XM Satellite Radio Takes South by Southwest Music Festival Coast-to-Coast With Live Broadcasts, Performance Showcases and Original Specials

XM Satellite Radio Takes South by Southwest Music Festival Coast-to-Coast With Live Broadcasts, Performance Showcases and Original Specials

WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio provider with more than 3.2 million subscribers, will share the music and energy of the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival with fans across the country through a series of exclusive live performances, interviews and original specials. For the second year in a row, XM will be the satellite radio home for live performances from SXSW, held March 16 through March 19 in Austin, Tex., the "live music capital of the world."

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Throughout the festival, XM will broadcast select SXSW performances and artist interviews hosted live by XM's on-air staff. XM's live broadcast home during SXSW will be the Town Lake Stage at Auditorium Shores in the heart of downtown Austin. XM is a main sponsor of the SXSW Town Lake Stage that will feature free performances open to the public beginning Thursday, March 17 through Saturday, March 19.

XM also will be on hand for several attendee-only SXSW music showcases during the festival, including Americana Music Association Night; the BMI, Tracks and Cellus USA showcase; the Signature Sounds party; the Yep Roc/Harp Magazine party; and the exclusive Fader Magazine party. In April, XM will rebroadcast the sounds and excitement of SXSW with an extended special across multiple channels, featuring highlights from these live performances and artist interviews.

Additionally, Jessie Scott, program director for XM's progressive country channel, X Country (XM Channel 12), and Tobi, program director for XMU (XM Channel 43), XM's home for new and independent music, will participate in a special SXSW conference session, "Satellite Radio: Triumph of the Niche," on Friday, March 18 at 11:00 a.m.

More information about XM at the 2005 SXSW Music Conference and Festival is available online at http://www.xmradio.com/sxsw. Detailed SXSW performance schedules are available at http://2005.sxsw.com/music/showcases.

About XM Satellite Radio

XM (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 151 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 67 commercial-free music channels, featuring hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; 63 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 satellite radio 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/Audi, 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, the Company'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: Anne-Taylor Griffith of XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4151, annetaylor.griffith@xmradio.com

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