Top Music, Sports, News and Talk Personalities to Be Featured in XM Satellite Radio Booth During 2005 CES

Top Music, Sports, News and Talk Personalities to Be Featured in XM Satellite Radio Booth During 2005 CES Ludacris, Cal Ripken, Jr., Greg Maddux, NASCAR's Kyle Busch, Motley Crue's Vince Neil, Ted Nugent, Al Jarreau, Bob Edwards, Opie & Anthony and Playboy Radio Hosts Julie and Tiffany Among Those Scheduled to Appear LAS VEGAS and WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR), the nation's leading satellite radio provider with more than 3.2 million subscribers, will host several notable music, sports, talk and news personalities in the XM booth during the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Beginning Thursday, January 6 through Saturday, January 8, the XM Performance Stage, located in the XM booth (CES Booth # 4604), will feature interviews, live performances and fan "meet-and-greets" from numerous celebrities. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000724/XMSATLOGO ) Thursday 1/6 10:00 AM Opie and Anthony Live Broadcast (With Ted Nugent and Special Guests) 12:15 PM Baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr. (Interviewed by Kevin Kennedy and Jon Sciambi) 1:00 PM Dave Mason 2:00 PM Kyle Busch (Interviewed by NASCAR Radio's Claire B. Lang) 2:30 PM Alan Parsons 3:00 PM Ludacris 4:00 PM Tommy Shaw & Lawrence Gowan of Styx 5:00 PM Songwriter Bernie Taupin Friday 1/7 9:00 AM Playboy Radio Hosts Juli & Tiffany 10:00 AM Opie and Anthony Live Broadcast (With Guests including Penn Gillette, Jay Mohr & George Wallace) 12:00 Noon Baseball great Greg Maddux (Interviewed by Kevin Kennedy and Jon Sciambi) 1:30 PM Jon Anderson of YES 2:30 PM Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of Run-DMC 3:00 PM Dave Mason 4:30 PM Blue Merle 5:15 PM REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin & Dave Amato Saturday 1/8 10:00 AM Award-wining journalist Bob Edwards 11:00 AM Jazz icon Al Jarreau 12 Noon Vince Neil of Motley Crue 1:00 PM Jon Anderson of YES 2:00 PM Shinedown 3:00 PM "Weird Al" Yankovic 4:00 PM Singer/Songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins All performance times are Pacific. Schedule subject to change. Several new XM products will be unveiled at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), including new portable XM2go products from Pioneer and Tao; new home entertainment products featuring XM's revolutionary "Connect-and-Play" technology, which offers a simple and cost-effective method for manufacturers and consumers alike to bring XM into the home; and Panasonic's new XM-Ready car stereo head units. In addition to new products, XM announced earlier today that it has signed up more than 3.2 million subscribers, representing approximately 1.8 net additional subscribers in the year 2004, extending its market leadership in satellite radio. About XM Satellite Radio XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 3.2 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM's 2005 lineup includes more than 130 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 68 one-hundred-percent commercial-free music channels, featuring critically-acclaimed original programming, concerts, and diverse musical genres ranging from hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; more than 40 channels of premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information for major metropolitan areas nationwide. XM was named Best Radio Service at the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards. Popular Science recently chose XM products for two prestigious "Best of What's New 2004" Awards. As the Official Satellite Radio Network for Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Exclusive Satellite Radio Service for NASCAR, as well as the Official Satellite Radio Service for ACC, PAC-10 and Big-10 collegiate football and basketball, XM Satellite Radio is the industry leader in sports radio programming, offering thousands of live sporting events each year. XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Volkswagen, is available in more than 120 different vehicle models for 2005. XM also is available in Avis, National, and Alamo rental cars, and will soon be available on JetBlue and AirTran Airways. Consumers can experience XM over the Internet through XM Radio Online at http://listen.xmradio.com/. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM Satellite Radio's service, XM's dependence on technology and third party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 3-15-04. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio' s Investor Relations Department. Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000724/XMSATLOGO AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/ PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Source: XM Satellite Radio CONTACT: David Butler of XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4317, or david.butler@xmradio.com; CES Booth Number: 4606 (Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall) Web site: http://www.xmradio.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment