Alt Nation

{{Infobox radio station

|name = Alt Nation

|logo = Alt Nation logo.svg

|area = United States
Canada

|frequency = Sirius XM Radio 36
DISH Network 6036

|format = Alternative rock

|class = Satellite Radio Station

|owner = Sirius XM Radio

|website = [https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/alt-nation SiriusXM: Alt Nation]

}}

Alt Nation is a Sirius XM Radio station broadcasting alternative rock from the 2000s to the present. It is carried on Sirius XM Radio channel 36 and DISH Network channel 6036.

The station hosts the Alt Nation Ping Pong Throwdown, which offers listeners the chance to play table tennis with bands featured on the station.{{cite web|url=https://blog.siriusxm.com/jimmy-eat-world-performs-for-alt-nation-and-plays-ping-pong-with-listeners/|title=Jimmy Eat World performs for Alt Nation and plays ping pong with listeners|website=blog.siriusxm.com|accessdate=June 17, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ping-pong-madness-siriusxm-gives-listeners-the-chance-to-play-ping-pong-with-muse-200429461.html|title=Ping Pong "Madness": SiriusXM Gives Listeners the Chance to Play Ping Pong with Muse|website=prnewswire.com|accessdate=June 17, 2023}}

Alt Nation has become increasingly known for breaking new bands into the alternative rock radio scene.{{cite news|last=McKinley|first=James|date=January 15, 2013|title=SiriusXM's Alt Nation becomes a proving ground for new bands|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/arts/music/siriusxms-alt-nation-becomes-a-proving-ground-for-new-bands.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=June 17, 2023}} For example, the station was the first to play "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People, which went to number one on the Alternative Rock Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/foster-the-people-to-perform-private-concert-at-new-york-citys-bowery-electric-for-siriusxm-listeners-133357768.html|title=Foster the People to Perform Private Concert at New York City's Bowery Electric for SiriusXM Listeners|website=prnewswire.com|accessdate=June 17, 2023}}