Oprah Radio
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Broadcast area | XM111 SR204 |
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Branding | Oprah Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Talk radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Harpo Radio, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | September 25, 2006 |
Technical information | |
Class | Satellite Radio Station |
Oprah Radio was a
Oprah Radio included regular programming on topics such as current events, self-improvement, health, nutrition, fitness, and home. Friends and contributors included:
History
It was announced in June 2006 that former
In September 2007, Oprah and Friends was added to the DirecTV lineup on channel 807.[5] Following the Sirius/XM merger, Oprah & Friends was added to Sirius on September 30, 2008, as part of its "Best of XM" package, and broadcast on channel 195 (it moved to channel 204 on May 4, 2011). On November 12, 2008, Oprah and Friends was removed from the DirecTV lineup.
In November 2008, John Gehron and Laurie Cantillo exited their positions at Oprah & Friends. Corny Koehl was named Executive Producer of the channel in charge of the creative side, and Katherine Kelly was named Operations Manager handling the day-to-day workings of the channel.
On March 4, 2009, Oprah and Friends was renamed and rebranded as Oprah Radio. Listeners tuned in on January 1, 2015, to an announcement explaining that the channel had ceased broadcasts on SiriusXM.
References
- ^ a b Hinckley, David. "Oprah Winfrey's SiriusXM channel goes off the air". New York Daily News.
- ^ "XM's Oprah Channel Adds Rabbi Shmuley Boteach". All Access.
- ^ "Thought for Today". Oprah.com.
- ^ McManus, Shani. "Schmoozing with Shmuley Celebrity rabbi to headline two local events". Sun-Sentinel.com.
- ^ "Oprah Means Business - Page 6 of 8". June 1, 2008.