List of Music Choice channels explained
The following is a current and former list of Music Choice cable radio audio channels which are accessible through participating cable providers, Verizon Fios, and DirecTV, along with those who utilize Music Choice's iOS and Google Play mobile apps through TV Everywhere authentication. Several channels are noted which hold a TV Parental Guidelines rating of TV-MA; these channels allow profanity and explicit content in the songs played, with non-noted channels carrying radio edits otherwise.
List of current Music Choice channels
- Note: Channels indicated by an asterisk (*) are exclusive to cable providers and unavailable through DirecTV receivers (though DirecTV customers can access them through the web and app with their TVE credentials). Channels indicated with a dagger (†) are monitored by Mediabase.
Classical
- Classical Masterpieces - Classical works from composers of the Renaissance to the present day, generally of considerable length.
- Light Classical - Classical works from composers of the late Renaissance to the present day, generally of shorter length than those featured on "Classical Masterpieces".
Country
- Classic Country - Traditional country music from the 1940s to around the launch of the new country genre in 1990.
- Country Hits - An overall mix of country music, regardless of year or genre.
- Pop & Country † - Modern country music mixed with country-infused pop.
- Today's Country † - Modern country music, ranging from the current day to around the mid-2000s.
Dance
Instrumentals
- Easy Listening - Instrumentals performed by string orchestras and soloists from around the world.
- Soundscapes - Mix of new age and atmospheric music.
Jazz & Blues
Kids & Family
- Kids Only - Music popular with youngsters and "tweens", not necessarily "children's" songs.
- Toddler Tunes - Contemporary music aimed at babies, toddlers, and young children; includes lullabies, which are played during the night at 8:00 PM on the east coast and 5:00 PM on the west coast.
Latin
Pop & decades
- '60s † - Hits from the 1960s.
- '70s - Hits from the 1970s.
- '80s - Hits from the 1980s.
- '90s - Hits from the 1990s.
- Hit List † - Popular Top 40 hits.
- Music Choice Max † - Today's cutting edge and mainstream popular music.
- Party Favorites - Mix of music for special occasions and parties.
- Pop Hits † - A mix of pop music for greatest hits.
- Soft Rock (formerly Light Hits) - Slow and mid-tempo pop music, adult contemporary music, country music, and popular music from the past and present. Up until 2016, the normal schedule was replaced with contemporary Christmas music from November 29 through January 6.[1]
- Solid Gold Oldies
- - Hits from the 1950s and 1960s.
- Teen Hits - Popular music geared towards teenagers.
- Y2K - Hits from the 2000s.
- Yacht Rock - Singer-songwriter soft pop from the mid-70s to mid-80s.
Religious
- Contemporary Christian - Inspiring and uplifting Christian and worship music from the 1980s to the present.
- Gospel - Modern and traditional gospel music.
Rock
- Adult Alternative (TV-MA) † - Alternative music that is targeted for more adult audiences.
- Alternative (TV-MA) †
- Classic Rock - Album-oriented playlists from the 1960s through the 2010s with artists who helped pioneer the genre of rock music.
- Rock † - Popular rock songs like hard rock, heavy metal and alternative metal.
- Rock Hits
Seasonal/holiday
- Sounds of the Seasons - Special music that plays to celebrate various holidays and seasons. During non-holiday periods, it plays The Pulse.[2]
Urban
- Hip-Hop and R&B † - Today's hottest hip-hop and R&B music.
- Hip-Hop Classics - Old school Hip-hop hits from artists that pioneered the genre of hip-hop.
- R&B Classics - A variety of funk, soul, and Motown hits from the 1950s to 1990s.
- R&B Soul † - Urban adult music and sultry, slow jams.
- Rap (TV-MA) † - Popular rap music upon its hit songs.
- Throwback Jamz - Mix of R&B, urban hits, and old-school rap from the 1980s to 2000s.
World
- Reggae - Mix of reggae, ska and other Caribbean rhythms of the past and present.
Others
Online-exclusive channels
The following channels are exclusive to the Music Choice website and its mobile apps.
- 2K10s - Hits from the 2010s.
- '60s British Invasion
- '60s Classic Rock
- '70s Classic Rock
- '70s Soul
- '80s, Classic Rock, & Oldies
- '80s One-Hit-Wonders
- '80s Rock - Glam/hair metal from the 1980s.
- '90s Club Hits
- '90s Country
- '90s Hip Hop
- '90s R&B
- '90s Rock - Popular rock music from the 1990s.
- A Taste Of Italy - Italian music, ranging from standards to contemporary Italian-language hits.
- Adult Alternative & Classic Rock
- ALT R&B*
- Americana - Alternative country and Americana music.
- Big Band - Big Band music.
- Black Excellence
- Bluegrass - Traditional and contemporary bluegrass music.
- Brazilian Pop - A mix of classic and contemporary Brazilian popular music.
- Brits + Hits* - Pop music featuring either vocals from or written by artists from the UK music industry.
- Broadway
- Calming Pet Music
- Classic Alternative
- Classic Christmas
- Classic Dance (TV-MA) † - A channel that plays 1970s-1990s electronic-styled dance music, disco and club hits.
- Classic Metal (TV-MA)* - A mix of 1970s-1990s heavy metal music.
- Coffee Shop Cuts - Eclectic mix of singer-songwriters from Adult Alternative to R&B.
- Contemporary Instrumentals - Instrumental music, containing a mix of smooth jazz, new age, beautiful instrumentals and instrumental cover versions of songs.
- Country Hall of Famers
- Country Party Hits
- Country Songwriters
- Disney Hits
- Disney Piano
- Family Hits
- Filipino - A mix of 90s-today's Filipino popular music.
- Folk - A mix of traditional and contemporary folk music.
- Freestyle Hits
- Funk - A mix of 1970s-1980s funk music.
- Gospel Hallelujah - Traditional gospel.
- Hard Rock (TV-MA) - Hard rock music.
- Hawaiian - Mix of contemporary island music and classics from past decades. Includes local Hawaiian artists performing Hawaiian music and island stylings of non-Hawaiian songs, as well as non-Hawaiian artists performing music from or about Hawaii.
- Honky Tonk - Jukebox country songs.
- Indie
- Irish Favorites - Irish music.
- Italian Favorites - Favorite Italian music.
- Jazz Vocal Hits - Favorite jazz vocalists.
- Jazz Vocal Standards - Popular jazz standards.
- K-Pop - South Korean popular music.
- Kids Movies and Musicals* (formerly Kids Movie Soundtracks) - Soundtracks from children's and family-friendly movies and musicals.
- Latin Jazz
- Lounge - A mix of electronic chill-out, downtempo, ambient and electronic lounge music.
- Lullabies
- Mainstream Rap (TV-MA) - Rap music that dominated the charts.
- Malt Shop Favorites - Classic malt shop jukebox music.
- MC Workout: Yoga
- Metal
- Motown Hits
- Movie Scores - Film scores.
- Music Choice Fresh
- Musica Urbana - Reggaeton and Latin hip-hop.
- Nature Sounds - Outdoor nature music.
- New Age - New age music.
- New Wave
- Opera* - Opera and classical vocal music.
- R&B 2K
- R&B Groove
- R&B Slow Jamz
- Rainy Days
- Rap 2K (TV-MA)* - An uncensored mix of modern uncensored rap and non-stop hip-hop from the 2000s.
- Retro Workout - Classic workout music.
- Rock Latino - A mix of Spanish-language rock and Latin alternative music.
- Rock & Pop Hits
- Sleep Noise
- Symphony - Classical symphonies.
- The Pulse
- Underground Hip-Hop (TV-MA)
- Vietnamese - Vietnamese music.
- Workout (TV-MA) - Workout music.
List of defunct channels
These Music Choice channels over the years have either been taken off the air, renamed, or they were replaced by another channel.
- Adult Top 40 - (absorbed into Pop Hits and Hit List)
- All Christmas - (renamed Classic Christmas)
- Americana - (replaced by True Country, returned as an online exclusive channel in 2017)
- Arena Rock - (replaced by Retro Rock)
- Bluegrass - (removed in 2009, returned as an online exclusive channel in 2017)
- Bonfire Rock
- Classic Alternative - (removed in 2013, returned as an online exclusive channel)
- Classic Disco - (replaced by MC MixTape)
- Classic R&B - (replaced by R&B Classics)
- Covers
- Dance and Electronica - (merged)
- Dance/Electronica - (renamed Dance/EDM in 2013)
- Dance/EDM - (renamed back to Dance in 2024)
- Gone Fishin'
- Indie Rock - (online exclusive, became its own channel on August 5, 2014)
- International Love Songs - (removed in 2009 but came back on the air as Love Songs in 2013)
- Kids Movie Soundtracks - (renamed Kids Movies and Musicals in 2021)
- Latin Trap Hits
- Lite Rock - (renamed Soft Rock)
- MC MixTape - (replaced by MCU in 2012. Songs became part of the Dance/Electronica channel until 2013)
- MC Workout: Cardio
- Old School Rap - (renamed Hip Hop Classics in 2009)
- Opera - (removed in 2009, returned as an online exclusive channel in 2017)
- Power Rock
- Pop & Alt
- Pop Rhythmic - (renamed Max in January 2016)
- Progressive
- R&B Hits - (replaced by Throwback Jamz)
- Radio Disney - (replaced by Kidz Only! in 2007)
- Rap Pioneers
- Retro Rock - (merged with Classic Alternative in 2013 to form Rock Hits)
- Rock en Espanol - (replaced by Romances)
- Rock Songwriters
- Salsa y Merengue - (replaced by Tropicales)
- Showcase - (replaced by Hip-Hop Classics and Classic Dance in 2017)
- Showtunes - (replaced by Stage & Screen)
- Singers and Standards - (renamed Singers and Swing)
- Smooth R&B - (replaced by R&B Soul)
- Teen MC - (renamed Teen Beats in January 2016)
- True Country - (replaced by Country Hits)
- Youth Hits - (renamed Family Hits)
Notes and References
- Web site: Music Choice :: Programming. March 25, 2016.
- Web site: Sounds of the Seasons Schedule - Music Choice. 2022-03-23. Music Choice. en-US.
