XM Sports Nation

Infobox Radio Station


airdate = August 28,2006
name = XM Sports Nation
frequency = XM144
website = [http://www.xmradio.com/programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=144 XM Sports Nation]
area = USA
CAN
format = Sports Talk and Play-by-Play
owner = XM Satellite Radio
branding = XM Sports Nation
slogan =
class = Satellite Radio Station
affiliations = Sporting News Radio
American Le Mans Series
Southeastern Conference
Bowl Championship Series
U.S. Open
Indy Racing League

XM Sports Nation, also known as XMSN, is XM Satellite Radio's premier sports news and talk channel. It is located at channel 144. XM Sports Nation mostly features exclusive sports talk shows heard only on XM Radio, as well as syndicated and non-XM content like Tony Kornheiser, Dan Patrick, and overnight shows from Sporting News Radio.

History

porting News Radio (2001-2006)

Before XMSN, channel 143 was a complete simulcast of Sporting News Radio, a United States based national sports radio network, of which XM had an exclusivity contract with. It was complemented on XM by its competitors, the long running ESPN Radio (channel 140), controlled by Hearst Corporation and Disney, and the recently formed Fox Sports Radio (channel 142), controlled by Premiere Radio Networks. The three sports networks remained in co-existence on the XM platform for several years. In 2005, the exclusivity contract with XM expired, and the satrad company renewed it under non-exclusivity, which allows XM competitor Sirius Satellite Radio to pick up the network as well. With the arrival of the PGA Tour Network, channel 143 ended up being pre-empted on the weekends due to bandwidth considerations. It was assumed that the channel was one of the platform's lower performers because of this, as no other third party sports networks on XM were being pre-empted. Despite negative feedback from fans, this practice did not stop until the channel underwent a renovation.

XM Sports Nation (2006-)

On August 28, 2006, Sporting News Radio became XM Sports Nation, and featured several new shows exclusive to XM. XM had already used the XM Sports Nation name to brand their sportscasts, often ending the games with a soundbyte saying "This has been a presentation of XM Sports Nation". New programs included XMSN This Morning, Power Shift, Rotowire Fantasy Football Hour, and College Football Coast to Coast. XMSN also acted as a replay channel for select NASCAR Radio shows, and became the new home of XM Live's weekly show, 60/20 Sports. To accommodate these shows, the Sporting News Radio lineup was carved up selectively. Some shows survived the transition, while others were truncated, or bounced from the platform completely. As of the change to XM Sports Nation, weekends were no longer pre-empted for the PGA Tour Network, and the channel became available on XM Canada.

XM143 to XM144, NASCAR Radio merger, and beyond

On January 1, 2007, XMSN moved to XM 144 from XM 143. Programming from XM's NASCAR Radio channel was merged into XM Sports Nation, including Claire B. Lang's afternoon show, both Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s live half hour shows, and Joe Castello and Thommy Noodlez remained on Powershift from 8-10 PM ET. XMSN also added the Andretti-Green Racing Hour in March 2007, [cite press release |publisher=XM Satellite Radio |date=2006-10-31 | title = XM Radio to Launch Exclusive Andretti Green Racing Show | url=http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1379 | accessdate = 2007-03-23] as part of expanded Indy Racing League coverage. More content from Sporting News Radio was sacrificed to make these changes, which included more replays of XMSN originals. As of February 2007, the only weekday host from Sporting News Radio that continue to air on XMSN is Tony Bruno show.

In addition, XMSN began airing Tony Kornheiser's radio show, which broadcasts from WTWP, on 2007-03-05. [cite press release |publisher=XM Satellite Radio |date=2007-02-15 | title = Tony Kornheiser to Air Nationwide on XM Satellite Radio | url=http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1422 | accessdate = 2007-03-22] . In August 2007, XMSN added Barry Switzer [cite press release |publisher=XM Satellite Radio |date=2007-02-15 | title = College Football Kicks Off on XM Satellite Radio with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC | url=http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1485 | accessdate = 2007-09-19] as apart of the channel's expanded college sports coverage. On 2008-01-21, XMSN added The Dan Patrick Show [cite press release |publisher=XM Satellite Radio "via" PRNewswire-FirstCal |date=2008-01-03 | title ='Dan Patrick Show' to Air Nationwide on XM Satellite Radio | url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-03-2008/0004729987&EDATE= | accessdate = 2008-01-03] to its lineup as well as return Kornheiser to the lineup.

Only one week into "The New XM Sports Nation," Sporting News Radio announced that Tony Bruno was going to be cut from the network lineup [SNRAffiliates.com. [http://snraffiliates.com/news/2008/bruno_news_snr_20080127.doc Bruno departs Sporting News Radio] ] . Technically, Bruno's last show was on January 18th, and was followed up by a week of fill-ins, but it wasn't announced that it would be his last broadcast.

On July 14th, 2008, XMSN was added to XM Radio Online.

Chris Russo joins Sirius XM Radio

In August 2008, Sirius XM Radio announced that Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, formerly of Mike and the Mad Dog from WFAN New York City, would be joining the network on both platforms. Russo's new show, subtitled "Mad Dog Unleashed," began September 15th. The show runs from 2 PM to 7 PM Eastern time, shifting Claire B. Lang's "Dialed In" program, which was moved off XM Sports Nation and onto XM channel 148.

Personalities

*TJ Rives
*Joe Castello
*Thommy Noodlez
*Chris Russo
*Tony Kornheiser
*Dan Patrick
*Claire B. Lang
*Dan Laing
*Grant Paulsen
*Michael Waltrip
*Dale Earnhardt Jr.
*James Carville
*Luke Russert
*Cal Ripken
*Mike Krzyzewski
*Bill Rohland
*Glenn Younes
*Chuck Delap
*Barry Switzer
*Chris Liss

porting events broadcast by XM Sports Nation

2006

*San Diego County Credit Union Bowl
*Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl
*PetroSun Bowl
*Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Presented by Bridgestone
*Brut Sun Bowl
*Insight Bowl
*Meineke Car Care Bowl
*MPC Computers Bowl

2007

*Capital One Bowl
*2007 BCS National Championship Game
*Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
*GMAC Bowl
*Allstate Sugar Bowl
*FedEx Orange Bowl
*US Open
*91st Indianapolis 500
*Southeastern Conference football games

2008

*Allstate BCS National Championship Game
*Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
*Allstate Sugar Bowl
*FedEx Orange Bowl
*American Le Mans Series [cite press release |publisher=PRNewswire "via" xmradio.com |date=2008-03-12 |url=http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1582 |title=American Le Mans Series Joins XM Satellite Radio's Motorsports Coverage Lineup |quote= |accessdate=2008-03-13]
*IndyCar Series

References

External links

* [http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=144 XM Sports Nation]
* [http://www.xmradio.com/pdf/xmsn_grid.pdf XM Sports Nation Lineup] - Printable PDF grid featuring the complete XM Sports Nation lineup.