Daily Dothttp://www.dailydot.com/Daily Dot Articleen-usTue, 09 Aug 2011 19:22:30 +0000Radio network disappears; fans get madhttp://www.dailydot.com/news/fans-react-to-disappearing-show/<p><img src='http://cdn0.dailydot.com/cache/a3/3b/a33be68de1177291516c599ccae36e24.jpg'></p><p>Satellite radio provider SiriusXM &nbsp;yesterday suddenly pulled BBC Radio 1 from its lineup and the station&rsquo;s loyal fans are taking to Facebook and Twitter to broadcast their outrage.<br /><br />SiriusXM <a href="http://www.siriusxm.com/bbcradio1">writes</a> that &ldquo;BBC Radio 1 is no longer available on SiriusXM&rdquo; and refers listeners to other stations for their music fix. The company does not say why they pulled the UK-based music station. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/">BBC Radio 1</a> plays hit music from London. <br /><br />Hundreds of fans have <a href="https://www.facebook.com/siriusxm?sk=wall&amp;filter=1">stormed SiriusXM&rsquo;s Facebook wall</a>, writing angry comments and demanding BBC Radio 1 back.<br /><br />&ldquo;Bring back Radio 1!!,&rdquo; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JDUKUSA/posts/10150298845690929">a fan demanded,</a> with many comments echoing that sentiment. Another fan said Radio 1 is the &ldquo;only reason why&rdquo; she subscribed to the service.<br /><br />Some fans are canceling their subscriptions. Chris Longhurst, a former subscriber, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=121936601236009&amp;id=175713435831140&amp;notif_t=share_comment">said the service is trying to prevent people from canceling</a> by offering free subscriptions but that wasn&rsquo;t enough.<br /><br />&ldquo;She pointedly didn't understand that it was the ONLY channel I listened to, and that 12 months free XM that I wasn't going to use was no good to me,&rdquo; Longhurst wrote in response to a question from the Daily Dot posted in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Get-BBC-Radio-1-Back-on-Sirius-XM/175713435831140">&ldquo;Get BBC Radio 1 Back on Sirius XM&rdquo; Facebook group</a>. The group has 150 members and is growing.<br /><br />BBC Radio 1&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bbcradio1?sk=wall&amp;filter=1">Facebook wall is also receiving blowback</a> from angered America fans.<br /><br />Over on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23getr1backonsiriusxm">#getr1backonsiriusxm</a> is gaining minor traction with fans also tweeting their outrage. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ianthebush/status/100942820155719680">Ian Bush tweeted</a>, &ldquo;Doesn&rsquo;t SiriusXM want my $? Then why axe @BBCR1, top station in the lineup and a dose of pop variety?&rdquo; <br /><br />Another <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/dc2005b/status/100921661842395137">Twitter user exclaimed</a> &ldquo;It sucks you took the BBC Radio 1 off the radio with no warning; am canceling service once I&rsquo;m off work today,&rdquo; in a tweet directed toward SiriusXM. A <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/bbc%20radio%201%20sirius%20xm">search for &ldquo;BBC Radio Sirius XM&rdquo; </a>shows similar outraged fans. <br /><br />SiriusXM&rsquo;s social media channels have been mum on the station&rsquo;s disappearance and they have not returned our calls for comment. <br /><br />Across the pond, however, some BBC Radio 1 disc jockeys and officials have been showing their support in what appears not even BBC Radio 1 knew this was going to happen.<br /><br />Scott Mills, a popular weekday DJ, is <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/scott_mills">retweeting US fans&rsquo; messages in a show of support</a>. BBC Radio 1&rsquo;s <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/BBCRadio1PR/status/100976882845093888">press relations Twitter account</a>, @BBCRadio1PR said they are &ldquo;looking into this and will come back to you asap.&rdquo;</p>jordan@dailydot.com (Jordan Valinsky)Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:22:30 +0000http://www.dailydot.com/news/fans-react-to-disappearing-show/NewsUpstreamFacebook
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