Bollywood & Beyond (radio)

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This article is about the radio station. For annual Indian film festival, see Bollywood and Beyond.
Bollywood & Beyond
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Broadcast area Off-Air
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Frequency XM 163
First air date 2009-12-07
Format Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Desi
Class Satellite Radio Station
Owner NRI Media
Premiere Radio Networks
Sister stations Nashville, KISS-XM, Mix, The Music Summit, Extreme Talk, National Lampoon Comedy Radio, ReachMD, America's Talk, Sixx Sense, Talk Radio, Fox Sports Radio
Website XM Bollywood & Beyond
Bollywoodandbeyond.fm

Bollywood & Beyond was a commercial radio channel on XM Satellite Radio, located at channel 163 (previously 173) and playing a mix of Bollywood and music from across India. The channel is produced by NRI Media, Inc. Premiere Radio syndicates the station for broadcast on XM. The channel was programmed out of California and India. Advertising sales are handled by Premiere Radio Networks. This channel was not affiliated with ATN-Asian Radio, XM channel 159, which offers similar program content.

On June 8, 2011, this station was replaced by WGCI-FM, a CC-owned radio station in Chicago which airs an urban contemporary format.[1]

XM 173 History

XM channel 173 previously carried a simulcast of local Cincinnati, Ohio talker 700 WLW and then later a carried a simulcast of Talk Radio on XM 165.

Bollywood & Beyond was launched on XM 173 on December 7, 2009. The channel operates on a higher fidelity than its predecessors, as it also uses bandwidth once occupied by National Lampoon Comedy Radio, which broadcast on XM 154 until March 2009.

Shows

Hosted shows

  • Bollywood Top 40, Tamil Top 40, Telugu Top 40 - Rotating days at 9 AM and 9 PM Eastern, hosted by RJ Cary.
  • Indian Music Update - Every day from 1 PM to 1:30 PM ET. This show features interviews with Desi entertainment stars. Hosted by RJ Cary.
  • Twitterquest - Every day at 7 PM ET. Requests are taken from the Bollywood & Beyond Twitter account, and played on the air.

Music shows

  • The Loop - Modern hits. Every day at 1 AM, 7 AM and 1:30 PM ET.
  • Fresh Hits - New hits from India. Every day at 5 PM and 8 PM ET.
  • Hindi Pop - Non-film music hits. Every day at 3 PM ET.
  • Ancient and Justified - Classic hits. Every morning at 3 AM ET.

References

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External links

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