NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2014
/PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today its exclusive
Halloween-themed programming
beginning Friday, October 24 at
6:00 pm ET. The extensive
programming, which will include everything from scary stories for
adults to party sounds for kids and families and more, will air
across SiriusXM's multiple talk, music, and comedy channels.
SiriusXM's Scream Radio will provide the ultimate scary
sound-effect soundtrack for fun and fright, featuring traditional
Halloween tunes, spooky music from
classic horror films, bone-chilling ghost stories, and special
celebrity appearances. The catchy, creepy, and fun-scary
sounds are ideal for trick-or-treating, hosting Halloween parties at home and in the office, or
just getting into the Halloween
spirit while you are on the road.
Scream Radio will also feature readings of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," including an
all-star recitation by Al Roker, Martin Goldsmith from
SiriusXM's Symphony Hall, Clark
Collis from EW Radio, Covino and Rich from INDIE,
Stephen A. Smith from Mad Dog Radio
and ESPN and others along with a more traditional version in
which SiriusXM's own Pia Lindstrom
brings the dramatic, dark poem to life. Scream Radio
begins airing Friday, October 24 at
6:00 pm ET and runs through
Sunday, November 2 at 6:00 am ET on SiriusXM channel
98.
Jenny McCarthy will host a
special Halloween edition of her new,
live daily SiriusXM show Dirty, Sexy Funny with Jenny McCarthy on SiriusXM Stars, channel
109. The Halloween special will
feature Jenny hosting a costume party in the SiriusXM studios with
fans and special guests. The special will air on Halloween, Friday, October
31 at 10:00 am ET.
SiriusXM will also launch Trick-Or-Treat Radio, featuring
kid-centered Halloween songs and
stories, on SiriusXM Kids Place Live channel 78. The special
programming airs from Friday, October
31 at 10:00 am ET through
midnight on Sunday, November 2.
Additional Halloween programming
on SiriusXM includes:
Raw Dog Comedy (SiriusXM channel 99): SiriusXM
pays tribute to comedians who have passed away and their legacy
with the broadcast of Comics From the Grave, hosted by
Gilbert Gottfried, airing on
Halloween night at 6:00 pm ET. The fun, special programming
also includes the "Come To Papa Halloween Special," featuring Matt Damon, Alyson
Hanningan and many more, and Stand-Up, Sketch with host
Tom Papa. Airs Friday, October 24 at 7:00
pm ET.
Comedy Central Radio (SiriusXM channel 95):
Airs "Frightening Friday," Halloween-themed comedy segments to make the
drive home from work even more terrifying. Airs Friday, October 31 at 5:30
pm ET.
Entertainment Weekly Radio (SiriusXM channel
105): Hosts Dalton Ross and Jessica
Shaw talk to the cast of the AMC hit series The Walking
Dead about the new season. Interviews include
Robert Kirkman, Steven Yeun, Lauren
Cohan, and Scott
Gimple. Airs Friday, October
31 at 1:00 pm ET.
Radio Classics & Road Dog Trucking (SiriusXM channel
82, SiriusXM channel 146): SiriusXM's Radio Classics and
Road Dog Trucking team up for "Highway Horror," four-hours of
terrifying travel tales and roadway nightmares from the golden age
of radio like Lights Out, The Witch's Tale, The
Hermit's Cave, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, and Dark
Fantasy, all hosted by Glen "Jonesey" Jones of Road Dog Trucking. As a rare
treat, "Jonesey" will offer Road Dog Trucking fans a sneak at some
of these shows each overnight beginning Monday, October 27 through Friday, October 31.
OutQ (SiriusXM channel 106): OutQ embraces one of the
LGBT community's most beloved and celebrated holidays with its
inaugural "Hallow-Queen," a lavish affair that is top-lined by
Lance Bass' broadcast from the red
carpet of Halloweenie, the annual fundraising event of GMCLA
(Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles). The costume-required event
is held at the famed Los Angeles Theatre, the ornate movie palace
in downtown Los Angeles, where the
likes of Adam Lambert, Amy Paffrath, Marissa
Winokur, Rose McGowan,
Neil Patrick Harris, and Drew
Barrymore have participated. Airs Friday, October 31 at 6:00
pm ET.
In addition, OutQ will air "Night of the Living Drag," its
frightful drag queen Halloween party
hosted by Derek Hartley, featuring
RuPaul's Drag Race former contestants Ivy
Winters, Phi Phi O'Hara and Ben De La Creme. The fun, games,
stilettos and screams will air on Halloween night at 11:00
pm ET.
Ozzy's Boneyard (SiriusXM channel 38): Ozzy Osbourne's own classic hard rock and metal
SiriusXM channel will feature "Ultimate Sinner Weekend," airing a
five-song set chosen and hosted by a SiriusXM subscriber.
Airs twice an hour beginning Friday, October
31 through Sunday, November 2.
Electric Area (SiriusXM channel 52): Live from
New York City's Pier 94, Electric
Area will air "Pier Of Fear" on Halloween beginning at 11:00 pm ET.
Chill (SiriusXM channel 53): Chill's Haunted
Halloween Mixtape returns with its
mix of ghoulish grooves, bloody beats, and spooky surprises,
featuring Chill's darkest down tempo tracks and remixes. Airs
on Halloween at 6:00 pm ET.
Deep Tracks (SiriusXM channel 27): Take a six-hour
"Halloween Head Trip," featuring a
hand-crafted set of music carefully selected and put together with
the central theme of 'Halloween' and
things that go 'bump in the night'! Hosted by Sirius
XM's Earle Bailey airs Friday
October 31 at 12:00 pm ET.
Classic Rewind (SiriusXM 25): Special
Halloween programming will include
the songs of Halloween past from the
Axe Slingers of the Cassette Era with so much more than the "Spirit
of Radio" or a "Psycho Killer". Also available On Demand;
airs Friday, October 31 through
Sunday, November 2 at 9:00 pm ET.
Cinemagic (online, SiriusXM channel 750): SiriusXM airs
its annual "Big Scare," featuring the scariest movie music in
cinema history beginning Friday, October
31 at 6:00 am ET through
Saturday, November 1 at 6:00 am ET.
For more information on SiriusXM's Halloween programming, please visit
www.SiriusXM.com/Halloween.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI)
is the world's largest radio broadcaster measured by revenue and
has more than 26.3 million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and
broadcasts commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live
events; comedy; news; exclusive talk and entertainment; and the
most comprehensive Latin music, sports and talk programming in
radio. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every major car
company in the U.S. and from retailers nationwide as well as at
shop.siriusxm.com. SiriusXM programming is available through the
SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other connected
devices as well as online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM also provides
premium traffic, weather, data and information services for
subscribers in cars, trucks, RVs, boats and aircraft through
SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™,
SiriusXM Aviation, SiriusXM Marine™, Sirius
Marine Weather, XMWX Aviation™, and XMWX Marine™.
SiriusXM holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has
more than 2 million subscribers.
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