List of Sirius XM Radio channels

Since 2008, Sirius XM Radio has had a similar channel lineup, with a few differences based on whether the individual has a Sirius, XM, or SiriusXM radio. For technical reasons, separate radios continue to be manufactured for the separate services despite the programming lineups having since been merged. The Lynx and Edge radios are on the SiriusXM platform, the Onyx and XM3pi radios are on the XM platform, and the Sportster and Starmate radios are on the Sirius platform.^[1]

The following is a list of channels on Sirius XM and Sirius XM Canada. There are over 150 full-time channels on Sirius XM, and over 140 of which are on Sirius XM Canada.^[2] Not included are channels that are specifically used for live sports programming, as well as former music channels that were merged with a duplicate music channel after the merger.

List

Updated as of April 16, 2024 (Lineups on this list may differed for the Canadian markets)

XL – Channels that aired uncut/uncensored, which contained explicit profane language or mature programming that may be offensive to some viewers. Listeners can opt to subscribe Family Friendly plans via their Listener Care hotline.

Preview

Pop

Rock

Dance/Electronic

Country

Christian

Jazz/Standards/Classical

Family

Sports

In addition to the below-following sports channels, Sports Play-by-Play are additionally available on the SirusXM app.

Comedy

Entertainment/Talk

Religion

More

Latin (in Spanish)

French, Canadian, and international

Seasonal channels

Halloween

Holiday

xL

"xL" is a designation and rating in which the channel is uncensored, and contains explicit profane language or mature programming that may be offensive to some viewers. Before the SiriusXM merger, Sirius's channels containing uncensored content were listed as either "Uncensored" or "Uncut" instead, with XM using the "xL" rating. On DirecTV listings, XM's xL-rated Channels are listed as "TV-MA" for profanity. On pay TV services Dish Network and Bell Fibe TV listings, XM's xL-rated Channels are listed as "Adult" for music programming and adult entertainment programs as well as radio stations aimed at the adult radio genres, as well as adult education radio.

List of xL Channels:

Sirius Satellite Radio

• SIRIUS Hip-Hop Nation – Non-stop Hip-Hop 24/7
• SIRIUS Shade 45 – Shady's Hardcore Hip-Hop
• SIRIUS Hot Jamz – Today's Mainstream Hip-Hop and R&B Hits
• SIRIUS Raw Dog Comedy – Uncensored Comedy
• SIRIUS Faction – Music of Action Sports

XM Satellite Radio

• xL Boneyard – Heavy Rock Oldies
• xL XMLM – Today's uncensored heavy metal
• xL Ethel – New Alternative Rock (Used to be DJ-free and xL, but lost its "xL" Rating and was hosted by DJs every now and then.)
• xL SquiZZ – New Heavy Rock
• xL The Rhyme – Snoop Dogg's uncut Old School Hip-hop
• xL RAW – Uncut Contemporary Rap/Hip-Hop
• xL High Voltage/the ViRUS – The Opie and Anthony Show/The Ron and Fez Show
• xL XM Comedy – Uncensored Comedy
• xL Laugh Attack – Uncensored Canadian Comedy
• xL Extreme XM – Extreme Talk

Online Channels

• xL Dirty Dog – Down & Dirtiest Comedy (Discontinued)
• xL UCB Radio – Skits, Sketches & Underground Comedy from the Upright Citizens Brigade (Discontinued)
• xL SiriusXM Comedy Showcase – The Comedy Club (Discontinued)
• xL Sway's Universe – Lifestyle with Sway Calloway
• xL Wake Up With Jordan Peltz – Political Talk (Discontinued)
• xL Faction Punk – Uncensored Punk Rock
• xL Playboy Radio en Español – Uncensored en Español (Discontinued)
• xL Vivid Radio – Hot Sex Radio Talk (Discontinued)

Current xL Channels

• xL Pandora Now – Today's uncensored Pop
• xL Radio Andy – Uncensored Talk with Andy Cohen
• xL SiriusXM FLY – Hip-Hop and R&B Hits of the 90's and 2000's
• xL Howard 100 – The Howard Stern Show
• xL Howard 101 – The World of Howard Stern
• xL Faction Talk – Talk with Jim Norton, Sam Roberts and Jason Ellis
• xL Canada Laughs – Uncensored Canadian Comedy
• xL SiriusXM Turbo – Hard rock from the 90's & 2000's
• xL LL Cool J's Rock the Bells Radio – LL Cool J's Uncut Classic Hip-Hop
• xL Hip-Hop Nation – Today's Hip-Hop Hits
• xL Shade 45 – Eminem's Hardcore Hip-Hop
• xL Comedy Central Radio – Uncensored comedy from Comedy Central
• xL Sirius XM Stars – Women's Talk and Entertainment
• xL SiriusXM Comedy Greats – Uncensored Comedy with the Greatest Comedians of All-Time
• xL Jeff & Larry's Comedy Roundup (formerly Blue Collar Radio) – All-American Comedy with Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy
• xL Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Radio – Uncensored Urban Comedy with Kevin Hart
• xL Raw Dog Comedy – Uncensored Comedy Hits
• xL Liquid Metal – Heavy metal and Extreme metal
• xL Jason Ellis – The Jason Ellis Show
• xL Carlin's Corner – Uncensored Comedy presented by George Carlin
• xL Barstool Radio – Satirical Sports and Men's Talk
• xL Netflix is a Joke Radio – Commercial-free Standup Comedy from Netflix

Former XL Channels

• XL Ethel – New Alternative Rock (Lost its "xL" Explicit Language rating since 2004)
• Playboy Radio – Adult Entertainment programming (Cancelled since 2013)
• xL Dirty Dog – Down & Dirtiest Comedy (Discontinued since 2014)
• Sirius OutQ – LGBT News, Talk & Entertainment for Gay & Lesbian people (discontinued since 2016)
• xL Outlaw Country – Alternative Country and Outlaw Country (Lost its "XL" Rating since in the Later 2010s)
• xL SiriusXM Comedy Showcase – The Comedy Club (discontinued since 2014)
• xL UCB Radio – Skits & Underground Comedy (discontinued since 2014)
• xL The Foxxhole – Uncensored Urban comedy, Urban contemporary, Hip-hop and R&B hits with Jamie Foxx (Discontinued since 2018)

Former channels

(Most recent changes on top)

• Green Day Radio (107, dropped on January 23, 2024)
• Venus 303 (formerly Top 20 on 20)
• SiriusXM 1st Traffic and Weather – Continuous traffic and weather reports for major markets (channels cut January 2017; last channels dropped March 1, 2023)^[3]
• 88Rising Radio (305) - Asian hits curated by 88rising
• 102.7 KIIS-FM simulcast (dropped in May 2022)
• Z100 in New York City simulcast (dropped in May 2022)
• The Garth Channel (55) – Music of Garth Brooks and other artists (country and non-country) that he enjoys (2016–2022)
• Happy Radio (708) (formerly StayHome Radio) – played upbeat pop music
• Cinemagic (750) – devoted to film scores (dropped on December 7, 2021)^[4]
• Radio Disney (79) – Pop music for tweens and teens (dropped on December 31, 2020)
• Coldplay Radio (28) – Limited time station for the band Coldplay (from July 15 until August 13, 2020)
• BackSpin – "old skool" rap
• TheBlaze Radio talk (dropped on April 5, 2017)
• Entertainment Weekly Radio – Pop Culture News and Reviews
• Classic College Radio – classic Indie Rock
• Oprah Radio – self-help talk
• Top 20 on 20 – was a hits station whose song list was determined by listener voting (dropped on July 17, 2014).
• World Radio Network – was "An international tour of the news from broadcasters worldwide" (dropped on April 25, 2013)^[5][6]
• Martha Stewart Living Radio – was a variety of programming channel (dropped on February 18, 2013)
• Playboy Radio – was an uncensored adult content station (dropped on March 14, 2013)
• Fox News Talk – conservative talk radio operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company (dropped on February 14, 2013)
• Radio Parallèle – A French-Canadian station started as Franc Parler (November 17, 2005-April 16, 2006), a mens-lifestyle programme, then as SportPlus (April 17, 2006-April 8, 2007)^[7] including shock jock Jeff Fillion,^[8] then Radio Parralèle (April 9, 2007-August 11, 2011).
• BBC Radio 1 – modern and current popular radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (dropped on August 9, 2011)^[9]
• Specials – special events and shows; inherited format from XM Live, a channel that featured musical events, concerts, sporting events, and weekly talk shows (dropped on November 12, 2008)^[10]
• New Country – Replaced by The Highway on November 12, 2008
• Rumbón (83) – was a tropical/reggaeton radio station (replaced by Caliente on November 12, 2008); later revived on a different channel
• SIRIUS Disorder (33) – was a Freeform/Eclectic radio station (dropped on November 12, 2008)
• The System (82) – Various Electronic and Dance, primarily trance and synth-based. Dropped from satellite delivery on November 12, 2008, when the merge of the SIRIUS and XM channel lineups was implemented, but continued on XM Online. Removed February 6, 2009 from XM Online and DirecTV as 1worldspace, where the channel originated, prepared to cease operations resulting from its bankruptcy protection filing in October 2008
• The Beat (36) – Was a Top 40 Dance Hits station (Replaced by XM's BPM on November 12, 2008)
• Sirius Super Shuffle (12) – was an adult hits station (dropped from online service November 12, 2008)
• Laugh Break (105) - dropped on November 12, 2008
• Universo Latino (90) – Universo Latino is a Spanish Pop mixed music radio station (dropped on November 12, 2008)
• Boombox (39) – Boombox was a Breakbeat and Old Skool remix radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 39 and DISH Network channel 6034, (dropped on November 12, 2008)
• Hot Jamz/The Eye (50/26) – Hip-Hop, Urban Contemporary and R&B (replaced by XM's The Heat on November 12, 2008)
• E! Entertainment Radio (107) – Entertainment news and Celebrity Gossip, (dropped on November 12, 2008)
• Punk (29) – Was a Punk and Ska radio station. On September 15, 2008, it was replaced with a 24-hour AC/DC channel.
• Client 9 Radio (126) – Talk channel ran from March 14, 2008, at 5:00 pm ET through midnight on March 17, 2008, to discuss the Eliot Spitzer scandal.^[11]
• LIME Radio (114) – Healthy Lifestyle (dropped on February 13, 2008).
• Court TV Plus (110) – Live trial proceedings (dropped on January 1, 2008) – channel now broadcasts "P.O.T.U.S.".
• ABC News & Talk (143) – News/talk and entertainment from ABC (dropped on September 24, 2007).
• Planet Jazz (70) – Modern Jazz and Contemporary Jazz music (dropped on September 7, 2007)
• The Who Channel (29) – The Who music (dropped on April 1, 2007)
• Discovery Channel Radio (119) – Discovery Channel programming (dropped on February 14, 2007).
• Revolution (67) – Christian rock (dropped on February 14, 2007).
• Sports Byline USA (122) – Sports Talk and Play-by-Play (dropped on February 14, 2007).
• Rolling Stones Radio (98) – All Rolling Stones music (dropped on January 1, 2007).
• PRI (136) – Global Issues (dropped on September 25, 2006).
• BBC Mundo (182) – (in Spanish) News, (dropped on September 25, 2006)
• Classical Voices (85) – Opera, (dropped on September 25, 2006)
• WSM Entertainment Radio (117) – Simulcast of 650 WSM in Nashville. Broadcast the Grand Ole Opry (dropped on September 13, 2006).
• Sirius RIGHT (145) – Some programming from this channel was merged into Sirius Patriot (dropped on March 14, 2006).
• Sirius Advice (117) – Advice programming. Upon deletion, programs were added to other Sirius channels (dropped on March 14, 2006).
• Mexicana (91) – Played Regional Mexican music (dropped on March 14, 2006).
• EWTN Radio Catolica Mundial (180) – Spanish language Catholic programming (dropped on March 14, 2006).
• Remix (62) – Played exclusive remixes of modern dance music (dropped on September 29, 2005).
• Wax (42) – Featured mixed and remixed hip-hop (dropped on September 29, 2005).
• Slow Jamz (52) – Featured modern soft R&B and Soul ballads (dropped on September 29, 2005).
• Swing Street (73) – Played swing music from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s (dropped on September 29, 2005).
• Folk Town (38) – Played contemporary and traditional folk music (dropped on September 29, 2005).
• Hispanic Talk (181) – Featured Spanish language talk radio (replaced with "ESPN Deportes" on December 1, 2005).
• The Weather Channel Radio (110–112) – Provided continual weather forecasts (dropped on September 29, 2005).
• Wisdom Radio (132) – Dedicated to new age thinkers and life improvement methods. Rebranded as "Lime" on September 29, 2005.
• The Word Network (161) – Featured Gospel music and urban ministries from a Protestant and Gospel perspective (dropped on September 29, 2005).
• Air America Radio (144) – Featured liberal talk radio, mainly which were Air America personalities. Dropped in July 2005 when Air America went exclusively with XM Satellite Radio.
• Vacation (97) – Played island vacation music—replaced with "Radio Margaritaville" in June 2005.
• Talk for Women (Our Time) (131) – Featured women-oriented talk and entertainment programming (dropped in May 2005).
• Street Beat (44) – Featured rap and New Hip-hop hits (dropped in October 2004).
• La Red Hispana (117) – Featured news and talk programming in Spanish (replaced with "Hispanic Talk" in July 2004).
• Planet Dance (63) – Played mainstream dance music (replaced with "Area 63"—then Area—in July 2004, then became Diplo's Revolution).
• Radio Deportivo (128) – Featured sports programming in Spanish (dropped in July 2004).
• The Border (36) – Played alternative country (replaced with "Outlaw Country" in April 2004).
• Country Road (32) – Played a mix of classic country and modern country (replaced with "Prime Country" in January 2004).
• House Party (60) – Played house music (dropped in January 2004).
• The Vortex (64) – Played trance music (dropped in January 2004).
• Planet Rhyme (41) – Featured international hip-hop (dropped in January 2004).
• Vista (82) – Played chamber music (dropped in January 2004).
• Soundscapes (98) – Played new age music (dropped in January 2004).
• SIRIUS Sessions (100) – Played live music (dropped in January 2004).
• Sirius Entertainment (135) – Featured programming about celebrities and the world of entertainment (replaced with "Our Time – Talk for Women" in January 2004).
• A&E Satellite Radio (137) – Featured programming from the A&E television network (dropped in January 2004).
• Radio Amigo (140) – A Spanish language talk channel (dropped in January 2004).
• Radio Mujer (141) – A Spanish language talk channel (dropped in January 2004).
• The Express (44) – Old School/Funk R&B (dropped in February 2003).
• 106.7 Lite FM (13) – Simulcast of WLTW 106.7 Lite FM in New York City (dropped in December 2003)

See also

• XM Satellite Radio channel history

References

1. "Platforms". Sirius XM Radio. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
2. "Plans". Sirius XM Canada. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
3. "SiriusXM Drops Traffic/Weather Channels – RadioInsight". 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
4. "Anybody notice that Cinemagic is gone as of midnight EST 12/7?". Reddit. 7 December 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
5. "World Radio Net". Sirius. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
6. "Listeners in North America at WRN". World Radio Net. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
7. Trudel, Pierre (2007-03-22). "Les stations francophones de XM dissoutes... ou presque" (in French). Retrieved 2007-09-19.
8. ""Le Pirate" Jeff Fillion comes to XM Canada" (Press release). CNW Telbec. 2006-08-11. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
9. "Sirius XM Pulls the Plug on BBC Radio 1". 10 August 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
10. "XM Radio Joins with EWTN Global Catholic Network to Launch 'Papal U.S. Visit '08' Channel on XM" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2008-04-03. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-04-03 – via xmradio.com. XM, EWTN to host six-day XM channel devoted to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States April 15–20
11. "Client 9 Radio". SIRIUS Satellite Radio. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

External links

• Sirius XM Channel lineup
• Official Sirius XM Radio Channel List July 2020 Archived 2020-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Official Sirius XM Canada Channel List