Caliente (Sirius XM)

Caliente is Sirius XM Radio's Tropical music channel, playing Salsa, Merengue, Bachata and Reggaeton. It is available on 158 (previously channel 95 on Sirius, where it replaced Rumbón on November 12, 2008), and previously channel 85 on XM) and on Dish Network channel 6095, Until February 9, 2010, it was heard on DirecTV channel 869, but all of the Sirius XM music channels were dropped in favor of Sonic Tap by DMX. Prior to the Sirius/XM merger, Caliente was on XM channel 94, This channel was on Sirius XM Radio 69 and Dish Network 6069 when Escape was online, On November 12, 2015, Escape returned to Sirius XM Radio 69 and Dish Network 6069 and Caliente returned to the Latin lineup.

Caliente (in Spanish)

Broadcast area	United States Canada
Frequency	Sirius XM 158 Dish Network 6095
Branding	Caliente sp
Programming
Format	Tropical
Ownership
Owner	Sirius XM Radio
History
First air date	September 25, 2001 August 2, 2004 under XM Control
Technical information
Class	Satellite Radio Station
Links
Website	SiriusXM: Caliente

Caliente was programmed by Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation until it merged with Univision Radio in 2002. Univision Radio programmed the channel until 2004 channel production turned in-house. XM returned the channel to the satellites on 2004-08-02.

Core artists

• Shakira
• J Balvin
• Maluma
• Bad Bunny
• Daddy Yankee
• Prince Royce
• Marc Anthony
• Romeo Santos
• Victor Manuelle
• Gilberto Santa Rosa
• Carlos Vives