Station Identification (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Station Identification

| type = Studio

| artist = Channel Live

| cover = Station Identification.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1995|3|21}}

| recorded = 1993–94

| studio = {{hlist|The Crib (New York, NY)|Palm Tree Studios}}

| genre = Hip hop

| length = {{Duration|m=46}}

| label = Capitol

| producer = {{hlist|KRS-One (also exec.)|Rheji Burrell|Salaam Remi}}

| next_title = Armaghetto

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Station Identification

| type = Studio

| single1 = Mad Izm

| single1date = December 6, 1994

| single2 = Reprogram

| single2date = 1995

| single3 = Sex For The Sport

| single3date = August 1, 1995

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|last=Bush|first=John|title=Station Identification - Channel Live {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/station-identification-mw0000627351|access-date=November 15, 2020|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}

| rev2 = The Source

| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine|last=Mohammed|first=Clarence M.|date=March 1995|title=The Source (March 1995)|magazine=The Source}}

}}

Station Identification is the first studio album by American hip hop duo Channel Live. It was released on March 21, 1995, via Capitol Records. The recording sessions took place at The Crib in New York City and at Palm Tree Studios. It was produced by KRS-One, Salaam Remi, and Rheji Burrell. The album debuted at number 58 on the Billboard 200 and number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

The album is best known for its lead single, "Mad Izm", which was a collaboration with KRS-One. The song became Channel Live's biggest hit, peaking at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Hot Rap Singles. The track was remixed by D.I.T.C.'s Buckwild for his 2007 compilation album Rare Studio Masters' as track one on disc one. "Reprogram" reached number 31 on the Maxi-Singles chart.