XM Live

Infobox Radio Station
name = XM Live


area = Off-air
airdate = September 2001
frequency = XM120
class = Satellite Radio Station
format = Multipurpose, Special Events
owner = XM Satellite Radio
website = [http://www.xmradio.com/programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=120 XM Live]

XM Live was a part-time satellite radio channel which played select special events and shows for XM Satellite Radio. Some special events are broadcast in XM HD Surround, which was a 5.1 surround sound audio/CD quality stereo feed. XM Live broadcasted musical events, concerts, sporting events, and weekly talk shows. The channel was available to XM Satellite Radio customers on Channel 120.

2001–2006

When XM Live first began on XM, it was part of the hits section on XM26 (Flight 26 now sits there). Its original purpose was to play live musical events (live as in on-stage, since most were recorded). Special events at the time were a part of Special X. On September 14, 2002, XM Live was moved to channel 168, where its format stayed the same for a couple more years. In 2004, the channel was moved to 200, and the live performances format was dropped so that XM Live could be a multi-purpose special events channel. The channel would play select sporting events, concerts, and some of XM's exclusive series such as Artist Confidential and Then...Again...Live!. In 2005, XM Live was doubled into 2 channels (the other on XM201) for the Live 8 multi-cast on XM. Since early 2006, XM Live has not played the Artist Confidential or Then...Again...Live! series', instead leaving those for the music channels in which they simulcast on. XM Live has also opened itself up to exclusive talk show programming, starting with 60/20 Sports with James Carville and Luke Russert. In July 2006, XM Live began airing The Agenda with Joe Solmonese.

The Agenda also streams through XM Radio Online channel 134, since XM Live cannot be streamed in its entirety.

2007-2008

In April 2007, XM Live moved to XM channel 120 to make more room for XM's college play-by-play channels. Big East Conference games had been broadcasted by channel previously.

Since its move the channel has been more focused on niche programming, such as special weekends of music devoted to a specific theme, usually coinciding with a holiday i.e. Labor Day (songs relating to cars), 4th of July (music with a patriotic theme). While special events have all but moved to music channels, or to XMX. The channel also occasionally broadcasts news events, or programming relating to it.

On September 30, 2008, XM Live was deleted from the XM lineup. XMX will handle most of XM's special event programming. XM has not indicated whether or not they will continue their micro-channels, but the company has the ability to place them on any vacant channel.

List of shows and events XM Live had broadcast

*2004 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony with Bob Edwards
*Vote For Change Concert
*Indianapolis 500
*An Evening of Restoration: Music City Comes Together for Tsunami Relief
*FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Soccer team draw
*Coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II and the naming of Pope Benedict XVI
*Live 8
*From Be Bop To Hip Hop
*US Open
*XM Nation: Operation Helping Hand Live Broadcast
*20th Anniversary Farm Aid Concert
*Mozart 250th Commemoration Concert in Salzburg
*2006 & 2007 Grammy Awards
*Rock in Rio
*60/20 Sports (moved to XM Sports Nation)
*Artist Confidential Series (moved to music channels)
*Then...Again...Live! Series (moved to music channels)
*Before the Music Dies documentary [cite press release |title=Bside and XM Join Forces for Innovative Grassroots Launch of Independent Documentary 'Before The Music Dies' |publisher=XM Satellite Radio |accessdate=2007-03-23 |date=2006-10-25 |url=http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1374 ]
*XM/Sirius merger investor phone conference
*XM Green: Radio Ireland [cite press release |title=XM to Offer First-Ever Irish Music Channel as Part of St. Patrick's Day Holiday Programming Lineup |publisher=XM Satellite Radio |accessdate=2007-03-23 |date=2007-03-07 |url=http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1429 ]
*Big East conference games (moved to channel 203)
* Play Ball! [cite press release |url=http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1435 |title=Baseball's Back, and XM Radio's Got Every Game |date=2007-03-20 |accessdate=2007-03-23 |publisher=XM Satellite Radio]
* Virginia Tech massacre local radio relay of WFIR, WXLK and WSLQ. [cite web |url=http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/virginia-tech-local-coverage-and-reaction-on-xm.html |title=Virginia Tech local coverage and reaction on XM |date=2007-04-17 |accessdate=2007-06-11]
* Memory Almost Full: Paul McCartney's New CD
*XM Summer [cite web |url=http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/summer_2007.xmc |title=Summer 2007 |accessdate=2007-06-11]
*Fade...To...Black [cite web |url=http://xmradio.com/onxm/features/bmm_monthly.xmc |title=Celebrate Black Music Month on XM Program Schedule |accessdate=2007-06-24]
*Uncle Sam [cite web |url=http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/uncle-sam.xmc |title=Uncle Sam |accessdate=2007-06-12]
* Christmas in July [cite web |url=http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/christmas_in_july.xmc |title=Christmas in July |accessdate=2007-07-20]
*2007-08-08 Endeavor Space Shuttle Launch
*Car-B-Q [cite web |url=http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/120_car-b-q.xmc |title=Car-B-Q |accessdate=2007-08-25]
*2007 U.S. Open
*Igor [cite web |url=http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/igor.xmc |title=Igor on XM |accessdate=2007-10-22]
*Mardi Gras
*Christmas Mass in Rome
*Party City
*Pope Benedict XVI in America [cite press release |title=XM Radio Joins with EWTN Global Catholic Network to Launch 'Papal U.S. Visit '08' Channel on XM |publisher=PR Newswire "via" xmradio.com |accessdate=2008-04-03 |date=2008-04-03 |url=http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1597 |quote=XM, EWTN to host six-day XM channel devoted to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States April 15–20]
*The Agenda

References

External links

* [http://www.hrc.org/theagenda/ The Agenda website]