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Tony Stewart Returns for Second Season on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio

Tony Stewart Returns for Second Season on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio

'Tony Stewart Live' moves to Monday nights on channel 128

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, announced today that the critically-acclaimed talk show Tony Stewart Live, hosted by two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart and veteran broadcaster Matt Yocum, will return for its second season on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio on Monday, February 4, 2008 (8:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET). The exclusive weekly program moves to Monday nights from last year's Tuesday night timeslot.

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Tony Stewart Live first debuted January 2, 2007, providing SIRIUS listeners with the ultimate insider's perspective on auto racing. The two-hour show airs exclusively on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, channel 128, throughout the season and features Stewart and Yocum taking calls from listeners, talking with prominent guests and covering the spectrum of motorsports. The show concluded a successful first season with a star-studded special broadcast during NASCAR Champions Week in New York City, as Stewart and Yocum handed out their inaugural "Stewie Awards," honoring the best, boldest and funniest moments of the 2007 NASCAR season.

"It's hard to believe we're already starting our second year on SIRIUS," Stewart said. "I felt more and more comfortable with each show last year, as Matt and I learned something new every time we hung up the headphones. Our second year on the air will be even better. Our rookie 'stripe' is officially off. The show is a great way for us to connect with NASCAR fans, and really, fans of any type of racing. It's two of the best spent hours of my week."

"The first season of Tony Stewart Live was a huge success and we intend to build on that in season two," said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS' President, Entertainment and Sports. "Tony and Matt truly dedicate themselves to presenting our subscribers with two hours of informative and entertaining radio, week in and week out, giving NASCAR fans the unique experience of interacting with one of the sport's biggest stars."

Stewart is a two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion (2002, 2005), one of only 15 drivers in the history of NASCAR to win multiple Cup Series titles. In addition to his achievements on the NASCAR circuit, Stewart is the first and only driver to have won championships in stock cars, Indy cars and in USAC's Midget, Sprint and Silver Crown divisions. In 1997, Stewart joined Joe Gibbs Racing, running five NASCAR Nationwide Series races before a 22-race NASCAR Nationwide Series slate in 1998. In 1999, Stewart moved to the pinnacle of motorsports - the Sprint Cup Series. During an extraordinary rookie campaign, Stewart won three races, was crowned Rookie of the Year and became the first driver to complete both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca- Cola 600 on the same day. Currently, Stewart has 32 Sprint Cup wins, 10 poles, 119 top-fives and 191 top-10s in 320 career starts.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, SIRIUS broadcasts every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race live on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, the only radio channel dedicated to NASCAR 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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 and NBA, and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL and NBA, 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 80 channels of talk, entertainment, sports, and 100% commercial free music.

SIRIUS Backseat TV(TM) is the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring three channels of children's TV programming, including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network, for the subscription fee of $6.99 plus applicable audio subscription fee.

SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available in more than 20,000 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
212.901.6693
afitzpatrick@siriusradio.com

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CONTACT: Andrew FitzPatrick of SIRIUS, +1-212-901-6693,
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