later Classic Alternative, all of which played seventies to eighties new wave, post-punk, synthpop, etc. After several years, the station filtered in 1990s (and even sometimes post-millennium) artists. However, an artist like David Bowie can often fit in classic alternative because he meets the criteria. SiriusXM offers a classic alternative station, 1st Wave, which was launched in 2008 following the merger between Sirius and XM and replaced similar stations on both services. In September 2006, KLO-FM in Salt Lake City became "103-1 the Wave" with a classic alternative format. In February 2022, XETRA-FM in San Diego relaunched as a mostly-classic alternative station, though still playing a few current songs. In August 2022, WOLT in Indianapolis changed its playlist to entirely classic alternative. In December 2022, WNNX in Atlanta resurrected the "99X" brand on 100.5 FM with an entirely classic alternative playlist. References Radio formats 1970s in music 1980s in music 1990s in music 2000s in music 2010s in music Rock radio formats