XM Satellite Radio College Football Coverage Kicks Off September 1 With ACC, Pac-Ten, Big Ten Play-By-Play and Exclusive News Show

XM Satellite Radio College Football Coverage Kicks Off September 1 With ACC, Pac-Ten, Big Ten Play-By-Play and Exclusive News Show

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR), the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 4.4 million subscribers, will kick off its coverage of the 2005 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) and Big Ten Conference (Big Ten) football seasons on September 1. In addition to play-by-play broadcasts of ACC, Pac-10 and Big Ten games throughout the season, XM will debut a new weekday college football news and call-in show, "College Football Coast to Coast" on September 12.

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XM's college football coverage opens September 1 when Vanderbilt takes on Wake Forest at 7 p.m. ET on XM's ACC Channel 191. Also at 7 p.m. ET on XM's Pac-10 Channel 194 Temple faces off against Arizona State. Immediately following at 10 p.m. ET, Idaho goes head to head with Washington State on Pac- 10 Channel 195. XM's college football coverage continues throughout Labor Day weekend with live play-by-play action from ACC, Pac-10 and Big Ten match ups, including Virginia Tech vs. NC State, Sacramento State vs. Cal, Kent State vs. Michigan State, Miami vs. Florida State and more.

The 2005 season also marks the first time play-by-play of Boston College games will be available through XM's ACC coverage since leaving the Big East Conference earlier this year. A complete schedule of ACC, Pac-10 and Big Ten college football games for the 2005 season broadcast on XM is available at http://www.xmradio.com/.

Beginning September 12, XM's college football programming lineup will include "College Football Coast to Coast," a new live, weekday show dedicated to college football available exclusively on XM. Hosted by T.J. Rives, this new hour-long program will cover news from college football conferences across the country, game analysis, interviews and listener call-ins. "College Football Coast to Coast" will air weekdays at 9 a.m. ET on XM Channel 191.

XM is the leading provider of live play-by-play sports in satellite radio. In addition to the ACC, Pac-10 and Big Ten college sports conferences, XM is the official satellite radio network of Major League Baseball, NASCAR, the PGA TOUR, the Indy Racing League, 2006 FIFA World Cup Soccer and the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. XM also carries ESPN Radio, ESPNews Radio, Fox Sports Radio, and Sporting News Radio.

About XM Satellite Radio

XM is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 4.4 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: the most commercial-free music channels, plus premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information. 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's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. 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: Anne-Taylor Griffith of XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4151, or annetaylor.griffith@xmradio.com

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