Stingray Music (formerly Music Choice) is a multilingual

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pay radio service based in

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, the

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and the

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, owned by the

Stingray Group Stingray Group Inc. (formerly Stingray Digital and Stingray Digital Group) is a Canadian music, media and technology company based in Montreal, Quebec, with offices in Toronto, Ontario, as well as in the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, ...

, and is currently available in 17 countries across Europe and the Middle East. Stingray Music consists of several multilingual commercial-free audio-only linear radio channels devoted to a particular genre or related-grouping of music. Stingray Music also operates an ad-supported

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service that offers

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and also broadcasts live on the Internet and

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History

The service launched as

Music Choice Music Choice (abbreviated as MC) is an American television music service that digitally broadcasts audio-based music channels and video-related content to cable television providers in the United States. In 2019, it reached 65 million household ...

in 1993 by shareholders including Sony and

Time Warner Warner Media, LLC ( doing business as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate owned by AT&T. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City. It was established as Time Warne ...

. In 2007 Music Choice acquired its main competitor, Xtra Music (DMX). By the end of June 2010 Sky TV removed Music Choice from its subscriptions after 15 years of service. It had also been available for a while in the late 1990s on some UK analogue cable services. Canadian company

purchased Music Choice in 2011. After three years Music Choice returned in the

, and launched on the TalkTalk platform via an application, or 'Player', on

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by the end of April 2013. On 1 April 2015, Stingray changed the name of ''Music Choice'' to ''Stingray Music''. On 1 April 2019, Stingray Music closed on

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in the Netherlands. It has been replaced by Xite Music.

Linear channels

Decades

*60s *70s *80s *90s *00s *Revival 60s-70s *Rewind 80s-90s *Rock N' Roll

Pop

*All Day Party *Drive *Freedom *Kids *Silk (Love Songs) *Total Hits Belgium *Total Hits France *Total Hits Germany *Total Hits Italy *Total Hits Netherlands *Total Hits Nordic *Total Hits Spain *Total Hits Sweden *Total Hits UK

International

*Arabic *Bollywood Hits *Chansons *Classical India *Hindi Gold *Hollandse Hits *Hollandse Hits Gold *Karneval Germany *Nederpop *Nederpop Gold *Punjabi *Schlager *Schlager Sweden *Sounds of South India *South Africa Gospel *South Africa Modern *South Africa Traditional *Swiss Hits *Türk Müzigi *Volsmusik *World Carnival

Dance

*Bass, Breaks & Beats *Chillout *Classic R'n'B & Soul *Disco Classics *Dance Floor Fillers *Groove (Disco & Funk) *Hip Hop

Rock

*Classic Rock *Hard Rock *Harder Than Hell *Indie Classics *Rock Anthems *Rock of Ages

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*Country

Urban

*Urban

Classical

*Classical Calm *Classical Greats *Classical Orchestral

Jazz

*Cool Jazz *Jazz Classics

Others

*Alternative *Alternative Classics *Blues *Kinderliedjes 6-11 (Netherlands) *(Cocktail) Lounge *New Age *Peuter & Kleuterliedjes (Netherlands) *Reggae *South African Traditional *South African Modern *Carnival

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://music.stingray.com/ Music television channels M Music organisations based in the Netherlands