NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced that it will launch Real Housewives Radio, a two-day limited run channel featuring the audio of every episode to date of Bravo's water cooler hit series "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," plus behind-the-scenes interviews with stars of New Jersey, New York City, Atlanta and Orange County.

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Real Housewives Radio launches on Saturday, October 8 at 12:00 am ET and airs through Monday, October 10 at 12:00 am ET on SiriusXM Stars Too, ch.104.

"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Caroline Manzo will host a live, two-hour call-in special on the channel on Sunday, October 9 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm ET at SiriusXM's New York City studios. Joined by members of her family, Manzo will open the phones lines and offer her trademark motherly, no-nonsense advice to listeners across the country, as well as an in-studio audience of fans.

Season three of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" earned the highest-rated season premiere in Bravo's history among adults 18-49 and is slated to return for a fourth season next year. The season three finale airs Sunday, October 9 at 10:00 pm ET with the anticipated reunion airing on Sunday, October 16 at 10:00 pm ET.

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