Turbo (Sirius XM)
Sirius XM Turbo is a commercial-free music channel that plays 1990s and 2000s hard rock and airs on Sirius XM Radio and Dish Network. It airs on channel 41 on Sirius XM Radio.
| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Sirius XM Radio 41 |
| Slogan | A supercharged collection of extreme hard rock from the 90’s & 2000’s driven with turbo power! |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active Rock (from the 1990s and 2000s) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sirius XM Radio |
| History | |
First air date | August 17, 2017 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | Satellite radio station |
| Links | |
| Website | Sirius XM Turbo |
History
Turbo made its debut on August 17, 2017 as a full-time channel devoted to hard rock from artists like Metallica, System of a Down, Linkin Park and more.[1]
PopRocks, which slots in on channel 17, will air music from the 1990s and 2000s in the pop-rock genre, a la Goo Goo Dolls, Train and Sheryl Crow; while Turbo, channel 41 (after a try-out as a streaming-only station), offers '90s/early-'00s hard rock from Linkin Park, Metallica and System of a Down.[2]
Prior to August 17, the channel was on channel 314 as a US only Xtra Channel. This slot is now occupied by the now punk rock-exclusive formatted Faction which has been rebranded as Faction Punk, however it is available on both US and Canadian versions of the Sirius XM app. [3]
On October 5, 2020 at noon EDT (16:00 UTC) until October 12, 2020 at 3:00 AM EDT (07:00 UTC), Turbo switched over to Linkin Park Radio in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their debut studio album, Hybrid Theory.[4] The first song played on Linkin Park Radio was "One Step Closer", and the last song played was "Happy Song" by Bring Me the Horizon.
Selected artists played
References
- Rutherford, Kevin (August 17, 2017). "SiriusXM Launches 1990s/2000s Rock Stations Turbo, PopRocks". Billboard.com.
- Cook, Zachary (August 16, 2017). "SiriusXM Adds Two New Channels Appealing To Millennials". Insiderradio.com.
- Venta, Lance. "SiriusXM Makes Lineup Changes". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- "You're one step closer to hearing the limited-run channel Linkin Park Radio on SiriusXM". Hear & Now. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-10-05.