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 ...
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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...
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