Caricia

Caricia
Broadcast areaStreaming only
FrequencySirius XM channel 762
BrandingCaricia sp
Programming
Language(s)English and Spanish
FormatBilingual Gold-based Soft AC
Ownership
OwnerSirius XM Radio
History
First air date
  • September 25, 2001
  • January 1, 2008 as Spanish Oldies
Technical information
ClassSatellite Radio Station
Links
Websitewww.siriusxm.com/caricia

Caricia is an Internet radio station on Sirius XM Radio channel 762.[1] Their format focuses on love ballads spanning from the 1950s to the 1980s in both English and Spanish.

History

The channel had been removed from the satellite lineup on February 2, 2004 but was relaunched on January 2, 2008.[2][3] Caricia initially played a mixture of Spanish oldies from artists such as Julio Iglesias, Camilo Sesto, José José, Jose Feliciano, Leo Dan, etc.[3][4] In addition, the channel is available only to DirecTV subscribers who subscribe to the Spanish language programming package.

Former logo for Caricia[citation needed]

This channel was programmed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation until it merged with Univision Radio in 2002. Univision Radio programmed the channel until 2004, when channel production turned in-house. In 2004, the channel was removed from satellite lineup and was only on the DirecTV service. The format before the channel returned to the satellite service was Spanish AC. The channel returned to the satellite service on January 1, 2008. On November 12, 2008, resulting from the Sirius/XM merger, Caricia was removed from the XM lineup.[5]

As of 2020, the station streams on Sirius XM Radio channel 762.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Caricia". Sirius XM Radio. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "XM'S New Caricia Channel Brings Back Memories From the Past With Latin Oldies From the 60s, 70s AND 80s". PR Newswire (Press release). January 2, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "XM Adds 'Caricia' Latin Oldies Channel". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 2, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Siegel, Fern (January 3, 2008). "Hola! XM Radio Adds New Spanish Music Channel". MediaPost Communications. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Venta, Lance (November 11, 2008). "XM Lineup Changes: Removed Channels". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 17, 2015.