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The Joint (XM)
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The Joint is a Reggae
music channel on XM Satellite Radio
channel 42 (previously 86), Sirius
channel 42 (previously 84) and on Dish Network
channel 6084. Until February 9, 2010, it was available on DirectTV channel 882, but all of the Sirius XM music channels were dropped in favor of SonicTap. XM describes the channel as "Our Foundation Is The Roots" and primarily airs non-mainstream reggae artists. The Joint is one of the few "World" music channels on Sirius XM.
Until September 2008, The Joint was on XM channel 101 before moving to channel 95. On November 12, 2008
, the channel replaced Reggae Rhythms
, which was on Sirius
, and in addition, it moved to its current channel position on the XM side. Mediabase still lists the channel as X101-FM. As of April 2009
, The Joint has changed its logo from that which is shown above to the word "Joint" in all capital letters (except for the I) with a red, yellow, and green rainbow behind it. The logo also features a lion to the right of the word "Joint."
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
music 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...
channel 42 (previously 86), Sirius
Sirius
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channel 42 (previously 84) and on 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...
channel 6084. Until February 9, 2010, it was available on DirectTV channel 882, but all of the Sirius XM music channels were dropped in favor of SonicTap. XM describes the channel as "Our Foundation Is The Roots" and primarily airs non-mainstream reggae artists. The Joint is one of the few "World" music channels on Sirius XM.
Until September 2008, The Joint was on XM channel 101 before moving to channel 95. On November 12, 2008
2008 in radio
Several events occurred in radio in 2008.- Events :* January 2: WWFT finished Christmas music stunting, rolling out the red carpet for Adult contemporary music branded as "Warm."...
, the channel replaced Reggae Rhythms
Reggae Rhythms
Reggae Rhythms was a Reggae radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 97 and Dish Network channel 6097. Reggae Rhythms moved from channel 32 to channel 97 on February 14, 2007, and finally to channel 84 on June 24, 2008. It was replaced by The Joint as a result of the Sirius-XM merger....
, which was on 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...
, and in addition, it moved to its current channel position on the XM side. Mediabase still lists the channel as X101-FM. As of April 2009
2009 in radio
The following events occurred in radio in 2009.- Events :* January 1: Kurdish TV starts broadcasting in Turkey.* January: Michael Smerconish, morning host at talk radio WPHT Philadelphia, begins syndication of his morning show to WHFS in Washington and WOR in New York City.* January 17: Two well...
, The Joint has changed its logo from that which is shown above to the word "Joint" in all capital letters (except for the I) with a red, yellow, and green rainbow behind it. The logo also features a lion to the right of the word "Joint."
Current programs
- DancehallDancehallDancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
Daze - Daily - Midnight ET and Weekends - 10 PM ET. Roll out with the DJs of the past and present, ride the bubbling rhythms, and toast free style.
- Jamaica Talkin' - Tuesdays and Thursdays - 6 PM ET. Music man Dennis Howard takes us to the Jamaican heartbeat.
- Killa Sounds - Mondays through Wednesdays at 4 PM ET. Catch premieres and previews of new sounds in the world of reggae.
- Lovers Rock - Weekdays - 7 PM ET. Lovers Rock features romantic reggae with an R&B feel.