XM Lineup Changes

On Wednesday, November 12 Sirius XM Radio will launch a new lineup that includes the merger of a number of duplicated music formats on both platforms. The following lists the changes listeners will expect to hear tomorrow.

Moved Channels
27 - Cinemagic (Moves To 76)
28 - On Broadway (Moves to 75)
52 - The Verge (Moves to 87)
78 - Escape (Moves To 28)
94 - Caliente (Moves To 85)
95 - The Joint (Moves To 86)
96 - Air Musique (Moves To 88)
97 - Sur La Route (Moves To 89)
110 - XM Classics (Moves To 78 as Symphony Hall)
112 - Vox (Moves To 79 as Metropolitan Opera Radio)
113 - XM Pops (Moves To 77 as Sirius XM Pops)
103 - Martha Stewart Living (Moves To 157)
104 - Sirius Nascar Radio (Moves To 128)
105 - Sirius NFL Radio (Moves To 124)
128 - Fox Business Radio (Moves To 136)
157 - Reach MD (Moves To 160)
243 - XM Scoreboard (Moves To 95)
244 - Canada 360 (Moves To 96)
245 - Quoi de Neuf (Moves To 125)
246 - Calender Sportif (Moves To 97)

Merged/Renamed Channels
The channels are merging with their Sirius counterpart.

10 - America becomes Roadhouse
12 - X Country becomes Outlaw Country
17 - US Country becomes Prime Country
23 - The Heart becomes Sirius XM Love
26 - Flight 26 becomes The Pulse
30 - XM Hitlist becomes Pop2K
43 - XMU becomes Sirius XMU
44 - Fred becomes 1st Wave
45 - XM Cafe becomes The Spectrum
46 - Top Tracks becomes Classic Vinyl
47 - Ethel becomes Alt Nation
48 - Squizz becomes Octane
49 - Big Tracks becomes Classic Rewind
54 - Lucy becomes Lithium
60 - Soul Street becomes Soul Town
62 - Suite 62 becomes Heart & Soul
66 - RAW becomes Shade 45
67 - The City becomes Hip Hop Nation
73 - High Standards becomes Siriusly Sinatra
116 - XM Kids becomes Kids Place Live
144 - XM Sports Nation becomes Mad Dog Radio
150 - XM Comedy becomes Raw Dog Comedy
155 - Take Five becomes Sirius XM Stars
162 - Sonic Theater becomes Book Radio

Added Channels
18 - Elvis Radio
27 - The Bridge (Debuts January 2009)
29 - BBC Radio 1
35 - Holly (Christmas Music until January 1)
41 - Hair Nation
51 - The Coffehouse
52 - Faction
55 - Radio Margaritaville
56 - Jam On
57 - Grateful Dead Channel
58 - E Street Radio
59 - Underground Garage
72 - The Spa
80 - Area
117 - The Catholic Channel
119 - Doctor Radio
120 - Special Event Channel
134 - NPR Now
135 - World Radio Network
148 - Blue Collar Comedy
149 - The Foxxhole
162 - Cosmo Radio

Removed Channels
2 - XMX
29 - UPop
41 - The Boneyard (Returns on 53 in January 2009)
65 - The Rhyme
72 - Beyond Jazz
76 - Fine Tuning
82 - The System
83 - Chrome
90 - World Zone
91 - Viva
92 - Aguila
93 - Caricia
98 - Ngoma
125 - The Weather Channel
162 - E! Entertainment Radio

Any remaining channels will be XM exclusive or will keep their name on Sirius.