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.
Hey, I like Bakersfield Beat. They play both types of music, country and western.