Flight 26

Flight 26

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Broadcast area	Renamed The Pulse
Frequency	XM 26
Branding	Flight 26
Programming
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner	XM Satellite Radio
History
First air date	April 17, 2006 (continues as The Pulse as of November 12, 2008)
Technical information
Class	Satellite Radio Station
Links
Website	XM Flight 26

Flight 26 was a pop music channel on XM Satellite Radio programmed by New York native Mike Abrams. XM described the channel as "Modern Hits of the 90's & Now," although since it leans towards Hot AC, the station plays no urban music. The music was targeted for the younger adult group, especially for those who are age 16 or older, and the station played music from such artists as John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Green Day, The Fray, Avril Lavigne, Uncle Kracker, Lisa Loeb, Pink, Colbie Caillat, Counting Crows, and Nickelback. The channel was scrapped as part of the Sirius XM Merger in November, 2008. It was replaced by the Sirius channel The Pulse.

The channel was added on April 17, 2006 in response to demands by former shareholder Clear Channel Communications. XM agreed that Clear Channel Communications can add commercials to channels which it already provides programming to, such as KISS, Sunny, and Mix. In response, XM changed their slogan from "100% commercial-free music" to "the most commercial-free music channels on satellite radio". In the United States, the newly commercialized channels were moved, whereas they were deleted outright from XM Canada.

On November 12, 2008, during the consolidation of XM and Sirius programming, Flight 26 was renamed as The Pulse, whereas the old Pulse that aired a 1990s/hot AC hybrid was replaced by The 90s on 9. Also, the new Pulse was added to channel 12 on Sirius Satellite Radio. A number of Flight 26 on-air personalities joined The Pulse and continue broadcasting under The Pulse branding.

See Also

• The Pulse
• XM Satellite Radio