XM Scoreboard
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XM Scoreboard is a 24-hour sports information radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

, which airs 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 95. On 2008-11-12, XM Scoreboard was moved from channel 243 to channel 95.

Programming

XM Scoreboard features sports updates, schedules, and information on the various sporting events played on and off XM Radio. Unlike XM Sports Guide, the XM Scoreboard channel has its own audible content. The channel is programmed in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

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The channel is broadcast in low-fidelity, voice-only AMBE
Advanced Multi-Band Excitation
Advanced Multi-Band Excitation is a proprietary speech coding standard developed by Digital Voice Systems, Inc.- Overview :AMBE is a codebook-based vocoder that operates at bitrates of between 2 and 9.6 kbit/s, and at a sampling rate of 8 kHz in 20-ms frames...

 audio format like XM's Traffic and Weather channels.

See also Calendrier Sportif
Calendrier Sportif
Calendrier Sportif is a 24-hour, French-language sports information radio station, which airs on XM Satellite Radio. On November 12, 2008, Calendrier Sportif was moved from channel 246 to channel 97.- Programming :...

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