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XM
SATELLITE RADIO EXPANDS CHANNEL LINEUPTO
INCLUDE MORE THAN 170 CHANNELS,
OFFERING
THE MOST CHOICE AND THE MOST CHANNELS IN SATELLITE RADIO
XM Adds 10 New Commercial-Free Music Channels and Seven Regional News and Talk Channels
Oprah & Friends
channel debuts on XM in September; Bob
Dylan’s Exclusive XM Show Launches in May
Washington,
D.C., March 27, 2006 – XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR),
the nation’s leading satellite radio company with more
than 6 million subscribers, today unveiled its new channel lineup
that will expand the total number of XM channels to more than
170 with the addition of 10 new commercial-free music channels
and seven regional news and talk channels coming this spring
and summer.“Our
programming lineup demonstrates the depth and breadth of XM’s
industry-leading content portfolio,” said Eric Logan,
executive vice president of programming for XM Satellite Radio. “We
continue to expand programming with our first-ever regional
news and talk channels, innovative music formats, plus 10 new
music channels that demonstrate XM’s firm commitment
to providing the most choice and most channels in satellite
radio.”
XM
HAS THE MOST COMMERCIAL-FREE MUSIC CHANNELS
Overall,
XM’s new channel line-up has 69 commercial-free music
channels, the most commercial-free music channels in satellite
radio. XM added two new commercial-free music channels
on March 1: Big Tracks (XM Channel 49), focusing on classic
rock from the late 70’s onward, and XM Chill (XM Channel
84), devoted to Chill music. During April and May, XM
will bring the total number of new commercial-free music channels
to 10. These new channels include the return of the heavy
metal channel XM Liquid Metal by popular demand. The
new commercial-free music channels on XM are:
• Big
Tracks (XM Channel 49): Classic Rock from the late 70’s
onward
• XM
Chill (XM Channel 84): Chill Music
• U.S.
Country (XM Channel 17): Country Superstars of the 80s & 90s
• Flight
26 (XM Channel 26): Modern Hits of the 90’s & Now
• XM
Hit list (XM Channel 30): Today’s Hit Music
• enLighten
(XM Channel 34): Southern Gospel
• XM
Liquid Metal (XM Channel 42): Heavy Metal
• The
Heat (XM Channel 68): Rhythmic Top 40
• Escape
(XM Channel 78): Easy Listening
• Viva
(XM Channel 91): Latin Pop Hits
NEW
REGIONAL NEWS, TALK AND MUSIC CHANNEL CATEGORY
XM
will introduce six new regional news and talk channels that
will, for the first time, bring XM subscribers regional news
coverage for every area of the continental U.S. These
channels will be added to the line-up during the late spring/early
summer period. Details about the new channels will be announced
prior to launch. They will complement the recent addition
of Cincinnati’s
tri-state news radio station WLW (XM Channel 160).
All
seven regional news and talk channels provided by Clear Channel
Communications will comprise a new category on the channel
guide called “Regional News, Talk & Music Channels.
This
new category will also include Clear Channel-programmed music
channels KISS, MIX, Nashville,
and Sunny, plus the launch of WSIX, with acclaimed country
personality Gerry House live from Nashville. As
previously announced, Clear Channel will start carrying commercials
on these music channels in May, so they are grouped separately
from XM’s lineup of 69 commercial-free music channels
on the new channel guide.
“OPRAH & FRIENDS” ON
XM STARTING IN SEPTEMBER ON CHANNEL 156
The
recently-announced Oprah & Friends channel will debut on
XM channel 156, beginning in September 2006. The channel
will feature a weekly reality radio show with Oprah Winfrey
and the editor-at-large of O, The Oprah Magazine, Gayle King,
as well as programs hosted by Oprah’s friends, all experts
who appear regularly on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” including
exercise physiologist Bob Greene, author Marianne Williamson,
psychologist Dr. Robin Smith, heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz,
and interior design expert Nate Berkus.
BOB
DYLAN’S XM SHOW DEBUTS IN MAY ON “DEEP TRACKS”
Bob
Dylan will host a weekly, hour-long music show exclusively
on XM beginning in May on XM’s deep album rock channel
Deep Tracks (XM Channel 40). The program marks the first
time the music legend has ever hosted a radio show. The show
features an eclectic mix of music hand-selected by Dylan. He
will offer regular commentary on music and other topics, and
interview special guests, including fellow musicians.
MORE
SPORTS ON XM
• Major
League Baseball is back in full swing on XM, the official satellite
radio network of MLB. Baseball fans can hear games for
every team, all season long on XM, from Opening Day on April
2 to the World Series this fall on XM channels 176 – 189. XM
is also home to MLB Home Plate (XM Channel 175), the only national,
24-hour talk radio channel devoted to baseball.
• XM’s
sports lineup also includes a newly launched channel dedicated
to FIFA World Cup Soccer (XM Channel 148) featuring play-by-play
coverage and original specials in English. Spanish-language
coverage of FIFA World Cup Soccer will be available on XM Deportivo
(XM Channel 147).
• XM
recently premiered a sports talk show co-hosted by political
guru James Carville and Luke Russert, son of newsman Tim Russert. The
hour-long Carville/Russert sports show “60/20” airs
weekly on XM Live (XM Channel 200), Fridays at 8:00 am ET with
encores at 9:00 am and 10:00 am and Saturdays at 9:00 am, 10:00
am and 11:00 am (all times ET).
Subscribers
can block any channel by calling XM Listener Care at 1-800-XM-RADIO. Channels
that may include frequent explicit language are indicated with
an XL on the channel lineup. Complete information about
XM’s new programming lineup, including channel guides,
is available online at www.xmradio.com/newlineup.
About
XM Satellite Radio
XM
(NASDAQ: XMSR) is America's
number one satellite radio company with more than 6 million
subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington,
DC, New York City, the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville,
Toronto and Montreal, XM's 2006 lineup includes more than 170
digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most commercial-free
music, premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment
programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather information.
XM,
the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services
for the automobile market through partnerships with General
Motors, Honda, Toyota,
Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, Suzuki, Subaru, and Volkswagen/Audi,
is available in more than 130 different vehicle models for
2006. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer
electronics retailers nationwide.
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