Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Laura Berman on flagship 24/7 channel dedicated to helping listeners live their best lifeFor the first time, current episodes of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and the famed vault of classic episodes to be broadcast on radio
Winfrey and King to host “O Magazine” radio show live from SIRIUS XM September 18
SIRIUS XM Radio and Harpo Radio today announced the new programming launch, beginning September 14, for Oprah Radio, Oprah Winfrey’s exclusive 24/7 SIRIUS XM channel.
Winfrey and Gayle King will host the season’s debut broadcast of the channel’s O Magazine Show live from SIRIUS XM’s New York City headquarters on September 18 at 2:00 pm ET.
For the first time, Winfrey’s nationally syndicated and award-winning “The Oprah Winfrey Show” will be broadcast in another medium. SIRIUS XM will air new episodes the morning after they air on television.
Oprah Radio’s broadcasts of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” begin September 14 at 7:00 am ET, with Oprah’s Season 24 Kickoff Party, a fun-filled star-studded party Winfrey is throwing in Chicago to celebrate the launch of the new television season, featuring the Black Eyed Peas and other special guests.
As part of the new programming launch, Oprah Radio will broadcast multiple classic episodes every day from the show’s rich and deep library of more than twenty years. The classic programming will focus on a different theme drawn from the vast archive: Know Your Spirit (Mondays), A Healthy You (Tuesdays) drawn from Dr. Oz’s “Oprah” show health/medical segments, Best Life (Wednesdays), Relationships (Thursdays) and Fun & Laughter (Fridays), which will feature a variety of entertainment and topical guests.
The vast library of classic shows that will air on Oprah Radio include funny and poignant interviews with notable guests such as Seal, Chris Rock, Amy Poehler, Steve Harvey, Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, Shaquille O’Neal, Marie Osmond, Donny Osmond, Tracey Pollan, Mary Tyler Moore, Martin Lawrence and Patti LaBelle. Segments will also explore a wide range of topics including diet and weight loss, children of divorce, financial segments with Suze Orman, women who changed the world, how to affair-proof your marriage, beauty secrets, adult children of alcoholics and much more.
“The new programming lineup on Oprah Radio offers the millions of SIRIUS XM listeners and Oprah Winfrey’s fans deeper, more extensive access to a woman whose influence and effect on the world is unparalleled,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SIRIUS XM Radio. “Oprah will now become their constant companion in the car and elsewhere through satellite radio, with decades worth of inspiration airing every week. This extensive programming addition complements SIRIUS XM’s vibrant lineup of programming for women.”
“We are pleased to offer access to ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ as great audio entertainment exclusively on SIRIUS XM,” said Erik Logan, Executive Vice President, Harpo, Inc. “Now, SIRIUS XM listeners will be able to enjoy the latest ‘Oprah’ show the next morning, as well as their classic favorites on the radio.”
Oprah Radio’s lineup includes The Gayle King Show, a live daily call-in program focused on news, entertainment & interviews as well as a live daily advice and relationship show hosted by renowned sex therapist Dr. Laura Berman, a daily show hosted by medical expert Dr. Mehmet Oz, the monthly Oprah’s Soul Series, hosted by Winfrey, and an O Magazine show hosted by Winfrey and King.
Oprah Radio airs on XM channel 156 and is available on SIRIUS channel 195 as part of “The Best of XM” package. In addition, Oprah’s exclusive channel is available on SIRIUS XM’s Premium Online lineup available on the app for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch devices and to subscribers to the streamed Internet service of SIRIUS XM.
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