BPM (XM)

Infobox Radio Station
name = BPM


area = United States
Canada
slogan = America's Dance Hits
airdate = September 2001
frequency = XM 81
DirecTV 859
AOL Radio
format = Dance Hits
owner = Sirius XM Radio ("Through XM Satellite Radio")
class = Satellite Radio Station
website = [http://bpm.xmradio.com XM BPM]

BPM is one of ten Dance/Electronic music satellite channels operated by Sirius XM Radio, which in turn operates as part of XM Satellite Radio's five Dance formatted offerings, broadcasting on channel 81.

Regular Programming

BPM is presented in a typical Top 40 radio style. It concentrates primarily on contemporary hit-driven Dance music product, which includes pop Club, House and Trance tracks. BPM, like all of the XM music channels, is entirely commercial-free and features DJs.

Programming Blocks

Corsten's Countdown A interactive monthly countdown show hosted by Ferry Corsten. This series features new Dance tracks, club mix sets and the top club songs voted on by listeners online.

[http://www.xmradio.com/pdf/bpm_chart.pdf The BPM Project] - An hour-long program that spotlights new tracks and listeners are invited to respond with feedback on whether they want to hear them played regularly. Also hosted by Alan Freed, this program replaced the "Wannabes" segments that were part of "33 & 1/3".

D.U.I. (Dancing Under the Influence) Six hours of DJ sets from BPM Resident DJs
*Melle Mel (Detroit)
*DJ Armando (Hartford)
*DJ Scotty Boy (Las Vegas)
*Lil Cee (New York) In addition, "Matt Darey's Nocturnal" (A popular world-wide Dance Music show) airs as part of the "D.U.I." block.

Air 81 - A nine hour block of DJ sets by BPM Resident DJs on Friday nights presented in the format of an imaginary flight across America from east to west. Each hour features a different DJ from a different city. Each hour the "flight" "touches down" in a new city and the next DJ plays.
*Johnny Budz (New York)
*DJ KJ of K5 (Orlando)
*Cato K (Miami)
*Joe Bermudez (Boston)
*Kill Tha DJ (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
*Brian Howe (Denver)
*Mark D (Houston)
*Marcus McBride (Phoenix)
*Jamie J Sanchez (San Francisco)

Global Domination features two hour sets from five different DJ's across the world (the name "Global Domination" comes from the far-flung nature of the DJ's.
*"Club Nouveau" with DJ Tiësto of the Netherlands
*"Nocturnal" with Matt Darey of London
*"12 inches of Cox" with Chris Cox of Los Angeles
*"Junior's World" with Junior Vasquez of New York
*Jonathan Peters of New York
*DJ Tiësto (replay)

Backspins With Boesche - An hour of Classic Dance music tracks from the 1990s and early 2000s mixed by BPM Resident DJ, Jon Boesche.

Former shows

"The 33 & 1/3" This was the first Dance music countdown show on BPM, which ran from 2001 to 2006. The program aired on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and counted down the top 33 & 1/3 songs (actually 34; 33 1/3 is the RPM on a Dance 12" single, hence the show's name). In between the tracks, 5 new singles that was being tested as feedback for listeners called "Wannabes" was featured, along with a flashback of a number one song that reached the top spot on the show a year earlier.

[http://www.xmradio.com/pdf/bpm_chart.pdf The Spin Factor] - A two hour Dance music countdown, hosted by [http://www.myspace.com/danceradio Alan Freed (who is no longer with BPM)] , showcasing the top songs on BPM based entirely on requests and user input. It consists of approximately 28 songs and the #1 song from one year prior. This program replaced "The 33 & 1/3" in January 2006. In 2006, "The Spin Factor" aired every Sunday at 3pm ET, Monday at 6pm ET, and Monday nights at Midnight ET. The Spin Factor was discontinued in January 2007; Its last weekly produced countdown program was December 24, 2006. No reason has yet been posted.

Awards

BPM has twice been the recipient of the annual International Dance Music Awards' "Best Satellite Dance Channel" award (2004 and 2005). This is notable for the fact that the award has been offered only twice and the award is voted on by the general public. BPM was the favorite of the other XM Dance Cluster channels nominated - "The Move" and "The System" - as well as the dance channels on competitor Sirius.

BPM was nominated as a contender for the [http://wmcstore.com/idma/ballot.asp 22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards'] "Best Radio Station" award for 2006 (all radio awards were combined into one category) but did not win.

Popularity

Though no ratings are offered for XM channels, it is hinted at that BPM is among the top XM channels in popularity.Fact|date=October 2007 This is evidenced by the fact that BPM has been included in almost every XM cross-promotion. For example, BPM can also be heard by subscribers of DirecTV Satellite TV (ch. 859), on AOL Radio, online at [http://listen.xmradio.com listen.xmradio.com] , on three U.S. airlines: JetBlue, AirTran Airways and United Airlines, and with supported devices for users of AT&T and Alltel wireless.

irius XM Merger

Although it has not happened yet, there is speculation that new changes at Sirius XM Radio could result in BPM absorbing its rival The Beat, since BPM has more listeners than The Beat.

External links

* [http://bpm.xmradio.com BPM XM web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/xm81bpm BPM] at MySpace
* [http://www.myspace.com/danceradio Alan Freed] at MySpace including dance/club music news
* [http://www.bpmspinfactor.com BPM Spin Factor Chart Archive] - A growing collection of past "33 & 1/3" and "Spin Factor" charts.
*Dance Radio Airplay Chart - BPM is a reporter to the Billboard/R&R Dance Radio Airplay chart