# Sirius -XM merger bounces my electronic music channel 82 - So pissed **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 14, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680 "2008-11-14T05:59:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/41 "2008-11-19T19:05:46Z")
And they changed the format on 77 as well, no more Easy Listening. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![thomasm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@thomasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thomasm)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/42 "2008-11-19T22:48:47Z")
I gotta pile on with the hating of the change over. XM subscriber here. I’m pissed they got rid of UPOP (a Worldspace station with “the best of the US and the UK”, so they said. Dunno about the truth of the statement, but it sure played a lot of the hits I liked months before I heard them on radio stations in the US). I’m also annoyed with the fact that they got rid of John von Soosten, the Programming Director of On Broadway. While he wasn’t the smoothest of talkers at times, he knew a lot of what was going on around Broadway, and so had a lot of interesting tidbits he could throw in between songs. To pile on to that, they also changed the way that the songs were displayed on the radios. They used to display the show the song was from as well as its title. Now they show who is singing the song and its title, so I have no idea what musical I might want to go listen to when I hear a song. Oh, and Lithium, while not horrible, will never be a suitable replacement for Lucy. Not until they get back those funny interstitials they had, like > [@](#): > > “Lucy - XM 54. We’ve been with you all the way from the days of your 32-inch waistline to 38. Heck, we were even there for you when you made it back down to 36s on the Atkins plan.” or > [@](#): > > “Have an exciting new marketing plan or way to increase the size of your you know what? Send us email about it at ethel at [xmradio.com](http://xmradio.com)” ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/43 "2008-11-19T22:51:23Z")
I miss Boombox. ☹ I listened to that all the time. On the other hand, I have acquired MetOpera, so it’s not all bad. EDIT: Area (33/38/whatever) isn’t actually all bad. They have lots of extended DJ sessions by the likes of DJ Icey, George Acosta etc. that are pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/44 "2008-11-20T01:09:16Z")
> [@thomasm](#): > > To pile on to that, they also changed the way that the songs were displayed on the radios. They used to display the show the song was from as well as its title. Now they show who is singing the song and its title, so I have no idea what musical I might want to go listen to when I hear a song. We on Sirius have always seen the artist, show, and title of the music on Broadway’s Best (now On Broadway). And they still have Seth Rudetsky and Christine Pedi, so all is well. For me, the merger has been a net positive, so I’m not complaining. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/45 "2008-11-20T13:28:38Z")
> [@BwanaBob](#): > > Thank god they left BBC One alone. Your BBC ate _our_ U-Pop. The only things I’m annoyed with so far (I’m an XM sub) is that we lost XMX which was basically just Burried Treasure, Theme Time Radio and then hour long specials with individual artists and told us that we should all just go and listen to Deep Tracks. Now, I already listen to Deep Tracks, and it has Burried Treasure and Theme Time Radio, but only here and there. Before there was usually a pretty good chance one of them would be on. Also, they got rid of E!, but I only listened to that one for the True Hollywood Stories, so I guess I’ll be okay. Now, if they got rid of Old Time Radio (XM164) I would actually consider not re-upping. BTW this whole thing better pan out, I just upgraded my radio from my failing SkiFi2 to the [XpressRC](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3DxpressRC%26fr%3Dyfp-t-501%26toggle%3D1%26cop%3Dmss%26ei%3DUTF-8&w=52&h=52&imgurl=www.xmradio.com%2Fimages%2Fexisting%2Fshop%2FShopRefresh%2Fplugandplay%2Fxpressrc%2Fxpressrc_2_sm.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.xmradio.com%2Fxpressrc%2Findex.xmc&size=2.3kB&name=xpressrc_2_sm.jpg&p=xpressRC&type=JPG&oid=9c1437273c9fa3d8&no=16&tt=40&sigr=119ubtbv3&sigi=12nl49ggn&sigb=12u7jh6jm). ETA I didn’t pay $169, I found it for $109. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/46 "2008-11-20T16:31:23Z")
> [@Suse](#): > > Super Shuffle is gone? Crap. Super Shuffle went online only. If you listen to streaming audio from [sirius.com](http://sirius.com) you can still get Super Shuffle. My family was pissed when Super Shuffle went away. We’re a very eclectic bunch and Super Shuffle fitted us nearly perfectly. They didn’t play much in the way of standards, blues, classical, or show tunes, but it was a station 80% of us could agree on 80% of the time. Except during celebrity shuffles(shudder). Then 100% of us agreed we should switch the station to something else. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/47 "2008-11-20T16:52:58Z")
> [@thomasm](#): > > they also changed the way that the songs were displayed on the radios. They used to display the show the song was from as well as its title. Now they show who is singing the song and its title, so I have no idea what musical I might want to go listen to when I hear a song. There’s not a button on your receiver that lets you change the display? “Info” and “Title” are the buttons I use on two of my Sirius receivers. I didn’t know about 43 - Backspin being lost, but I mainly stay on 20 - Octane, 24 - Lithium, and 28 - Faction. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/48 "2008-11-20T21:07:28Z")
I had XM from December 2001 until December 2006. Sadly, I went back to XM this October after trying Sirius for almost 2 years. I have been used to getting the shaft from them since February 2004, when they yanked Special X. I have lost the following stations, ALL of which were in my top 10 settings: Special X (my #2 all-time favorite station) MusicLab (my #3 all-time favorite) gone in 2006 Beyond Jazz (my #1 favorite station) gone this month Fine Tuning (my #4 all-time favorite) gone this month None of the above have been replaced with a similar Sirius station (I know Deep Tracks has a progressive show some nights, and the Sirius version of Beyond Jazz went away over a year ago). Also: RIP Fred, Ethel, Lucy, Boneyard, and XM Comedy. At least those have poor Sirius imitations still airing. My next monthly anniversary for XM is 12/4. I have until then to decide if my subscription is worth the money. ---
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/49 "2008-11-20T21:27:57Z")
> [@Mtgman](#): > > Super Shuffle went online only. If you listen to streaming audio from [sirius.com](http://sirius.com) you can still get Super Shuffle. How do you get Super Shuffle when streaming? I have to click on a category like Rock, or Pop, and then only numbered channels are available. Am I missing something? ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/50 "2008-11-21T16:35:30Z")
> [@Daithi\_Lacha](#): > > They now have “40’s on 4,” an all-1940’s station (as well as an all 90’s station, and not just the “alternative” stuff). By Standards, was that show tunes? because there’s an all-show tune channel too, I believe. That 40’s station’s placement is a little jarring for me. Picture it! Providence - 2008. A middle aged lady is in the car, flipping around, looking for songs she likes. The current top 40 stuff on 1 (I’m 45 so I never listen to it). 2 is The Blend, which has performers from, say, the last 30 years, 3 is Love Songs, also from after the mists of time and then, suddenly, without warning, there’s _ **Der Bingle** _ being just as embarrassing as when my mom listened to him while doing housework on a Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/51 "2008-11-21T18:50:04Z")
I assume you are from Sirius. On XM, 1 was err nothing, 2 was XMX (played all types of music). I don’t thing we had a 3 and then we have 4,5,6,7,8 and 9 which are all ‘decades.’ You must have gotten our '40’s on 4. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/52 "2008-11-21T20:57:44Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I assume you are from Sirius. On XM, 1 was err nothing, 2 was XMX (played all types of music). I don’t thing we had a 3 and then we have 4,5,6,7,8 and 9 which are all ‘decades.’ > > You must have gotten our '40’s on 4. Yes, I’m from Sirius. I got it for Howard Stern. ---
**Author:** ![diggleblop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/53 "2008-11-23T04:20:53Z")
> [@Tinkertoy](#): > > The Boneyard is gone.☹ > Not only do I get to lose half the FX channels I liked but I get to listen to Directv customers scream about losing them all day long. The Boneyard is on Sirius 19, but right now it is AC/DC channel until JAN 2009. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/54 "2008-11-23T08:30:45Z")
> [@Mithril](#): > > How do you get Super Shuffle when streaming? I have to click on a category like Rock, or Pop, and then only numbered channels are available. Am I missing something? Damn it! It’s gone. I was listenin to it a couple weeks ago. The other online channel, sir-2(a latino channel) is still there, but sir-1(super shuffle) is nowhere to be found. That sucks. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/55 "2008-11-23T14:33:57Z")
What is/was super shuffle? ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680/56 "2008-11-25T04:14:09Z")
It was a mix station. It played music from a lot of genres and times. You’d hear the Beatles next to Trace Adkins, next to Fall Out Boy, next to Elton John, and then Metallica. Generally top 100 stuff, but occasionally they’d have something weirder or more obscure. Enjoy, Steven [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-xm-merger-bounces-my-electronic-music-channel-82-so-pissed/472680.md?page=2)