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Post by grumbly-one on Jun 13, 2019 9:52:34 GMT -5
To be replaced with a dedicated Phish channel
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Post by suebhunny on Jun 13, 2019 10:02:00 GMT -5
Um...the article says that Jam On will continue on the Sirius/XM app. Hopefully that means they will eventually bring it back to the radio.
Post by grumbly-one on Jun 13, 2019 10:06:13 GMT -5
Yea I should clarify, its going to a remote channel in the app.
Which means its gone to me. I'm not going to be fiddling around with my phone every time I get in the car.
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Post by suebhunny on Jun 13, 2019 10:22:11 GMT -5
Me either. But sometimes my co-pilot (war fart) does the DJing while we travel.Yea I should clarify, its going to a remote channel in the app. 
Which means its gone to me. I'm not going to be fiddling around with my phone every time I get in the car.
Post by longhair1218 on Jun 13, 2019 16:06:08 GMT -5
That's fine, Jam On has really gotten away from the jam band scene ever since they broadcast the whole Coachella show last year. And the variety has gone down hill also.
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Post by fanoftheallmans on Jun 14, 2019 6:57:12 GMT -5
Sirius/XM does this once or twice a year on multiple channels. They will feature an artist for a month or so. Right now I'm aware of the Phish channel and DMB channel. They will switch back to what the channel was after awhile. It seems like they do Phish on the Jam On channel about twice a year. Last summer they did DMB too. No worries, Jam On will be back.Um...the article says that Jam On will continue on the Sirius/XM app. Hopefully that means they will eventually bring it back to the radio.
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Post by wolfe jet on Jun 14, 2019 9:01:03 GMT -5
Agreed in the past, but the announcement cites this as permanent, & Stef was on the air yesterday saying she wasn't sure what she was going to do next.Sirius/XM does this once or twice a year on multiple channels. They will feature an artist for a month or so. Right now I'm aware of the Phish channel and DMB channel. They will switch back to what the channel was after awhile. It seems like they do Phish on the Jam On channel about twice a year. Last summer they did DMB too. No worries, Jam On will be back.Um...the article says that Jam On will continue on the Sirius/XM app. Hopefully that means they will eventually bring it back to the radio.
29 to be Phish Radio, 716 to be JamOn but with no DJs anymore (also surprising, with the pre-recording DJs do so much in the industry as a whole now - I figured they'd double up Stef & Schwartz and make them work both.) They didn't need to move it to online only, there was room to have both.
Last Edit: Jun 14, 2019 9:01:51 GMT -5 by wolfe jet
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Post by grumbly-one on Jun 14, 2019 9:24:49 GMT -5
That's fine, Jam On has really gotten away from the jam band scene ever since they broadcast the whole Coachella show last year. And the variety has gone down hill also. 
You don't consider Beyonce or Eminem to be a jam band material?I kind of saw the coachella thing and the Phish week-long takeover as the writing on the wall that Jam On must not have enough listeners for siriusxm to care about them.I'm pondering now just loading up a usb stick with 100 hours of random jam band music and just playing it non-stop, reload with new stuff when it runs out. My car can play from USB. That will get me the convenience of instant play when I get in the car, but I'll lose exposure to new bands.
Last Edit: Jun 14, 2019 9:25:33 GMT -5 by grumbly-one
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Post by kuriti on Jun 14, 2019 9:36:21 GMT -5
Get a music service like Spotify or google play. I also have the usb thing set up that I can use in rural areas where I can’t get reception. Only problem is, i don’t buy music to own anymore with the subscription, so you are right, the usb is a greatest hits. That's fine, Jam On has really gotten away from the jam band scene ever since they broadcast the whole Coachella show last year. And the variety has gone down hill also. You don't consider Beyonce or Eminem to be a jam band material?I kind of saw the coachella thing and the Phish week-long takeover as the writing on the wall that Jam On must not have enough listeners for siriusxm to care about them.I'm pondering now just loading up a usb stick with 100 hours of random jam band music and just playing it non-stop, reload with new stuff when it runs out. My car can play from USB. That will get me the convenience of instant play when I get in the car, but I'll lose exposure to new bands.
Edit: just saw the phone comment, so nix the service rec. We are supposed to buy a new car this year, hoping we find something with google integration so I don’t have to pull my phone out for my Play music service.
Last Edit: Jun 14, 2019 9:39:07 GMT -5 by kuriti
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Post by fanoftheallmans on Jun 14, 2019 9:41:16 GMT -5
Damn it! I didn't realize the change was permanent. I agree that the quality of the content on Jam On has declined, but it was still my easiest option for Jam Band music. Will Jam On still be available through the radio or will it only be online through the app? I'm just too lazy to pull it up on my phone and stream it through my car radio...first world problems. This really bums me out. I really only subscribe to Sirius/XM for two channels, Jam On and the GD channel. I subscribed to nugs.net a few weeks ago when the discount link was posted here. I don't listen to it in the car very much because of my issue with laziness. Now if I have to pull my phone out anyway to get Jam On, I might just migrate to nugs in the car instead of Sirius/XM.Agreed in the past, but the announcement cites this as permanent, & Stef was on the air yesterday saying she wasn't sure what she was going to do next.Sirius/XM does this once or twice a year on multiple channels. They will feature an artist for a month or so. Right now I'm aware of the Phish channel and DMB channel. They will switch back to what the channel was after awhile. It seems like they do Phish on the Jam On channel about twice a year. Last summer they did DMB too. No worries, Jam On will be back.
29 to be Phish Radio, 716 to be JamOn but with no DJs anymore (also surprising, with the pre-recording DJs do so much in the industry as a whole now - I figured they'd double up Stef & Schwartz and make them work both.) They didn't need to move it to online only, there was room to have both.
Post by grumbly-one on Jun 14, 2019 9:49:58 GMT -5
Get a music service like Spotify or google play. I also have the usb thing set up that I can use in rural areas where I can’t get reception. Only problem is, i don’t buy music to own anymore with the subscription, so you are right, the usb is a greatest hits. You don't consider Beyonce or Eminem to be a jam band material?I kind of saw the coachella thing and the Phish week-long takeover as the writing on the wall that Jam On must not have enough listeners for siriusxm to care about them.I'm pondering now just loading up a usb stick with 100 hours of random jam band music and just playing it non-stop, reload with new stuff when it runs out. My car can play from USB. That will get me the convenience of instant play when I get in the car, but I'll lose exposure to new bands.I've got Pandora, Apple Music and Nugs.net (and Sirius at least until I get around to calling and cancelling) . It's just an extra annoyance I didn't have before. Making sure I've got the right stuff in offline mode (garage at work), starting the car, waiting for the phone to connect to the car, finding the app, pushing play. Not to mention random app crashes, bluetooth oddities etc. I was driving back from the outerbanks a couple weeks ago listening to podcasts over bluetooth and it quit for no reason on 64 between norfolk and richmond. Not the best place to find somewhere to pull over and reboot things.I know I'm being whiny, just sucks to lose something I used so much on a daily basis.
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Post by thelizard on Jun 14, 2019 10:12:31 GMT -5
Get a music service like Spotify or google play. I also have the usb thing set up that I can use in rural areas where I can’t get reception. Only problem is, i don’t buy music to own anymore with the subscription, so you are right, the usb is a greatest hits. I've got Pandora, Apple Music and Nugs.net (and Sirius at least until I get around to calling and cancelling) . It's just an extra annoyance I didn't have before. Making sure I've got the right stuff in offline mode (garage at work), starting the car, waiting for the phone to connect to the car, finding the app, pushing play. Not to mention random app crashes, bluetooth oddities etc. I was driving back from the outerbanks a couple weeks ago listening to podcasts over bluetooth and it quit for no reason on 64 between norfolk and richmond. Not the best place to find somewhere to pull over and reboot things.I know I'm being whiny, just sucks to lose something I used so much on a daily basis.Never done satellite radio. Many years ago I bought an iPod (gen 5, the first "video" iPod), and it worked great. I could put LOTS of Dead shows on there. So I bought an Alpine head unit with the iPod connector. Sync iPod, plug it in and lock it in the glove box, good to go!I've been doing that since. Works great for me, although I've had to replace the iPod from eBay when I destroyed the original one. I hate pretty much everything else, for exactly the reasons you state.Now I hear Apple is going to get rid of iTunes! I hope my iPod will continue to work. Finding another solution for travel / driving would be a major PITA.
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Post by smosey wales on Jun 14, 2019 15:30:12 GMT -5
I have been pleasantly surprised by Pandora's "jam band" channel. Usually with Pandora I request an artist (Allman Bros) rather than a genre (classic rock) to get better quality selection. Even better, a song or album ("Melissa" for ABB; "Europe '72" for GD).
But the rotation on "jam band" has been Phish, WSP, moe., GD, ABB, Moon Alice and a decent number of new acts, and the songs are fairly consistent (no space/drums) I guess thanks to the analog DJ.
Can't beat the price or convenience, either.
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Post by longhair1218 on Jun 15, 2019 8:11:12 GMT -5
I have been pleasantly surprised by Pandora's "jam band" channel. Usually with Pandora I request an artist (Allman Bros) rather than a genre (classic rock) to get better quality selection. Even better, a song or album I agree Pandora beats xm hands down for variety. ("Melissa" for ABB; "Europe '72" for GD).
But the rotation on "jam band" has been Phish, WSP, moe., GD, ABB, Moon Alice and a decent number of new acts, and the songs are fairly consistent (no space/drums) I guess thanks to the analog DJ.
Can't beat the price or convenience, either.
Siriusxm gets rid of JamOn
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Post by longhair1218 on Jun 15, 2019 8:14:08 GMT -5
I agree Pandora beats XM hands down for variety and you don't have Steph constantly rambling on about things.
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Post by Bird700level on Jun 16, 2019 11:54:07 GMT -5
I listen to Sirius through bluetooth at home and in the car so the change doesnt affect me. When I went in the app to check my favorites, it had automatically updated to 716.
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Post by wolfe jet on Jun 17, 2019 8:49:13 GMT -5
I think it's just splitting iTunes into individual Music / TV apps the way they'd already done for iOS.
I'd be surprised if that move brick'd your iPod (and yet with Apple, completely NOT surprised at the same time.)
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