SIRIUS Satellite Radio to Turn Channel Over to Country Music Star Garth Brooks

SIRIUS Satellite Radio to Turn Channel Over to Country Music Star Garth Brooks

'Garth Brooks Radio' to air on SIRIUS November 5th through November 18th

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) will celebrate the release of Garth Brooks' new 3-disc set, The Ultimate Hits, by turning over the reins of its Prime Country channel to the country music star for two weeks, beginning November 5th.

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Garth Brooks Radio will air on SIRIUS channel 61 and feature Garth Brooks' music with personal introductions by the artist himself. Brooks will also play some of his favorite country acts and discuss what each means to him.

"Garth Brooks is an unparalleled, worldwide star and we are excited to have him take over an entire SIRIUS channel, bringing his unique blend of creative energy and singular charisma to our airwaves." said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS President of Entertainment and Sports. "In keeping with SIRIUS' tradition of creating exclusive, artist-branded channels dedicated to the most iconic figures in music history, the launch of Garth Brooks Radio will give our listeners an innovative and direct connection to a country legend."

Garth Brooks, The Ultimate Hits will contain a 2 CD and 1 DVD package. The 3 disk package contains 30 Garth classics, 3 new songs and a bonus track on 2 CDs. The set also includes a DVD with 33 videos including new and never- before-seen footage. The three new tracks are: More Than a Memory, which debuted at # 1, Midnight Sun, and Workin' for a Livin' (The Duet w/ Huey Lewis). For more information on Garth Brooks and The Ultimate Hits, please visit www.garthbrooks.com.

   To learn more about Garth Brooks Radio, please visit www.sirius.com.    About SIRIUS  

SIRIUS, "The Best Radio on Radio," delivers more than 130 channels of the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69 music channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NASCAR and NBA, and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL and NBA, as well as live NASCAR races. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.

SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) is a CD-quality, Internet-only version of the SIRIUS radio service, without the use of a radio, for the monthly subscription fee of $12.95. SIR delivers more than 80 channels of talk, entertainment, sports, and 100% commercial free music.

SIRIUS Backseat TV(TM) is the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring three channels of children's TV programming, including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network, for the subscription fee of $6.99 plus applicable audio subscription fee.

SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available in more than 20,000 retail locations, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, RadioShack and at shop.sirius.com.

SIRIUS radios are offered in vehicles from Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep(R), Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercury, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Scion, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Hertz also offers SIRIUS in its rental cars at major locations around the country.

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Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the significant factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed are: our pending merger with XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. ("XM"), including related uncertainties and risks and the impact on our business if the merger is not completed; any events which affect the useful life of our satellites; our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming providers; and our competitive position versus other audio entertainment providers.

   P-SIRI    MEDIA CONTACT:    Neel Khairzada   SIRIUS   212-584-5243   nkhairzada@siriusradio.com  

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CONTACT: Neel Khairzada of SIRIUS, +1-212-584-5243,
nkhairzada@siriusradio.com

Web site: http://www.sirius.com/
http://www.garthbrooks.com/

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