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Friday, March 14, 2008

SIRIUS Creates 'Client 9 Radio'

SIRIUS Creates 'Client 9 Radio'

SIRIUS hosts, experts and guests explore the story from every angle

Callers can voice their opinion with host Vinnie Politan

NEW YORK, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) today announced that it has created Client 9 Radio, a channel that will explore the breaking news, facts, fallout, psychology, and implications of the scandal. Client 9 Radio will air March 14 at 5:00 pm ET - midnight March 17 exclusively on SIRIUS channel 126.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125)

Client 9 Radio will serve as a forum for this national conversation. Client 9 Radio was created in response to passionate listener response to the story throughout the week.

Vinnie Politan, former Court TV Radio host, will be live in studio throughout the weekend to take calls from around the country, and offer expert legal advice and insight.

Client 9 Radio will explore every side of the story: from the political to the psychological to the medical and beyond. Client 9 Radio will consist of a wide variety of commentary and interviews conducted by SIRIUS hosts, and serve as a forum for listeners across the country to call in and discuss.

In addition to the live call-in shows, Client 9 Radio will include segments contributed by many SIRIUS hosts and experts from various fields, including law, public relations, medicine, and psychology, such as:

   -- Judith Regan (host of The Judith Regan Show) with Rachel Marsden      (ex-girlfriend of Wikipedia founder who sold his stuff on eBay after he      broke up with her via his website)   -- Judith Regan (host of The Judith Regan Show) with private eye Vito      Colucci, Jr. on catching spouses in the act   -- Bill Bennett (host on SIRIUS Patriot) with Senator John McCain      discussing the story   -- Andrew Wilkow (host on SIRIUS Patriot) with New York GOP Assembly      Leader James Tedisco   -- Larry Flick (host on SIRIUS OutQ) with Ed Koch   -- Ron Silver (host on Indie Talk) with Alan Dershowitz   -- Alex Bennett (host on SIRIUS Left) with Dennis Hof, owner of Moonlight      Bunny Ranch in Nevada on prostitutes and politicians   -- The Playboy Radio Morning Show talking to high-priced prostitutes about      the scandal     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, NBA, and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL, 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 an 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 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 at shop.sirius.com and in more than 20,000 retail locations, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and RadioShack.

As of December 31, 2007, SIRIUS radios were available as a factory and dealer-installed option in 116 vehicle models and as a dealer only-installed option in 37 vehicle models.

SIRIUS has agreements with Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Lincoln, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mercury, MINI, Mitsubishi, Rolls-Royce, Volvo, and Volkswagen to offer SIRIUS radios as factory or dealer-installed equipment in their vehicles. SIRIUS has relationships with Toyota and Scion to offer SIRIUS radios as dealer-installed equipment, and a relationship with Subaru to offer SIRIUS radios as factory or dealer-installed equipment. SIRIUS radios are also offered to renters of Hertz vehicles at airport locations nationwide.

Click on www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to purchase a SIRIUS radio and subscription.

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, 2007 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:    Hillary Schupf   SIRIUS   212-901-6739   Hschupf@siriusradio.com  

FCMN Contact: hschupf@siriusradio.com

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Source: SIRIUS Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Hillary Schupf of SIRIUS, +1-212-901-6739,
Hschupf@siriusradio.com

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


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