3 new channels come to Sirius on 2/14

[Mr Tony]

noticed that Sirius is adding 3 new channels

Frank Sinatra channel-75
Jamie Foxx-106
90's alternative-24

SWEET!! 90's alt channel

some channels are moving too
see all changes here
http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/Page&c=FlexContent&cid=1158082411510

 

[skidog]

Thanks Ice.

 

[jegrant]

They are taking away Hardcore Sports // 186 from US subscribers!

While I am not a sports fan, I am a firm believer that if they have a channel uplinked to the satellites anyway, they might as well turn it on and give US subscribers full access.

As it is, I had to buy two new Sirius radios before I found one that would receive channels 185 and 187-193. I wouldn't mind if they moved 186 to the "new chipset" lineup as the above mentioned group of channels.

I can understand, btw, if this is due to a rights issue or something like that, but all the other Canadian channels have been able to find a way to clear the copyrights for all of North America.

And, they are getting rid of C-SPAN, because they wanted the right to "extensively" pre-empt C-SPAN for live sports, and C-SPAN would not permit it. Therefore, C-SPAN is only available online, on WCSP-FM 90.1 and on XM. I agree with C-SPAN. I think Sirius needs to find a way to better manage bandwidth, or something like that, because all these pre-emptions are awful.

 

[Sirius_Rich]

Here is a link to the channel changes:

http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/Page&c=FlexContent&cid=1158082411510

I hear there are more changes like a Punk Rock channel coming.

 

[KE4EST]

Thanks for the info.

 

[digiblur]

Listened to the new channel 24....pretty cool! It's going to make my preset list.

 

[Mr Tony]

Listened to the new channel 24....pretty cool! It's going to make my preset list.

ditto

 

[Mr Tony]

They are taking away Hardcore Sports // 186 from US subscribers!

While I am not a sports fan, I am a firm believer that if they have a channel uplinked to the satellites anyway, they might as well turn it on and give US subscribers full access. .

jegrant
I use to listen to it via the uplink feed from satellite (it was on C-band satellite) and last night it was just dead air. So maybe they went off the air

All the other Canadian channels between 181-188 I heard last nite but Hardcore sports was dead air

 

[Mr Tony]

Hardcore SPorts is still on 186 as of today

also, after 3 days of listening to 24, I LOVE this channel

 

[Sirius_Rich]

Hardcore Sports is staying on Canadian Sirius and the newer receivers in the US. I can get 186 on my Stiletto but not my Kenwood headunits or older plug and play units.

 

[Carroll A]

Hardcore SPorts is still on 186 as of today

also, after 3 days of listening to 24, I LOVE this channel

Hey Ice I love 24 as well... The only problem I have with it is that it is Grunge then ALT then Grunge then Alt... Mix it all up where you are not hearing PJ, STP Nirvana every other song... CC

 

[jegrant]

Okay, so the 186 thing was less of a problem than I thought - it just moved to the hierarchical modulation used by most of the other non-CBC Canadian channels.

But - I have a new gripe - Sirius is now extensively pre-empting WRN // 140 for live sports, and letting the sports promo loop run for quite a long time after the event ends, rather than cutting back into the WRN feed in-progress.
This practice, combined with the fact that 140's description now reads "Sirius" instead of "WRN," makes me wonder whether WRN will soon be removed entirely.

 

[digiblur]

Hardcore SPorts is still on 186 as of today

also, after 3 days of listening to 24, I LOVE this channel

Same here... I love it! I rode with a friend that has XM the other day and I have to say XM bites the big one. Next rode trip with them, the Sirius is coming with us. My favs are 20, 23, 24, and 101(BTLS).

 

[skidog]

So I went to listen to Discovery on the way home last night and found out it is gone. I really liked that channel except when they had the wedding programs. Anyway I'm very dissapointed!!!

 

[kevlard1]

I have a feeling that Discovery Radio wasn't dropped because of a decision by Sirius but rather a decision by Discovery Radio. If it was a decision by Sirius you would think they would have announced it in when they announced the other channel changes and dropped channels that happened on Feb. 14.