XM Scores This Weekend With Major League Baseball, NBA Playoffs, NFL Draft, NASCAR Subway Fresh 500

XM Scores This Weekend With Major League Baseball, NBA Playoffs, NFL Draft, NASCAR Subway Fresh 500

WASHINGTON, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with approximately 3.8 million subscribers, serves up an exciting line-up of live sports programming this weekend, including Major League Baseball action, the NBA Playoffs, the NFL Draft, and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Subway Fresh 500.

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XM has 30 Major League Baseball games on tap this weekend, including the Washington Nationals vs. the New York Mets (XM Channel 183 on Saturday at 1:10 pm ET and Sunday at 1:10 pm ET) and the Minnesota Twins vs. the Detroit Tigers (XM Channel 179 on Saturday at 1:05 pm ET and Sunday at 1:05 pm ET).

The NBA Playoffs tip off on ESPN Radio (XM Channel 140) starting with the Indiana Pacers vs. the Boston Celtics on Saturday at 7:35 pm ET. ESPN Radio will broadcast all Eastern and Western Conference Finals, plus the NBA Finals.

XM has comprehensive coverage of the NFL Draft live from New York City on Saturday on three of its 24-hour sports talk radio channels: ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio (XM Channel 142), and Sporting News Radio (XM Channel 143).

For racing fans, XM's NASCAR Radio (XM Channel 144) has the Subway Fresh 500 live from the Phoenix International Raceway at 7:30 pm ET.

About XM Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio service with approximately 3.8 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 commercial-free music channels, featuring hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; 64 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 Satellite Radio is the satellite radio leader in sports programming, offering thousands of live sporting events every year. XM is the official satellite radio network for Major League Baseball, NASCAR, the Indy Racing League, the PGA TOUR, and the college sports conferences ACC, Pac-10, and Big Ten. XM was named Best Radio Service at the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards.

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, 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 3-4-05. 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

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