Following the end of Radio Disney, the company is returning its brand to radio as SiriusXM launches “Disney Hits” on channel 302 today.
The new channel will focus on music from Disney’s film and television productions including The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, High School Musical and Descendants. The channel will also include guest hosts starting this week with Sofia Carson and a themed hour on Mondays at 12pm starting with songs from Disney Princesses with songs from villians the following week.
SiriusXM announced today Disney Hits, a brand-new, first-of-its-kind music channel launching on SiriusXM on Thursday, March 25.
SiriusXM’s Disney Hits channel will feature everyone’s all-time favorite Disney music from movies, television shows and more, all on one channel. The channel will showcase songs from classics such as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and Toy Story to newer favorites such as Frozen 2, Moana, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Descendants 2, and many more. Listeners can also expect special musical Disney-themed hours and celebrity guest hosts.
Hollywood Records’ artist and Descendant’s star Sofia Carson will be the channel’s first celebrity guest host taking over with a special Be Our Guest 4 The Day hour. Sofia Carson will be playing and talking through her top 4 favorite Disney songs as well as her new single. Be Our Guest 4 The Day featuring Sofia Carson will air on Friday, March 26 at 9:00 am ET, 12:00 pm ET, 3:00 pm ET and 6:00 pm ET.
Sofia Carson’s Favorite Disney Song Is From Mulan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5yaRYnQcNY
Sofia Carson shares her favorite Disney song growing up and how it impacted her music career.
Disney Hits will also present a new featured hour premiere every Monday at 12:00 pm ET. The first musical Disney-themed hour, airing Monday, March 29 will be “Disney Princesses,” playing songs from Disney favorite princesses including Tiana, Cinderella, Ariel, Belle and more. Following Disney Princesses, SiriusXM subscribers will be able to tune in on Monday, April 5 for a “Disney Villains” hour, where listeners will hear songs from villains they love to hate including Cruella de Vil, The Lion King’s Scar, The Little Mermaid’s Ursula and more.
Disney Hits will launch on Thursday, March 25 at 12:00 pm ET and will be available to listeners nationwide on SiriusXM radios (channel 302) and on the SiriusXM app. For more information on SiriusXM’s Disney Hits channel visit: http://siriusxm.com/DisneyHits. #DisneySXM
