NEW YORK, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of Major League Baseball and the Official Internet Radio Partner of MLB.com, will offer listeners comprehensive coverage of the 2013 MLB season with live play-by-play of every game plus daily in-depth talk, news and analysis on the MLB Network Radio channel.

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SiriusXM subscribers can listen to live broadcasts of all regular season games, the All-Star Game and every Postseason game through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App and online at siriusxm.com as well as on XM satellite radios.  Spanish-language broadcasts for some games are also available.  Listeners can find channel assignments for games at www.siriusxm.com/mlbschedule. 

In addition to MLB games, SiriusXM offers baseball fans 24 hour coverage of their sport on the MLB Network Radio channel, available on channel 89 for XM subscribers and channel 209 for Sirius Premier subscribers.

MLB Network Radio airs 365 days a year and showcases a daily lineup of call-in talk shows hosted by expert analysts like former GMs Jim Bowden and Jim Duquette, 1996 Rookie of the Year Todd Hollandsworth, former manager Kevin Kennedy, former All-Stars Mike Cameron, Cliff Floyd, Jeff Nelson, Mike Stanton and Rico Petrocelli, plus Mike Ferrin, Jeff Joyce, Jim Memolo, Casey Stern and others, as well as simulcasts of MLB Network television programming, including the in-season studio show MLB Tonight.

Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and Bill Ripken will debut a new season of their weekly MLB Network Radio show, Ripken Baseball, on Wednesday, April 3 at 12:00 pm ET.  After the season premiere, the show will air in its regular timeslot, Fridays at 12:00 pm ET, throughout the season.

SiriusXM subscribers listening to MLB games through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App and online have access to a suite of 30 play-by-play channels dedicated to streaming the official radio broadcasts of every MLB team.  These channels give fans access to both the home and visiting team broadcasts for every MLB game, allowing them to hear their favorite team's announcers all season long.

For more info, please visit www.siriusxm.com/mlbnetworkradio.

About Sirius XM Radio

Sirius XM Radio Inc. is the world's largest radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has 24 million subscribers.  SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive talk and entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music, sports and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every major car company in the U.S., from retailers nationwide, and online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM programming is also available through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for Android, Apple, and BlackBerry smartphones and other connected devices. SiriusXM also holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2 million subscribers.

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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 future financial and operating results, our 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," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend," "plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning.  Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control.  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 statements:  our competitive position versus other forms of radio and  audio services; our dependence upon automakers; general economic conditions; failure of our satellites, which, in most cases, are not insured; our ability to attract and retain subscribers at a profitable level; royalties we pay for music rights: our ability to attract and retain qualified executive officers; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation; rapid technological and industry change; failure of third parties to perform; changes in consumer protection laws and their enforcement; and our substantial indebtedness.  Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which is 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 we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.

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