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BPM
File:Bpm (xm).png
Broadcast areaUnited States
Canada
FrequencyXM 81
Sirius 36
DirecTV 859
AOL Radio
Programming
FormatDance Hits
Ownership
OwnerSirius XM Radio
History
First air date
September 2001
Technical information
ClassSatellite Radio Station
Links
WebsiteXM BPM

BPM is one of three Dance/Electronic music satellite channels operated by Sirius XM Radio, operating on XM channel 81 and Sirius channel 36 (Where it replaced The Beat on November 12, 2008).

Regular Programming

BPM is presented in a typical Top 40 radio style. It concentrates primarily on contemporary hit-driven Dance music product, which includes pop Club, House and Trance tracks. BPM, like all of the XM music channels, is entirely commercial-free and features DJs.

Programming Blocks

Monday-Thursday

  • 8a-1p Geronimo
  • 1p-5p Skyy
  • 5p-11p Danny Valentino
  • 11p-Mid Addiction w/ DJ Armando
  • Mid-2a Miss V.

Friday

  • 8a-Noon Geronimo
  • Noon-1p The Essential Selection with Pete Tong
  • 1p-5p Skyy
  • 5p-9p Danny Valentino
  • 9p-(Sat)5a AIR BPM

Saturday

  • 8a-Noon Geronimo
  • Noon-4p Skyy
  • 4p-6p The Bagatelle Brunch LIVE from NYC
  • 6p-9p Tim Bauman
  • 9p-(Sun)5a AIR BPM in Reverse

Sunday

  • 8a-Noon Danny Valentino
  • Noon-6p Tim Bauman
  • 6p-7p The Essential Selection with Pete Tong
  • 7p-Mid Miss V.

Programming Mixshows

Addiction w/ DJ Armando Airs weeknights at 11pm ET/ 8pm PT, DJ Armando spins the hottest tracks in the club and on BPM. The mixshow was formerly on the Afternoon Drive on both coasts (5 & 8pm ET/2 & 5pm PT), but since the Sirius XM merger, has moved to the 11pm ET spot.

Corsten's Countdown (has moved and currently airing on sister dance station Area) An interactive monthly countdown show hosted by Ferry Corsten. This series features new Dance tracks, club mix sets and the top club songs voted on by listeners online.

The BPM Project (no longer airing) - An hour-long program that spotlights new tracks and listeners are invited to respond with feedback on whether they want to hear them played regularly. Also hosted by Alan Freed, this program replaced the "Wannabes" segments that were part of "33 & 1/3".

D.U.I. (Dancing Under the Influence) (discontinued after the Sirius XM merger) Six hours of DJ sets from BPM Resident DJs

  • Melle Mel (Detroit)
  • DJ Armando (Hartford)
  • DJ Scotty Boy (Las Vegas)
  • Lil Cee (New York)

In addition, "Matt Darey's Nocturnal" (A popular world-wide Dance Music show) airs as part of the "D.U.I." block.

Air BPM (Formerly Air 81) - An eight-hour block of DJ sets by BPM Resident DJs on Friday nights presented in the format of an imaginary flight across America from east to west. Each hour features a different DJ from a different city. Each hour the "flight" "touches down" in a new city and the next DJ plays.

  • 9pm ET - Johnny Budz (New York)
  • 10pm ET - Nathan Scott (Chicago)
  • 11pm ET - Cato K. (Miami)
  • Midnight ET - Scotty Boy (Las Vegas)
  • 1am ET - DJ Leony (Orlando)
  • 2am ET - Joe Bermudez (Boston)
  • 3am ET - DJ Theo (New York)
  • 4am ET - Mike Rizzo (New York)

Air BPM in Reverse - (Same as AIR BPM, but backwards with respect to programming schedule) An eight-hour block of DJ sets by BPM Resident DJs on Saturday nights presented in the format of an imaginary flight across America from east to west. Each hour features a different DJ from a different city. Each hour the "flight" "touches down" in a new city and the next DJ plays.

  • 9pm ET - Mike Rizzo (New York)
  • 10pm ET - DJ Theo (New York)
  • 11pm ET - Joe Bermudez (Boston)
  • Midnight ET - DJ Leony (Orlando)
  • 1am ET - Scotty Boy (Las Vegas)
  • 2am ET - Cato K. (Miami)
  • 3am ET - Nathan Scott (Chicago)
  • 4am ET - Johnny Budz (New York)

Global Domination (has moved and currently airing on sister dance station Area) features two hour sets from five different DJ's across the world (the name "Global Domination" comes from the far-flung nature of the DJ's.

  • "Club Nouveau" with DJ Tiësto of the Netherlands
  • "Nocturnal" with Matt Darey of London
  • "12 inches of Cox" with Chris Cox of Los Angeles
  • "Junior's World" with Junior Vasquez of New York
  • Jonathan Peters of New York
  • DJ Tiësto (replay)


Backspins With Boesche (no longer airing) - An hour of Classic Dance music tracks from the 1990s and early 2000s mixed by BPM Resident DJ, Jon Boesche.

Currently, the folks over at Sirius-XM have not updated their BPM website yet regarding the changes to the line-up.

Former shows

"The 33 & 1/3" This was the first Dance music countdown show on BPM, which ran from 2001 to 2006. The program aired on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and counted down the top 33 & 1/3 songs (actually 34; 33 1/3 is the RPM on a Dance 12" single, hence the show's name). In between the tracks, 5 new singles that was being tested as feedback for listeners called "Wannabes" was featured, along with a flashback of a number one song that reached the top spot on the show a year earlier.

The Spin Factor - A two hour Dance music countdown, hosted by Alan Freed (who is no longer with BPM), showcasing the top songs on BPM based entirely on requests and user input. It consists of approximately 28 songs and the #1 song from one year prior. This program replaced "The 33 & 1/3" in January 2006. In 2006, "The Spin Factor" aired every Sunday at 3pm ET, Monday at 6pm ET, and Monday nights at Midnight ET. The Spin Factor was discontinued in January 2007; Its last weekly produced countdown program was December 24, 2006. No reason has yet been posted.

Awards

BPM has twice been the recipient of the annual International Dance Music Awards' "Best Satellite Dance Channel" award (2004 and 2005). This is notable for the fact that the award has been offered only twice and the award is voted on by the general public. BPM was the favorite of the other XM Dance Cluster channels nominated - "The Move" and "The System" - as well as the dance channels on competitor Sirius.

BPM was nominated as a contender for the 22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards' "Best Radio Station" award for 2006 (all radio awards were combined into one category) but did not win.

Other broadcast platforms

BPM was included in almost every XM cross-promotion previous to the 2008 merger and can be heard by subscribers to DirecTV Satellite TV (ch. 859), on three U.S. airlines: JetBlue, AirTran Airways and United Airlines, and on supported devices by users of AT&T, Sprint (for Sirius users) and Alltel wireless.

Sirius XM Merger

On November 12th 2008, BPM merged with Sirius Channel 36 The Beat. Several new shows and on-air personalities were added to the BPM lineup. According to on-air advertisements the new combined channel is available on XM channel 81 and Sirius channel 36. Currently, there is a petition for subscribers to call up Sirius-XM upper management to restore The Beat due to many Sirius subscribers being upset with the switch to BPM. The reason is that BPM is not playing the same library of music that The Beat did and along with Mr. Seth and Good Time Marcus not on the channel anymore. The number to call Sirius to get The Beat back on is 1-888-635-5142, which is the executive customer service. A live person will answer and is taking a list of subscribers, along with Dish Network subscribers, of who wants The Beat added back. You can also call and/or the CEO of Sirius-XM, Mel Karmazin at 212-584-5100 and/or mkarmazin@siriusradio.com to leave him a message about this change. Many subscribers have called this the "Dark Period" of Sirius radio.

However, many XM subscribers are unhappy with the merger with Sirius. Many complain about the lack of innovative programming that Sirius has brought in the merger. With BPM replacing The Beat on Sirius, many subscribers are unhappy with the new progamming lineup and are disappointed with the programming shift of DJ Armando's "Addiction" mixshow to the late night instead of the drive home, a more primetime slot.

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