Alt Nation
Radio station
Broadcast area | United States Canada |
---|---|
Frequency | Sirius XM Radio 36 DISH Network 6036 |
Programming | |
Format | Alternative rock |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sirius XM Radio |
Technical information | |
Class | Satellite Radio Station |
Links | |
Website | SiriusXM: Alt Nation |
Alt Nation is a Sirius XM Radio station broadcasting alternative rock from the 2000s to the present. It is carried on Sirius XM Radio channel 36 and DISH Network channel 6036.
The station hosts the Alt Nation Ping Pong Throwdown, which offers listeners the chance to play table tennis with bands featured on the station.[1][2]
Alt Nation has become increasingly known for breaking new bands into the alternative rock radio scene.[3] For example, the station was the first to play "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People, which went to number one on the Alternative Rock Chart.[4]
Hosts
- Jeff Regan
- Madison
- Tatiana Miranda
- Justin Kade
Core artists
- Bastille
- Cage the Elephant
- Grouplove
- Twenty One Pilots
- Vampire Weekend
- The Black Keys
- Foster the People
- the 1975
- Glass Animals
- Billie Eilish
- Jimmy Eat World
- Muse
- Kings of Leon
- Silversun Pickups
- Gorillaz
References
- ^ "Jimmy Eat World performs for Alt Nation and plays ping pong with listeners". blog.siriusxm.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Ping Pong "Madness": SiriusXM Gives Listeners the Chance to Play Ping Pong with Muse". prnewswire.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ McKinley, James (January 15, 2013). "SiriusXM's Alt Nation becomes a proving ground for new bands". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Foster the People to Perform Private Concert at New York City's Bowery Electric for SiriusXM Listeners". prnewswire.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- v
- t
- e
Sirius XM music channels
- Hits 1
- 1st Wave
- The 10s Spot
- '40s Junction
- '50s Gold
- '60s Gold
- '70s on 7
- '80s on 8
- '90s on 9
- Alt Nation
- B.B. King's Bluesville
- The Beatles Channel
- The Blend
- Bluegrass Junction
- BPM
- The Bridge
- Caliente
- Chill
- Classic Rewind
- Classic Vinyl
- The Coffee House
- Deep Tracks
- Diplo's Revolution
- E Street Radio
- Elvis Radio
- Escape
- Faction Punk
- Fly
- The Grateful Dead Channel
- The Groove
- Hair Nation
- Heart & Soul
- The Heat
- The Highway
- Hip-Hop Nation
- Jam On
- The Joint
- Kids Place Live
- Kidz Bop Radio
- Kirk Franklin's Praise
- Liquid Metal
- Lithium
- LL Cool J's Rock the Bells Radio
- Love
- Met Opera
- Octane
- On Broadway
- Outlaw Country
- Ozzy's Boneyard
- Pearl Jam Radio
- Pitbull's Globalization Radio
- Pop2K
- PopRocks
- Prime Country
- The Pulse
- Radio Margaritaville
- Real Jazz
- Road Trip Radio
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Shade 45
- Siriusly Sinatra
- SiriusXMU
- Soul Town
- SoulCycle Radio
- Spa
- The Spectrum
- Studio 54 Radio
- Symphony Hall
- Turbo
- Underground Garage
- Utopia
- Velvet
- Viva
- Watercolors
- Willie's Roadhouse
- Y2Kountry
- Influence Franco
- The Verge
- Aguila
- Caricia
- Cinemagic
- Krishna Das Yoga Radio
- The Loft
- Pops
- Rumbón
- Tom Petty's Buried Treasure
- The Village