XM Radio Announces Comprehensive Broadcast Schedule For 2008 World Series
Wednesday October 22, 11:44 am ET


XM to provide four different broadcasts of every game of the Fall Classic
Listeners can hear game calls in English and Spanish

MLB Home Plate channel 175 to broadcast live on site at AL and NL ballparks

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI - News) announced today that XM Radio will offer listeners nationwide the most comprehensive radio coverage of the 2008 World Series, with four different live broadcasts of every game and up-to-the moment news and analysis on the 24-hour baseball talk channel, MLB Home Plate (XM channel 175).

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XM will offer game calls in English and Spanish, plus the official team radio broadcasts of both the American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays and National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Starting with Game 1 on Wednesday, October 22, and throughout the series, XM subscribers can choose from:


Tampa Bay Rays broadcast - XM channel 176
Philadelphia Phillies broadcast - XM channel 183
ESPN Radio broadcast - XM channel 189
Spanish language broadcast - XM channel 174
In addition to live play-by-play coverage, XM's 24 hour baseball talk channel, MLB Home Plate (XM channel 175), will offer fans the latest news and analysis from a panel of expert hosts that includes Cal Ripken Jr., Bill Ripken, Rob Dibble, Kevin Kennedy, Buck Martinez, Eric Byrnes, Charley Steiner, Mark Patrick, Chuck Wilson, Ronnie Lane, Joe Castellano, Holden Kushner and others.

MLB Home Plate will broadcast live from the AL and NL ballparks before and after every game, offering baseball fans game previews and post-game interviews from the field and clubhouses with players, managers and coaches.

Prior to games 1 and 2, SIRIUS XM Radio personality Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo will host special World Series editions of his acclaimed daily show, Mad Dog Unleashed, live from Tropicana Field. Mad Dog Unleashed airs nationwide (2-7pm ET) on SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144. Russo's scheduled guests include MLB Commissioner Bud Selig.

"The World Series is the biggest event on the baseball calendar and we will cover it from all angles," said Steve Cohen, SIRIUS XM's SVP of Sports Programming. "Fans from coast to coast will be able to tune in for every pitch in both English and Spanish and our hosts will be at the ballpark for every game providing listeners with wide-ranging pre- and post-game coverage that will take our listeners onto the field and inside the clubhouses."

XM listeners can also tune in for regularly updated traffic and weather reports for the Tampa and Philadelphia areas on XM 228 (Tampa) and XM 212 (Philly).

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of Major League Baseball, XM broadcasts every game for every MLB team from Opening Day through the entire postseason. Baseball fans can also tune into MLB Home Plate, channel 175, for the only radio channel dedicated to the MLB 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

For more information please visit XM Satellite Radio - America's #1 Satellite Radio Service.

About SIRIUS XM Radio

SIRIUS XM Radio is America's satellite radio company delivering The Best Radio on Radio(TM) to more than 18 million subscribers, including 100% commercial free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather.

SIRIUS XM Radio has content relationships with an array of personalities and artists, including Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Jimmy Buffett, Elvis, Jamie Foxx, Barbara Walters, Frank Sinatra, Opie & Anthony, The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tom Petty, and Bob Edwards. SIRIUS XM Radio is the leader in sports programming as the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, Major League Baseball, NASCAR, NBA, NHL, and PGA Tour, and broadcasts major college sports.

SIRIUS XM Radio has arrangements with every major automaker. SIRIUS XM Radio products are available at shop.sirius.com and shop.xmradio.com, and at retail locations nationwide, including Best Buy, Circuit City, RadioShack, Target, Sam's Club, and Wal-Mart.

SIRIUS XM Radio also offers SIRIUS Backseat TV, the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network; XM NavTraffic service for GPS navigation systems delivers real-time traffic information, including accidents and road construction, for more than 80 North American markets.

This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction involving SIRIUS and XM, including potential synergies and cost savings and the timing thereof, future financial and operating results, the combined company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "will," "should," "may," or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of SIRIUS' and XM's management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of SIRIUS and XM. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statement: general business and economic conditions; the performance of financial markets and interest rates; the ability to obtain governmental approvals of the transaction on a timely basis; the failure to realize synergies and cost-savings from the transaction or delay in realization thereof; the businesses of SIRIUS and XM may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer, be more difficult, time-consuming or costly to accomplish than expected; and operating costs and business disruption following the merger, including adverse effects on employee retention and on our business relationships with third parties, including manufacturers of radios, retailers, automakers and programming providers. Additional factors that could cause SIRIUS' and XM's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in SIRIUS' and XM's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and their respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Home Page)). The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and SIRIUS and XM disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.

P-SIRI


Media contact:
Andrew FitzPatrick
SIRIUS XM Radio
212-901-6693
afitzpatrick@siriusradio.com




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I think if it survives the recession it could be a steal at this low of a Price.
Anyone else share this opinion?

A slight turnaround..If a bunch people go holiday shopping for Sattelite Radio's the future could still be bright..

SIRI Chart.

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If SIRI could get some sustained buying pressure which it has not had in a long time, then we could test the 20 MA line at .43 cents here ahead.

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ya it could be and should it,s a crime it,s down this low with all the advantages it had comming into this market.uncle mike

SIRI Sirius Xm Radio Inc The satellite radio operator reported its third-quarter loss widened on a $4.8B impairment charge related to the reduced value of certain assets since it agreed to acquire XM in February 2007. 0.25 -0.02 / -7.41%

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Yeah I'll be the first to Admit I was wrong if you havent run screaming in the opposite direction its probably too late...lol

Thursday, February 5, 2009; 5:07 PM

The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that satellite TV provider Echostar (NSDQ: SATS) Corp. was quietly buying up portions of Sirius Satellite Radio's debt, setting off rumors that Echostar CEO Charlie Ergen may be making a play for control of the satellite radio provider in an effort to to build its business, which has suffered from increasing competition. Echostar could be buying a couple of different types of Sirius debt, each of which would have different implications:
1 - If Echostar is buying the convertible debt due in February, it could either be making a play for equity (it would have the option to convert the debt to equity), or planning to get in line behind the bank debt holders in bankruptcy proceedings.?If Echostar is buying bank debt, it could be looking to take control of the company during bankruptcy proceedings. as, again, bank debt holders are first in line for the assets.
I spoke to a couple people outside the company but intimately familiar with the situation who confirmed that Echostar is buying the bank debt, not the convertible debt. This would support the idea that Ergen is looking to control Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI). The real question then becomes what is he going to do with Sirius if he takes control of it.
My sources believe that if Echostar buys enough bank debt, the most likely next steps are?
2 - Ergen sees value in the company as a standalone business once the subordinated debt and equity holders are wiped out in bankruptcy and the bank debt holders take control of the company, leaving Sirius with no debt on its balance sheet or
3 -Ergen would attempt to use the assets to expand into other businesses within Echostar.
If the latter is true, Ergen would probably use Sirius' terrestrial repeaters (which boost satellite transmissions locally in areas with high interference like cities) and orbital slots to launch a broadband Internet service that he has tried unsuccessfully to get off the ground in the past. Of course, Ergen would need to successfully convince the FCC that satellite radio is not a viable business and that the agency should amend the licenses granted to Sirius to allow the spectrum on the company's orbital slots and repeaters to be used for broadband Internet access.
That's a tall order, but given the upside, it's understandable how tempting it must be for Ergan.

Rory Maher
paidContent.org
Thursday, February 5, 2009; 5:07 PM


More good News:
- There have already been reports that Sirius XM is in the final stages of debt renegotiations with their lenders.
- CEO Mel Karmazin has stated publicly on more than one occasion that the company has been looking to retire all of its 2009 debt obligations in one fell swoop rather than in pieces.
These naysayers have already begun to make reference to the company’s May 2009 debt obligation, and just may be in for a real shocker if the company announces with the February debt retirement that they have successfully completed that issue as well.

Nice post minlita....