Broadcast area off-air Slogan Get Squizzed. First air date November 14, 2002 | Branding xL SquiZZ Frequency XM 48 Format Modern-active rock | |
SquiZZ was an Commercial-Free XM Satellite Radio channel devoted to Hard Modern Rock hits from the 1990s and 2000s, Hard Alternative hits and Uncensored New Hard Rock music. It was launched on November 14, 2002 as part of a playlist split from The Bone Yard, its sister channel. After this, The Bone Yard would become the home for classic hard rock, where as Squizz became home for newer Hard Rock. It was located at XM channel 48, and was deginated "xL", meaning that the Channel is Uncensored, and it was included Explicit Language. SquiZZ was Also on Channel 835 on DirecTV.
SquiZZ was more similar to traditional radio stations in comparison to most other XM channels as the DJs were more involved. They participated more and tried to interact with their listeners. The DJs even had their own MySpace accounts and so did the channel.
As of 2006, SquiZZ adjusted its musical format from Hard Alternative, pop-punk, post-hardcore and metal to a more generalized playlist of modern rock.
On September 7, 2006, Bodhi was named program director of SquiZZ.
The channel was scrapped as a part of the Sirius XM merger on November 12, 2008. It was replaced by Sirius's similar channel for Uncensored New Pure Hard Rock music, Octane. As a result, Sirius XM began taking on SquiZZ's playlist for the new Octane, while the channel's callsign continues as S020-FM by Mediabase.