SIRIUS XM Radio Announces Extensive Broadcast Coverage of 2009-10 NHL Season

SIRIUS XM Radio Announces Extensive Broadcast Coverage of 2009-10 NHL Season

Live play-by-play of NHL games will be available to XM subscribers and SIRIUS subscribers with the "Best of XM" NHL Home Ice channel offers hockey talk and analysis 365 days a year

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) will offer listeners around the country comprehensive coverage of the 2009-10 NHL season with an extensive schedule of live play-by-play of NHL games and daily hockey talk on the NHL Home Ice channel.

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Starting with tonight's Opening Night games and through the Stanley Cup Final, XM listeners will have access to live play-by-play of every regular season and playoff game on XM channels 204-209. SIRIUS subscribers with the "Best of XM" programming package will get most regular season games and every NHL postseason game on SIRIUS channels 208-220.

In addition to live games, SIRIUS XM offers the 24/7 hockey talk radio channel, NHL Home Ice, on XM channel 204 and SIRIUS channel 208 with the "Best of XM." NHL Home Ice features live play-by-play, plus hockey talk, news and analysis every day of the year.

NHL Home Ice features the weekly live show, NHL Hour, hosted by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and a rotation of League executives, including Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and Senior Executive VP of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell. The hour-long show, co-hosted by former NHL player Bill Clement, debuts today and airs every Thursday (4:00 pm ET). NHL Hour provides listeners with the latest news and events from the highest levels of the NHL and encourages fans to submit questions by calling 1-877-NHL-ON-XM or emailing HOMEICE@xmradio.ca.

NHL fans can also tune in to SIRIUS channel 122 for CBC's Hockey Night in Canada Radio (weekdays, 4:00 - 7:00 pm ET), hosted by Jeff Marek, Kelly Hrudey, Cassie Campbell Pascall, Craig Simpson and Scott Morrison.

On SIRUS XM Sports Nation, SIRIUS channel 122 and XM channel 143, former New York Rangers forward Ron Duguay and former New Jersey Devils defenseman Ken Daneyko host their weekly show, Ice Breakers (Thursdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm ET), a lifestyle-themed show that features the duo's thoughts on the NHL, lifestyle, entertainment and more.

   Opening Night NHL games on SIRIUS XM:  (All times ET)                                                        Channels                                                       XM    SIRI   Thu, Oct. 1 - 7:00 PM    Washington @ Boston       204     208*   Thu, Oct. 1 - 7:00 PM    Montreal @ Toronto        205     220*   Thu, Oct. 1 - 10:00 PM   San Jose @ Colorado       206     219*   Thu, Oct. 1 - 10:00 PM   Vancouver @ Calgary       204     208*    * Denotes "Best of XM" channel on SIRIUS.   

For more information and a schedule of upcoming NHL games on SIRIUS XM, visit www.xmradio.com/nhl or www.sirius.com/nhl.

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, Wal-Mart and independent retailers.

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     Contact:   Andrew FitzPatrick   SIRIUS XM Radio   212.901.6693   andrew.fitzpatrick@siriusxm.com  

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CONTACT: Andrew FitzPatrick, SIRIUS XM Radio, +1-212-901-6693,
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Web Site: http://www.xmradio.com/nhl
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