So last night I jumped in my car and turned on my Sirius XM Radio to listen to Tim Westwood's show on BBC 1Xtra and the channel was replaced by a disco channel.

Now look, I love disco and I feel there is a place for disco, but just like when Sirius Xm tried to get rid of the old school Hip Hop "Backspin", they are once again, making dumb programming mistakes.

Today I launched a Facebook page and an online petition to bring Radio 1 Xtra back.

I could go, but I want to hear from you. How do you feel about Sirius XM getting rid of BBC Radio 1 Xtra? Do you have anymore ideas on how we can get the channel back?

Let me know!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-BBC-Radio-1Xtra-Back-To-Sirius-XM/236978429674590

www.petitiononline.com/slocket/petition.html

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"All My Children" has been on the air since 1970 ... and "One Life to Live" debuted in 1968.

The only soap remaining on ABC is "General Hospital."

ABC released a statement saying, "Guided by extensive research into what today’s daytime viewers want and the changing viewing patterns of the audience, ABC is evolving the face of daytime television with the launch of two new shows. The replacement shows will focus on health and food." ( Via TMZ).

My Take:

I've been a soap fan since I severely  twisted my ankle and started watching Jessie and Angie and Luke and Laura as a kid.

This move by ABC Daytime Chief  Brian Frons is a bunch of BS!

Alright so soap operas are not the cash cow they use to be, but there are not more passionate fans to than those who embrace the world of soaps.

Here's my thing, why not shift all the soaps to Soapnet? Oh wait ABC Brian Frons is turning the cable network to another kids channel called Disney Jr.

You can not tell me that you shift AMC, OLTL, Y&R and GH to SoapNet that it wouldn't do well in the ratings. At the very least, a soap channel that has the backing of the right exec can turn a profit and at least be as viable as WE, Spike and Court TV or whatever they call it now.

Over past few years, soap stars has continuously cut their salary to keep their jobs, so in essence the production of a soap can not be as expensive as say most network nighttime shows.

With the cancellation of AMC and OLTL that leaves General Hospital as the only soap on ABC , Days of Our Lives as the only soap on NBC and the top two rated soaps Young and The Restless and Bold & The Beautiful on CBS.

But for how long?

I don't want to see anymore judge shows. I don't want to see  anymore knock-offs of The View.

All I want to see is Erica Kane running Pine Valley and  Jess turning in Tess and causing havoc in Landview?

Is that too much to ask?

Voice your displeasure!. Sign the Save OTL AMC Twitition or contact Daytime Chief Brian Frons

Brian Scott Frons
President, Daytime Disney-ABC Television Group
ABC, Inc.
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-4551
Email: Brian Frons  or Email: Brian Frons/Disney
Phone: 818-460-7020 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            818-460-7020      end_of_the_skype_highlighting  

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