Pink Floyd Channel
Taking over Deep Tracks for Memorial Day Weekend, staring at Noon Friday, then moves to it's own exclusive channel on June 1st. From the way Jim Ladd described it, sounds like it will be online only.
The Pink Floyd Channel
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Pink Floyd Channel
Taking over Deep Tracks for Memorial Day Weekend, staring at Noon Friday, then moves to it's own exclusive channel on June 1st. From the way Jim Ladd described it, sounds like it will be online only.
Strangely, LA Times knows all the details of this, but I couldn't find any info @ SXM
The channel will run May 25-28 on Sirius XM channel 27, and return June 29 to July 8 on Sirius Channel 142 and XM channel 43. It will be available online full-time on channel 802 and for an extended period for smartphones and mobile devices on the Sirius XM Internet Radio App. Roger Waters unveils Pink Floyd channel for Sirius XM - latimes.com
Official Press Release
The Pink Floyd Channel" Launches on SiriusXM
"The Pink Floyd Channel" to feature vintage concerts, special interviews and the entire Pink Floyd catalog
NEW YORK, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will launch "The Pink Floyd Channel," the commercial-free music channel featuring music, interviews and historic concert broadcasts from the Pink Floyd archives.
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters announced the channel live on SiriusXM's Jim Ladd Show on Thursday, May 17.
"The Pink Floyd Channel" will launch on Friday, May 25 at 12:00 pm ET and will run through Monday, May 28 on channel 27. The channel will also be available Friday, June 29 through Monday, July 9 on Sirius channel 142 and XM channel 43. Additionally, "The Pink Floyd Channel" will be available as a 24/7 channel online on channel 802 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and mobile devices beginning Friday, June 29 for an extended period.
The channel will feature Pink Floyd music, including their classic albums in their entirety, recently remastered and released as part of the "Why Pink Floyd?" campaign (Why Pink Floyd?, Pink Floyd & EMI 2011 remastered campaign). "The Pink Floyd Channel" will also feature solo albums by Pink Floyd members Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and Syd Barrett, live concerts, rarities, demo versions of classic Pink Floyd songs and studio outtakes.
"The Pink Floyd Channel" will be curated and hosted by SiriusXM host Jim Ladd, the legendary free-form DJ who has been conducting interviews with Pink Floyd since their first visit to the United States in 1979. Ladd was also part of Roger Waters' album Radio K.A.O.S. and subsequent tour. Ladd hosts the Jim Ladd Show, the weekday free-form rock show featuring musically-themed sets, interviews and more on Deep Tracks, channel 27.
SiriusXM listeners will hear an in-depth interview conducted by Jim Ladd with Roger Waters, as well as with David Gilmour and fellow Pink Floyd member Nick Mason.
"I can't think of a better home for the Pink Floyd catalogue, and all the solo stuff, than SiriusXM," said Roger Waters. "How cool for all our fans and what a great way to introduce the work to new generations of listeners."
"Pink Floyd has earned an international audience and created some of the most distinctive rock music the world has known and this channel will bring that diverse and distinctive catalog of music only to SiriusXM subscribers," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.
"The Pink Floyd Channel" is the latest example of SiriusXM's original artist-branded channels dedicated to iconic musicians. In addition to its current lineup of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Radio, Elvis Radio and Radio Margaritaville, SiriusXM has previously offered channels such as "Paul McCartney's Band on the Run Radio," "Elton!," "The Who Channel," "Mandatory Metallica," "Paul McCartney's Fireman Radio," "Rolling Stones Radio," "AC/DC Radio," "Led Zeppelin Radio," "Miles Davis Radio," "The Spectrum of John Mellencamp," "Radio R.E.M.," "Coldplay Radio," "ABBA Radio," "Jay-Z Nation," "Garth Brooks Radio," and "Duran Duran's Red Carpet Radio."
For more information on Pink Floyd, please visit Pink Floyd | The Official Site.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit Welcome to the world of satellite radio - SiriusXM Radio.
About Sirius XM Radio
The Pink Floyd Channel" Launches on SiriusXM
"The Pink Floyd Channel" to feature vintage concerts, special interviews and the entire Pink Floyd catalog
NEW YORK, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will launch "The Pink Floyd Channel," the commercial-free music channel featuring music, interviews and historic concert broadcasts from the Pink Floyd archives.
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters announced the channel live on SiriusXM's Jim Ladd Show on Thursday, May 17.
"The Pink Floyd Channel" will launch on Friday, May 25 at 12:00 pm ET and will run through Monday, May 28 on channel 27. The channel will also be available Friday, June 29 through Monday, July 9 on Sirius channel 142 and XM channel 43. Additionally, "The Pink Floyd Channel" will be available as a 24/7 channel online on channel 802 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and mobile devices beginning Friday, June 29 for an extended period.
The channel will feature Pink Floyd music, including their classic albums in their entirety, recently remastered and released as part of the "Why Pink Floyd?" campaign (Why Pink Floyd?, Pink Floyd & EMI 2011 remastered campaign). "The Pink Floyd Channel" will also feature solo albums by Pink Floyd members Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and Syd Barrett, live concerts, rarities, demo versions of classic Pink Floyd songs and studio outtakes.
"The Pink Floyd Channel" will be curated and hosted by SiriusXM host Jim Ladd, the legendary free-form DJ who has been conducting interviews with Pink Floyd since their first visit to the United States in 1979. Ladd was also part of Roger Waters' album Radio K.A.O.S. and subsequent tour. Ladd hosts the Jim Ladd Show, the weekday free-form rock show featuring musically-themed sets, interviews and more on Deep Tracks, channel 27.
SiriusXM listeners will hear an in-depth interview conducted by Jim Ladd with Roger Waters, as well as with David Gilmour and fellow Pink Floyd member Nick Mason.
"I can't think of a better home for the Pink Floyd catalogue, and all the solo stuff, than SiriusXM," said Roger Waters. "How cool for all our fans and what a great way to introduce the work to new generations of listeners."
"Pink Floyd has earned an international audience and created some of the most distinctive rock music the world has known and this channel will bring that diverse and distinctive catalog of music only to SiriusXM subscribers," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.
"The Pink Floyd Channel" is the latest example of SiriusXM's original artist-branded channels dedicated to iconic musicians. In addition to its current lineup of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Radio, Elvis Radio and Radio Margaritaville, SiriusXM has previously offered channels such as "Paul McCartney's Band on the Run Radio," "Elton!," "The Who Channel," "Mandatory Metallica," "Paul McCartney's Fireman Radio," "Rolling Stones Radio," "AC/DC Radio," "Led Zeppelin Radio," "Miles Davis Radio," "The Spectrum of John Mellencamp," "Radio R.E.M.," "Coldplay Radio," "ABBA Radio," "Jay-Z Nation," "Garth Brooks Radio," and "Duran Duran's Red Carpet Radio."
For more information on Pink Floyd, please visit Pink Floyd | The Official Site.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit Welcome to the world of satellite radio - SiriusXM Radio.
About Sirius XM Radio
Does sirius know any other genres of music other than rock? Seems like every time they add a new channel iy is in the rock genre.
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We recently got Tiesto, Carlin and Krishna Das on 2.0 and online, that's gotta count for something!
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I've been listening for a while now.
It's good.
I wouldn't listen every day to a single artist station, but it's fun every now and again.
My Lynx still has the DT logo too.
It's good.
I wouldn't listen every day to a single artist station, but it's fun every now and again.
My Lynx still has the DT logo too.
Looks like they moved up the start-up date from Fri 6/29 to Wed 6/27
SiriusXM's Town Hall with Roger Waters" to Air Live on "The Pink Floyd Channel" on June 27
Roger Waters to sit down exclusively with SiriusXM listeners for a "Town Hall" with host Jim Ladd to kick off "The Pink Floyd Channel"
Sirius XM Radio announced today that Roger Waters will sit down for an exclusive, live Q&A session with an audience of SiriusXM listeners at the SiriusXM studios in New York City.
"SiriusXM's Town Hall with Roger Waters" will air live on "The Pink Floyd Channel," Sirius channel 142 and XM channel 43, and Deep Tracks, channel 27, on Wednesday, June 27 at 12:00 pm ET. The special will be hosted by Jim Ladd, the legendary free-form DJ who hosts SiriusXM's Jim Ladd Show weekdays on Deep Tracks.
The event is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series, intimate gatherings with iconic musicians and studio audiences of SiriusXM listeners. Previous "SiriusXM Town Hall" specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Coldplay, Ringo Starr, Renee Fleming, Gregg Allman, Usher, Ronnie Dunn and the surviving members of Nirvana.
Hosted by Jim Ladd, who has been conducting interviews with Pink Floyd since their first visit to the United States in 1979, the "Town Hall" special will include Waters answering a variety of questions from the studio audience about "The Wall," his career, and his interest in politics.
"I am looking forward to the SiriusXM Town Hall, neatly sandwiched between Montreal and Albany. Bring it on, I'm ready," said Roger Waters.
"It will be an exciting moment to hear one of the most influential rock musicians of all time talk about his incredible body of work, as well as take questions revealing his more personal and academic interests, and to do it live with Pink Floyd fans, meeting them face to face and taking their questions," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "And who better to lead the Town Hall than our Jim Ladd, a DJ who has championed the free-form rock format that Pink Floyd is such a great part of and which SiriusXM continues to support today."
"The Pink Floyd Channel," curated and hosted by Jim Ladd, features vintage concerts, special interviews and the entire Pink Floyd catalog, including their classic albums in their entirety, recently remastered and released as part of the "Why Pink Floyd?" campaign (Why Pink Floyd?, Pink Floyd & EMI 2011 remastered campaign). "The Pink Floyd Channel" also features solo albums by Pink Floyd members Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and Syd Barrett, live concerts, rarities, demo versions of classic Pink Floyd songs and studio outtakes.
"The Pink Floyd Channel" will be available Wednesday, June 27 through Saturday, July 7 on Sirius channel 142 and XM channel 43. Additionally, "The Pink Floyd Channel" will also be available as a 24/7 channel online on channel 802 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and mobile devices beginning Thursday, June 28 for an extended period.
SiriusXM's Town Hall with Roger Waters" to Air Live on "The Pink Floyd Channel" on June 27
Roger Waters to sit down exclusively with SiriusXM listeners for a "Town Hall" with host Jim Ladd to kick off "The Pink Floyd Channel"
Sirius XM Radio announced today that Roger Waters will sit down for an exclusive, live Q&A session with an audience of SiriusXM listeners at the SiriusXM studios in New York City.
"SiriusXM's Town Hall with Roger Waters" will air live on "The Pink Floyd Channel," Sirius channel 142 and XM channel 43, and Deep Tracks, channel 27, on Wednesday, June 27 at 12:00 pm ET. The special will be hosted by Jim Ladd, the legendary free-form DJ who hosts SiriusXM's Jim Ladd Show weekdays on Deep Tracks.
The event is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series, intimate gatherings with iconic musicians and studio audiences of SiriusXM listeners. Previous "SiriusXM Town Hall" specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Coldplay, Ringo Starr, Renee Fleming, Gregg Allman, Usher, Ronnie Dunn and the surviving members of Nirvana.
Hosted by Jim Ladd, who has been conducting interviews with Pink Floyd since their first visit to the United States in 1979, the "Town Hall" special will include Waters answering a variety of questions from the studio audience about "The Wall," his career, and his interest in politics.
"I am looking forward to the SiriusXM Town Hall, neatly sandwiched between Montreal and Albany. Bring it on, I'm ready," said Roger Waters.
"It will be an exciting moment to hear one of the most influential rock musicians of all time talk about his incredible body of work, as well as take questions revealing his more personal and academic interests, and to do it live with Pink Floyd fans, meeting them face to face and taking their questions," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "And who better to lead the Town Hall than our Jim Ladd, a DJ who has championed the free-form rock format that Pink Floyd is such a great part of and which SiriusXM continues to support today."
"The Pink Floyd Channel," curated and hosted by Jim Ladd, features vintage concerts, special interviews and the entire Pink Floyd catalog, including their classic albums in their entirety, recently remastered and released as part of the "Why Pink Floyd?" campaign (Why Pink Floyd?, Pink Floyd & EMI 2011 remastered campaign). "The Pink Floyd Channel" also features solo albums by Pink Floyd members Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and Syd Barrett, live concerts, rarities, demo versions of classic Pink Floyd songs and studio outtakes.
"The Pink Floyd Channel" will be available Wednesday, June 27 through Saturday, July 7 on Sirius channel 142 and XM channel 43. Additionally, "The Pink Floyd Channel" will also be available as a 24/7 channel online on channel 802 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and mobile devices beginning Thursday, June 28 for an extended period.
It's official- Pink Floyd Channel kicks off Wed 6/27 @ Noon with the Town Hall
Channel page is now up: Pink Floyd 24/7 - Rock - Music - The Pink Floyd Channel - SiriusXM Sattellite Radio - SiriusXM Radio
Channel page is now up: Pink Floyd 24/7 - Rock - Music - The Pink Floyd Channel - SiriusXM Sattellite Radio - SiriusXM Radio
Is anyone getting this on a Sirius radio Ch 142? XM 43 showed up on my Lynx at midnight last night and just played a heartbeat (from Dark Side of the Moon) until Noon when the Town Hall started, Then after that was over, The Pink Floyd Channel started and has been playing ever since. According to SXM's FB, it's not on Sirius 142 or online @ 802 yet.It's official- Pink Floyd Channel kicks off Wed 6/27 @ Noon with the Town Hall
Channel page is now up: Pink Floyd 24/7 - Rock - Music - The Pink Floyd Channel - SiriusXM Sattellite Radio - SiriusXM Radio