XMU is XM’s answer to college radio stations, and in many ways, the music I heard today wouldn’t have been out of place when I was at WRPI/91.5, back in the ’70s. Of course, we didn’t have hip-hop when I was in college, and I could have done without the hip-hop I heard today, but it wasn’t offensive, and it was part of a pretty good variety of music.

I didn’t get to listen to any of the “special” programs (like Chill), so I also didn’t hear any DJs at work; just uninterrupted music.

This isn’t a channel I expect to put into heavy rotation in my XM listening after bootcamp, but I could easily come back for occasional visits.

There are only three days left in XM Bootcamp II; today’s channel, Luna, is definitely worth having gone through Bootcamp to discover.

Luna plays Latin jazz. The music, at least so far today, has been upbeat and very listenable — good music to think by, to dream by (not on company time, of course), or even to have telephone calls by…but it’s even better with the volume turned up.

I’m a member of the local jazz station, KCSM/91.1, which plays Latin jazz from time to time, and they even have a program devoted to it on Sundays, but I’ve never gotten around to listening seriously. Perhaps I will try it some upcoming Sunday, so I can get a little background on the music and the artists; Luna has no DJ, so there’s nothing but the music.

This channel is definitely worth many return visits!