| When you think about DirecTV, you probably think | | | | stars such as Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and Willie |
| about the huge selection of channels that are available | | | | Nelson. The Beyond Jazz channel features jazz from |
| for your viewing pleasure. Perhaps you think about | | | | the oldest days of jazz to the latest in techno-jazz |
| how they offer the NFL Network or a large amount of | | | | and acid jazz. Lucy features classic and modern |
| HD channels, while most cable companies do not. In | | | | alternative music from bands like Pearl Jam, Depeche |
| addition to all of the television channels you can get | | | | Mode, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins. Let us not |
| with DirecTV, XM Music comes standard with a | | | | forget the family favorite Radio Disney that allows kids |
| DirecTV subscription. | | | | and teens access to all of their favorite artists. |
| For no additional charge, more than 70 XM Music | | | | There are a number of music channels devoted to |
| channels are included for its subscribers to listen to. | | | | specific eras, including a channel for each decade from |
| There is something for everyone in those channels, | | | | the 1940s up to the 1990s. There are even an |
| whether it is Latin music, country music, rock, pop, folk | | | | assortment of religious channels, featuring channels like |
| music, easy listening, alternative, punk, blues, bluegrass, | | | | The message, which plays Christian pop hits from the |
| dance, hip hop, classic rock, movie and television | | | | last three decades. DirecTV carries the XM Music |
| soundtracks, and about any other sort of music you | | | | channel The Village, which features the masters of |
| can think of. XM capabilities turn your television into a | | | | folk music from the Kingston Trio to Bob Dylan to |
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| music mix for any occasion. | | | | Virus, with the Opie and Anthony show every morning. |
| To put it all into perspective, consider several of the | | | | The variety and selection of XM music available on |
| valuable channels of XM Music that is provided. There | | | | DirecTV is truly amazing. There is even a channel |
| is the Audio Visions channel, which provides peaceful | | | | devoted to Willie Nelson, called Willie's place, that is |
| music for a hectic world by artists such as Enya, Mark | | | | devoted to honky-tonk music, cold beer, and cowboy |
| Isham, and Kevin Braheny. There is the America | | | | coffee. |
| channel, featuring patriotic music from country music | | | | |