SIRIUS XM Radio To Celebrate Labor Day Weekend With Special Music Programming

SIRIUS XM Radio To Celebrate Labor Day Weekend With Special Music Programming

Listeners will hear specials with Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett, Grateful Dead, Reba McEntire, Rick Springfield and more Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to host Labor Day special on The Spectrum

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) announced today that it will celebrate the Labor Day weekend with an extensive lineup of music programming that spans its various 100% commercial-free music channels.

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During the Labor Day weekend, SIRIUS XM listeners will hear special performances, concerts, interviews and much more.

The entire schedule for the weekend can be found at www.sirius.com/laborday or www.xmradio.com.

   Labor Day weekend broadcast highlights:    PRIME COUNTRY (SIRIUS channel 61 and XM channel 17)   Brooks & Dunn Radio  

Country duo Brooks & Dunn will take over SIRIUS XM's Prime Country channel over Labor Day weekend as they celebrate the release of their new greatest hits collection, #1s...and then some. The country superstars will play their biggest hits and songs from their favorite country superstars, including Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Keith Urban, George Strait and Toby Keith.

Friday, September 4 at 5:00 pm ET through Monday, September 7 at 11:59 pm ET.

   THE HIGHWAY (SIRIUS channel 60 and XM channel 16)   Reba McEntire ShortCuts  

Multi-platinum country artist Reba McEntire will take listeners track-by-track through her chart-topping new release, Keep On Loving You, during this special Labor Day edition of Shortcuts, the weekly show showcasing Nashville's hottest new music.

Friday, September 4 at 3:00 pm, Saturday, September 5 at 3:00 pm, Sunday, September 6 at 3:00 pm and Monday, September 7 at 3:00 pm (all times ET).

   THE SPECTRUM (SIRIUS channel 18 and XM channel 45)   The Spectrum's Labor Day Weekend with the Secretary of Labor  

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis will play music about work and will honor the American workforce with songs by Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, The Clash, They Might Be Giants and others. She even finds a song to pay tribute to her boss, President Obama.

   Friday, September 4 at 3:00 pm through Monday, September 7 at 11:59 pm ET.    RADIO MARGARITAVILLE (SIRIUS channel 31 and XM channel 55)   Labor Day Weekend Show  

Radio Margaritaville will broadcast Jimmy Buffett's concert live from the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia. Radio Margaritaville has carried every North American concert live from Buffett's 2009 Summerzcool Tour. Listeners will also hear vintage Jimmy Buffett concerts from Labor Day weekends in the past.

Live broadcast of Bristow, Virginia show will air on Thursday, September 3 at 8:00 pm ET. The vintage Labor Day weekend concerts will air on Friday, September 4 at 11:00 and 7:00 pm, Sunday, September 6 at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm and Monday, September 7 at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm (all times ET).

   E STREET RADIO (SIRIUS channel 10 and XM channel 58)   E Street Radio's Labor Day Weekend on the Jersey Shore  

E Street Radio will broadcast several historical Bruce Springsteen concerts from the Jersey Shore. E Street Radio will also provide the soundtrack to summer's last weekend with all of Springsteen's summer-themed songs throughout the weekend.

   Friday, September 4 at 1:00 pm through Monday, September 7 at 12:00 am ET.    ALT-NATION (SIRIUS channel 21 and XM channel 47)   Alt-Nation's Mostly Naked Summer Culmination  

Throughout Labor Day weekend, listeners will hear live in-studio performances from various bands who have visited Alt-Nation recently, including Weezer, Franz Ferdinand, Silversun Pickups, Kaiser Chiefs and Death Cab For Cutie. The weekend-long special will kick off with an interview and an acoustic, in-studio performance by Mutemath.

   Friday, September 4 at 1:00 pm through Monday, September 7 at 12:00 am ET.    AREA (SIRIUS channel 38 and XM channel 80)   Live at Electric Zoo Music Festival  

Area will broadcast live from the Electric Zoo Music Festival on Randall's Island, New York City. Listeners will hear live sets and interviews with superstar DJ artists, producers and remixers, expected to include David Guetta, Deadmau5, Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren, Robbie Rivera, Roger Sanchez, Kaskade, Benny Benassi, Ben Watt, Steve Aoki, Josh Gabriel and Markus Schulz.

Saturday, September 5 from 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm and Sunday, September 6 from 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm ET.

   REAL JAZZ (SIRIUS channel 72 and XM channel 70)   Summer Jazz Festival Spectacular  

Real Jazz will feature selected music and highlights from four different jazz festivals from the past year. Listeners will hear performances by Los Van Van from the 30th Montreal Jazz Festival; a performance by Paquito D'Rivera from the 5th Duke Ellington Jazz Festival; performances by Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Pat Martino and Ravi Coltrane from the 30th Detroit Jazz Festival; and performances by Amina Figarova, Dee Alexander, Fareed Haque and the Ernie Adams/Richie Cole Band from the 30th Chicago Jazz Festival.

   Monday, September 7 from 9:00 am 12:00 am ET.    '80s on 8 (SIRIUS and XM channel 8)   Rick Springfield special  

Rick Springfield will sit down with original MTV VJ Mark Goodman to discuss his new music projects, his appearances on Californication and his upcoming fan cruise.

Friday, September 4 at 9:00 am and will be rebroadcast on Friday, September 4 at 3:00 pm; Saturday, September 5 at 2:00 am, 11:00 am and 8:00 pm; Sunday, September 6 at 12:00 pm; Monday, September 7 at 7:00 am and 6:00 pm (all times ET).

   1st WAVE (SIRIUS channel 22 and XM channel 44)   "Live Labor" Weekend  

SIRIUS XM's 1st Wave will present a "Live Labor" weekend featuring live tracks every hour from artists such as U2, The Cure, Depeche Mode and more.

   Friday, September 4 at 5:00 pm through Monday, September 7 at 11:59 pm ET.    SIRIUS XMU (SIRIUS channel 26 and XM channel 43)   Outsourced Labor Day Weekend  

American bands get the holiday off. Listeners will hear all the best imports all weekend.

   Friday, September 4 at 2:00 pm through Tuesday, September 8 at 3:00 am ET.    BACKSPIN (SIRIUS channel 39 and XM channel 65)   Backspin '89 Weekend  

Backspin will salute the year 1989 -- featuring music and special segments highlighting the groundbreaking events that happened throughout the year, including the first "Rap" Grammy , the launch of YO! MTV Raps Today and the "Stop The Violence" movement. Throughout the weekend, listeners will hear from hip-hop artists who were part of the momentous year: MC Lyte, MTV's Doctor Dre, De La Soul and more.

Friday, September 4 from 12:00 am through Monday, September 7 at 11:59 pm ET.

   BLUEGRASS JUNCTION (SIRIUS channel 65 and XM channel 14)   Musicians Against Childhood Cancer Bluegrass Classic  

SIRIUS XM's Bluegrass Junction channel will broadcast the 25th annual concert benefiting St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee that was held in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 22-25. Listeners will hear performances by many of the artists from the concert, including Blue Highway, The Lonesome River Band, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, and The Grascals.

Saturday, September 5 from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm; Sunday, September 6 from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm; and Monday, September 7 from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET.

   JAM_ON (SIRIUS channel 17 and XM channel 56)   School of Phish Weekend  

Every hour over the Labor Day weekend, listeners will hear loads of music by Phish and learn unique trivia about the band--history, song meanings, trivia and more.

Friday, September 4 at 12:00 pm ET through Monday, September 7 at 11:00 pm ET.

   GRATEFUL DEAD CHANNEL (SIRIUS channel 32 and XM channel 57)   Workingman's Dead Weekend  

All weekend long, listeners will hear tunes, including live versions, covers and studio outtakes, from one of the Grateful Dead's most beloved albums, Workingman's Dead. Friday, September 4 at 12:00 pm ET through Monday, September 7 at 11:00 pm ET.

   THE MESSAGE (SIRIUS channel 66 and XM channel 32)   "The Message:  AMPED!" featuring Decyfer Down  

The Message: AMPED!, the channel's new Christian rock show, will premiere with a special performance by Decyfer Down. During the three hour special, the band will also answer questions from the studio audience.

   The Message:  AMPED! will debut on Saturday, September 5 at 11:00 pm ET.    '60s on 6 (SIRIUS channel 6 and XM channel 6)   Super Summer Hits Weekend  

'60s on 6 will celebrate the final days of summer by playing the biggest summer hits from the '60s. The weekend will kick off with pop singer Lou Christie spinning some of his all-time summer favorites.

   Friday, September 4 through Monday, September 7 at 11:59 pm ET.    About SIRIUS XM Radio  

SIRIUS XM Radio is America's satellite radio company delivering to subscribers commercial-free music channels, premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, and traffic and weather.

SIRIUS XM Radio has content relationships with an array of personalities and artists, including Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Jimmy Buffett, Jamie Foxx, Barbara Walters, Opie & Anthony, Bubba the Love Sponge , The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Bob Edwards. SIRIUS XM Radio is the leader in sports programming as the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, Major League Baseball , NASCAR , NBA, NHL , and PGA TOUR , and broadcasts major college sports.

SIRIUS XM Radio has arrangements with every major automaker. SIRIUS XM Radio products are available at shop.sirius.com and shop.xmradio.com, and at retail locations nationwide, including Best Buy, RadioShack, Target, Sam's Club, and Wal-Mart.

SIRIUS XM Radio also offers SIRIUS Backseat TV, the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network; XM NavTraffic service for GPS navigation systems delivers real-time traffic information, including accidents and road construction, for more than 80 North American markets.

This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction involving SIRIUS and XM, including potential synergies and cost savings and the timing thereof, future financial and operating results, the combined company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as "will likely result," " are expected to," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "intend," "will," "should," "may," or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of SIRIUS' and XM's management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of SIRIUS and XM. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statement: our substantial indebtedness; the businesses of SIRIUS and XM may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer, be more difficult, time-consuming or costly to accomplish than expected; the useful life of our satellites; our dependence upon automakers and other third parties; our competitive position versus other forms of audio and video entertainment; and general economic conditions. Additional factors that could cause SIRIUS' and XM's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in SIRIUS' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and XM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov/). The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and SIRIUS and XM disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.

   P-SIRI     Contacts for SIRIUS XM Radio:   Samantha Bowman   SIRIUS XM Radio   212 901 6644   Samantha.bowman@siriusxm.com  

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FCMN Contact: Samantha.Bowman@siriusxm.com

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