ABC News & Talk
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ABC News & Talk was a news/talk and entertainment radio channel programmed and distributed by ABC Radio Networks for satellite radio
services. It aired on XM Satellite Radio
channel 124, and Sirius Satellite Radio
channel 143 both in the United States
until 2007-09-24.
The channel also existed on Sirius Canada
until February 2007. Each morning, the channel featured a six-hour news wheel, produced by ABC News Radio
. In the afternoon, hourly newscasts preceded some of ABC Radio's top talk show talent, like Sean Hannity, KABC's Larry Elder and WBAP's Mark Davis.
In September 2006, John Batchelor
took a leave of absence from the ABC Radio network. Mark Levin
took his place on the ABC News & Talk lineup. Levin's show was broadcast on a 2 hour tape-delay basis, which was assumed to be twofold: to protect Elder's spot in the lineup, since Elder had the slot prior to Levin's arrival, and so Levin can continue to grow his terrestrial affiliate base.
The channel was programmed by ABC Radio until June 12, 2007
, when it was turned over to Citadel Broadcasting
as part of the divestiture by ABC parent Disney of nearly all of its radio assets. The network was shut down September 24, 2007.
Satellite radio
Satellite radio is an analogue or digital radio signal that is relayed through one or more satellites and thus can be received in a much wider geographical area than terrestrial FM radio stations...
services. It aired on XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
channel 124, and Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
channel 143 both in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
until 2007-09-24.
The channel also existed on Sirius Canada
Sirius Canada
Sirius Canada is a Canadian company, a partnership between Slaight Communications, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio, which was one of three services licensed by the CRTC on June 16, 2005 to introduce satellite radio service to Canada.On November 24, 2010, following...
until February 2007. Each morning, the channel featured a six-hour news wheel, produced by ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio is the radio service of ABC News, a division of the ABC Television Network. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds, through Cumulus Media Networks, newscasts on the hour to its more than 2,000 affiliates...
. In the afternoon, hourly newscasts preceded some of ABC Radio's top talk show talent, like Sean Hannity, KABC's Larry Elder and WBAP's Mark Davis.
History
ABC News & Talk used to host a mid-day talk show exclusively for satellite radio titled Live from 125. The show's host was rotated on a weekly basis so there were several different program personalities. This show was discontinued in 2006.In September 2006, John Batchelor
John Batchelor
John Calvin Batchelor is an author and host of The John Batchelor Show radio news magazine. Based at WABC radio in New York for five years from early 2001 to September, 2006; the show was syndicated nationally on the ABC radio network. On October 7, 2007, Batchelor returned to radio on WABC New...
took a leave of absence from the ABC Radio network. Mark Levin
Mark Levin
Mark Reed Levin is a lawyer, author and the host of American syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show. Levin served in the cabinet of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese...
took his place on the ABC News & Talk lineup. Levin's show was broadcast on a 2 hour tape-delay basis, which was assumed to be twofold: to protect Elder's spot in the lineup, since Elder had the slot prior to Levin's arrival, and so Levin can continue to grow his terrestrial affiliate base.
The channel was programmed by ABC Radio until June 12, 2007
2007 in radio
The year 2007 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*January 8: Nanci "The Fabulous Sports Babe" Donnellan returns to radio after a six-year absence, filling in for local hosts in Florida....
, when it was turned over to Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
as part of the divestiture by ABC parent Disney of nearly all of its radio assets. The network was shut down September 24, 2007.
Former on-air staff
- ABC Satellite News has ceased production, as it was produced exclusively for this channel.
- Sean HannitySean HannitySean Hannity is an American radio and television host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity also hosts a cable news show, Hannity,...
, ABC Radio Networks' (now Citadel Media's) most popular host, can be heard live, all three hours, weekdays on XM's America RightAmerica RightSIRIUS XM Patriot Plus is a U.S. talk channel on SIRIUS Internet Radio and XM Radio Online that plays conservative talk programs. The channel is a spin-off from the newly merged SIRIUS XM Patriot channel, which retooled the lineups on both Sirius and XM radios to clear many Sirius XM exclusive...
and Sirius' SIRIUS PatriotSIRIUS PatriotSIRIUS XM Patriot is a conservative talk radio channel on SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 125 and XM Satellite Radio channel 125 . The channel features exclusive hosts such as Mike Church, Cam & Company from , Gary L. Bauer & Tom Rose, and Andrew Wilkow. It also features popular syndicated fare...
Channel 144. - Mark LevinMark LevinMark Reed Levin is a lawyer, author and the host of American syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show. Levin served in the cabinet of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese...
can also be heard live, for 3 hours, weekdays on America Right and SIRIUS Patriot. - Bob BrinkerBob BrinkerBob Brinker is the host of the radio show Moneytalk, which has been on the air nationally since 1986. He previously had a show on local New York radio on WMCA. Prior to that Brinker hosted talkradio programs on WCAU and WWDB in Philadelphia...
can still be heard live weekends on XM's America RightAmerica RightSIRIUS XM Patriot Plus is a U.S. talk channel on SIRIUS Internet Radio and XM Radio Online that plays conservative talk programs. The channel is a spin-off from the newly merged SIRIUS XM Patriot channel, which retooled the lineups on both Sirius and XM radios to clear many Sirius XM exclusive...
, but will not be broadcast further on Sirius. - Mark DavisMark Davis (talk show host)Mark Davis is an American radio host, newspaper columnist, and political commentator. His local talk show, The Mark Davis Show, airs on weekdays from 8:30 AM to 11 AM on WBAP in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, and his popular column is published in The Dallas Morning News...
' show has since been dropped from ABC Radio Networks, reverting to a local show on WBAP, and Davis has reestablished his national presence by becoming a substitute host for various shows, including The Rush Limbaugh ShowThe Rush Limbaugh ShowThe Rush Limbaugh Show is an American talk radio show hosted by Rush Limbaugh on Premiere Radio Networks...
. - Larry ElderLarry ElderLaurence Allen "Larry" Elder is an American radio and television personality. His radio program The Larry Elder Show airs weekdays 9 AM to noon on talk radio 790 KABC in Los Angeles, California...
will no longer be heard on either satellite provider, nor anywhere. The show to a local show on KABCKABC (AM)KABC is a Los Angeles radio station, and a West Coast flagship station for the Cumulus Media company. A pioneer of the talk radio format, the station went "all-talk" in 1960 and was one of the first stations to do so...
in August 2007, before his contract was not renewed in December 2008. - The Satellite SistersSatellite SistersThe Satellite Sisters is an internet based podcast. Previously, the show was a syndicated radio program heard on the ABC Radio Networks. The program previously aired on National Public Radio . The show revolves around five real-life sisters living in different cities...
were not picked up by either service, and were dropped from ABC Radio Networks in October. - Peter Tilden will no longer be heard on either satellite provider. He was laid off by KABC in cost cutting measures in February 2008, but was called back to work (replacing Doug McIntyreDoug McIntyreDoug McIntyre is the host of "Talking the News" on 77 WABC New York City , the lead-in morning drive show before "Imus in the Morning." He also hosts the four-hour radio talk show "Doug McIntyre's Red Eye Radio", syndicated across the United States on Cumulus Media Networks, and is the page one...
) in October 2009. This version of the show will strictly be local. - John BatchelorJohn BatchelorJohn Calvin Batchelor is an author and host of The John Batchelor Show radio news magazine. Based at WABC radio in New York for five years from early 2001 to September, 2006; the show was syndicated nationally on the ABC radio network. On October 7, 2007, Batchelor returned to radio on WABC New...
returned to radio in 2008. As of 2009, he is heard on America's TalkAmerica's TalkAmerica's Talk is a news and talk radio channel on XM Satellite Radio, launched on 2007-11-19 on channel 158 and moved to 166 on 2011-05-04. Much like its sister talk channel XM Talk 168, it is a general news/talk focused channel. It was programmed by Sean Compton until 2008-04-01, in Cincinnati,...
on XM, though not yet on Sirius.