XM Satellite Radio Launches Live Coverage Of Major League Baseball Spring Training Games This Week

XM Satellite Radio Launches Live Coverage Of Major League Baseball Spring Training Games This Week

WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 3.2 million subscribers and the Official Satellite Radio Network of Major League Baseball, will launch live coverage of Major League Baseball (MLB) Spring Training games this week with dozens of Cactus League and Grapefruit League games.

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Below is a schedule of this week's MLB Spring Training games on XM. An in-depth schedule of Spring Training broadcasts is available online at http://www.xmradio.com/ . XM will air the games of every MLB team during the regular season and postseason, including the World Series. XM offers a suite of 15 channels devoted to live MLB play-by-play coverage, plus the MLB Home Plate channel (XM Channel 175), the first and only 24-hour radio channel devoted to Major League Baseball, featuring baseball news, call-in shows, specials, and rebroadcasts of classic games. XM has assembled an all-star line-up of on-air hosts for MLB Home Plate, including baseball greats Cal Ripken, Jr., Bill Ripken, Rob Dibble, Kevin Kennedy, Larry Bowa, and Buck Martinez. Several MLB Home Plate programs will broadcast live from Spring Training venues this month.

Date Game Game Time XM Channel 3/2/2005 Marlins @ Dodgers 1:05PM ET XM 188 Marlins @ Dodgers (Espanol) 1:05PM ET XM 190 Rockies @ White Sox 3:05PM ET XM 179 3/3/2005 Reds @ Devil Rays 1:05PM ET XM 178 Pirates @ Yankees 1:05PM ET XM 176 Orioles @ Marlins 1:05PM ET XM 184 Tigers @ Phillies 1:05PM ET XM 185 Giants @ Angels (Espanol) 3:05PM ET XM 190 Giants @ Angels 3:05PM ET XM 182 White Sox @ Diamondbacks 3:05PM ET XM 189 Rangers @ Royals 3:05PM ET XM 180 Cubs @ Athletics 3:05PM ET XM 181 Twins @ Red Sox 7:05PM ET XM 177 3/4/2005 Blue Jays @ Twins 1:05PM ET XM 180 Indians @ Astros 1:05PM ET XM 186 Phillies @ Tigers 1:05PM ET XM 177 Angels @ Padres (Espanol) 3:05PM ET XM 190 Angels @ Padres 3:05PM ET XM 189 3/5/2005 Nationals @ Orioles 1:05PM ET XM 179 Tigers @ Yankees 1:05PM ET XM 177 Braves @ Astros 1:05PM ET XM 186 Indians @ Phillies 1:05PM ET XM 185 Marlins @ Cardinals 1:05PM ET XM 187 Dodgers @ Mets 1:10PM ET XM 183 Rockies @ Angels (Espanol) 3:05PM ET XM 190 Rockies @ Angels 3:05PM ET XM 182 Royals @ Rangers 3:05PM ET XM 181 White Sox @ Diamondbacks 3:05PM ET XM 184 3/6/2005 Tigers @ Indians 1:05PM ET XM 183 Phillies @ Red Sox 1:05PM ET XM 177 Pirates @ Devil Rays 1:05PM ET XM 181 Reds @ Yankees 1:05PM ET XM 176 Orioles @ Dodgers (Espanol) 1:05PM ET XM 190 Orioles @ Dodgers 1:05PM ET XM 188 Cardinals @ Marlins 1:05PM ET XM 184 Brewers @ Royals 3:05PM ET XM 185 Angels @ Athletics 3:05PM ET XM 182 Rangers @ Rockies 3:05PM ET XM 187 Cubs @ Giants 3:05PM ET XM 189 Diamondbacks @ White Sox 3:05PM ET XM 179

Game times and broadcast schedule are subject to change. Additional games will be announced. In addition to being the official satellite radio network of MLB, XM is the official satellite radio service of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten, and Pac-10 college sports conferences and the exclusive satellite radio provider for NASCAR. XM also carries ESPN Radio, ESPNews Radio, Fox Sports Radio, and Sporting News Radio. The latest models of XM radio receivers, such as the portable Delphi XM2go MyFi radio, the Delphi XM SKYFi2 radio, and the Audiovox XR9 radio, have sports tickers that display current scores for professional and college sports teams.

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 150 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 67 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 60 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. XM is the exclusive in-flight entertainment service for AirTran Airways, and will soon be available on JetBlue flights. 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.

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CONTACT: David Butler of XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4317, david.butler@xmradio.com

Web site: http://www.xmradio.com/

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