Yeehaw! XM Satellite Radio reached an agreement with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to construct two more broadcast studios at the downtown facility.

XM established its first studio outside its D.C. broadcast center in the Hall of Fame in 2001. Four DJs and executive producer Joyce Rizer work from the studio, which is used to program three country stations, America XM Channel 10 , Highway 16 XM Channel... err.. 16, and X-Country Channel 12.

The construction of two studios, scheduled to begin later this year, will allow XM to expand its staff and programming from Nashville. But no one knows for sure the specific timing of the studio openings.

XM will also debut a six-part series narrated by Shania Twain that will chronicle her life and music. In the fall, XM will do a retrospective on Reba McEntire?s career. Another program, called ?The Long Haul: The History of Modern Country Music,? will attempt to play every song that reached the Top 30 country music charts from 1940 through 2004. It will be hosted by Bill Anderson, Marty Stuart and Brad Paisley.

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