SIRIUS Satellite Radio To Honor Black Music Month With Dedicated Programming

SIRIUS Satellite Radio To Honor Black Music Month With Dedicated Programming

Exclusive Programming on SIRIUS Channels Heart & Soul, Soul Town and Backspin

NEW YORK, June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) will honor Black Music Month with exclusive programming on three of its channels throughout the month of June. Join guest hosts Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, Kelly Rowland, Isaac Hays, Lionel Richie, Ashford & Simpson, Charlie Wilson, Heather Headley and Anthony Hamilton as they spotlight and celebrate some of the great artists, songs and personalities that have influenced African-American music culture and made it so rich and diverse.

In 2006, President George Bush proclaimed June Black Music Month. This special tribute month is dedicated to celebrating the contribution of African- American artist and culture to the American musical landscape. Tune in to SIRIUS Satellite Radio's Heart & Soul channel 51, Soul Town channel 53, and Backspin channel 43 all month to celebrate the music and artists that have shaped American music.

Black Music Month schedule:

June 9 at 6 pm-8 pm ET
Heart & Soul SIRIUS channel 51
Ashford & Simpson Celebrates Black Music Month
The Songwriters Hall of Fame(R) Duo, Ashford & Simpson will be guest DJ's
spotlighting the Duets of R&B as they celebrate Black Music Month

June 10 at 6 pm-8 pm ET
Heart & Soul SIRIUS channel 51
Anthony Hamilton Celebrates Black Music Month
Join guest DJ, Anthony Hamilton as he salute some of his favorite Duets.

June 9 and June 10 All Day
Soul Town SIRIUS channel 53
Salute to the Classic Soul Super-groups.
Every hour starting at Noon ET each day, a different classic soul group
will be spotlighted.
Hear interviews with groups Tower of Power and Ray, Goodman, and Brown.

June 16 at 6 pm-8 pm ET
Heart & Soul SIRIUS channel 51
Jamie Foxx Celebrates Black Music Month
Join Oscar(R) and Grammy (R) winner Jamie Foxx as he celebrates Black
Music Month. The multi-talented Jamie Foxx will be guest DJ, spotlighting
the Men of R&B.

June 16th at 5 pm ET
Soul Town SIRIUS channel 53
Isaac Hayes will guest host an hour on Stax music 5 pm ET

June 16 and June 17 All Day
Soul Town SIRIUS channel 53
Classic Black Music Block Party Weekend
Blocks of Stax, Motown, Funk, and Slow Jamz will be featured all weekend.

June 17 at 6 pm-8 pm ET
Heart & Soul SIRIUS channel 51
Lionel Richie Celebrates Black Music
Join Grammy(R) winner Lionel Richie as he celebrates Black Music Month.
The singer/songwriter will be guest DJ, spotlighting the men of R&B.

June 17 at 10 pm ET
Soul Town SIRIUS channel 53
Ken Webb and Bobby Jay will host a 2-hour special of early R&B classics
(1950-1965) 10 pm ET

June 23 at 6 pm-8 pm ET
Heart & Soul SIRIUS channel 51
Charlie Wilson celebrates Black Music Month
Join guest DJ, Funk icon, Charlie Wilson as he salutes some of his
favorite Funkateers celebrating Black Music Month.

June 23 and June 24 All Day
Soul Town SIRIUS channel 53
Classic Soul Number 1's Weekend- #1's
Number One R&B songs from 1960-1982 will be spotlighted.

June 24 at 4 pm ET
Backspin SIRIUS channel 43
LL Cool J celebrates Black Music Month
Guest DJ, actor and recording artist LL Cool J salutes James Brown and the
indelible stamp he left on the beginnings of hip-hop. Listen for a full
hour of hip-hop classics that can be directly traced to original
recordings by the Godfather of Soul.

To learn more about SIRIUS, please visit www.sirius.com.

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS, "The Best Radio on Radio," delivers more than 130 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 69 music channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NASCAR, NBA and NHL, and broadcasts live play-by- play games of the NFL, NBA and NHL, as well as live NASCAR races. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.

SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) is a CD-quality, Internet-only version of the SIRIUS radio service, without the use of a radio, for the monthly subscription fee of $12.95. SIR delivers more than 75 channels of talk, entertainment, sports, and 100% commercial free music.

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, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep(R), Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercury, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Scion, Toyota, 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, 2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the significant factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed are: our pending merger with XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. ("XM"), including related uncertainties and risks and the impact on our business if the merger is not completed; any events which affect the useful life of our satellites; our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming providers; and our competitive position versus other audio entertainment providers.

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MEDIA CONTACT:

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SIRIUS
nkhairzada@siriusradio.com
212-584-5243

First Call Analyst:
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Source: SIRIUS Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Neel Khairzada of SIRIUS, +1-212-584-5243,
nkhairzada@siriusradio.com

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