The SiriusXM Yacht Rock channel has the shortest playlist I have ever heard. It seems like a 6-hour repeat cycle.
Either this is all the music that qualifies, or the program director is very lazy. If they had a deep catalog, it would be a much better channel.
IMHO, the deepest catalog is on Channel 27, “Deep Tracks”, although you never know what is coming up next and some of it is awful, “immediate skip” pseudo-music from the past.
Usually, they move Yacht Rock down to channel 70 between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
The Buffet channel is a little better with “Buffet-style” music tossed in and some occasional Carribian steel drum songs that add some texture to their otherwise fawning playlist.
If you want the Beach experience, try SiriusXM Channel 701, “Carolina Shag” or listen directly at the source at 949thesurf.com
That is true but they have been working in some deeper cuts from acts like Rickie Lee Jones and Joe Jackson. Still, they have to play the standards. People tune in expecting to hear something from Christopher Cross and Michael McDonald at least every three hours.
It's like The Beatles channel. How many times do they have to play "I Want To Hold Your Hand"? But it is The Beatles channel after all and that was the big hit that introduced them to America. Just so long as they don't play "I Am The Walrus" too often, I'm okay with it.
Like you, I listen to many other SiriusXM channels and have gone down rabbit holes like "Bakersfield Beat", "Indie 1.0", "Red White & Booze" and "Underground Garage."
There is an abundance of musical riches on SiriusXM - just wish I could get an "a la carte" plan where I could make it impossible for any of those hundreds of rap, news and sports stations to come up when spinning the dial. I only subscribe for the music and that's all I want to hear.
My car only has 18 presets which is annoying because there are way more than 18 stations on SiriusXM I would like to have in my rotation.