

Also hosted by Alan Freed, this program replaced the "Wannabes" segments that were part of 33 & 1/3. The BPM Project - An hour-long program that focused on new tracks and listeners were invited to respond with feedback on whether they want to hear them played regularly.The Spin Factor was discontinued in January 2007 Its last weekly produced countdown program was December 24, 2006. In 2006, The Spin Factor aired every Sunday at 3 pm ET, Monday at 6 pm ET, and Monday nights at midnight ET. This program replaced 33 & 1/3 in January 2006. It consisted of approximately 28 songs and the #1 song from one year prior. The Spin Factor - A two-hour dance music countdown, hosted by former PD Alan Freed, showcasing the top songs on BPM based entirely on requests and user input.Originally hosted by Maxwell House (Blake Lawrence), then by Alan Freed. In between the tracks, five new singles that were being tested as feedback for listeners called "Wannabes" was featured, along with a flashback of a number one song that reached the top spot on the show a year earlier. The program aired on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and counted down the top 33 & 1/3 songs (actually 34 33 1⁄ 3 is the RPM on a dance 12" single, hence the show's name). 33 & 1/3 This was the first dance music countdown show on BPM, which ran from 2001 to 2006.( July 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. BPM is commercial-free and has on-air DJs.ĭespite being electronic music in general, the internet station can be adjusted to omit or strongly emphasize dubstep. With the launch of the new retro Dance channel Utopia in 2010, BPM has phased out the recurrents and gold product in order to focus on current product. However, in March 2009, its emphasis changed dramatically to focus primarily on remixed top-40 music, 90's dance cuts and selected songs that date to the early 1980s, a similar format to the former Sirius channel, "The Beat". BPM's original format, from 2001 through 2005, was current mainstream dance in 2006 it made a slight shift toward the pop mainstream. Its original program director was Blake Lawrence (known on-air as "Maxwell House"), who headed the channel until he left XM for New York's WQCD in 2004. #bpm is presented in a Top 40 radio style. The world’s EDM leader! Spinning the EDM hits, remixes and club hits that bring the energy and passion of a weekend party into every day and night. Sirius XM currently describes the channel as follows:
