XM to Air Exclusive Live Coverage of 2008 CMA Music Festival

XM to Air Exclusive Live Coverage of 2008 CMA Music Festival

WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- XM Radio will once again share the excitement from the Country Music Association's (CMA) Music Festival to country music fans all over North America with live broadcasts, special events, and live concerts. Beginning today through Monday, June 9, XM will provide country music fans with access to the ultimate fan event with broadcasts that will bring Nashville direct to listeners on multiple XM country music channels.

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As in previous years, XM will be the exclusive radio broadcast outlet to many popular Fan Club parties, which allow all members to participate and experience the fun, regardless of their location. Fan Club parties for Sara Evans, Keith Anderson, Josh Turner, Phil Vassar, Rodney Atkins, Joe Nichols, Jo Dee Messina, Tracy Lawrence, Tracy Byrd, Mark Chesnutt, Mark Wills, and Emerson Drive will all be broadcast on XM's country hits channel "Highway 16" (XM 16).

This year XM will also broadcast live, exclusive concert performances direct from the Chevy Music Stage at the Sommet Center Plaza, beginning with the Chevy Kick-Off Parade and Block Party Concert on Wednesday, June 4, featuring Keith Anderson, Luke Bryan, Joe Nichols, James Otto, Chris Young, Phil Stacey, and the Zac Brown Band. XM will air the daily live concert entertainment on Highway 16, as well as XM's Americana channel "X Country" (XM 12) and its dedicated Bluegrass channel "Bluegrass Junction" (XM 14).

Coverage of the Seventh Annual "Marty Stuart Late Night Jam," featuring concert performances by XM program host Marty Stuart, with the Charlie Daniels Band and Sunny Sweeney, among others, will also air on XM's classic country channel "America" (XM 10) and X Country.

Additionally, XM will broadcast Second Annual Songwriters Showcase Concerts to benefit Musicians On Call, live from the Hard Rock Cafe.

A full list of CMA Music Festival events and broadcast times is available at http://www.xmradio.com/cma.

About XM

XM is America's number one satellite radio company with more than 9.3 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 subject to change.

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CONTACT: Anne-Taylor Adams of XM, +1-212-708-6171,
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