XM Bootcamp II Schedule and Scorecard

For each channel, I’ve included a link to its home page on XM’s site; I’ve also predicted the grade I’ll give to each channel; I updated each channel’s listing after I visited it with my actual grade and with a link to my discussion of the channel in my blog. I’ve also written a Bootcamp Retrospective, complete with awards.

Date Channel Channel
Name and Home Page
Category Expected
Grade
Actual Grade and Blog Link
1/6/2004 4 The 40s Decades C B
1/7/2004 5 The 50s Decades B- C
1/8/2004 6 The 60s Decades B- A
1/9/2004 151 Laugh USA Comedy B B
1/10/2004 121 Fox News News    
1/12/2004 28 On Broadway Hits B- B
1/13/2004 7 The 70s Decades B C
1/14/2004 22 The Mix Hits D- C
1/15/2004 9 The 90s Decades D- F
1/16/2004 21 KISS XM Hits F F
1/17/2004 122 CNN News    
1/18/2004   Aguila (90)/Vibra(92)/Tejano (93)** Latin    
1/19/2004 169 The Power Talk & Variety D D
1/20/2004 74 Bluesville Jazz & Blues C B+
1/21/2004 65 The Rhyme Urban F F
1/22/2004 48 SquiZZ Rock C C+
1/23/2004 10 America Country C B+
1/24/2004 123 CNN Headline News    
1/25/2004 30** Special X Hits   B
1/26/2004 161 Discovery Radio Talk & Variety C B
1/27/2004 70 Real Jazz Jazz & Blues B A-
1/28/2004 40 Deep Tracks Rock A A
1/29/2004 113 XM Pops Classical A A
1/30/2004 115 Radio Disney Kids C D
1/31/2004 124 ABC News & Talk News    
2/2/2004 16 Highway 16 Country C C
2/3/2004 25 The Blend Hits C B-
2/4/2004 53 Fungus Rock C+ C
2/5/2004 54 Lucy Rock C+ B-
2/6/2004 101 The Joint World C C+
2/7/2004 125 Weather Channel News    
2/9/2004 162 E! Talk & Variety D F
2/10/2004 13 Hank’s Place Country C B+
2/11/2004 73 Frank’s Place Jazz & Blues C+ B+
2/12/2004 91 Caricia Latin C C
2/13/2004 23 The Heart Hits C C
2/14/2004 127 CNBC News    
2/16/2004 52 Unsigned Rock C- C+
2/17/2004 61 The Flow Urban D C
2/18/2004 8 The 80s Decades C- B+
2/19/2004 82 The System Dance D B-
2/20/2004 20 Top 20 On 20 Hits F F
2/21/2004 129 Bloomberg News News    
2/23/2004 165 Ask! Talk & Variety D F
2/24/2004 50 The Loft Rock B B+
2/25/2004 31 The Torch Christian F F
2/26/2004 60 Soul Street Urban C B
2/27/2004 51 XM Music Lab Rock C B-
2/28/2004 130 MSNBC News    
3/1/2004 166 Buzz XM Talk & Variety D F
3/2/2004 14 Bluegrass Junction Country C A-
3/3/2004 67 The City Urban D D
3/4/2004 80 The Move Dance D D+
3/5/2004 156 VH-1 Radio Talk & Variety D C-
3/6/2004 131 BBC World Service News    
3/8/2004 163 Sonic Theater Talk & Variety C I
3/9/2004 44 Fred Rock C B-
3/10/2004 64 The Groove Urban D C-
3/11/2004 12 X Country Country C B-
3/12/2004 32 The Fish Christian F F
3/13/2004 132 C-Span News    
3/15/2004 27 Cinemagic Hits B B
3/16/2004 72 Beyond Jazz Jazz & Blues B B-
3/17/2004 15 The Village Country A A
3/18/2004 116 XM Kids Kids C C+
3/19/2004 24 Sunny Hits C D
3/20/2004 134 CNN en Espanol News    
3/22/2004 164 Radio Classics Talk & Variety C I
3/23/2004 110 XM Classics Classical A A
3/24/2004 49 Fine Tuning Rock A A
3/25/2004 83 Chrome Dance D C+
3/26/2004 45 XM Cafe Rock C+ B
3/27/2004 140 ESPN Radio Sports    
3/29/2004 152 Extreme XM Talk & Variety D F
3/30/2004 47 Ethel Rock C C-
3/31/2004 66 Raw Urban F F
4/1/2004 150 XM Comedy Comedy C D
4/2/2004 42 XM Liquid Metal Rock D F
4/3/2004 141 ESPNews Sports    
4/5/2004 171 Open Road Talk & Variety D D-
4/6/2004 41 Boneyard Rock C C-
4/7/2004 71 Watercolors Jazz & Blues B B
4/8/2004 94 Caliente Latin C C+
4/9/2004 170 Family Talk Talk & Variety D F
4/10/2004 142 Fox Sports Sports    
4/12/2004 33 Spirit Urban F C-
4/13/2004 102 Ngoma World D C
4/14/2004 76 On The Rocks Jazz & Blues C+ B+
4/15/2004 46 Top Tracks Rock B+ B+
4/16/2004 11 Nashville! Country C C
4/17/2004 143 Sporting News Sports    
4/19/2004 103 Audio Visions World B B-
4/20/2004 81 BPM Dance D B-
4/21/2004 29 U-Pop Hits C C-
4/22/2004 100 World Zone World C A-
4/23/2004 112 Vox! Classical B- C
4/24/2004 144 NASCAR Sports    
4/26/2004 155 MTV Radio Talk & Variety D D
4/27/2004 62 Suite 62 Urban D B-
4/28/2004 75 Luna Jazz & Blues C A
4/29/2004 43 XMU Rock C B-
4/30/2004 26 XM Live Hits C+ B-

** Channels removed 1 February 2004