'60s Gold
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Website | SiriusXM: '60s Gold |
'60s Gold, formerly known as The '60s on 6 or The '60s, is a commercial-free,
Like the other decades channels, '60s Gold works to recreate the feel of 1960s radio. They use similar DJs, classic
The logo features a
As of 2008, The '60s on 6 was the fifth most listened to station on the XM service, with a cume of 581,300 listeners per week, according to
Post Sirius XM merger
With the merger of many Sirius XM channels on November 12, 2008, there were some changes to 60s on 6. The channel's playlist, which had once exceeded 3,000 songs was sliced to emphasize Top 10 hits more, with most of the lower-charting tracks as well as many of the
The classic PAMS jingles were edited to remove references to XM Radio, or jingles not referencing XM were used. In the summer of 2009, PAMS produced a new set of jingles based on its Series 31, "Music Explosion" for the channel.
Prior to the merger, it was the only XM channel to not change its zero in the logo, since it has always been a
In October 2021, SiriusXM announced that the station would move to channel 73 on the SiriusXM service on November 3, and that the station's name would simultaneously change to '60s Gold.[2]
Notable hosts
Core artists
- The Beatles
- The Beach Boys
- The Four Seasons
- The Rolling Stones
- The Supremes
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Hermans Hermits
- Four Tops
- The Monkees
- Neil Diamond
- Aretha Franklin
References
- ^ Hinckley, David (May 6, 2008). "Howard Stern rules satellite radio". Daily News. New York.
- ^ "SiriusXM To Realign Lineup On November 3". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-10-30.