The Pulse (SiriusXM)

The Pulse is a  Sirius XM Radio station that plays music from the late  2000s and present-day on channel 15 and  Dish Network channel 6015. Every half-hour The Pulse's Jim Ryan or Ron Ross reviews music.

The channel debuted on   XM Satellite Radio  channel 26 and   DirecTV  channel 818 on April 17,   2006  as   Flight 26  <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">in response to demands by former shareholder <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Clear Channel Communications<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">(who owns the similarly-formatted <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Mix<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">on channel 22), and was programmed by <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  New York City<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">native Mike Abrams. XM agreed that Clear Channel Communications can add commercials to channels which it already provides programming to, such as <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  KISS<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Sunny<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, and Mix. In response, XM changed their slogan from "100% commercial-free music" to "the most commercial-free music channels on satellite radio". <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:1;unicode-bidi:isolate;white-space:nowrap;font-size:14px;">[1] <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">In the United States, the newly commercialized channels were moved, whereas they were deleted outright from <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  XM Canada<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">. XM described Flight 26 as "Modern Hits of the 90's & Now," although since it leans towards <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Hot AC<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, the station plays no urban music. The music is targeted for the younger adult group, especially for those who are age 16 or older, and the station played music from such artists as <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  John Mayer<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Jack Johnson<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Green Day<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  The Fray<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Avril Lavigne<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Uncle Kracker<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Lisa Loeb<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  P!nk<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Colbie Caillat<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Counting Crows<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, and <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Nickelback<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">. During its tenure as <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Flight 26<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">, it was XM's second-most-listened-to channel after <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">  Top 20 on 20<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">On November 12, 2008, during the consolidation of XM and Sirius programming, Flight 26 took The Pulse branding that lived on Sirius channel 9, which aired a 1990s/hot AC hybrid, and that channel number is now The 90s on 9. Also, the new Pulse was added to channel 12 on Sirius Satellite Radio. As a result, the old Pulse ceased operations due to the fact for the old Pulse ranked #9 in the Sirius ratings, and Flight 26 had higher ratings than the old Pulse. A number of Flight 26 on-air personalities joined The Pulse and continue broadcasting under The Pulse branding. The Bridge (which became Led Zeppelin Radio for two months) forced its move from channel 12 to channel 33 (replacing SIRIUS Disorder). However, Mediabase reports The Pulse's playlist under X026-FM rather than S012-FM.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">The Pulse's airchecks were changed to the same voiceover as the old Flight 26 branding rather than carry the old jingles from the old Sirius 9 channel.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:17.5px;font-weight:normal;">Most recently, to encounter sister channel The Blend's overhaul in September 2009, The Pulse dropped most of the 1990s songs that can already be heard on sister channel '90s on 9. The slogan was also changed to "2000s and today."