- XM Hitlist
Infobox Radio Station
name = XM Hitlist
area =United States
Canada
branding = XM Hitlist
slogan = North America's Hit Music Channel
airdate =April 17 ,2006
frequency = XM30
format =CHR/Pop
erp =
class = Satellite Radio Station
owner =XM Satellite Radio
website = [http://xmradio.com/programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=30 http://xmradio.com ch 30]
callsign_meaning =XM Hitlist (Or just The Hitlist) is a commercial-free Mainstream Top 40
radio station that is broadcast onXM Satellite Radio . It is located on channel 30, and plays a range of top 40 hits from2000 to thepresent day , in addition to some from the late90s . The channel is also used for XM's annual pop music chronology, IT.History
XM Hitlist was originally created as a commercial-free alternative to Clear Channel's CHR hits station on XM, KISS, which began airing commercials in May 2006. When Clear Channel began airing commercials on KISS,
DirecTV andAOL Radio dropped the KISS stream from their services, and added the XM Hitlist stream instead.XM Radio Canada dropped KISS entirely with no replacement. On April 1st, 2007 XM Canada added Hitlist to its channel line-up.Former DJs
For a period of about six months between April and November 2006, Priestly and Michelle Cartier were moved from 20 On 20 to XM Hitlist, retaining their time slots. In November they were moved back to 20 On 20 as part of the channel's relaunch. They were subsequently replaced by other DJs on The Hitlist.
External links
* [http://xmradio.com/programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=30 XM Hitlist]
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