It seems XM Canada is doing something right. O & A will be available to Canadians when XM Canada Launches. This morning O & A had Eric Logan on (ELO) and he stated directly that Opie and Anthony will be on in Canada. He was reading off the XM Canada line-up. He did not provide details on any of the other channels, but he stated 100% that Opie and Anthony would be part of the XM Canada line-up. He promised O & A bigger audience than Howard and they will get it. Finally a Canadian company does something right.

Two press releases today, including programming details:
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XM Canada unveils programming lineup featuring the most commercial-free music and the most NHL play-by-play games for $12.99 - the lowest monthly fee in satellite radio

Canadian subscribers will tune-in to the broadest and deepest music play
lists and the best in entertainment, news, talk and NHL games coverage

TORONTO, Nov. 16 /CNW/ - XM Canada, the Canadian satellite radio leader
in commercial-free music and NHL games coverage, today announced its
groundbreaking program lineup that will be brought to Canadians, from coast to
coast in time for this year's holiday season. Canadians want choice in quality
entertainment and the freedom to listen to commercial-free music, leading
sports, news and talk when they want, where they want. Featuring digital
quality sound, XM Canada's channel lineup of unparalleled music, NHL games
coverage, entertainment and information programming will be this season's
biggest hit for the lowest monthly fee in satellite radio.
"Canadians have been waiting for XM and now we're going to give them what
they want - superior choice, sound and signal quality," said Stephen Tapp,
president and COO of XM Canada. "With more than 5 million subscribers and
growing, XM is the undisputed leader in satellite radio. We will offer many
channels from XM Satellite Radio's award-winning U.S. programming lineup while
adding our new original Canadian programming. "XM Canada Originals" will
satisfy listeners not only across Canada, but North America as well."

The most commercial-free music in satellite radio

XM Canada will deliver an unprecedented lineup of digital-quality
commercial-free music appealing to wide-ranging music tastes - from jazz and
blues favourites and a complete spectrum of classical and country to Latin
vibes, dance/electronica, state-of-the-art new and classic rock plus hits from
the past five decades and Christian. From musical legends to the next big
thing, XM has them all and offers listeners the most sought-after playlist of
commercial-free music.

Decades - Individual channels recreating the yesteryears and reliving the
experiences through music hits specific to each decade. Featuring big band
sound of the '40s; Rock and Roll legends such as Elvis and Buddy Holly of the
'50s; the Beatles and other revolutionary bands of the '60s; disco fever of
the '70s; original pop chart hits and hard rock from the '80s; and dance beats
and grunge sounds of the '90s.

Rock - XM boasts more than a dozen channels of every flavour of rock.
Classic rock on Deep Tracks; killer hard rock on Boneyard; and College Rock on
XMU; multiple channels of alternative rock through the ages on Fred, XM Café,
Ethel, Squizz and Lucy; monster hits on Top Tracks, acoustic rock on The Loft
and progressive rock on XM Music Lab and Fungus.

Pop & Hits - The best of the best have been culled for listener
enjoyment, with dedicated channels for pop hits from around world, greatest
love songs, as well as movie soundtracks on Cinemagic, On Broadway's show
tunes and chart toppers on the Top 20 on 20 channel.

Country - Old-time, classic, contemporary, bluegrass and alternative
country - a whole range of musical styles from country legends on Hank's Place
to today's top country hits on Highway 16.

Urban - From the soulful expressiveness of R&B to the rhythm of a
rapper's beat, it could be decades old or new on the street - no matter what,
it moves you, including uncensored hip hop on RAW and old school rap and hip
hop programmed by Snoop Dogg on The Rhyme.

Jazz and Blues - Featuring every hue of the jazz and blues palette from
Louis, Ella, Duke and other originals on Real Jazz and Sinatra Family
favourites on Frank's Place, to cool and contemporary jazz on Watercolors and
future fusion hits and modern, plugged-in jazz on Beyond Jazz.

Dance - World-class DJs mixing cutting-edge dance music from around the
world will make everyone's feet move. Underground dance from the club/rave
culture on The Move; non-stop dance club hits on BPM; mind-altering
electronica mix and breakbeats on The System; and the most danceable disco on
Chrome.

Lifestyle - An assortment of fresh channels including Hear Music(TM) -
the voice of Starbucks, to an eclectic mix of classical, jazz and rock on Fine
Tuning and a blend of soothing and inspiring meditative messaging on Audio
Visions, all geared to enlighten, educate and satisfy sophisticated listening
tastes.

Classical - Complete coverage of the classical spectrum from the
Renaissance to today.

The most NHL play-by-play games and sports talk

Canadian hockey fans, rejoice! Starting this season, hockey fans will be
able to cheer all their favourite teams across the country with NHL play-by-
play game coverage of more than 40 games per week and 1,000 games per season.
XM will become the exclusive satellite radio home of the National Hockey
League (NHL) beginning with the 2007/2008 season.

Exclusive live performances of today's and tomorrow's leading artists

XM Satellite has an unprecedented lineup of live performance recordings
from thousands of artists who have performed in the state-of-the-art XM
studios. XM hosts stars such as Paul McCartney, Coldplay, Lenny Kravitz,
Wynton Marsalis, B.B. King, Melissa Etheridge, Avril Lavigne and others, and
XM Canada will broadcast exclusive performances nationally. And with the
launch of XM Canada, you never know who will drop by our fan-accessible
storefront performance studios in Toronto and Montreal.

Award-winning programming and entertainment

XM Canada is bringing Canadians the best in quality radio programming. XM
was named Best Radio Service at the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment
Awards. From dynamic talk radio brought by Ellen DeGeneres and Tyra Banks on
Take Five to the "Satellite Cowboy" Bill Mack and "The Truckin' Bozo" Dale
Sommers on the truckers channel Open Road, there are radio programs on almost
every subject. XM's comedy channels will bring laughter to everyone. Families
can enjoy XM Kids, an award-winning channel recognized by Parents Choice.

The biggest names in news

Listeners will get the latest headlines, information and breaking news
from leading newscasts from around the world. XM will be broadcasting 24-hour
news programs from CNN, CNBC, BBC World Service and FOX News, as well as the
popular Bob Edwards Show on XM Public Radio.

Original Canadian music and entertainment programming

XM offers exclusive entertainment programming of today's most popular and
emerging musicians, comedians and personalities in Canada through "XM Canada
Originals" produced in French and English by XM Canada.

English channels

- Home Ice(TM) - A revolutionary hockey talk channel featuring Canada's
favourite pastime, hockey. Expert coverage from well-known
commentators and ex-NHL stars will make this the channel to listen to
for hockey fans.

- (un)Signed(TM) - A breakthrough rock music channel featuring new,
emerging and recently established Canadian rock artists. From
mainstream to modern, from eclectic to heavy metal, (un)Signed will
champion Canadian music with energy, intensity and passion.

- Laugh Attack - An uncensored comedy channel spotlighting Canada's
rich pool of extraordinary comedians. Whether it's politics,
relationships or the regular travails of daily life, Laugh Attack
will be aggressive in its pursuit of the big laugh.

- Canada 360 - A 24/7 national news and information channel focused on
the latest news, weather, sports, business and entertainment
information and issues of importance to Canadians.

French channels

- Air Musique - An original trend-oriented music channel playing a
fusion of punk, hip-hop, metal, electronic and alternative rock music
for those who like to live on the leading edge of the music scene
with a French twist.

- Franc Parler - A round-the-clock news, talk and information channel
with an emphasis on sports. Franc Parler will feature hourly news and
sports along with compelling talk shows hosted by well known
commentators and NHL stars. The channel will also be the home to
French language NHL play-by-play games coverage.

- Sur La Route - A music channel featuring a blend of modern and
classic pop, folk, rock and roll, "chanson" and soul featuring
yesterday's, today's and tomorrow's stars.

- Quoi de Neuf - An arts and entertainment news and information channel
covering everything from new movie releases, DVD releases, concerts,
shows and theatre activity to the latest information on new
technology, including computers, video games and more.

"XM Canada will offer Canadian subscribers a phenomenal choice of
Canadian and international content, delivered in a convenient new format and
beamed directly to their homes, cars, boats or on the go via satellite," said
Ross Davies, XM Canada's vice president of programming. "With original
production studios in Toronto and Montreal, XM Canada will offer the best
Canadian content along with XM's award-winning international programming.
There is nothing on the market today that can compare to our lineup of music,
sports and talk that we are giving Canadians this holiday season. We invite
Canadians to join the leader: XM, the number one satellite radio service in
the universe."

Of note.

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Looks like they have everything I want included in the lineup. Now what incentive are they going to offer me to switch over my grey account? Dicounted sub or a couple free months will do.:eek:

On another unrelated note, Calgary repeater still not turned on.

Is this the full line-up? Very disappointing. Except for Fox Sports, MLB Home Plate, and Hockey they dropped all the other sports channels. Where's ESPNews and ESPN Radio? No MLB Play-By-Play Channels??? Without it, I'm not getting Sat Radio.

I am fine with the line up since it contains all the channels I listen to :D

What:confused:


No Radio Disney!!!;)

Is this the full line-up? Very disappointing. Except for Fox Sports, MLB Home Plate, and Hockey they dropped all the other sports channels. Where's ESPNews and ESPN Radio? No MLB Play-By-Play Channels??? Without it, I'm not getting Sat Radio.


ESPN won't be on the Cdn service as they don't have the rights to air it.

On another unrelated note, Calgary repeater still not turned on.
I got the sense the other repeaters were up and down, so you had to catch it. Also, I suspect repeaters that potentially conflict with US border repeaters were an issue that they are going to deal with early. I would be more concerned about the list of repeaters (http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26357) posted by Kieran which had only one repeater for Calgary, and nothing for highway 1 into BC. Why put repeaters on highway 2? The satellite coverage is excellent there, it is in the mountains and areas with trees that are a problem.

Can't be ESPN not having the rights in canada as Sirius Canada will carry them.

Is this the full line-up? Very disappointing. Except for Fox Sports, MLB Home Plate, and Hockey they dropped all the other sports channels. Where's ESPNews and ESPN Radio? No MLB Play-By-Play Channels??? Without it, I'm not getting Sat Radio.

Likewise - where's the incentive? Typical Canadian nonsense....I wanted satellite radio for the sports channels and the talk channels, and there is next to nothing offered. Yes, there is hockey, but that's it! Where are the MLB Play-By-Play Channels? Where is ESPN Radio? Where is the PGA channel? Where is Sporting News Radio? Where are the Canadian talk channels? No ABC News, no MSNBC, no Bloomberg, no US talk stations....sure there are lots of music channels, but the news/talk/sports selection is absolute garbage.

As someone who was going to buy a system, I'm questioning why I would now - none of the channels I want are available.

I agree. I am not a fan of O&A and I am Sirius supporter....but I will admit that XM Canada is making some great business moves while Sirius Canada isn't making any waves at all.

I am happy for fans of O&A that they can get their show. I can only feel sorry for Howard Fans in Canada. Go Grey my friends. Go Grey.

The new Canadian XM 52 "Unsigned" is a GREAT channel. I have been listening to it all day on my MYFi...it has already been added to my top ten presets :cool:

The new Canadian XM 52 "Unsigned" is a GREAT channel. I have been listening to it all day on my MYFi...it has already been added to my top ten presets :cool:
You're gaonna have to change your signature... ;) Seriously, what are they playing? (my XM2Go is with the wife in the car in another province :( )

I thought the Canadian service was to carry all the US music streams. Conspicuously missing are a Christian channel, a couple urban ones, some latin ones including latin jazz on Luna, and VOX, "Where classical music has finally found its voice".

Yes, classical music lovers get the shaft again.

Yes, classical music lovers get the shaft again.
Maybe not, I've Emailed VOX's stream director and he has assured me that those omissions were informational glitches (to which he has "raised a stink") and that all the XM music streams are available within the Canadian service. Whomever subscribes to CSR, please post the answer here.

"By condition of licence, the licensee must provide a minimum of eight original Canadian-produced channels at the beginning of operations, and may distribute, to any Canadian subscriber, a maximum of nine non-Canadian-produced channels for each original Canadian-produced channel that it distributes. A minimum of 85% of the musical selections broadcast on all Canadian-produced channels, considered together, must be Canadian selections."

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2005/db2005-246.htm

I take this to mean that they need to start more Canadian produced channels before they can rebroadcast more US channels.

Dave

Is this the full line-up? Very disappointing. Except for Fox Sports, MLB Home Plate, and Hockey they dropped all the other sports channels. Where's ESPNews and ESPN Radio? No MLB Play-By-Play Channels??? Without it, I'm not getting Sat Radio.
737 - I have the sirius grey area subscription and the only reason I might consider going xm in the future would be for mlb. Do you not think that when hockey season is over those channels could be used for baseball?? Or have you heard otherwise.