XMU (XM)

Infobox Radio Station
name = XMU


area = United States
Canada
branding = XMU
slogan = Next Now
airdate = September, 2001
frequency = XM 43
format = Indie and College Rock
erp =
class = Satellite Radio Station
owner = XM Satellite Radio
website = [http://xmradio.com/programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=43 XMU] and [http://xmunation.com/ XMUNation]
callsign_meaning =

XMU is an indie pop, indie rock, unsigned artist music channel on XM Satellite Radio channel 43 and is broadcast on DirectTV channel 831. XM describes the channel as "XMU, Next, Now" and primarily airs artists who are signed to independent labels. The channel frequently plays songs from an artist's full album instead of just the singles. The "Wall Street Journal" has described XMU as "XM's alternative-music channel." cite news |title= Music Promoter Finds A Digital-Age Niche|url=http://startup.wsj.com/columnists/enterprise/20060412-bounds.html |publisher= Wall Street Journal | first= Gwendolyn |last= Bounds |date= April 12, 2006 ] The channel's program director is Billy Zero.

Featured Shows

* Jam Nation
* XMU LiVE
* Subsoniq Heavy Burn
* XMU A.I.R. TIME
* The R>A>D>A>R Report
* Live From The Knitting Factory
* The BLiSST
* In-DEED
* The Student Exchange Program
* The After School Special
* Pitch Control

DJs

The station features DJ's Billy Zero and Tobi.

Notes

External links

* [http://xmradio.com/programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=43 XMU]
* [http://xmunation.com/ XMUNation]
* [http://www.radiounsigned.com/ Radio Unsigned]