Octane (Sirius XM)

Octane is an active rock radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 20 and Dish Network channel 6020. As a part of the Sirius XM Merger, Octane replaced the XM station SquiZZ on XM channel 48 and DirecTV channel 835 (until February 9, 2010) beginning November 12, 2008. The channel is not censored, and its musical focus is active rock music from the 1990s and now. Some 1980s music could be found, such as singles from Nine Inch Nails' 1989 debut album Pretty Hate Machine, and the 1970s song (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult.

Core artists include Korn, Nickelback, The Used, Disturbed, Drowning Pool, Saliva, Tool, System of a Down, Linkin Park, Finger Eleven, HURT, Three Days Grace, Rammstein, Rage Against the Machine, Staind, Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Audioslave, Avenged Sevenfold, Killswitch Engage, and Metallica. Octane is basically newer active rock music played on most hard rock-leaning terrestrial radio stations in the United States, similar to the old Squizz on XM. Older active rock artists can be found on its sister Bone Yard & Hair Nation channels.

It is one of four hard rock offerings by Sirius XM Radio (Hair Nation, The Bone Yard & Liquid Metal are the others).