SiriusXMU
SiriusXMU is an indie pop, indie rock, unsigned artist music channel on XM Satellite Radio channel 35.
On November 12, 2008, it was added to Sirius 26, moving to Sirius 35 on May 4, 2011, and Dish Network channel 6026. Until February 9, 2010, it was on DirecTV channel 831. The XM DJs were replaced with Sirius DJs, and acquired its current name, even though the channel is still listed as X043-FM by Mediabase. Sirius XM describes the channel as "North America's Indie Rock Station" and primarily airs artists who are signed to independent labels. The channel frequently plays songs from an artist's full album instead of just the singles. The [Wall Street Journal|The ''Wall Street Journal''] has described XMU as "XM's alternative-music channel".
From July 15 to July 25 of 2020, XMU temporarily became the Beastie Boys Channel as one of many limited-run stations devoted to a specific artist.
Featured shows
- Blog Radio
- SiriusXMU Download 15
- SiriusXMU Sessions
- SiriusXMU Old School Show
DJs
Active DJs
- Josiah Lambert
- Jenny Eliscu
- JaRon
- Nick Masi
- Justin Gage
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Lauren Sauer
- Chris Cantalini
- Kelsie
Former DJs
- The station once featured DJ's Billy Zero and Tobi. Both were released from XM upon the launch of the merged Sirius-XM lineup.
- Christopher the Minister left Sirius on November 14, 2008, after six and a half years as a DJ on Left of Center and Alt Nation.
- Jake Fogelnest left Sirius in November, 2014, to pursue a TV writing career.
- Julia Cunningham left the channel on October 30, 2020, after 13 years and moved to PopRocks.
- Carles
- Dodge
- Chris Muckley