XM Canada to increase it's channel line-up April 1st - no joke! - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

hugh · 2007-03-12, 07:47 AM

XM Canada has announced that it will be increasing its channel offering on April 1st to 120 channels.

New commercial-free music channels:

Cinemagic: Relive movie moments
Hitlist: The hits - Top 40 and beyond
Enlighten: Southern gospel
The Groove: Old School R&B
Fuego: The hottest sounds in Latin music
Aguila: A celebration of regional Mexican music
Caliente: A tropical paradise - salsa, merengue, bachata and more
VOX: The magic of the human voice - opera

New talk programming

Fox News Talk: Talk news like only FOX can give you
Bloomberg Radio: The world's capital markets
CNN Headline News: News every 15 minutes
C-SPAN: Government hearings and public affairs
Family Talk: Christian talk and entertainment
ACC College Sports: Atlantic Coast Conference football and basketball
SEC College Sports: Southeastern Conference football, basketball & more!
XM Scoreboard: Sports scores, summaries and schedules
Calendrier Sportif: 24 hour sports schedules of major sporting events

Source: March 12th XM Canada Press Release

hugh · 2007-03-12, 10:25 AM

Updated list of Channels

bgclarke · 2007-03-12, 10:28 AM

Nice. We listen to Cinemagic, Hitlist, and VOX in the car. Will be a nice addition to the home and office units.

bgclarke · 2007-03-12, 12:46 PM

Hugh, in the article off of the front page, it states:

Quote:

After the update, the only commercial free music channels that are on the XM USA line-up but are not on the XM Canada line-up are Mix (Channel #22) which features Variety/Adult Hits and Sunny (#24) which features Soft pop oldies.

Mix (22) and Sunny(24) are Clear Channel controlled channels and are not commercial free.

KISS (21) is currently not on XM Canada and is also not commercial free.

Nashville (11) is not listed as a missing channel; it too is not commercial free.

hugh · 2007-03-12, 01:48 PM

bgclarke, thanks. Updates made.

starchoice · 2007-03-13, 02:18 PM

Still no Radio Disney and they wonder why they are on the losing end of the competition!

hugh · 2007-03-13, 02:27 PM

The lack of Radio Disney is a real head scratcher. I assume it must be a contractual thing. Radio Disney is a big deal in our house but maybe we're just the very small minority??

starchoice · 2007-03-13, 09:18 PM

I don't think it's a contractual thing. I think it's a cost thing. When I have spoken with XM execs in the past about this, it was implied that cost is a factor in what channels are added. Given that this conversation was in direct relation to Radio Disney and reading between the lines, I drew the conclusion that it would cost them too much to add this channel. Considering the various comments on XM Canada's financial condition, I think that they are plain and simply cheaping out. Once again, they believe that injecting money into promotional campaigns, such as partnering with Aeroplan and promoting the now defunct Mike Bullard, will stand them better than simply adding quality channels.

cafemusique · 2007-03-14, 08:47 AM

On the first page, XMPR #133 is listed as one of the US stations we don't get in Canada. Either it's being dropped (which I don't see in your article or the XM Canada release) or there's a mistake.

And on your channel list on the second page, WLW shows up, and I don't think it's mentioned as being added.

737 · 2007-03-14, 10:46 AM

XMPR #133 is part of the current XM Canada Line-up.

hugh · 2007-03-14, 10:59 AM

Thanks. The listing is correct, the verbiage on the first page was in err and has been corrected.

cptben · 2007-03-21, 03:09 PM

I will finally have

Cinemagic: Relive movie moments

that was one of the few station I listen on-line because it was not available otherwise.

That counters the XM172 (french sport) lay off that was announce today

Waverider · 2007-04-14, 12:21 AM

>> XMPR #133 is part of the current XM Canada Line-up. <<

Not anymore it isn't. I've checked my radio (which used to have XMPR as a preset) and there is no Channel #133 anymore. It's also not listed on the channel guide.

Too bad - I quite liked to listen to that channel.

awebber · 2007-04-15, 03:43 PM

Quote:

they believe that injecting money into promotional campaigns, such as partnering with Aeroplan and promoting the now defunct Mike Bullard, will stand them better than simply adding quality channels.

Let's face it, they're probably right, at least in terms of chasing new customers.

=aw

2007-03-14, 08:47 AM	#9
cafemusique Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1	Couple of corrections/clarifications On the first page, XMPR #133 is listed as one of the US stations we don't get in Canada. Either it's being dropped (which I don't see in your article or the XM Canada release) or there's a mistake. And on your channel list on the second page, WLW shows up, and I don't think it's mentioned as being added.

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2007-03-12, 07:47 AM	#1
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,501	XM Canada to increase it's channel line-up April 1st - no joke! XM Canada has announced that it will be increasing its channel offering on April 1st to 120 channels. New commercial-free music channels: Cinemagic: Relive movie moments Hitlist: The hits - Top 40 and beyond Enlighten: Southern gospel The Groove: Old School R&B Fuego: The hottest sounds in Latin music Aguila: A celebration of regional Mexican music Caliente: A tropical paradise - salsa, merengue, bachata and more VOX: The magic of the human voice - opera New talk programming Fox News Talk: Talk news like only FOX can give you Bloomberg Radio: The world's capital markets CNN Headline News: News every 15 minutes C-SPAN: Government hearings and public affairs Family Talk: Christian talk and entertainment ACC College Sports: Atlantic Coast Conference football and basketball SEC College Sports: Southeastern Conference football, basketball & more! XM Scoreboard: Sports scores, summaries and schedules Calendrier Sportif: 24 hour sports schedules of major sporting events Source: March 12th XM Canada Press Release

2007-03-12, 10:25 AM	#2
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,501	Updated list of Channels

2007-03-12, 10:28 AM	#3
bgclarke Veteran Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nepean, Ontario Posts: 1,606	Nice. We listen to Cinemagic, Hitlist, and VOX in the car. Will be a nice addition to the home and office units.

2007-03-12, 01:48 PM	#5
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,501	bgclarke, thanks. Updates made.

2007-03-13, 02:18 PM	#6
starchoice Veteran Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edmonton Posts: 1,800	Still no Radio Disney and they wonder why they are on the losing end of the competition!

2007-03-13, 02:27 PM	#7
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,501	The lack of Radio Disney is a real head scratcher. I assume it must be a contractual thing. Radio Disney is a big deal in our house but maybe we're just the very small minority??

2007-03-13, 09:18 PM	#8
starchoice Veteran Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edmonton Posts: 1,800	I don't think it's a contractual thing. I think it's a cost thing. When I have spoken with XM execs in the past about this, it was implied that cost is a factor in what channels are added. Given that this conversation was in direct relation to Radio Disney and reading between the lines, I drew the conclusion that it would cost them too much to add this channel. Considering the various comments on XM Canada's financial condition, I think that they are plain and simply cheaping out. Once again, they believe that injecting money into promotional campaigns, such as partnering with Aeroplan and promoting the now defunct Mike Bullard, will stand them better than simply adding quality channels.

2007-03-14, 10:46 AM	#10
737 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brampton, ON Posts: 282	XMPR #133 is part of the current XM Canada Line-up.

2007-03-14, 10:59 AM	#11
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,501	Thanks. The listing is correct, the verbiage on the first page was in err and has been corrected.

2007-03-21, 03:09 PM	#12
cptben Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 81	I will finally have Cinemagic: Relive movie moments that was one of the few station I listen on-line because it was not available otherwise. That counters the XM172 (french sport) lay off that was announce today

2007-04-14, 12:21 AM	#13
Waverider Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 72	>> XMPR #133 is part of the current XM Canada Line-up. << Not anymore it isn't. I've checked my radio (which used to have XMPR as a preset) and there is no Channel #133 anymore. It's also not listed on the channel guide. Too bad - I quite liked to listen to that channel.