When Specials first began on XM as XM Live , it was part of the hits section on XM26 ( The Pulse now sits there ) . Its original purpose was to play live musical events ( live as in on-stage , since most were recorded ) . Special events at the time were a part of Special X. On September 14 , 2002 , XM Live was moved to channel 168 , where its format stayed the same for a couple more years . In 2004 , the channel was moved to 200 , and the live performances format was dropped so that XM Live could be a multi-purpose special events channel . The channel would play select sporting events , concerts , and some of XM 's exclusive series such as Artist Confidential and Then ... Again ... Live ! . In 2005 , XM Live was doubled into 2 channels ( the other on XM201 ) for the Live 8 multi-cast on XM . Since early 2006 , XM Live has not played the Artist Confidential or Then ... Again ... Live ! series ' , instead leaving those for the music channels in which they simulcast on . XM Live has also opened itself up to exclusive talk show programming , starting with 60/20 Sports with James Carville and Luke Russert . In July 2006 , XM Live began airing The Agenda with Joe Solmonese . The Agenda currently streams through XM Radio Online channel 137 In April 2007 , XM Live moved to XM channel 120 to make more room for XM 's college play-by-play channels . Big East Conference games had been broadcast by channel previously
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Specials (Sirius XM)