known as WISDOM Television, is now defunct as a traditional television network and has instead focused and expanded into new digital media...
  
   Radio (114) - Healthy Lifestyle (dropped February 13, 2008).
• Court TV Plus (110) - Live trial proceedings (dropped January 1, 2008) -- channel now broadcasts "POTUS".
• ABC News & Talk
  ABC News & Talk
  ABC News & Talk was a news/talk and entertainment radio channel programmed and distributed by ABC Radio Networks for satellite radio services. It aired on XM Satellite Radio channel 124, and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 143 both in the United States until 2007-09-24.The channel also existed on...
  
  (143) - News/talk and entertainment (dropped September 24, 2007).
• Planet Jazz
  Planet Jazz
  Planet Jazz was a Modern Jazz radio station programmed by Teresa Kincaid on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 70 and DISH Network channel 6070. Planet Jazz was retired on September 7, 2007 to make way for the Grateful Dead Channel...
  
  (70) - Modern Jazz
  Jazz
  Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
  
   (dropped September 7, 2007)
• The Who Channel
  The Who Channel
  The Who Channel plays music from The Who on SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 29. The channel was a temporary replacement for The Bridge on channel 10 and started on September 21, 2006. On January 1, 2007, The Who Channel moved from channel 10 to channel 98 to replace Rolling Stones Radio.On February...
  
  (29) - The Who
  The Who
  The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
  
   music (dropped April 1, 2007)
• Discovery Channel Radio (119) - Discovery Channel
  Discovery Channel
  Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
  
   programming (dropped February 14, 2007).
• Revolution
  Revolution (Sirius)
  Revolution was a "Faith-based" radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 67 and DISH Network channel 6067. While the majority of the music they played was by Christian artists, there were several that received airtime that had either explicitly denied being Christian artists or do not...
  
  (67) - Christian rock
  Christian rock
  Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
  
   (dropped February 14, 2007).
• C-SPAN Radio
  WCSP-FM
  WCSP-FM, also known as C-SPAN Radio, is a radio station licensed to the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network in Washington, D.C. The station broadcasts on 90.1 MHz and is on-air 24 hours a day. Its studios are located near Capitol Hill in C-SPAN’s headquarters...
  
  (139) - U.S. Government Hearings and Public Affairs. (dropped February 14, 2007).
• Sports Byline USA (122) - Sports Talk
  Sports radio
  Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
  
   (dropped February 14, 2007).
• Rolling Stones Radio (98) - All Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
  
   music (dropped January 1, 2007).
• PRI (136) - Global Issues (dropped September 25, 2006).
• BBC Mundo (182) - News, (dropped September 25, 2006)
• Classical Voices
  Classical Voices
  Classical Voices was a station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 86 and DISH Network channel 6086 devoted to vocal classical music. It was replaced in September 2006 by the Metropolitan Opera Radio channel.-External links:* *...
  
  (85) - Opera, (dropped September 25, 2006)
• WSM Entertainment (117) - Simulcast of 650 WSM
  WSM (AM)
  WSM is the callsign of a 50,000 watt AM radio station located in Nashville, Tennessee. Operating at 650 kHz, its clear channel signal can reach much of North America and various countries, especially late at night...
  
   in Nashville. Broadcast the Grand Ole Opry (dropped September 13, 2006).
• Sirius RIGHT (145) - Some programming from this channel was merged into Sirius Patriot (dropped March 14, 2006).
• Sirius Advice (117) - Advice programming. Upon deletion, programs were added to other Sirius channels (dropped March 14, 2006).
• Mexicana (91) - Played Regional Mexican music (dropped March 14, 2006).
• EWTN Radio Catolica Mundial (180) - Spanish language Catholic programming (dropped March 14, 2006).
• Remix (62) - Played exclusive remixes of modern dance music (dropped September 29, 2005).
• Wax (42) - Featured remixed hip-hop (dropped September 29, 2005).
• Slow Jamz (52) - Featured modern soft R&B (dropped September 29, 2005).
• Swing Street (73) - Played swing music from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s (dropped September 29, 2005).
• Folk Town (38) - Played contemporary and traditional folk music (dropped September 29, 2005).
• Hispanic Talk (181) - Featured Spanish language talk radio (replaced with "ESPN Deportes" on December 1, 2005).
• The Weather Channel
  The Weather Channel
  The Weather Channel is a US cable and satellite television network since May 2, 1982, that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day...
  
   Radio (110,111,112) - Provided continual weather forecasts (dropped September 29, 2005).
• Wisdom Radio (132) - Dedicated to new age thinkers and life improvement methods. Rebranded as "Lime" on September 29, 2005.
• The Word Network (161) - Featured Gospel music and urban ministries from a Protestant and Gospel perspective (dropped September 29, 2005).
• Air America Radio (144) - Featured liberal talk radio, mainly which were Air America personalities. Dropped in July 2005 when Air America went exclusively with 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...
  
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• Vacation (97) - Played island vacation music—replaced with "Radio Margaritaville" in June 2005.
• Talk for Women (Our Time) (131) - Featured women-oriented talk and entertainment programming (dropped May 2005).
• Street Beat (44) - Featured rap (dropped October 2004).
• La Red Hispana (117) - Featured news and talk programming in Spanish (replaced with "Hispanic Talk" in July 2004).
• Planet Dance (63) - Played mainstream dance music (replaced with "Area 63" -- now Area—in July 2004).
• Radio Deportivo (128) - Featured sports programming in Spanish (dropped July 2004).
• The Border (36) - Played alternative country (replaced with "Outlaw Country" in April 2004).
• Country Road (32) - Played a mix of classic country and modern country (replaced with "Prime Country" in January 2004).
• House Party (60) - Played house music (dropped January 2004).
• The Vortex (64) - Played trance music (dropped January 2004).
• Planet Rhyme (41) - Featured international hip-hop (dropped January 2004).
• Vista (82) - Played chamber music
  Chamber music
  Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
  
   (dropped January 2004).
• Soundscapes (98) - Played new age music (dropped January 2004).
• SIRIUS Sessions (100) - Played live music (dropped January 2004).
• Sirius Entertainment (135) - Featured programming about celebrities and the world of entertainment (replaced with "Our Time - Talk for Women" in January 2004).
• A&E
  A&E Network
  The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
  
  Satellite Radio (137) - Featured programming from the A&E television network (dropped January 2004).
• Radio Amigo (140) - A Spanish language talk channel (dropped January 2004).
• Radio Mujer (141) - A Spanish language talk channel (dropped January 2004).
• The Express (44) - Old School/Funk R&B (dropped February 2003).