Your favorite XM station

hoosier21
hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
edited May 2008 in Music & Movies
OK I am a bit slow to try things, like XM, I tried the little tuner for a week or so and sold it after 2-3 hours of trying it.

I get XM channels with Direct TV and have finally taken the time to try one channel that looked like something I wanted to hear, Channel 838 "Lucy", great alt rock station, plays alot of what I like and a few things I like that I never heard before.

Just wondering what other good choices are on XM, what do you like and what format is it?

Russ
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    121.
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited May 2008
    Watercolors....71

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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited May 2008
    I have it on Directv, and the channel that really peaked my interest was X Country.
    It's like a genre of country/ rock, that you never hear on conventional rock stations.
    Other than that, it's Bluesville, classic, pops, audiovisions.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited May 2008
    XM 27 - Cinemagic

    It's nothing but music from movies. If it was played in a movie, then you're bound to hear it. Usually they play a cut of dialog from the movie, then a song, more dialog, another song and once more.
    No excuses!
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited May 2008
    I personally like XM Ethel, they play "new alternative." Death Cab for Cutie, Raconteurs, Black Mountain, Coldwar Kids, and 90s alternative songs occassionally. Only gripe i have is that occassionally the play list gets a little short and they play entirely too much White Stripes.. But i like the station enough i tolerate it =) About to get an XM receiver so i'll explore it more =) all suggestions welcome as far as i'm concerned too!

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  • edossin4
    edossin4 Posts: 105
    edited May 2008
    Forget XM, get sirrius
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    I'm not sure what station that is.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited May 2008
    punk-roc wrote: »
    Raconteurs
    punk-roc wrote: »
    they play entirely too much White Stripes.. But i like the station enough i tolerate it =)

    ....hmmm :)
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited May 2008
    edossin4 wrote: »
    Forget XM, get sirrius


    Get SERIOUS and get XM!
    No excuses!
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited May 2008
    I normally listen to one of these:

    46 -Top Tracks
    7 - 70's
    91 - Latin Pop.
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited May 2008
    The Raconteurs are good when Jack White isnt whiny along with the rest of the band. I maintain the band would be better sans Jack, but i probably wouldnt have heard about them...

    And arent Sirrius and XM planning to merge? making the choice moot? I like XM, but NBA basketball is broadcast on Sirrius =(

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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited May 2008
    I am a Sirius subscriber and have been really happy with all of the stations they have. My main reason I went with Sirius is because of Howard Stern and the Stiletto 2 so I can take the sat radio with me when I ride my bike, go running, then have it flip over to WiFi when I dock it in my bedroom or living room.
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  • Ackaroth
    Ackaroth Posts: 99
    edited May 2008
    punk-roc wrote: »
    And arent Sirrius and XM planning to merge? making the choice moot?

    I heard they were as well. I would like to get a player one of these days. That thing that you can take with you jogging and such sounds cool. Not sure if I would like to drop a monthly fee for radio, but maybe just maybe... How much is it anyway?
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  • JDOGG
    JDOGG Posts: 433
    edited May 2008
    During the odd occurance when I listen to XM, I listen to station 41 and 42.
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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited May 2008
    Not to pull a derail or anything, but I’m not paying for freaking radio…
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2008
    America Right 166 (I think, I know it memory #1)

    XMComedy 150

    Blend 25

    Heart 23

    Watercolor 71

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    Watercolors makes me feel ****....maybe I am, who knows, I'm too busy.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited May 2008
    Libertyc wrote: »
    Not to pull a derail or anything, but I’m not paying for freaking radio…

    Me either, that is the other reason I got rid of the home tuner, but it is included with Direct TV so I got it.
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    Libertyc wrote: »
    Not to pull a derail or anything, but I’m not paying for freaking radio…

    I bet you pay for television tho'....if you want to stand up to the machine, stand up and wave your hands in the air, like you just don't care.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited May 2008
    disneyjoe7 wrote: »

    Blend 25

    Heart 23

    Watercolor 71

    JHC Steve, you do stand up when you pee? :p
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2008
    He just pees in the pool.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2008
    hoosier21 wrote: »
    JHC Steve, you do stand up when you pee? :p


    First That's COLD.


    Why because I listen to those channels say 5% of the time. Where America Right gets 93% of the time, 2% for the XMComedy channel.

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  • LushMojo
    LushMojo Posts: 29
    edited May 2008
    Sirius Big 80s (very cool to hear all the original MTV VJs) and HairNation.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited May 2008
    Top Tracks (XM 833 - good) and Big Tracks (837 - better) got a lot of airtime here initially, but became apparent that their playlists were not all that extensive.

    Finally settled on Deep Tracks (XM 840). Cuts I had not heard in years/ decades. Plus there are three main DJ's (not counting regular stints by Bob Dylan and Tom Petty) add the right amount of talk and really know their stuff. And they spin "Fresh Tracks" every once in a while, so I got a dose of current material.

    Give Deep Tracks a shot...
    More later,
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