XM Satellite Radio to Air Men's College Basketball Tournaments for All Six Major Conferences

XM Satellite Radio to Air Men's College Basketball Tournaments for All Six Major Conferences

WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio will air the men's college basketball tournaments for the six major conferences starting March 12 for listeners nationwide.

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XM is the official satellite radio network for the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC. This year marks the first time that XM has carried all six tournaments.

The Big East and Pac-10 tournaments will air nationwide on XM from March 12 to 15. The ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC tourneys will air on XM March 13-16. The tournaments can be heard live on ten XM college sports play-by-play channels. A channel guide for tournament week is available online at http://www.xmradio.com/collegesports.

XM, the nation's leading satellite radio company, is heard by more than 9 million subscribers across the U.S.

"Wherever you live, XM is the place to hear the college basketball tournaments for all six power conferences," said Kevin Straley, XM senior vice president of news, sports, and talk programming. "You get more than 60 games in five days. You can turn on XM, listen to a game at Madison Square Garden, then turn the dial to the Staples Center. Then you can switch over to the Georgia Dome, check in on Conseco Fieldhouse, go to the Sprint Center, and wind up at Bobcats Arena."

The number-one seeds in the conference tournaments are North Carolina (ACC), Tennessee (SEC), UCLA (Pac-10), Texas (Big 12), Wisconsin (Big Ten), and Georgetown (Big East).

In addition to the live play-by-play coverage of the tournaments on XM, the XM Sports Nation channel (XM 144) will air talk radio shows from tournament cities. XM Sports Nation host T.J. Rives and analyst Mark Wise will broadcast from SEC FanFare in Atlanta. Scott Jackson will be in Charlotte to report on the ACC tourney. In Los Angeles, Earl Forcey and Dan Redmond will be on hand for the Pac-10. Ari Bykofsky will report on the Big East from New York City, and Kevin Blackistone will be in Kansas City for the Big 12.

About XM

XM (NASDAQ:XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio company with more than 9 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, Nashville, Toronto and Montreal, XM's 2008 lineup includes more than 170 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: commercial-free music, premier sports, news, talk radio, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather information.

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, Ferrari, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota, is available in 140 different vehicle models for 2008. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. XM programming is also available through XM Radio Online, the exclusive home on the Internet for XM's commercial-free music channels; as downloads of original XM shows via podcasts from XM's Web site or the Apple's iTunes Store; and as streams of commercial-free XM music channels to AT&T and Alltel wireless customers through XM Radio Mobile. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 2-28-08. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department. All programming is subject to change.

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FCMN Contact: david.butler@xmradio.com

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CONTACT: David Butler of XM, +1-202-380-4317, david.butler@xmradio.com

Web site:

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