A new lineup of original weekend programming featuring regulars of the Opie and Anthony show has just been unveiled by XM Satellite Radio. Debuting this weekend (November 25th) on "The Virus" (ch 202) - the channel formerly known as "High Voltage."

The new weekend schedule will include:
Saturday Night Virus – a live, three-hour show airing Saturdays from 9pm ET to 12-midnight ET, featuring a different host each week from a rotating roster of popular O&A personalities. Patrice Oneal will serve as the show’s inaugural host on November 25th.  

The Razzle Dazzle Hour – a block of two new half-hour"Opie and Anthony specials each weekend airing Saturdays at 6am ET and 8pm ET, with additional encores on Sundays. Also debuting on November 25th is "When the Mics Are Off," featuring exclusive off-air content, and "Best of The Walks," highlighting the favorite on-air moments from Opie and Anthony’s daily walk up to their XM Studios.

Razzle dazzle! 

It appears there's one more Holiday channel coming down the pipe, in addition to what was previously announced.

A recently published channel guide (PDF) shows XM channel 108 - entitled Radio Hanukkah. Further details include that Radio Hanukkah will air from December 15th through December 23rd. I only wonder why XM didn't announce this at the same time as the other Holiday channels? Curious.

Additionally, the channel guide shows the renaming of High Voltage 202 to The Virus. But who cares about Opie & Dopie anyway. 

Thanks to everyone who sent this in! 

Opie and Anthony are featured in the December issue of FHM magazine. Jim Norton and the cast of regular comedians who frequent the show are featured as well.

Note that XM gets the plug from FHM in this case, whereas the terrestrial stations they're on are only described as "stations across the country."

There's some benefits - especially in terms of marketing - to being a national medium.

[FHM]