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Chrome
Chrome logo.svg
Broadcast area Off-air
Slogan America's Classic Dance
Frequency XM 83
DirecTV 861
First air date 2001-09-25
Format Disco/classic dance
Class Satellite radio station
Owner XM Satellite Radio
Website xmradio.com ch 83

Chrome was one of ten dance/electronica music satellite channels operated by Sirius XM Radio on channel 83 (and since November 2005 on DirecTV 861), and was one of five dance music channels offered by XM. The channel played classic disco and dance music from the 1970s through the 1980s and freestyle music which was popular from the mid 1980s to early 1990s. On November 12, 2008, the channel was eliminated from the XM lineup with the XM/Sirius merger, and no equivalent music was made available.

Chrome was one of the first channels offered by XM Satellite Radio at launch; the first song played was "Get Down Tonight" by KC & The Sunshine Band. The last song played was Donna Summer's "Last Dance." Among one of its jingling promos was "Where Disco DOESN'T Suck."

During November and December 2004, the channel was pre-empted for Special Xmas on the satellite service.[1][2]

Sirius/XM announced on December 16, 2008 that the format hole will filled by The Strobe (a channel that was heard exclusively on Sirius before its removal on November 12, 2008), the name of the disco/classic dance channel, effective January 15, 2009.[3]

References

  1. ^ XM Satellite Radio (2004-11-16). "XM SATELLITE RADIO TO DELIVER THE GIFT OF HOLIDAY MUSIC". Press release. http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=848. Retrieved 2007-11-08.  
  2. ^ Taylor, Chuck (2004-11-16). "Satcasters Deliver Holiday Channels". http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4458677-1.html. Retrieved 2007-11-08.  
  3. ^ XM Satellite Radio (2008-12-16). "Disco and Old School Hip-Hop Channels Back by Popular Demand on SIRIUS XM Radio". Press release. http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1677. Retrieved 2009-01-13.  

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Chrome is a radio channel on XM Satellite Radio channel 83 and is one of five Dance music channels offered by XM. The station plays Classic Disco and Dance music from the 1970s through 1980s, as well as 1980s Dance Music, and Freestyle dance music which was popular from the mid 1980s to early 1990s.

The channel also takes fun in relishing this genre by using liners complete with disco-inspired jingles and even pokes a jab at those who tried to kill it off at a baseball stadium with the jingled response "Where Disco DOESN'T Suck!" The channel is voiced by RuPaul.

On Friday and Saturday Nights from 10PM to 2AM Eastern Time, Chrome Airs "Studio 83", A club show with disco mixed dance music. The current staff of mixers, which rotate each week is comprised of Jenny Costa, Ray Martinez, Peter Carli, and Vinny Campisi.

Artists You'll Hear: Sister Sledge, Chéri, Donna Summer, The Jacksons, Chic, Trans-X, Vicki Sue Robinson, Change, KC & The Sunshine Band, Village People, Stars on 45, Pointer Sisters, Gary's Gang, France Joli, Lipps Inc

In December 2004, Chrome was temporarily replaced with "Special X-Mas", a format of novelty Christmas music that had previously aired on XM's Special X channel.

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