▁X M ▁Stars " ▁satellite ▁radio ▁channel ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Sch less inger ▁announced ▁a ▁" multi year " ▁deal ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁satellite ▁radio . ▁On ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁her ▁radio ▁program ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Si ri us ▁X M ▁" T rium ph ▁Channel ▁ 1 1 1 ." ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sch less inger ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Brook lyn . ▁She ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁Long ▁Island . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁Mon roe ▁" Mont y " ▁Sch less inger , ▁a ▁civil ▁engineer , ▁and ▁Y ol anda ▁( C e cc ov ini ) ▁Sch less inger , ▁a ▁Catholic ▁war ▁b ride ▁from ▁Italy . ▁Sch less inger ▁has ▁said ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁char ming ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁beautiful ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁woman . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁sister , ▁C ind y , ▁who ▁is ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁her ▁junior . ▁Sch less inger ▁has ▁described ▁her ▁child hood ▁environment ▁as ▁un lo ving ▁and ▁un ple asant , ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁as ▁d ys function al . ▁She ▁has ▁as cribed ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁difficulty ▁to ▁extended ▁family ▁re jection ▁of ▁her ▁parents ' ▁mixed ▁faith ▁Jewish - C atholic ▁marriage . ▁Sch less inger ▁said ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁" pet ty , ▁ins ens itive , ▁mean , ▁thought less , ▁de mean ing , ▁and ▁down right