BackSpin
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BackSpin is a classic Hip-Hop
radio station on Sirius XM Radio. On 2008-11-12 this channel (along with The Boneyard and The Strobe
) went on hiatus, however, on 2008-12-16, due to subscriber demand, Sirius XM Radio announced that this channel and The Strobe
would return to the service on 2009-01-15.
The channel features the best of old school hip-hop and will be the home of several specialty shows including "Ladies' First with Monie Love" and "Zulubeats with Afrika Bambaataa, Mick Benzo and The Cutman LG."
On January 15, 2009, BackSpin was returned to the Sirius/XM lineup; Sirius channel 39, Dish Network channel 6039 and XM channel 65 (replacing The Rhyme). Prior to November 12, BackSpin was on Sirius channel 43. It was also on Direct TV channel 846 until all of Sirius XM programming was dropped on February 9, 2010 in favor of a new music service called SonicTap. On May 4, 2011, BackSpin moved to 46 on both the Sirius and XM platforms.
Old school hip hop
Old school hip hop describes the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music , and the music in the period preceding it from which it was directly descended . Old school hip hop is said to end around 1983 or 1984 with the emergence of Run–D.M.C., the first new school hip hop group...
radio station on Sirius XM Radio. On 2008-11-12 this channel (along with The Boneyard and The Strobe
The Strobe
Studio 54 Radio is a disco and freestyle music radio station, one of four Dance/Electronic music channels operated by Sirius XM Radio. The channel was originally known as The Strobe from 2002 to 2011, when it was relaunched under its current incarnation, a hommage to the legendary New York City...
) went on hiatus, however, on 2008-12-16, due to subscriber demand, Sirius XM Radio announced that this channel and The Strobe
The Strobe
Studio 54 Radio is a disco and freestyle music radio station, one of four Dance/Electronic music channels operated by Sirius XM Radio. The channel was originally known as The Strobe from 2002 to 2011, when it was relaunched under its current incarnation, a hommage to the legendary New York City...
would return to the service on 2009-01-15.
The channel features the best of old school hip-hop and will be the home of several specialty shows including "Ladies' First with Monie Love" and "Zulubeats with Afrika Bambaataa, Mick Benzo and The Cutman LG."
On January 15, 2009, BackSpin was returned to the Sirius/XM lineup; Sirius channel 39, Dish Network channel 6039 and XM channel 65 (replacing The Rhyme). Prior to November 12, BackSpin was on Sirius channel 43. It was also on Direct TV channel 846 until all of Sirius XM programming was dropped on February 9, 2010 in favor of a new music service called SonicTap. On May 4, 2011, BackSpin moved to 46 on both the Sirius and XM platforms.