Its programming was dedicated to similar topics and celebrity personalities found in its parent publication, Playboy Magazine.

Playboy Radio gained a healthy following, including a dedicated group of Night Calls fans that established a strong online presence, although some complained the station offered too little content for the monthly premium.

The removal of Playboy Radio brought the end of XM's premium stations as High Voltage was made available free of charge to all subscribers earlier in the year.

Sirius made Playboy Radio free of charge, though subscribers could "opt-in" to access stream of the channel online.

Hall of Fame porn star Christy Canyon was brought in as a replacement when Ashton left to pursue other ventures in April/May 2005.