SIRIUS XM Radio Announces Extensive Coverage of 2008-09 College Football Post-Season

SIRIUS XM will broadcast 25 bowl games including Bowl Championship Series

SIRIUS XM's holiday sports schedule includes college football and basketball, NFL post-season games, NBA, NHL and World Cup skiing

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that it will offer listeners nationwide extensive coverage of college football's post-season, with live play-by-play of 25 bowl games including the Bowl Championship Series, the Rose Bowl and the FedEx BCS National Championship game.

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SIRIUS XM's coverage will begin Saturday, December 20, when Navy plays Wake Forest in the EagleBank Bowl (11:00am ET on SIRIUS channel 122 and XM channel 144) and continues through Thursday, January 8, when the nation's #1 team, the Oklahoma Sooners led by Heisman Trophy-winner Sam Bradford, face off against the #2 Florida Gators and 2007 Heisman-winner Tim Tebow in the FedEx BCS National Championship Game in Miami, FL (8:00pm ET on SIRIUS channel 120 and XM channel 140). A complete schedule of games and channels appears below.

Leading up to the national title game, SIRIUS XM personality Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo will host his daily show, Mad Dog Unleashed, live from Miami on Wednesday, January 7 (2:00-7:00pm ET) and Thursday, January 8 (2:00-7:00pm ET) on SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144.

Additionally, every weekday morning (7:00-10:00am ET) throughout the college post-season, SIRIUS XM's college sports talk show, Rivals Radio, hosted by Bill King, will air live on SIRIUS channel 122 and XM channel 144, covering all the latest news and results and previewing every bowl match-up.

Every Wednesday (10:00am-12:00pm ET) on SIRIUS channel 122 and XM channel 144, Jack Arute and Gary Danielson host The SIRIUS XM College Football Coaches Show, covering the world of college football and interviewing head coaches and players from around the nation.

SIRIUS XM's College Bowl Game schedule: (All times ET)

EagleBank Bowl, Washington, DC - Navy vs. Wake Forest

December 20, 11:00 am, SIRIUS channel 122 / XM channel 144 (Navy feed)

New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, NM - Colorado St. vs. Fresno St.

December 20, 2:30pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

St. Petersburg Bowl, St. Petersburg, FL - South Florida vs. Memphis

December 20, 4:30pm, SIRIUS channel 122 / XM channel 144 (ESPN Radio feed)

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans, LA - Troy vs. Southern Mississippi

December 21, 8:15pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, San Diego, CA - Boise St. vs. TCU

December 23, 8:00pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 144 (ESPN Radio feed)

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, HI - Notre Dame vs. Hawaii

December 24, 8:00pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

Motor City Bowl, Detroit, MI - Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan

December 26, 7:30pm, SIRIUS channel 122 / XM channel 144 (TBC Sports feed)

Meineke Car Care Bowl, Charlotte, NC - North Carolina vs. West Virginia

December 27, 1:00pm, SIRIUS channel 122 / XM channel 144 (ISP feed)

Champs Sports Bowl, Orlando, FL - Wisconsin vs. Florida St.

December 27, 4:30pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

Emerald Bowl, San Francisco, CA - California vs. Miami

December 27, 8:00pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

PapaJohns.com Bowl, Birmingham, AL - Rutgers vs. NC State

December 29, 3:00pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, TX - Missouri vs. Northwestern

December 29, 8:00pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, San Diego, CA - Oklahoma St. vs. Oregon

December 30, 8:00pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, TX - Air Force vs. Houston

December 31, 12:00pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

Chick-fil-A Bowl, Atlanta, GA - LSU vs. Georgia Tech

December 31, 7:30pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

Outback Bowl, Tampa, FL - Iowa vs. South Carolina

January 1, 11:00am, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

Konica Minolta Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, FL - Clemson vs. Nebraska

January 1, 1:00pm, SIRIUS channel 122 / XM channel 144 (TD Radio/Sports Byline feed)

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA - Penn State vs. USC

January 1, 4:30pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

FedEx Orange Bowl, Miami, FL - Virginia Tech. vs. Cincinnati

January 1, 8:30pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

AT&T Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX - Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss

January 2, 2:00pm, SIRIUS channel 122 / XM channel 144 (Texas tech feed)

AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN - Kentucky vs. E. Carolina

January 2, 5:00pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, LA - Utah vs. Alabama

January 2, 8:00pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

International Bowl, Toronto, Canada - Buffalo vs. Connecticut

January 3, 12:00pm, SIRIUS channel 122 / XM channel 144 (TBC Sports feed)

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, AZ - Texas vs. Ohio St.

January 5, 8:00pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

FedEx BCS National Championship Game, Miami, FL - Oklahoma vs. Florida

January 8, 8:00pm, SIRIUS channel 120 / XM channel 140 (ESPN Radio feed)

XM acquired the rights to broadcast the FedEx BCS National Championship Game, the FedEx Orange Bowl, the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in a multi-year agreement with FOX Sports.

Throughout the holiday season, SIRIUS XM offers sports fans more coverage than any other radio outlet. SIRIUS XM listeners can tune in to every live NFL post-season game, plus NBA and NHL games, college football and basketball games and World Cup alpine skiing events from around the globe. In addition to play-by-play, listeners can hear engaging sports talk on several exclusive channels including SIRIUS NFL Radio, MLB Home Plate, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, NHL Home Ice, Mad Dog Radio, The PGA Tour Network and more.

For game schedules and channel listings, please visit www.sirius.com or www.xmradio.com.

About SIRIUS XM Radio

SIRIUS XM Radio is America's satellite radio company delivering commercial-free music channels, premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather, to more than 18.9 million subscribers.

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(R), 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(R), NASCAR(R), NBA, NHL(R), and PGA TOUR(R), 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(R) 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 "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "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: general business and economic conditions; the performance of financial markets and interest rates; the failure to realize synergies and cost-savings from the merger or delay in realization thereof; 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. 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' and XM's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and their respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 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.

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    Contacts for SIRIUS XM Radio:

    Andrew FitzPatrick
    SIRIUS
    212.901.6693
    afitzpatrick@siriusradio.com

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Released December 19, 2008