The 70s on 7
Encyclopedia
'70s on 7 is a commercial-free, satellite radio
channel on the Sirius XM Radio platform. It plays music from the 1970s, mostly being the hits, although the program list has shrunk considerably since Jon Clay was fired as Program Director. The current Sirius XM official supervising the '70s on 7, Steve Blatter, like his predecessor Jon Zellner, prefer to limit the playlist to music that is highly familiar and refuse to play many of the lower charting songs from the '70s that Clay allowed. As part of the Sirius/XM merger on November 12, 2008
, The '70s was merged with Sirius
' Totally '70s
on Sirius channel 7, XM channel 7 and Dish Network
6007, and took its current name. As of February 9, 2010, Direct TV has dropped the Sirius XM programming in favor of SonicTap.
Much like the other decades channels, '70s on 7 attempts to recreate the feel of 1970s radio. They use similar DJ techniques, jingles, '70s slang, and news updates. Due to being commercial free, they do not recreate any sponsor spots. The channel was also used for XM's annual pop music chronology, IT
.
The original XM "70s on 7" channel made a strong effort to reproduce the smooth, velvety '70s FM sound rather than the chatty "morning drive" sound that Sirius favored. After the XM-Sirius merger the "morning drive" sound became "official" sound of the '70s channel. The channel also features the unique "Jukebox of Dynamite," wherein an alleged listener selects a "cheesy" song for the segment and accentuates the "70s on 7"'s self-mocking tone.
The '70s on 7 is the fourth most listened to station on the XM service, with a cume of 667,400 listeners per week, according to Arbitron
analysis.
Satellite radio
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channel on the Sirius XM Radio platform. It plays music from the 1970s, mostly being the hits, although the program list has shrunk considerably since Jon Clay was fired as Program Director. The current Sirius XM official supervising the '70s on 7, Steve Blatter, like his predecessor Jon Zellner, prefer to limit the playlist to music that is highly familiar and refuse to play many of the lower charting songs from the '70s that Clay allowed. As part of the Sirius/XM merger on November 12, 2008
2008 in radio
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, The '70s was merged with 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...
' Totally '70s
Totally '70s
Totally '70s was an all '70s music channel on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 7 and Dish Network channel 6007. It was replaced by The 70s on 7 after the Sirius-XM merger....
on Sirius channel 7, XM channel 7 and Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
6007, and took its current name. As of February 9, 2010, Direct TV has dropped the Sirius XM programming in favor of SonicTap.
Much like the other decades channels, '70s on 7 attempts to recreate the feel of 1970s radio. They use similar DJ techniques, jingles, '70s slang, and news updates. Due to being commercial free, they do not recreate any sponsor spots. The channel was also used for XM's annual pop music chronology, IT
IT (XM)
"IT: The History of Pop Music" is the name of a special program that XM Satellite Radio aired annually from 2002 to 2007, in which a majority of charted pop songs from the 1930s to the 2000s were aired in chronological order on seven of the platform's channels...
.
The original XM "70s on 7" channel made a strong effort to reproduce the smooth, velvety '70s FM sound rather than the chatty "morning drive" sound that Sirius favored. After the XM-Sirius merger the "morning drive" sound became "official" sound of the '70s channel. The channel also features the unique "Jukebox of Dynamite," wherein an alleged listener selects a "cheesy" song for the segment and accentuates the "70s on 7"'s self-mocking tone.
The '70s on 7 is the fourth most listened to station on the XM service, with a cume of 667,400 listeners per week, according to Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
analysis.
Programs
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- A weekly series hosted by Casey KasemCasey KasemKemal Amin "Casey" Kasem is an American radio personality and voice actor who is best known for being the host of the nationally syndicated Top 40 countdown show American Top 40, and for voicing Shaggy in the popular Saturday morning cartoon franchise Scooby-Doo.Kasem, along with Don Bustany and...
features the original recording of the syndicated radio program from a specific year from the '70s, with the commercial breaks eliminated. The show is broadcast on Saturday at Noon ET, with rebroadcasts on Sunday at 9am ET and Monday at 12 Midnight ET. The series originally used uncut, original episodes; since reruns have debuted in terrestrial syndication, '70s on 7 currently uses the same edits as the ones Premiere Radio NetworksPremiere Radio NetworksPremiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
uses for their edits. Program length varies from 2½ to 3½ hours, dependent on the year the program was produced.) - Saturday Night Party Fever - A weekly program hosted by Deney TerrioDeney TerrioDenis George Mahan , better known as Deney Terrio, is an American choreographer, former film actor and one-time host of the television musical variety series Dance Fever from 1979 to 1985...
broadcast on Saturday at 9pm ET.
Current program schedule
In Eastern Time:- WEEKDAYS
- 12:00AM-03:00AM: Casey Kasem (Monday)
- 03:00AM–06:00AM: Music (Monday)
- 12:00AM-06:00AM: Music (Tuesday-Friday)
- 06:00AM–12:00PM: "Magic" Matt Alan
- 12:00PM–06:00PM: Music
- 16:00PM–12:00AM: J.J. Walker
- SATURDAYS
- 12:00AM–12:00PM: Music
- 12:00PM–03:00PM: Casey Kasem (rebroadcast on sunday and monday)
- 03:00PM–09:00PM: "Magic" Matt Alan
- 09:00PM–12:00AM: Deney Terrio
- SUNDAYS
- 12:00AM–03:00AM: Deney Terrio
- 03:00AM–09:00AM: Music
- 09:00AM–12:00PM: Casey Kasem
- 12:00PM–06:00PM: Music
- 06:00PM-12:00AM: J.J. Walker