Country Music Hall Of Fame & XM Radio To Broadcast The Best Of Country Music
Wed. July 26, 2000 12:00 AM by Internet Wire
XM To Build New Digital Studio And To Broadcast Live Daily From The Hall Of Fame's New Mus
Nashville, TN and Washington, DC -
XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR) and the Country Music Hall of Fame today announced a country music partnership under which XM will broadcast a live five-hour show daily from its state-of-the- art digital studio to be built in the Hall of Fame's new Nashville museum, scheduled to open in May 2001. Fans across the country will listen to XM's daily show and daily specials, featuring Country's newest stars as well as rarely heard historical performances and recordings from the Hall of Fame's vast archives.
"XM now has a home in the heart of Country. This collaboration is another example of XM's unique ability to team up with leading content providers to offer the best music, news, talk, comedy and entertainment audio options," said Lee Abrams, XM's Chief Programming Officer. "This partnership exemplifies XM's commitment to each of our unique music formats and their national audiences."
XM Satellite Radio is developing a new band of radio. It will create and package up to 100 national channels of digital-quality music, news, sports, talk, comedy and children's programming. The service will be uplinked to XM's powerful satellites and transmitted directly to vehicle, home and portable radios across the country. XM's consumer service is slated to begin during the first half of 2001 for a monthly subscription fee of $9.95. XM's Nashville broadcast facility will be an end-to-end digital studio that will be seamlessly integrated into XM's state-of-the-art 82-studio facility in Washington, DC, the largest radio facility of its kind in the world.
"We have devoted 33 years to collecting an archive of broadly defined country music that now includes more than 200,000 recorded discs and hundreds and hundreds of audio tapes," said Hall of Fame Director Kyle Young.
"Because this growing collection includes some of the most important music in America, our goal is not only to preserve it, but to give it life and meaning by making it accessible to the largest possible audience," he said. "Our partnership with XM Radio allows us to tie that music to the present and build considerable equity in the Hall of Fame brand, presenting a quantum leap for the Hall of Fame and for country music," Mr. Young added.
"For country music fans the world over, a trip to Nashville and the Country Music Hall of Fame is essentially a pilgrimage," said Mr. Abrams. "XM is proud to play a role in amplifying that experience and delivering the sounds of Nashville to fans in their cars and homes from coast to coast."
Under terms of the agreement, a variety of collaborative programming will be offered on several XM channels when the service launches in the first half of 2001. Content will include "The Country Music Hall of Fame Hour," featuring hour- long profiles of country music legends complete with rare, archival recordings; "Today in Country Music History," which will also tap the Hall of Fame's historical archives; and "Backstage at the County Music Hall of Fame," highlighting new live performances and re-broadcasts of classic concerts.
"XM now has a home in the heart of Country. This collaboration is another example of XM's unique ability to team up with leading content providers to offer the best music, news, talk, comedy and entertainment audio options," said Lee Abrams, XM's Chief Programming Officer. "This partnership exemplifies XM's commitment to each of our unique music formats and their national audiences."
XM Satellite Radio is developing a new band of radio. It will create and package up to 100 national channels of digital-quality music, news, sports, talk, comedy and children's programming. The service will be uplinked to XM's powerful satellites and transmitted directly to vehicle, home and portable radios across the country. XM's consumer service is slated to begin during the first half of 2001 for a monthly subscription fee of $9.95. XM's Nashville broadcast facility will be an end-to-end digital studio that will be seamlessly integrated into XM's state-of-the-art 82-studio facility in Washington, DC, the largest radio facility of its kind in the world.
"We have devoted 33 years to collecting an archive of broadly defined country music that now includes more than 200,000 recorded discs and hundreds and hundreds of audio tapes," said Hall of Fame Director Kyle Young.
"Because this growing collection includes some of the most important music in America, our goal is not only to preserve it, but to give it life and meaning by making it accessible to the largest possible audience," he said. "Our partnership with XM Radio allows us to tie that music to the present and build considerable equity in the Hall of Fame brand, presenting a quantum leap for the Hall of Fame and for country music," Mr. Young added.
"For country music fans the world over, a trip to Nashville and the Country Music Hall of Fame is essentially a pilgrimage," said Mr. Abrams. "XM is proud to play a role in amplifying that experience and delivering the sounds of Nashville to fans in their cars and homes from coast to coast."
Under terms of the agreement, a variety of collaborative programming will be offered on several XM channels when the service launches in the first half of 2001. Content will include "The Country Music Hall of Fame Hour," featuring hour- long profiles of country music legends complete with rare, archival recordings; "Today in Country Music History," which will also tap the Hall of Fame's historical archives; and "Backstage at the County Music Hall of Fame," highlighting new live performances and re-broadcasts of classic concerts.
News, photos provided by Internet Wire.