SIRIUS XM Radio Kicks Off Coverage of 2009 IndyCar(R) Series Season April 5

SIRIUS XM Radio Kicks Off Coverage of 2009 IndyCar(R) Series Season April 5

XM listeners and SIRIUS listeners with the 'Best of XM' get every IndyCar(R) Series race live starting with season opener in St. Petersburg, FL

NEW YORK, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the Indy Racing League (IRL), the sanctioning body for the IndyCar(R) Series and Firestone Indy Lights, announced today that it will offer live coverage of every 2009 IndyCar(R) Series race nationwide to both XM subscribers and SIRIUS subscribers with the "Best of XM" programming package.

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SIRIUS XM will broadcast every IndyCar(R) Series race live on XM channel 145 and on SIRIUS channel 211 as part of the "Best of XM" package, including the 93rd Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 24. The 2009 season opens with the Honda Grand Prix on the streets on St. Petersburg, FL, on Sunday, April 5 (2:00 pm ET). Motorsports fans will hear pre-race programming, including interviews and commentary, as well as live wheel-to-wheel action on the track.

Throughout the season, fans can also tune in to Indy Racing Weekly, the exclusive weekly show focused on the IndyCar(R) Series with expert analysis, race highlights and interviews, on XM channel 145 and SIRIUS channel 211(part of the "Best of XM").

"With its bevy of star drivers and unique blend of speed and technology, the IndyCar Series is one of the country's fastest growing sports and we're thrilled to be able to expand our coverage of the series to SIRIUS and XM subscribers nationwide," said Steve Cohen, SIRIUS XM's SVP of Sports Programming. "Our listeners will hear green to checkered flag action from every race as well as all the latest IndyCar Series news on and off the track on Indy Racing Weekly."

IndyCar(R) Series races have aired on XM Radio since 2005. This year marks the first season the races will be available to both SIRIUS and XM subscribers.

For more info visit www.xmradio.com/irl.

About SIRIUS XM Radio

SIRIUS XM Radio is America's satellite radio company delivering commercial-free music channels, premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather, to more than 19 million subscribers as of December 31, 2008.

SIRIUS XM Radio has content relationships with an array of personalities and artists, including Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Jimmy Buffett, Jamie Foxx, Barbara Walters, Opie & Anthony, Bubba the Love Sponge(R), The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Bob Edwards. SIRIUS XM Radio is the leader in sports programming as the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, Major League Baseball(R), NASCAR(R), NBA, NHL(R), and PGA TOUR(R), and broadcasts major college sports.

SIRIUS XM Radio has arrangements with every major automaker. SIRIUS XM Radio products are available at shop.sirius.com and shop.xmradio.com, and at retail locations nationwide, including Best Buy, RadioShack, Target, Sam's Club, and Wal-Mart.

SIRIUS XM Radio also offers SIRIUS Backseat TV, the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network; XM NavTraffic(R) service for GPS navigation systems delivers real-time traffic information, including accidents and road construction, for more than 80 North American markets.

This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction involving SIRIUS and XM, including potential synergies and cost savings and the timing thereof, future financial and operating results, the combined company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as "will likely result," " are expected to," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "intend," "will," "should," "may," or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of SIRIUS' and XM's management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of SIRIUS and XM. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statement: our substantial indebtedness; the businesses of SIRIUS and XM may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer, be more difficult, time-consuming or costly to accomplish than expected; the useful life of our satellites; our dependence upon automakers and other third parties; our competitive position versus other forms of audio and video entertainment; and general economic conditions. Additional factors that could cause SIRIUS' and XM's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in SIRIUS' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and XM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov/). The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and SIRIUS and XM disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.

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Contacts for SIRIUS XM Radio:
Andrew FitzPatrick
SIRIUS XM
212.901.6693
Andrew.Fitzpatrick@siriusxm.com

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CONTACT: Andrew FitzPatrick of SIRIUS XM Radio, +1-212-901-6693,
Andrew.Fitzpatrick@siriusxm.com

Web Site: http://www.xmradio.com/irl

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