Edition #15: The latest from SiriusXM.
A full-time Team Coco channel is coming, another addition to the Small Stages Series, a name change, a new host, the NFL is back and more! Here's what's happened this week.
Friday, September 9th, 2022
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The Latest News
Coco is getting his own SXM comedy channel. No surprise here.
We all knew it would happen when SiriusXM acquired Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco podcast/production company, and now we’re that much closer to where his new channel will land.
But at a recent conference, SXM announced this week that a new Team Coco channel WILL launch later this year and that CEO Jennifer Witz said that the new channel is part of a broader strategy to add even more content to its various products, including SXM nonetheless, to try to attract a younger audience to its digital platforms. In other words, come on young people! You should listen to satellite radio!
We told you months ago that SXM acquired Team Coco in the first-ever news edition of our newsletter. While the deal was evaluated but never revealed, the Wall Street Journal is putting it at around $150 million. Witz affirmed that Conan has agreed to curate, produce, and launch the channel later in the year.
Programs will include his flagship podcast Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, the many other podcasts within that network, and plenty others, including possible program archives from his many years at late-night television.
Its expected to be available on satellite and streaming services, but unclear as to which packages will receive the channel, or where the channel will land on the lineup. As soon as we know where it lands, we’ll let you know in the newsletter.
H/T to Matthew Keys’ The Desk for the story.
John Legend gets his own ‘Small Stage Series’ concert.
This week, another big name was added to SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series concerts… John Legend.
The invitation-only concert for SXM subscribers will be played at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. on Wednesday, September 28th. This concert will feature his biggest hits plus new music from his upcoming album, LEGEND, which is scheduled to be released today (as of the newsletter release date).
John Legend in a statement said…
“I’m so excited to perform music from my new album, LEGEND, for SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series. I’ve been looking forward to performing these songs live and can’t wait to share a special night of music with friends and fans at the El Rey in Los Angeles.”
If you are an SXM subscriber, will be near L.A. on September 28th, and are such a fan of John Legend, then this concert is for you. Act quickly because a big name like his is certain to draw a huge crowd. Click here for more information.
However, if you can’t make it, don’t fret. His concert will be replayed multiple times on two SiriusXM channels next month…
Wednesday, October 5th
6:00 and 9:00 p.m. ET (3:00 and 6:00 p.m. PT) on The Pulse (Channel 5).
8:00 and 11:00 p.m. ET (5:00 and 8:00 p.m. PT) on Heart and Soul (Channel 48).
It will also be available on the SXM app and select songs will air on multiple SXM music channels, including SiriusXM Hits 1 (Channel 2), The Heat (Channel 46), SiriusXM FLY (Channel 47; XL), Pandora NOW (Channel 3; XL), and The ‘10s Spot (Channel 11).
Octane has a new host. Meet Jesea Lee.
Octane has just welcomed a new host. Meet Jesea Lee.
He’s a popular TikToker and the host of The Jesea Lee Show podcast. He’s trying to find what’s new and trending in the world of punk, metal, rock, emo, and all things alternative.
He’ll be on every weekend night from 9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. ET (6:00-9:00 p.m. PT) plus host Octane Breakdowns on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Welcome aboard, Jesea!
A minor name change for a current online-only channel.
SiriusXM has looked like it was changing its lineup again, however, its still the same as last week’s. So what was the difference this time?
Well, after printing out the lineup and checking each channel one by one, I learned that Attitude Franco is now known as Les Tubes Franco. The name was inspired by another similarly named channel, Les Tubes 80-90, which plays French pop and rock hits from the 80s and 90s on Channel 756.
Les Tubes Franco plays top French Canadian hits, including some of the biggest ones from the past 50 years from all different kinds of genres. Now under the new name Les Tubes Franco, you can still hear the same format as Attitude Franco on Channel 759 but is only available on streaming plans, a.k.a. online-only.
The Week’s Events
Yep. Time once again to find out what’s available on SXM for you to listen to this upcoming week. But is it a surprise that its more music and sports events? I mean, they happen all the time so no big deal. Here’s what you need to know.
Small Stage Series Concerts!
We don’t have just one, but two big concerts to tell you about this week! And both are playing at the exact same theater: the legendary Apollo Theatre in New York City.
First up, its Pearl Jam. They’re playing there tomorrow, Saturday, September 10th, for the very first time at that theater and it marks their first U.S. stop on the band’s current fall tour.
It will air exclusively, of course, on Pearl Jam Radio (Channel 22) on September 10th. The live pre-show will go on at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT), followed by the concert itself at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT). There’ll also be a special Faithful Forum program on Sunday, September 11th at 4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT).
Not only that, there’ll be concert replays at the following times…
Sunday, September 11th at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT).
Monday, September 12th at 11:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. PT).
Tuesday, September 13th at 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET (9:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. PT).
Wednesday, September 14th at 7:00 a.m. ET (4:00 a.m. PT).
Thursday, September 15th at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. PT).
Friday, September 16th at 2:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. PT).
Saturday, September 17th at 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET (5:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. PT).
Sunday, September 18th at 2:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. PT).
Two more notes… One, they’ll be broadcasting bootlegs of their North American tour stops for the rest of this month and into next month with shows premiering at 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT) and replaying at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT).
Two and finally, they’re releasing archival content for a limited time on the SXM app starting on Tuesday, September 13th. Content includes The Eddie Vedder Show, Jeff Ament’s Rock Hall Radio show, Stone Gossard’s dream Pearl Jam Setlist, a Road Crew round table, the top three Pearl Jam concerts of all time as chosen by listeners last year, and so much more.
Okay, enough about them because the Red Hot Chill Peppers will also be performing a Small Stage Series concert from the same Apollo Theater on Tuesday, September 13th that will air on their own channel as well, Whole Lotta Red Hot (Channel 305), with rebroadcasts more likely scheduled throughout the rest of the week.
Ozzy’s Back! He’s got another new album being released.
Ozzy Osbourne is back with a new album, Patient Number 9. Of course, you can listen to it on his own channel, Ozzy’s Boneyard (Channel 38). You’ll be hearing Ozzy, Zakk Wylde, and Andrew Watt talk to host Billy Morrison about the new album in a special called Ozzy Speaks. They’ll also play those new songs and answer some questions from SXM subscribers.
It premiered earlier this morning but will have tons of repeats over the next week.
Today, Friday, September 9th at 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. ET (5:00 and 11:00 a.m. PT)
Tomorrow, Saturday, September 10th at 2:00, 11:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. ET (11:00 p.m., 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. PT)
Sunday, September 11th at 9:00 a.m., 3:00 and 11:00 p.m. ET (6:00 a.m., 12:00 Noon and 8:00 p.m. PT)
Monday, September 12th at 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET (4:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. PT)
Tuesday, September 13th at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT)
Wednesday, September 14th at 4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT)
Thursday, September 15th at 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET (4:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. PT)
Friday, September 16th at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT)
Sports
There are a lot of sporting events taking place this week, but there’s only one that dominates above the rest…
🏈: NFL FOOTBALL IS BACK!!! FOOTBALL… FOOTBALL… FOOTBALL!!!
College football got its shine last week. Its time for the pros to get their shine this week. This weekend kicks off the 2022-2023 NFL season.
If you love football, this is truly the most wonderful time of year when our next four months are dominated by nothing but football and SiriusXM always has you covered with every single game available, regular, post, and the Super Bowl.
It kicked off last night between the Buffalo Bills and the L.A. Rams (SPOILER ALERT: The Bills whooped the Rams 31-10), and yes, it was aired on SiriusXM NFL Radio (Channel 88), where you’ll hear a lot of games, news, and NFL talk shows plus more.
That game by the way was carried on Channels 85 or 225 for the Hometown Rams broadcast, Channels 81 or 226 for the Hometown Bills broadcast, SiriusXM NFL Radio carrying the national Westwood One radio telecast, and the Spanish-language broadcast on Channel 380.
Also on the channel, NFL Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre is coming back for The SiriusXM Blitz with Brett Favre and Bruce Murray which will air every Tuesday morning at 11:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. PT), weekly replays of the Let’s Go! podcast on Monday nights at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT), and a rotating cast of analysts, insiders, and radio veterans to provide the latest news, notes, and analysis from around the NFL.
Also, brand new this year will be content directly from NFL teams, such as podcasts, coach’s shows, player interviews, and press conferences that are available on the SXM app, just by searching for your favorite team.
Finally, 15-year NFL QB and Super Bowl XXI (21; 1987) MVP Phil Simms is back on SXM to host Simms and the Mad Dog with Radio Hall-of-Famer Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo on Fridays at 4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT) on Mad Dog Sports Radio (Channel 82) with replays at 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) on SiriusXM NFL Radio and on-demand with the SXM app.
If you wanna see the first week’s schedule, then click here.
🏀🎾🏁: Other Sports
🏀: The WNBA Finals are here and it will be the Las Vegas Aces against the Connecticut Sun. The Sun defeated the defending champions Chicago Sky last night in five games to advance to the Finals.
SiriusXM NBA Radio (Channel 86) will have coverage of every single Finals game.
Game 1 - Sunday, September 11th at 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 Noon PT).
Game 2 - Tuesday, September 13th at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT).
Game 3 - Thursday, September 15th at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT).
Game 4 (if necessary) - Sunday, September 18th at 4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT).
Game 5 (if necessary) - Tuesday, September 20th at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT).
🎾: This is the final weekend of the U.S. Open as the tournament is coming to a close. Live coverage can be heard on one of the Sports Play-by-Play channels on Channel 207. Coverage will begin every single day at 11:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. PT) until the day’s play is finished.
🏁: Well, this is it. Its the last IndyCar race of the season, and they’re wrapping it up in California’s Monterey Bay Area. They’re at Laguna Seca Raceway for this weekend’s finales.
They’ll be practicing and qualifying all weekend with the last two Indy Lights races of the season on both Saturday and Sunday before the big finish… the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey on Sunday, September 11th at 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 Noon PT). And of course, hear all the exciting action from this weekend’s finale over on SiriusXM IndyCar Nation (Channel 160).
🏁: Also this weekend, we’re revving those engines into high gear for the NASCAR Playoffs. This week, its Kansas y’all inside the Kansas Speedway, and all the weekend races will be on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
Friday, September 9th
The NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series - Kansas Lottery 200 at 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT).
Saturday, September 10th
The NASCAR Xfinity Series - Kansas Lottery 300 at 2:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. PT)
Sunday, September 11th
The NASCAR Cup Series - Hollywood Casino 400 presented by Barstool Sportsbook at 2:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. PT).
This week’s in-race audio car drivers are…
Denny Hamlin - #11 on Channel 980.
Kevin Harvick - #4 on Channel 981.
Joey Logano - #22 on Channel 982.
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May god rest on your amazing, wonderful, beautiful soul, forever blessed by God himself in forever eternal heaven. You may now be with your husband and your Queen Mother again by your side. Thank you for sharing yourself with the world because the world loved you.
R.I.P. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. April 21st, 1926-September 8th, 2022.
SiriusXM will have live coverage all weekend and into next week across their News/Public Radio channels, with special coverage on the BBC World Service (Channel 120).
Enjoy your weekend and I’ll talk to you next week.
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I really enjoy you newsletter
A couple of ideas for additional content
1--a section dealing with the current contest SiriusXM is running
2--a section dealing with the multiple listener surveys that the individual stations are running
3--info on how to contact the on the air personalities
thanks,
Dale Price