'Breakfast With the Beatles' debuting on satellite radio

“Breakfast with the Beatles,” the long-running L.A. radio staple devoted to the music of the Fab Four, makes the jump to satellite radio Sunday, when it premieres on Sirius XM Radio as part of Little Steven’s "Underground Garage" lineup.

The show, broadcast in Los Angeles on KLOS-FM (95.5) and hosted by Chris Carter, will go out Sundays at 6 a.m. Pacific time on Sirius XM Channel 25 (with a repeat at 9 p.m.). Each show will be completely different, Carter said Monday. For local Beatlemaniacs, the Sirius show will be followed by Carter's regular Sunday program on KLOS at 9 a.m.

“It’s an honor to have Chris on our channel,” "Underground Garage" host “Little Steven” Van Zandt said today in a statement. "We already play more Beatles music than any other radio channel so it fits in perfectly."

Carter added: “The Beatles saved rock ’n’ roll and Little Steven saved rock ’n’ roll radio. I’m honored to bring the world’s greatest band to the world’s greatest station.”

One reason the show had never been streamed or picked up by satellite radio previously is that Internet radio stations are restricted from playing more than a few tracks from the same album or by the same artist within a three-hour period. A special waiver was required to allow “Breakfast With the Beatles” on satellite radio.

-- Randy Lewis

Photo of the Beatles in 1965 from the Associated Press