XM Satellite Radio First to Offer 'FOX News Talk' Radio Channel From Coast to Coast

XM Satellite Radio First to Offer 'FOX News Talk' Radio Channel From Coast to Coast

New FOX News Talk Channel Set to Air on XM Satellite Radio in January 2006

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR), the nation's leading satellite radio company, will expand its talk radio programming with the launch of FOX News Talk Channel in January 2006.

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The new channel will offer news, analysis and commentary from FOX News personalities Bill O'Reilly, Tony Snow, John Gibson, and Alan Colmes, among many others. FOX News Talk is the latest addition to XM's robust line-up of talk radio programming, which offers a broad variety of news, information and opinion. Additionally, it will give listeners another chance to hear the primetime FOX News Channel programs, including The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes and On The Record with Greta Van Susteren.

Kevin Magee, senior vice president of FOX News Radio, said, "We are very pleased to partner with XM Satellite Radio. This provides another opportunity to expand the FOX News brand and to reach our growing audience across multiple platforms."

Eric Logan, executive vice president of XM Satellite Radio added, "FOX News Talk is an important addition to XM's talk radio channels, as we strive to offer the most choices to our millions of listeners across the country. FOX News Talk offers some of the best-known names in broadcasting today, and we look forward to launching the channel on XM in January."

About FOX News Radio

FOX News, headed by Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO, operates FOX News Radio, a 24/7 news service reaching more than ten million listeners a week. The network also offers one-minute and five-minute newscasts and breaking-news coverage to affiliate stations nationwide along with three weekday talk programs, The Tony Snow Show, The Alan Colmes Show and The John Gibson Show. Additionally, FOX News also operates FOX News Channel (FNC), the number one cable news channel in the United States for more than three and a half years, FOXNews.com and produces FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace and The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly.

About XM Satellite Radio

XM (NASDAQ:XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 5 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, Porsche, 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 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 8-5-05. 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; or Dana Klinghoffer of FOX News Radio, +1-212-301-3534, dana.klinghoffer@foxnews.com

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

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