BPM (SiriusXM)
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| Broadcast area | North America |
|---|---|
| Frequencies | Sirius XM Radio 51Dish Network 6051 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Dance Hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sirius XM Radio |
| History | |
First air date | September 25, 2001 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | Satellite Radio Station |
| Links | |
| Website | SiriusXM: BPM |
BPM ("Beats Per Minute") is a current-based electronic dance music channel offered by Sirius XM Radio, operating on XM channel 52[1] (previously 81), Sirius channel 51[2] (previously 36, where it replaced The Beat on November 12, 2008) and Dish Network channel 6051. DirecTV carried this channel on channel 859 until February 9, 2010. BPM can be heard on channel 51 for both services and Dish Network 6051 (99-51 on hopper) BPM features Geronimo, the Program Director, on weekdays 7-10am, Rida Naser on weekdays 10am-2pm, Ben Harvey on weekdays 2-6pm, Danny Valentino on Saturdays 10am-3pm and Sundays 12-5pm, Mallory Lynne on Saturdays 3-6pm and Sundays 5-9pm and Liquid Todd on weeknights 6-11pm.[3]
Regular programming
Sirius XM currently describes the channel as follows:
The world’s EDM leader! Spinning the EDM hits, remixes and club hits that bring the energy and passion of a weekend party into every day and night. #bpm @sxmelectro
BPM is presented in a Top 40 radio style. Its original program director was Blake Lawrence (known on-air as "Maxwell House"), who headed the channel until he left XM for New York's WQCD in 2004. BPM's original format, from 2001 through 2005, was current mainstream dance; in 2006 it made a slight shift toward the pop mainstream. However, in March 2009, its emphasis changed dramatically to focus primarily on remixed top-40 music, 90's dance cuts and selected songs that date to the early 1980s, a similar format to the former Sirius channel, "The Beat". With the launch of the new retro Dance channel Utopia in 2010, BPM has phased out the recurrents and gold product in order to focus on current product. BPM is commercial-free and has on-air DJs.
Despite being electronic music in general, the internet station can be adjusted to omit or strongly emphasize dubstep.
Awards
BPM was twice the recipient of the annual International Dance Music Awards' "Best Satellite Dance Channel" award (for calendar years 2004 and 2005).
In 2015, program director, Geronimo, was named #21 on Billboard's list of top EDM Power Players [4]
References
- ^"XM Channel Lineup"(PDF). 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^"Sirius Channel Lineup"(PDF). 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^"SiriusXm". Sirius XM. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^"Billboard's Top 30 EDM Power Players List | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
External links
- BPM website
- Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart - BPM is a reporter to the Billboard Dance Radio Airplay chart
- BPM Spin Factor Chart ArchiveArchived 2006-08-18 at the Wayback Machine - An archive of "33 & 1/3" and "Spin Factor" charts including DJ set lists and music news
- Alan Freed at Myspace including dance/club music news
- ShoutDRIVE Radio Former XM BPM Program Director Alan Freed's dance site/station
- International Dance Music Awards
