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Andrew Wilkow To Become Next National Talk Radio Star Exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio

Andrew Wilkow To Become Next National Talk Radio Star Exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio

Will create new style of conservative talk on SIRIUS Patriot channel

NEW YORK, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced today that Andrew Wilkow will join the SIRIUS Patriot channel as a new national talk show host.

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Wilkow is the next generation of talk radio. He began his radio career as an 18-year-old college student, has hosted a daily talk program on WGY- AM/Albany since 2003, and also hosts a weekend talk show on WABC-AM/New York. Wilkow's move to SIRIUS takes his contemporary approach to conservative talk radio to a national and diverse audience.

"SIRIUS features today's biggest names and constantly seeks the best new talent," said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS President of Entertainment and Sports. "Adding an emerging star like Andrew Wilkow is just one more example of SIRIUS offering our subscribers 'The Best Radio on Radio.'"

Wilkow said, "Now is the time for a new school of conservative voices with a whole new style and passion, which is what my show is all about. Moving to SIRIUS lets me take that style and passion nationwide. I am honored to be given this opportunity."

Wilkow's show will air on SIRIUS Patriot, channel 144, weekdays from 12 to 3 pm ET, starting on August 1.

For more information about SIRIUS, visit www.sirius.com.

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS delivers more than 125 channels of the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 67 music channels available nationwide. SIRIUS also delivers 61 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NBA and NHL and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL, NBA and NHL. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.

SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available in more than 25,000 retail locations, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, RadioShack and at shop.sirius.com.

SIRIUS radios are offered in vehicles from Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep(R), Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln-Mercury, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Scion, Toyota, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volvo. Hertz also offers SIRIUS in its rental cars at major locations around the country.

Click on www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to purchase a SIRIUS radio and subscription.

Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the key factors that have a direct bearing on our operational results are: our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming partners, our competitive position and any events which affect the useful life of our satellites.

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Media Contact:

Elise Brown
SIRIUS
212.584.5290
ebrown@siriusradio.com

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Source: SIRIUS Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Elise Brown of SIRIUS, +1-212-584-5290, ebrown@siriusradio.com

Web site: http://www.sirius.com/

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