wˌɛn ðə mˈɜːdʒ ʌv ˌɛksˈɛm ænd sˈɪɹɪəs sˈæɾəlˌaɪt ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ mjˈuːzɪk ænd tˈɔːk tʃˈænəlz əkˈɜːd ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ twˈɛlv, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ɹˈɪk stˈeɪsi wʌz nˈeɪmd ðə tʃˈænəlz pɹˈoʊɡɹæm dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, ænd ðɪ ˈɛɹstæf kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌvðə fˈoːɹ sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ˌɛmtˌiːvˈiː "vˈiːdʒeɪz" nˈiːnə blˈækwʊd, mˈɑːɹk ɡˈʊdmən, ˈælən hˈʌntɚ ænd mˈɑːɹθə kwˈɪn, kˈæɹiɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə lˈaɪnʌp ʌv sˈɪɹɪəsᵻz bˈɪɡ ˈeɪɾi z tʃˈænəl.
When the merge of XM and Sirius Satellite Radio music and talk channels occurred on November 12, 2008, Rick Stacy was named the channel's program director, and the airstaff consisted of the four surviving original MTV "veejays" - Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn, carrying over the lineup of Sirius's Big '80s channel.