'50s Gold
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| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
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| Frequency | Sirius XM Radio 5 DISH Network 6005 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Hits Music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sirius XM Radio |
| History | |
First air date | September 25, 2001 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | Satellite Radio Station |
| Links | |
| Website | SiriusXM: '50s on 5 |
The '50s on 5 (or just The '50s) is a commercial-free, satellite radio station on Sirius XM Radio channel 5, as well as on Dish Network channel 6005.
From 2001 to 2008, the Program Director for XM's '50s on 5 was Ken Smith and its Music Director was Matt "the Cat" Baldassarri; both men were dismissed from the channel in October 2008 following XM's merger with former rival Sirius. On November 12, 2008, the '50s on 5 was added to the Sirius platform, replacing the Sirius Gold channel.
Similar to the other Classic Hits themed channels, The '50s on 5 attempts to recreate the feel of Classic Hits radio. They use similar DJ habits, jingles, period slang, and news updates. The channel was also used for XM's annual Classic Hits Music music chronology, IT.[1] However, unlike most satellite radio stations which solely play songs from a said decade, the lineup of songs on '50s on 5 is mostly from 1970s til now.
In early 2014, Sirius removed the disc jockeys from '50s on 5, and also from '90s on 9, in an apparent cost-cutting move. Pat St. John was one of the dismissed DJs.[2]
References
- ^ Tim (23 September 2011). "Tim Featured on Sirius XM's "50s on 5" and "94.7 WLS FM"". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Sirius XM dumps DJs on '50s, '90s channels". Retrieved 16 January 2017.