Just a heads up for those who listen to xm on DirecTv.
This is what im seeing now on my directivo.
Changes take place Midnight Eastern/11pm Central
809 Nashville! changes to US Country
817 Kiss Changes to XM Hit list
818 Mix changes to Flight 26
820 Sunny Changes to Escape
825 Eye Changes to Heat
826 The Fish changes to The Message
837 Music Lab changes to Big Tracks
842 The Flow changes to The Torch
878 Upcoming: MLB-Home Plate (1am- liquid metal)
879 Upcoming: XM Chill
It pretty much means clear channel content is being taken off of directv. (along with xm Canada and possibly aol)
All commercial free on directv.
edit: Here is some inforation on the new channels.
809 - US Country - (XM 17) - 80s and 90s Superstars
Country superstars are more than what's playing right now. For hits from the late 80s and 90s, a journey into US Country is well worth the visit. The careers of artists like Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Faith Hill, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, Brooks and Dunn, Alabama, George Strait, and Mark Chestnut can be discovered all over again on U.S. Country.
818 - Flight 26 - (XM 26) - Modern Hits 90s & Now
Check into Flight 26 for the modern hits of the 90s and now. You'll hear Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Nickelback, Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, Maroon 5, Sheryl Crow, Goo Goo Dolls.
817 - XM Hitlist - (XM 30) - Today's Hit Music
Forget the hype. Find the music. Turn up XM Hits, where all that's played are the Top 40, chart-topping, groove-grinding hits that are unmistakably now. And undoubtedly the moment's best. You'll hear Usher, Kelly Clarkson, Black Eyed Peas, Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, 3 Doors Down, Green Day.
826 - The Message - (XM 32) - Christian Pop & Rock
It's music with a powerful and positive message. An uplifting mix of Christian pop and rock hits from the 80s through today including Mercy Me, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Natalie Grant, Jeremy Camp.
878 ?? Liquid Metal - (XM 42) - Heavy Metal (XL)
Liquid Metal is undiluted, industrial-strength metal for the masses. Torturously hard and loud. You'll hear Exodus, Slayer, Megadeth, Morbid Angel, Metallica, Sabbath.
837 - Big Tracks - (XM 49) - Later Classic Rock
The 70s wasn't the end of classic rock - only the beginning. From mullets to air guitars, Big Tracks delivers classic rock's best, straight through the early 90s. What a rockin' state of mind that is. You'll hear Journey, Bon Jovi, REO Speedwagon, Bryan Adams, Boston, Tom Petty.
825 - The Heat - (XM 68) - Rhythmic Hits
Today's music is moving across genres, burning up the charts and setting America on fire. The nations' most sizzling hip hop, R&B and Top 40 crossover music. You'll hear Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Eminem, Gwen Stefani.
820 - Escape - (XM 78) - Easy Listening
Easy instrumental and vocal favorites create a soothing and refreshing Escape. All that's played are the great, popular melodies of the last sixty years. You'll hear Percy Faith, Andy Williams, Bert Kaempfert, Ronnie Aldrich, John Fox, Carpenters, Franck Pourcel, Chet Atkins, Ray Conniff.
879 ?? XM Chill - (XM 84) - Chill Music
A voyage into Chill, a place that pulses with exotic and cerebral music known as smooth electronica. Ambient, electronic and downtempo that's beyond a channel. It's an experience in sound. You'll hear Moby, Eno, Thievery Corporation, Zero 7, Chemical Brothers, Air, Radiohead, Massive Attack, Groove Armada.
842 - The Torch - (XM 31) - Not new on XM, Just new on Directv
From rhythmic to rock, an amazing blend of alternative music. It's 'Jesus Music' for the 21st century.
This is what im seeing now on my directivo.
Changes take place Midnight Eastern/11pm Central
809 Nashville! changes to US Country
817 Kiss Changes to XM Hit list
818 Mix changes to Flight 26
820 Sunny Changes to Escape
825 Eye Changes to Heat
826 The Fish changes to The Message
837 Music Lab changes to Big Tracks
842 The Flow changes to The Torch
878 Upcoming: MLB-Home Plate (1am- liquid metal)
879 Upcoming: XM Chill
It pretty much means clear channel content is being taken off of directv. (along with xm Canada and possibly aol)
All commercial free on directv.
edit: Here is some inforation on the new channels.
809 - US Country - (XM 17) - 80s and 90s Superstars
Country superstars are more than what's playing right now. For hits from the late 80s and 90s, a journey into US Country is well worth the visit. The careers of artists like Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Faith Hill, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, Brooks and Dunn, Alabama, George Strait, and Mark Chestnut can be discovered all over again on U.S. Country.
818 - Flight 26 - (XM 26) - Modern Hits 90s & Now
Check into Flight 26 for the modern hits of the 90s and now. You'll hear Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Nickelback, Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, Maroon 5, Sheryl Crow, Goo Goo Dolls.
817 - XM Hitlist - (XM 30) - Today's Hit Music
Forget the hype. Find the music. Turn up XM Hits, where all that's played are the Top 40, chart-topping, groove-grinding hits that are unmistakably now. And undoubtedly the moment's best. You'll hear Usher, Kelly Clarkson, Black Eyed Peas, Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, 3 Doors Down, Green Day.
826 - The Message - (XM 32) - Christian Pop & Rock
It's music with a powerful and positive message. An uplifting mix of Christian pop and rock hits from the 80s through today including Mercy Me, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Natalie Grant, Jeremy Camp.
878 ?? Liquid Metal - (XM 42) - Heavy Metal (XL)
Liquid Metal is undiluted, industrial-strength metal for the masses. Torturously hard and loud. You'll hear Exodus, Slayer, Megadeth, Morbid Angel, Metallica, Sabbath.
837 - Big Tracks - (XM 49) - Later Classic Rock
The 70s wasn't the end of classic rock - only the beginning. From mullets to air guitars, Big Tracks delivers classic rock's best, straight through the early 90s. What a rockin' state of mind that is. You'll hear Journey, Bon Jovi, REO Speedwagon, Bryan Adams, Boston, Tom Petty.
825 - The Heat - (XM 68) - Rhythmic Hits
Today's music is moving across genres, burning up the charts and setting America on fire. The nations' most sizzling hip hop, R&B and Top 40 crossover music. You'll hear Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Eminem, Gwen Stefani.
820 - Escape - (XM 78) - Easy Listening
Easy instrumental and vocal favorites create a soothing and refreshing Escape. All that's played are the great, popular melodies of the last sixty years. You'll hear Percy Faith, Andy Williams, Bert Kaempfert, Ronnie Aldrich, John Fox, Carpenters, Franck Pourcel, Chet Atkins, Ray Conniff.
879 ?? XM Chill - (XM 84) - Chill Music
A voyage into Chill, a place that pulses with exotic and cerebral music known as smooth electronica. Ambient, electronic and downtempo that's beyond a channel. It's an experience in sound. You'll hear Moby, Eno, Thievery Corporation, Zero 7, Chemical Brothers, Air, Radiohead, Massive Attack, Groove Armada.
842 - The Torch - (XM 31) - Not new on XM, Just new on Directv
From rhythmic to rock, an amazing blend of alternative music. It's 'Jesus Music' for the 21st century.
n Directv with the Torch it has a 721 channel not purchased.Even though at Directv.com its included with tc + and above.
