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Spirit (Sirius)
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Spirit was a Contemporary Christian music
radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio
channel 66 and DISH Network
channel 6066.
On November 12, 2008
, Spirit was eliminated from the Sirius lineup and has been replaced with XM's
The Message as part of a restructuring by Sirius XM Radio.
Confusion With The XM Satellite Radio
Apparently, there was an XM
version using the same name
, but plays gospel music
instead. The two Spirits on Sirius and XM were taken away, and the XM version was replaced by Praise.
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
radio station on 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 66 and DISH Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
channel 6066.
On November 12, 2008
2008 in radio
Several events occurred in radio in 2008.- Events :* January 2: WWFT finished Christmas music stunting, rolling out the red carpet for Adult contemporary music branded as "Warm."...
, Spirit was eliminated from the Sirius lineup and has been replaced with XM's
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...
The Message as part of a restructuring by Sirius XM Radio.
Confusion With The XM Satellite RadioXM Satellite RadioXM 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...
Version
Apparently, there was an XMXM 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...
version using the same name
Spirit (XM)
Spirit was an urban contemporary gospel music channel on XM Satellite Radio. XM described the channel as "Taking It To The Highest". The channel was originally launched and programmed by Radio One, Inc., but was later programmed in-house by XM....
, but plays gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
instead. The two Spirits on Sirius and XM were taken away, and the XM version was replaced by Praise.