AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now when are they getting a Stones channel?
I enjoyed a lot of their music, but that enjoyment was mostly
40 years ago. Are there still enough people who’d listen to such a station on a regular basis? This will be presented by SirusXM. Does that mean it won’t be accessible to terrestrial radio listeners? I would think most older people who are familiar with Beatle music are still primarily users of terrestrial radio, vs satelite.
Maybe it can work, maybe there are sufficient demographics of younger folks who do want to hear the music. It stands out today, because back then, almost no one used profanity on the radio, and most the songs were well composed aesthetically and musically
I could see Elvis having a channel dedicated to his music, and perhaps the Beatles. I just hope SiriusXM doesn’t fill up the dial with too many of these at the expense of existing channels that have some variety. I know I always bypass Springsteen, the Grateful Dead and others when they had them.
On a brighter note for SiriusXM listeners, they’ve dumped Glenn Beck from the Patriot channel as of the end of this week. David Webb will be taking over his time slot!
Just another reason I don’t have Sirius.
I pay for one XM Sirius premium subscription in my car. Then I can stream it to my smartphone, on my laptop, etc.
Plenty of music choices, Fox News, Fox Business, Patriot etc.
A new news station might be able to get their own dedicated channel, there.
Reminds me of The Scotch Tape Store™
I haven’t listened to the Beatles since the early ‘70s. I can’t imagine ever wanting to listen to them again. They are so dated. I don’t listen to anything older than the ‘80s, with the ‘90s through today being my favorites.
“SiriusXM Launches The Bealtes Channel “
You’d think they could spell Beatles correctly.
I have noticed some of the younger kids discovering the music we all grew up with.
A friends youngest son, now 23, just got back from an overseas trip. His band toured Japan, Taiwan and some other places.
They’re basically a cover band that plays some of their own music thats based on the Beatles, Stones and other “classic rock” groups.
They played to crowds ranging from 2000 to 5000 people.
According to him the crowds loved the old rock and were appreciative of their original songs.
Maybe channels dedicated to the old groups will get more young people interested in real music instead of that damned rapcrap.
I don’t like all these channels dedicated to specific Rock & Roll groups or artists. There are enough. At the same time they are doing this, they are cutting back on the classical selections. They also tried to get rid of the gospel channel at one point. And I was upset when they got rid of the Latin Jazz channel about 8 years ago. I guess I’m one of those subscribers who is out of step with the rest of the audience. I don’t want 100 channels of Rock & Roll and Rap. But this is a battle I’m going to lose.
It will fail. It was tried with an Elvis Station years ago. Now with YouTube anyone can listen to the Beatles 24/7. Plus, they get to create their own play list.
Radio is having a hard time keeping listeners.
I figured they would have a lot of special stuff, like interviews, live performances and other recording artists guest-hosting who were influenced by their music. Maybe that will come later.