Soul Street was a commercial-free, classic soul

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 satellite radio

Satellite radio

Satellite radio is an analogue or digital radio signal that is relayed through one or more satellites and thus can be received in a much wider geographical area than terrestrial FM radio stations...

 station. It is channel 60 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...

. The channel played soul music from the late 1950s until the early 1970s.

Bobby Bennett was Program Director for the channel from its 2001 inception through 2008. In October 2008, Bennett and fellow on-air personality Leigh Hamilton were dismissed by XM following its merger with former rival Sirius

Sirius Satellite Radio

Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...

. On November 12, 2008 Sirius XM replaced Soul Street with Soul Town

Soul Town

Soul Town is a soul music radio station operated by Sirius XM Radio, broadcasting on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 49 , XM Satellite Radio channel 49 and DISH Network channel 6053...

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