Open Road (XM)

Infobox Radio Station


airdate = 2001
name = Open Road
frequency = XM171
area = United States
Canada
format = Talk radio for truckers
owner = XM Satellite Radio
affiliations = AP Radio News
The Weather Channel
Overdrive Trucking News
branding = "Open Road"
class = Satellite Radio Station
website = [http://www.xmradio.com/programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=171 Open Road]

Open Road is a trucker's talk radio channel on the XM Satellite Radio service. The subjects cover those relevant to the trucking community, be it politics, economics, or social issues. Open Road's program director is Ken Johnson.

Open Road features talent from the America's Trucking Radio network, including Bill Mack, Dave Nemo, and Truckin' Bozo Dale Sommers. It also plays a daily, one-hour long program called Land Line Now, brought to the listeners by OOIDA. America's Trucking Network, hosted by Steve Sommers, previously held the overnight slot on this channel (dating back to the days when Dale himself hosted the show in this slot) until ATN's flagship station WLW began simulcasting on XM.

Prior to October 2007, the overnights were filled with non-trucker programming (namely, replays of Dave Ramsey and a tape delay of "Online Tonight with David Lawrence") so as to protect "America's Trucking Network" from competition. However, beginning 2007-10-08, the Midnight Radio Network, hosted by Eric Harley, assumed the overnight slot from 1-6 AM eastern time. The show was carried on Sirius' Road Dog Trucking until the show was dropped without warning in September 2007.

Dave Ramsey will continue to be heard on XM 165, but David Lawrence, who had been a part of XM Satellite Radio's lineup since 2002, and at one point even had his own channel with replays all day, will no longer be heard on XM. Segmented replays of ATBS Trucking Business and Beyond will be heard weeknights from 12-1 AM.

Personalities

*Bill Mack
*Dave Nemo
*Mark H. Reddig
*Dale Sommers
*Kevin Rutherford
*Eric Harley
*Gary McNamara

External links

* [http://www.xmradio.com/programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=171 XM Open Road]
* [http://www.xmradio.com/pdf/OpenRoad.pdf Open Road Lineup] - PDF grid featuring the complete Open Road lineup.
* [http://www.davenemo.com Dave Nemo official site]
* [http://www.billmackcountry.com Bill Mack official site]
* [http://www.thebozo.com Truckin' Bozo official site]
* [http://www.landlinenow.com/ "Land Line Now" official site]
* [http://www.midnighttrucking.com/ Midnight Radio Network official site]
* [http://www.americastruckingradionetwork.com/ "America's Trucking Radio Network" official site]
* [http://www.kevinonxm.com ATBS Trucking Business and Beyond] - Open Road now also airs ATBS Trucking Business and Beyond with Kevin Rutherford on Saturday and Sunday 4:00-7:00 PM ET with Encores on Saturday and Sunday 3:00-6:00 AM ET. The show discusses various business topics relevant to the Trucking Industry