Where heelflips, handplants, half-pipes and hard rock join hip-hop and the biggest names in skateboarding, surfing, freestyle skiing and more. Faction is the music that defines the action sports lifestyle. Hear exclusive shows from Tony Hawk, Bam Margera, Kelly Slater, Lance Armstrong and more.
What we play: System of a Down, Eminem, Linkin Park, Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Green Day, The Offspring, Pennywise, CKY, 50 Cent, My Chemical Romance, H.I.M. and many more.
Radio Bam Mondays 7 pm ET
Skateboarder and TV personality Bam Margera is the creator, producer, director & star of the hit MTV show Viva La Bam. He's also the co-creator and co-star of MTV’s Jackass and Jackass, The Movie. Rebroadcasts Tuesdays at midnight ET, Saturdays at midnight ET and Sundays at 11 pm ET.
Tony Hawk's Demolition Radio Tuesdays 7 pm ET
Step into Tony Hawk's world with Demolition Radio on SIRIUS' Faction channel. Rebroadcasts Wednesdays at midnight ET and Sundays at 10 pm ET.
The Jason Ellis Show Monday, Wednesdays to Friday 7 pm - 12 am ET
Tuesday 5 pm - 7 pm ET, 10 pm - Midnight ET
The question is this: Will Jason Ellis be able to sit still long enough to host his daily SIRIUS radio show? The go-go daredevil of professional skateboading, motocross and the truly scary business of television sports commentary is also part of Team Faction. Jason will talk with celebrity guests from his many worlds of expertise and crank up the music that inspires him to ride the Mega Ramp. Listen at your own risk!
Faction Update 28 minutes after the hour
At 28 minutes after the hour, Sirius 28 Faction gives listeners a great big "F.U." with the Faction Update. Featuring the crack news team of A.D., Tully, and Winter Olympian Carrie Sheinberg, the Faction Update hooks you up with breaking news and insider info about the stuff you care about… namely, action sports and music! Get news that you won’t hear about anywhere else, 28 minutes after the hour, every hour (well, almost every hour), on Faction.
Armstrong Radio
Lance Armstrong, one of the world's most recognized—and inspirational—athletes rides onto SIRIUS Faction! Armstrong, one of the greatest athletes of all time, will share his experiences, speak with listeners, bring on special guests and play his favorite music.
Marky Ramone's Punk Rock Blitzkrieg Tuesdays 8 pm ET
The Ramones weren't just a punk band: for many, they epitomized everything cool about punk rock. Listen Tuesday nights as long-time drummer Marky Ramone plays live, rare and archival Ramones material, plus music that influenced the band, and classic and contemporary punk. He'll also host live in-studio guests and take calls from listeners. That could be you... talking to one of the Ramones. Pretty cool.
Hostile Takeover Fridays 7 pm ET
Stars from the worlds of action sports, television and music take over the SIRIUS Studios every Friday night as Faction presents Hostile Takeover. Each week we’ll hand a new celebrity guest the keys to the satellite, give them full access to the SIRIUS music library and uncensored, unfiltered access to a nationwide audience.
Kelly Slater's Radio K-OS
All that lies between chaos and calm is what you'll hear on Kelly Slater's Radio K-OS, an exclusive show hosted by World Champion Surfer Kelly Slater on Faction.
The Moseley Method Wednesdays 7 pm ET
Olympic and World Cup Champion Jonny Moseley brings The Moseley Method exclusively to SIRIUS Faction. From the pro sports world of the X Games and the Olympics to the cab drivers of San Francisco, Jonny will explore personalities galore, when the "King of the Bumps" talks about his experiences, interviews athletes and plays the music that gets him pumped up for competition. Female listeners should be warned in advance that Jonny was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors. Rebroadcasts Thursdays at midnight ET.
The Bode Show Thursdays 7 pm ET
Hosted by Olympic Silver Medalist and 2005 World Cup Ski Champion Bode Miller. Rebroadcasts Fridays at midnight ET.
Sixty Minute Set with Kerri Walsh Sundays 9 am ET
Sixty Minute Set With Kerri Walsh is an hour of music and more hosted by the Gold Medal Olympic beach volleyball winner.
I love this channel and i absolutely love the shows - I've defended this channel in the Rock threads, so bring it on!! Essentially, this channel is geared EXACTLY towards people in my demographic. Walk into a pac sun store (see: every mall), and this is the type of music you will hear. It's a perfect mix, and an unbelievable concept.
It a not bad channel, I listen to it once a while, but I do enjoy some of the songs on there until they play some hip-hop stuff, then I change the station.
It was by far the best of the 3 this week, but I believe they call that "damned by faint praise." It's kind of an eclectic mix, and I hate the "Hard Attack" type stuff like where the "singer" is screaming in that really low voice.
It was OK. I appreciate that this format has an audience, I'm just not sure the "extreme sports" lifestyle crowd warrants a whole channel.
You don't have to be an "extreme sports" type of person. Many, many kids, between the ages of 14-22 (IMO!!) love this music---it's probably the most popular type. Look at the vans warped tour.
Today was the first time that I listened to this channel. There are some good things about it, and some bad things. First, the good...
The music is top notch. I really liked it. Not as much as my favorite channel (Alt Nation 21), but it's still good. The variety is great.
The Tony Hawk show wasn't so great. I was a big fan of Tony Hawk when I was in high school. I wasn't sure what to expect when the show came on. I didn't even know it was coming on. But I didn't think it was that good.
Also, The FU (Faction Update) wasn't that good. Can someone tell me why they have AD do these? That's too bad. I'm sure they could have found someone else... The info wasn't even that great.
I don't think I'll make this channel a preset. I may tune in from time to time...
A preset of mine that I really enjoy. If they could get away from the heavy metal stuff on the channel it would be ideal. I have never listened to any of the shows so I cant say anything about them. I wish Bodie Miller didnt have a show though. That drunk dumbass sucks. I like the mix of hip hop and hard rock. FOund a new band I like on it, The Gym Class Heroes.
This was my first week listening to Faction. It was okay. I'm not really familiar with any of the music on this channel, but it was easier to listen to than Hard Attack or any of the hip hop channels. I like the idea that this music is held together by a concept -- action sports.
While it's not for me, I can think of a few teenage skateboard types who would probably love this channel.
This one is not so bad, but I'd definitely rather have a full time punk channel. The hard rock and rap can be found elsewhere on channels that feature that music, but there is no exclusive punk channel. The extreme sports guys are obnoxious, in my opinion. I'd move them to a talk channel (Stars), and change this to a punk channel. The only thing I normally listen to is the Marky Ramone show, which is my second favorite music show on all of Sirius (after Vin Scelsa on Disorder). I'd love a channel that featured the music from that show 24/7 - it would become one of my absolute top presets.
I think there is a bit of room for consolidation with this channel. Ok, this station is aimed at action sports fan. Well, that is fine. But, how many of them are subscribers? Targeting 17 year olds, without credit cards, as subscribers seems a bit iffy to me.
The mix of punk rock and hip hop was a bit jarring. Sirius has two channels dedicated to current hip hop.
This was my first real expereince listening to Faction, outside of the couple of times that I tuned in and listened to Lance Armstrong's show. I didn't like this station at all. However, I did find it a lot easier to suffer through that Hard Attack or Hip Hop nation, but for the most part, I just found it unlistenable. I can't put my finger on it, but I just couldn't get into this sound. And I guess they are right about the action sports thing. Listening to this channel reminded me of playing PS2 games like ATV and SSX3, etc - the same music plays in the background of these video games. After about 4 songs, it gives me a headache. However, its great for those who enjoy this type of music. I don't know enough about the punk think to comment on its lack of content...
I won't be back to Faction.
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This was my first week listening to Faction. It was okay. I'm not really familiar with any of the music on this channel, but it was easier to listen to than Hard Attack or any of the hip hop channels. I like the idea that this music is held together by a concept -- action sports.
While it's not for me, I can think of a few teenage skateboard types who would probably love this channel.
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The info wasn't even that great.
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