- Oprah & Friends
Infobox Radio Station
name = Oprah & Friends
area =United States ,Canada
branding = Oprah & Friends
slogan =
airdate =September 25 ,2006
frequency =XM 156
SR195
format =Talk radio
class = Satellite Radio Station
owner =Harpo Radio, Inc.
(Oprah & Friends, Inc.)
website = [http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=156 Oprah & Friends]
callsign_meaning =Oprah and Friends is a talk radio channel programmed by
Harpo Productions ' newly formed radio division, and is signed exclusively forXM Satellite Radio . Oprah & Friends will include regular programming on topics such as current events, self improvement, health, nutrition, fitness and home. Friends and contributors include:Gayle King ,Dr. Robin Smith ,Dr. Mehmet Oz ,Marianne Williamson ,Bob Greene , andNate Berkus . OnJuly 17 ,2006 , a preview loop of the channel began to air.It was announced in June 2006 that former
Clear Channel Communications regional VPJohn Gehron will act as general manager for Harpo Radio, Inc. On July 20th,Laurie Cantillo was appointed program director of Harpo Radio. Cantillo had program director experience at stations includingKFYI , KTAR, andKGME . A week later, more staff was hired for the channel, includingCorny Koehl (director of development),John St. Augustine ,Katherine Kelly andRita Coburn Whack (producers).In
September 2007 , Oprah and Friends was added to theDirecTV lineup on channel 807. Following the Sirius / XM merger, Oprah & Friends was added to Sirius on2008-09-30 as part of it's "Best of XM" package and broadcasts on channel 195.External links
* [http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=156 XM Oprah & Friends]
* [http://www.sirius.com/oprahandfriends Sirius Oprah & Friends]
* [http://www2.oprah.com/xm/xm_landing.jhtml Oprah & Friends on Oprah.com]
* [http://www2.oprah.com/xm/droplets/xm_schedule.jhtml Oprah & Friends Programming Schedule]
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