Sirius XM Pops
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| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
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| Frequency | Sirius XM Radio622 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Popular Classical |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sirius XM Radio |
| History | |
First air date | September 25,2001(as XM Pops) November 12,2008(as Sirius XM Pops) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | Satellite Radio Station |
| Links | |
| Website | SiriusXM Pops |
Sirius XM Popsis aSirius XM Satellite Radioonline station devoted to popularclassical music.It was formerly available onXMchannel 75[1](previously 77),Siriuschannel 75[2](previously 79). Until February 9, 2010, it was heard onDirect TVchannel 866.Preston Trombly,Paul Bachmann, Vincent Caruso,Martin Goldsmith,Carol Ford and Lauren Rico were the channel's principal on-air voices.
The channel launched on XM in2001asXM Popson channel 113. It moved to its channel number 77 and acquired its current name after merging with the SIRIUS Pops channel on November 12,2008.It also acquired the same logo from its old Sirius counterpart. In addition, it is the only Sirius XM classical channel that was XM-exclusive until the channel merger. OnSirius Canada,the channel retains theSirius Popsname.
On July 10, 2014, Sirius XM announced that Sirius XM Pops was to be removed from broadcast service on July 17. On July 17, 2014, at 12:00 a.m. Eastern, Sirius XM terminated broadcasting the Sirius XM Pops channel during a performance of Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5 just after playing Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor. Sirius XM Pops programming has merged withSymphony Hall.However, Sirius XM Pops remains as an online-only station at channel 755.
Holiday Pops
[edit]The channel was pre-empted each year for a "Holiday Pops" format featuring vocal and instrumentalChristmas music.This format change generally ran from shortly afterThanksgivingweekend throughChristmas Day.However, beginning in 2014 with the relegation of Sirius XM pops to an online only station, Holiday Pops was also relegated to an online-only channel except for a short period beginning December 24 throughChristmas Day,where it preempts the regular Symphony Hall programming on Satellite service. Its new number is online channel 783 and usually airs from the first Monday in December until Christmas Day. Since 2014 it is now completely separate from Sirius XM Pops which also continues to air online during the full run of Holiday Pops. The regular Symphony Hall programming airs online only on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day when Holiday Pops takes its place on the satellite service.
In 2018, "Holiday Pops" aired online throughout the season starting in November.
Pops On Film
[edit]Pops On Film was a specialty weekend program hosted and produced by Vincent Caruso. It aired Friday nights and was repeated Saturday nights and focused on film soundtrack and video game music suitable for a classical music and classical 'pops' music format. It ended when Sirius XM Pops was removed from broadcast service on July 17, 2014. The show was transitioned to SiriusXM's SymphonyHall (Channel 76) and renamed as "Classics On Film", with Vincent Caruso continuing to host and produce the show.
References
[edit]- ^"XM Channel Lineup"(PDF).2011-05-02.Retrieved2011-05-04.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Sirius Channel Lineup"(PDF).2011-05-02.Retrieved2011-05-04.[permanent dead link]
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