The Strobe
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Studio 54 Radio is a disco
and freestyle music
radio station, one of four Dance/Electronic music channels operated by Sirius XM Radio. The channel was originally known as The Strobe from 2002 to 2011, when it was relaunched under its current incarnation, a hommage to the legendary New York City discoteque, Studio 54
.
On November 12, 2008 The Strobe was eliminated from the Sirius lineup as a result of the Sirius/XM channel lineup reorganization. On December 16, due to subscriber demand, Sirius XM Radio announced that the channel would be reactivated on January 15, 2009.
On January 15, 2009, The Strobe returned to the Sirius lineup and made its debut on XM (on XM83, where the similarly-formatted Chrome had been prior to the November 2008 channel realignment).
On May 28, 2010 through noon on June 1, 2010, Beach Party Radio replaced The Strobe for the Memorial Day Weekend. On July 1, 2010 though July 7, 2010 at 3 AM ET, Beach Party Radio again replaced The Strobe for the July 4th Weekend. On September 3, 2010 at 9 AM, Beach Party Radio replaced The Strobe until Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Many subscribers were very unhappy with this change, based on comments on The Strobe's own Facebook
page.
On October 22, 2010 at 6 PM ET
, "The Strobe" was removed from satellite broadcasts and will now only be heard online. It was replaced with Pearl Jam Radio
, a channel playing the music of the band Pearl Jam
. The last song on "The Strobe" before the change took effect was "Last Dance
" by Donna Summer
.
On May 4, 2011, The Strobe was moved to online channel 803 for both services.
At Midnight, August 15, 2011, The Strobe went off the air, due to a new channel starting at 5pm, Studio 54 Radio, on S/XM channel 15. The channel, which unlike its predecessor, focuses on mostly deeper Disco tracks and club classics, based around the "Studio 54" sound and era, along with featuring the nightclub's original DJs and employee testimonials. On October 18, 2011, Studio 54 Radio paid tribute to its namesake by holding a event aptly titled "One Night Only at Studio 54!" which was broadcasted live on the channel.
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...
and freestyle music
Freestyle music
Freestyle or Latin freestyle, sometimes referred to as Latin hip hop, is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 1980s. Mostly popular during the mid 80s to the early 90s...
radio station, one of four Dance/Electronic music channels operated by Sirius XM Radio. The channel was originally known as The Strobe from 2002 to 2011, when it was relaunched under its current incarnation, a hommage to the legendary New York City discoteque, Studio 54
Studio 54
Studio 54 was a highly popular discotheque from 1977 until 1991, located at 254 West 54th Street in Manhattan, New York, USA. It was originally the Gallo Opera House, opening in 1927, after which it changed names several times, eventually becoming a CBS radio and television studio. In 1977 it...
.
On November 12, 2008 The Strobe was eliminated from the Sirius lineup as a result of the Sirius/XM channel lineup reorganization. On December 16, due to subscriber demand, Sirius XM Radio announced that the channel would be reactivated on January 15, 2009.
On January 15, 2009, The Strobe returned to the Sirius lineup and made its debut on XM (on XM83, where the similarly-formatted Chrome had been prior to the November 2008 channel realignment).
On May 28, 2010 through noon on June 1, 2010, Beach Party Radio replaced The Strobe for the Memorial Day Weekend. On July 1, 2010 though July 7, 2010 at 3 AM ET, Beach Party Radio again replaced The Strobe for the July 4th Weekend. On September 3, 2010 at 9 AM, Beach Party Radio replaced The Strobe until Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Many subscribers were very unhappy with this change, based on comments on The Strobe's own Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
page.
On October 22, 2010 at 6 PM ET
Eastern Time Zone
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, "The Strobe" was removed from satellite broadcasts and will now only be heard online. It was replaced with Pearl Jam Radio
Pearl Jam Radio
Pearl Jam Radio is a Sirius XM Radio channel playing music from American rock band Pearl Jam. It is heard on Sirius channel 22 and XM channel 22 .-External links:*...
, a channel playing the music of the band Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
. The last song on "The Strobe" before the change took effect was "Last Dance
Last Dance (song)
"Last Dance" is a hit 1978 song by singer Donna Summer. The song appeared on the Thank God It's Friday movie soundtrack. It was written by Paul Jabara and was co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder, along with Bob Esty...
" by Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
.
On May 4, 2011, The Strobe was moved to online channel 803 for both services.
At Midnight, August 15, 2011, The Strobe went off the air, due to a new channel starting at 5pm, Studio 54 Radio, on S/XM channel 15. The channel, which unlike its predecessor, focuses on mostly deeper Disco tracks and club classics, based around the "Studio 54" sound and era, along with featuring the nightclub's original DJs and employee testimonials. On October 18, 2011, Studio 54 Radio paid tribute to its namesake by holding a event aptly titled "One Night Only at Studio 54!" which was broadcasted live on the channel.