SiriusXM College Sports Radio
| Broadcast area | Sirius XM Radio |
|---|---|
| History | |
First air date | August 28, 2006 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | Satellite Radio Station |
| Links | |
| Website | SiriusXM College Sports Radio |
SiriusXM College Sports Radio is a channel on
The channel assumed its current form in 2010, mainly as a result of a merging of Sirius Sports Central and XM Sports Nation, and a couple programming changes with sister channel
Sirius XM College Sports Radio has a 24-hour available channel on Sirius XM Radio on channel 84 and includes original programs Tim Brando Show, College Football Playbook, Basketball and Beyond with Coach K, College Sports Coast to Coast, and others.
History
Sporting News Radio (2001–2006)
Before XMSN, channel 143 was a complete simulcast of Sporting News Radio, a
XM Sports Nation (2006–2010)
On August 28, 2006, Sporting News Radio became XM Sports Nation, and featured several new shows exclusive to XM. XM had already used the XM Sports Nation name to brand their sportscasts, often ending the games with a soundbyte saying "This has been a presentation of XM Sports Nation". New programs included XMSN This Morning, Power Shift,
XM143 to XM144, NASCAR Radio merger, and beyond
On January 1, 2007, XMSN moved to XM 144 from XM 143. Programming from XM's NASCAR Radio channel was merged into XM Sports Nation, including
In addition, XMSN began airing
Only one week into "The New XM Sports Nation," Sporting News Radio announced that Tony Bruno was going to be cut from the network lineup.[5] Technically, Bruno's last show was on January 18, and was followed up by a week of fill-ins, but it wasn't announced that it would be his last broadcast.
On July 14, 2008, XMSN was added to XM Radio Online.
Sirius XM College Sports Nation (2010–2017)
Sirius XM College Sports Nation launched in 2010 and talks college sports year round. It airs both college football and college basketball as well as shows related to college sports throughout the year.
ESPNU Radio (2017–2023)
On August 31, 2017, as part of a renewal of ESPN's programming agreements with Sirius XM, College Sports Nation was re-launched as ESPNU Radio—a radio counterpart to the ESPNU television service. It continues to carry college sports programming, but now sourced from ESPN Radio, ESPN's college sports studio programming on television, and podcasts.[6][7]
SiriusXM College Sports Radio (2023–present)
On February 3, 2023, SiriusXM rebranded ESPNU Radio as SiriusXM College Sports Radio; while retaining most of its previous content, a simulcast of ESPN's
References
- ^ "XM Radio to Launch Exclusive Andretti Green Racing Show" (Press release). XM Satellite Radio. 2006-10-31. Archived from the original on 2006-11-11. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
- ^ "Tony Kornheiser to Air Nationwide on XM Satellite Radio" (Press release). XM Satellite Radio. 2007-02-15. Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ "College Football Kicks Off on XM Satellite Radio with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC" (Press release). XM Satellite Radio. 2007-02-15. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
- ^ "'Dan Patrick Show' to Air Nationwide on XM Satellite Radio" (Press release). XM Satellite Radio via PRNewswire-FirstCal. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ SNRAffiliates.com. Bruno departs Sporting News Radio Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aycock, Jason (2017-08-29). "ESPNU Radio debuts on Sirius XM as ESPN, Sirius extend deal". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "ESPN, SiriusXM to partner on 24-hour college sports station, ESPNU Radio". Awful Announcing. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ "Tweet from College Sports on SiriusXM". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ Bouma, Luke (2023-02-05). "ESPNU Ends its Branding Partnership With SiriusXM". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
