Broadcast area Off Air | Owner Sirius Satellite Radio | |
Frequency Sirius 26
Dish Network 6026 Format College rock, Indie rock, Progressive Rock, Art Rock, and Rock Class Satellite Radio Station Website www.sirius.com/leftofcenter | ||
Left of Center was a College rock/Indie rock radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 26 and Dish Network channel 6026. It was replaced by Sirius XMU as part of the Sirius/XM merger of channels on November 12, 2008
Artists featured on the station included The Shins, Death Cab for Cutie, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, The White Stripes and Sonic Youth.
Its morning timeslot consisted of a music show hosted by Jake Fogelnest of SQUiRT TV and VH1's I Love The... series fame. Other prominent DJs with shows on the channel included Matt Pinfield and Liquid Todd. A program entitled Left of Sessions featured indie rock bands performing live in a concert setting.
Blog Radio
The station also featured "Blog Radio," a rotating cast of six prominent alternative music bloggers who hosted their own radio show one day a week, Monday through Saturday.