Directv to drop Sirius/XM Programming

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2009-12-22 SonicTap-XM Music Channel Comparison
On February 9, 2010, DIRECTV customers will have a new source for their favorite music channels. SonicTap will continue to deliver the same crystal-clear sound and programming variety that DIRECTV viewers have always enjoyed. And SonicTap features even more music channels with no interruptions.

Below is a channel-by-channel comparison of current XM/Sirius genres, and the new SonicTap music channels that will replace them:


Ch XM SonicTap
801 The 40's Jazz: Big Band/Swing
802 The 50's Oldies: Malt Shop Oldies
803 The 60's Oldies: 60's Revolution
804 The 70's Oldies: 70's Hits
805 The 80's Oldies: 80's Hits
806 The 90's Pop/Adult Contemporary: 90's Hits
807 Pop2K Rat Pack
808 Roadhouse Country: Traditional Country
809 Prime Country Country: Hit Country
810 Outlaw Country Country: Red, Rock and Blues
811 Willie's Place Country: Honky Tonk Tavern
812 Bluegrass Junction Bluegrass: Bluegrass
813 The Village Folk: Folk Rock
814 The Highway Country: Modern Country
815 The Loft Holiday & Happenings
816 Top 20 on 20 Pop/Adult: Today's Hits
817 Pop2K Pop/Adult Contemporary: Y2K Hits
818 The Pulse Pop/Adult Contemporary: Hottest Hits
819 Love Pop/Adult Contemporary: Love Songs
820 Escape Instrumental: Contemporary Instrumentals
821 The Blend Pop/Adult Contemporary: Adult Contemoprary
822 Cinemagic Standards: Silver Screen
823 On Broadway Standards: Showtunes
824 The Blend Groove Lounge
825 The Heat Urban: Hot Jamz (Hip Hop)
826 The Message Religious: The Spirit
827 Praise Religious: Gospel Glory
828 Enlighten Religious: Hallelujah
829 Hair Nation Rock: Hair Guitar
830 Bone Yard - XL Rock: Full Metal Jacket
831 Sirius XM U Rock: College Rock
832 The Spectrum Rock: Adult Alternative
833 Classic Vinyl Rock: Classic Rock
834 Alt. Nation Rock: Alternative
835 Octane Rock: Ink'd
836 The Loft Standards: Singers-Songwriters
837 Classic Rewind Classic Rock: Classic Hits Blend
838 Lithium Rock: Reality Bites
839 1st Wave Alternative: Flashback/New Wave
840 Deep Tracks Specialty: 8-Tracks
841 Liquid Metal: XL Rock: Spike (Explicit Lyrics)
842 Soul Town Urban: Classic R&B
843 Heart & Soul Urban: Silky Soul
844 The Groove Urban: Old School Funk
845 Strobe Dance: Retro Disco
846 Backspin Urban: The Boombox (Explicit Lyrics)
847 Hip Hop Nation Urban: Hype (Explicit Lyrics)
848 Coffeehouse Alternative: Coffeehouse Rock
849 The Bridge Rock: Soft Hits
850 Real Jazz Jazz: Classic Jazz Vocal Band
851 Watercolors Jazz: Smooth Jazz
852 Prime Country Jazz
853 Roadhouse Metro Blend
854 Bluesville Specialty: Blues
855 Classic Rewind Great Standards
856 Spa Health & Fitness: New Age
857 Chill Health & Fitness: Zen
858 Area Dance: SubTerranean
859 BPM Dance: Dance
860 Love Modern Workout
861 The 70s PUMP!
862 The Pulse Classic Rock Workout
863 The Joint International: Reggae
864 Symphony Hall Classical: Symphonic
865 Watercolors Piano
866 Pops Classical: Light Classical
867 Radio Disney Specialty: Be-Tween
868 Kids Place Live Specialty: The Playground
869 Caliente Latin: Bailamos!
870 [New Channel] Fiesta Tropical
871 [New Channel] Latin Contemporary
872 [New Channel] Music of the Americas
873 [New Channel] Regional Mexican
874 [New Channel] Salsa
875 [New Channel] Hurbano
876 [New Channel] Mariachi
877 [New Channel] Carnaval Brasileiro
878 [New Channel] Rock en Espanol
879 [New Channel] Latin Jazz
880 The Spa Familiar Favorites
881 A Taste of Italy Italian Bistro Blend
882 The Spectrum Italian Contemporary
883 Top 20 on 20 Irish
884 The 80s Tranquility


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[bestseller92]

Dish better not drop it. I enjoy having the all Elvis channel and Radio Margaritaville.

[magellan]

If Jimmy would bring back the high-bandwidth stream, it would be a big step in the right direction. A 16kbps mono WMA stream, and a very bad sounding 40kbps stereo MP3 stream pale compared to other Internet radio. If bandwidth costs are an issue, he could at least do a 64kbps AAC+ stream, which many Internet radio stations are doing to support the iPhone.

My guess is the Radio Margaritaville stream is intentionally degraded to try to drive Parrotheads to XM/Sirius.

Satellite radio is a dying concept. The arrival of 3G (and in the next few years, 4G) smart phones means Internet streaming will become the preferred method of mobile multimedia content delivery.