On November 12, 2008, it was added to Sirius 26 (replacing the Left of Center channel), moving to Sirius 35 on May 4, 2011,[2] and Dish Network channel 6026.

Sirius XM describes the channel as "North America's Indie Rock Station" and primarily airs artists who are signed to independent labels.

The channel frequently plays songs from an artist's full album instead of just the singles.

The Wall Street Journal has described XMU as "XM's alternative-music channel".

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