MediaBay and SIRIUS Satellite Radio Air '12 Days of Christmas'

MediaBay and SIRIUS Satellite Radio Air '12 Days of Christmas'

Companies Offer Classic Christmas Shows as Gift to Listeners

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MediaBay (NASDAQ:MBAY), a leader in spoken audio entertainment together with SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that "The 12 days of Christmas" will be available on SIRIUS RadioClassics, channel 133. These very special holiday programs run throughout the Holiday season through Christmas Day. The SIRIUS broadcast includes the Lux Radio Theatre productions of It's a Wonderful Life, starring original cast members Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, and Miracle on 34th Street with the original cast members, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn, plus special holiday shows from Jack Benny, Abbott & Costello, Burns & Allen and many more! Every program is being aired without commercial interruption.

"We know our customers have enjoyed these classics for many years and this holiday season we are happy to offer them through SIRIUS' Radio Classic channel 133 for all to enjoy," said Jeffrey Dittus, MediaBay's chief executive officer. "MediaBay's listening audience has been expanding as the company extends its digital outreach and our exposure on SIRIUS Satellite Radio has played a major role in our marketing initiatives."

"We're delighted to give SIRIUS subscribers the opportunity to hear the holiday classics of yesteryear on RadioClassics 133," said Serena Zorbas, SIRIUS Program Director. "These quality programs will undoubtedly provide special moments for those who heard them when they were originally broadcast as well as those who may be listening for the first time."

About MediaBay

MediaBay, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBAY) is a multi-channel, media marketing company specializing in the $800 million audiobook industry and old-time radio distribution. MediaBay's industry-leading content library includes over 50,000 classic radio programs, 3,500 film and television programs and thousands of audiobooks. MediaBay has begun digitizing and encoding its library of spoken word content and once the content is digitized, the Company expects to make it available for download on the many evolving music services and content stores that are proliferating on the Internet. For more information on MediaBay, please visit http://www.mediabay.com/ or its subsidiary sites: http://www.audiobookclub.com/, http://www.radiospirits.com/, and http://www.radioclassics.com/.

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For MediaBay
Investor Relations: Jeffrey Dittus, MediaBay, CEO, 973-539-9528
Tim Clemensen, Rubenstein Investor Relations,
212-843-9337



Source: MediaBay

CONTACT: Investors, Jeffrey Dittus, CEO of MediaBay, +1-973-539-9528; or
Tim Clemensen of Rubenstein Investor Relations, +1-212-843-9337, for MediaBay

Web site: http://www.mediabay.com/
http://www.audiobookclub.com/
http://www.radiospirits.com/
http://www.radioclassics.com/


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