''Diplo's Revolution'' is a global-centric electronic dance music satellite channel operated by Sirius XM Radio, broadcasting on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 52, XM Satellite Radio channel 52 and

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channel 6052. The channel was formerly known as Electric Area (2008–2018) and before that Area (2002–2008 via Sirius) and its XM Radio counterpart The Move (2001–2008). The channel is being programmed by musician/producer/DJ/remixer

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and named after his 2013 song "Revolution." The channel made its debut at 9pm (EDT) on March 22, 2018.

Station history

As "Area"/"Electric Area"

The station was available on Sirius, and at first was called Area 63 due to the channel's position. Later, it was renamed Area 33, again due to the channel's then-new position. Area features some of the world's most renowned DJs such as Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Dash Berlin, Carl Cox, Erik Morillo, Paul Van Dyk, Benny Benassi, Armand Van Helden, Roger Sanchez, Ferry Corsten, Thomas Gold, Serge Devant, Deep Dish, Annie Mac, Sasha and John Digweed. On June 24, 2008, Area 33 was moved to channel 38 to make room for the move of SIRIUS Disorder (occupying the position is now

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). On November 12,

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, Area dropped its "38" position on the logo because of the Sirius-XM merger, and replaced The Move on the XM channel lineup. Most recently, Mediabase delisted the S038-FM channel's playlist, along with co-owned Pop2K; Mediabase would read the station to its Dance panel in January 2014. On September 12, 2010, the channel was renamed Electric Area to expand its exclusive dance music format.

As "Diplo's Revolution"

On March 22, 2018 Electric Area was replaced with "Diplo's Revolution". It was announced at the launch that the channel would feature "global, hip-hop, experimental and underground dance culture" aside from the current

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direction, as well as live sets and live festival broadcasts. The transition also resulted in sister channel BPM incorporating most of the content into its playlist. As of 2020, Diplo’s Revolution has begun to follow a more Top 40-like approach similar to sister channel BPM, as reflected in its playlists as reported in ''Billboard’s'' Dance/Mix Show Airplay and Mediabase’s Dance charts.

Programming

*All Love From NY with DJ Theo *Area with

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*Automatic Static with

DJ Icey DJ Icey, (born Eddie Pappa), is an American DJ, electronic music producer, and remixer, credited by Allmusic as having helped to "jump-start the increasingly fertile dance scene in and around Orlando, FL, during the '90s." ''E, the Incredibly Stra ...

The Benny Benassi Show Marco "Benny" Benassi (; born 13 July 1967) is an Italian DJ, record producer and remixer. He is widely seen as a pioneer of electro house, a genre brought into the mainstream by his 2002 summer club hit " Satisfaction". He started his career ...

*Call of The Wild with Monstercat *DJ Times Shortlist with Emily Tan * Evolution *

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with

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*The Flavor The Vibe with StoneBridge *Feel Up Radio with Kream *Groove Radio International with Swedish Egil *Identity with Sander Van Doorn *Jefr Tale presents Club Tales *Jacked with Afrojack *The Juicy Show with Robbie Rivera *LostWorld with George Acosta *Made In Miami with Oscar G *The Mothership with Skrillex *Nocturnal with Matt Darey * Paul Van Dyk's Vonyc Sessions * Steve Porter's Porterhouse *Subterranean with Zoltar *The Cookout *Group Therapy Radio with Above & Beyond * Claude VonStroke presents The Birdhouse *Transitions with John Digweed *IsEveryoneOK with

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* UMF Radio *Wonderland Radio with Alison Wonderland *Playground Radio with

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* A State Of Trance with

Armin van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...

, also airs on digital channel 736 ("A State of Armin"). *Night Service Only Radio with CID

Former Programming

* *''Major Behavior with

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'': Internet star

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hosted this weekly show where he interviewed celebrities, invited co-hosts, and played guest mixes. The show aired twice a week from May to September 2018. *

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with Hardwell moved to BPM. * Tiësto's

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: Moved to BPM once Tiesto shortened the show from 2 hours to 1 hour. * Carl Cox: Global: Carl Cox ended the show in 2017. *

Corsten's Countdown Ferry Corsten (; born 4 December 1973) is a Dutch disc jockey, record producer and remixer from Rotterdam. He is well known for producing many pioneering trance tracks during the 1990s–2000s under his numerous aliases, including System F, Moon ...

with Ferry Corsten: Ended the show in 2020

Availability

As Electric Area, it was carried on DirecTV until February 9,

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. On May 5, 2011, it was moved to channel 52 for both services and

6052.

Former Logos

File:Sirius Area 38.jpg, Logo as Area 38. 33 replaced the 38 position prior to June 24,

File:Electric Area Logo.svg, Logo as Electric Area, used from 2010 to 2018