SiriusXM has announced a lineup revamp for Andy Cohen’s “Radio Andy” (channel 102) as it moves many of its pop-culture oriented talk shows to the channel.
Cohen, who has signed a three-year contract extension with SiriusXM, will take his “Andy Cohen Live” show daily to air weekdays from 10 to 11am. Also going daily will be Lauren, Rachel and Mariah Smith’s “Smith Sisters Live” from 9 to 10am.
With the lineup changes at “Radio Andy“, the “SiriusXM Stars” (channel 109) has shut down with the platform running their top interviews of 2022 through the end of the year. Moving from SiriusXM Stars to Radio Andy will be “Gayle King in the House”, “The Jess Cagle Show with Julia Cunningham” and “It’s Me, Tinx”.
Jenny Hutt, host of “Just Jenny” on SirusXM Stars has announced her departure after 17 years at the company. She will be moving her show to a Patreon based podcast.
SiriusXM announced today that Andy Cohen, producer, television and radio host has signed a three-year contract extension with SiriusXM. Andy Cohen’s exclusive SiriusXM channel Radio Andy, will now serve as the audio subscription service’s definitive home for pop culture with Andy Cohen Live and Smith Sisters Live expanding to daily shows.
Cohen, the creator and content curator of SiriusXM’s Radio Andy (channel 102), will continue to host his show Andy Cohen Live, which will now air Mondays through Fridays from 10:00 am – 11:00 am ET.
“SiriusXM allows me to dig deeply into two of my passions – pop culture on Radio Andy and music on the Kiki Lounge. I’m so proud of what we’ve developed over the last seven years on Radio Andy; I’ve loved programming the channel, and my longform interviews with celebrities and authors feed my soul. Programming the Kiki Lounge brought me incredible joy during the pandemic and listening to it is a romp through my expansive music vocabulary,” said Andy Cohen.
“We are thrilled to have Andy Cohen staying in the SiriusXM family. Seven years ago, Andy Cohen created Radio Andy, and it instantly became a spot for pop culture and news-breaking conversations,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “Andy continues to deliver a full lineup of talent on Radio Andy that excites our subscribers nationwide, while also curating Andy Cohen’s Kiki Lounge with a non-stop eclectic mix of music for all music lovers.”
Additionally, Smith Sisters Live, hosted by Lauren, Rachel and Mariah Smith will air Mondays through Fridays at 9:00 am ET leading into Andy Cohen Live. Smith Sisters Live features entertainment experts and pop culture super fans, Lauren, Rachel, and Mariah Smith taking a daily, detail-obsessed deep dive into the biggest pop culture moments happening right now. The wildly entertaining morning show brings the sister’s encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture to discussions on the day’s trending pop culture stories and the greatest (and worst) moments from reality TV and beyond.
Also joining the SiriusXM Radio Andy lineup includes Gayle King in the House, The Jess Cagle Show with Julia Cunningham and It’s Me, Tinx.
Radio Andy will continue to broadcast the channel’s suite of programs including Jeff Lewis Live, Reality Checked with Amy Phillips, Bevelations with Bevy Smith, Make It Nice with Dorinda Medley, Sandyland with Sandra Bernhard and others.
Over the past seven years Andy Cohen has sat down with special guests for many exclusive news-making interviews on his SiriusXM channel. Past star-studded guests have included Nicole Kidman, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Mayer, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Dolly Parton, Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Lopez, Keanu Reeves, Will Ferrell, Kelly Ripa, Jane Fonda, Jon Bon Jovi, Mick Fleetwood, Jennifer Coolidge and many more.
Andy Cohen also continues to curate his exclusive SiriusXM music channel, Andy Cohen’s Kiki Lounge. The channel features a personally crafted eclectic mix of music, reflecting Andy’s musical palette across a variety of moods and occasions enjoyable for his loyal fans and worthy of music lovers. Subscribers will hear music from Madonna, John Mayer, Cher, U2, Diana Ross, B-52s, Aretha Franklin and many more.
SiriusXM’s Radio Andy features 24/7 content produced and curated by Andy Cohen, and features the latest in pop culture, celebrities, lifestyle, news and more.
SiriusXM’s Radio Andy is available to subscribers nationwide in their car and on the SXM App. The SXM App is available to subscribers on mobile devices and a wide variety of connected platforms in the home including smart speakers, smart TVs and streaming media players. Streaming access is included with all of SiriusXM’s audio trials and most popular plans.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com