SIRIUS XM Radio to Air Every Game of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

SIRIUS XM Radio to Air Every Game of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Listeners will hear every game from the opening round through the finals

NHL Home Ice channel offers expert analysis throughout the post-season

NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NHL(R), will offer NHL fans from coast to coast comprehensive coverage via satellite radio of the 2009 Stanley Cup(TM) Playoffs, with live play-by-play of every match-up plus daily news and analysis on SIRIUS XM's NHL Home Ice channel.

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From the opening round on Wednesday, April 15 through the Stanley Cup Final in June, SIRIUS XM listeners will have access to every minute of every game. NHL games are available on XM Radio channels 204-209 and on SIRIUS channels 210-220 with the "Best of XM" programming package.

For a schedule of upcoming games on SIRIUS and XM, please visit www.sirius.com/nhl and www.xmradio.com/nhl.

On Wednesday, April 15, Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo will host a special NHL post-season edition of his daily SIRIUS XM Radio show, Mad Dog Unleashed, live from 2:00 to 7:00 pm ET from the NHL Store at 47th Street and 6th Avenue in New York City. Mad Dog Unleashed airs live nationwide every weekday on Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144.

Every Thursday on NHL Home Ice (4:00 pm ET), NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman hosts his regular weekly talk show, NHL Hour With Commissioner Gary Bettman, live from the "NHL Store Powered by Reebok." Each week, Commissioner Bettman talks with special guests and answers questions from hockey fans from around the country. Listeners can call or e-mail the show at 877-645-6696 or nhlhour@nhl.com.

NHL Home Ice -- the only radio channel dedicated to the NHL 24 hours a day, seven days a week -- is available nationwide on XM channel 204 and on SIRIUS channel 208 with the "Best of XM" programming package. NHL Home Ice offers a daily lineup of shows hosted by a roster of hockey experts and insiders that includes: Hall of Famer Phil Esposito, former Washington Capitals coach Gary Green, Scott Laughlin, Mike Ross, Joe Thistel, Adam Proteau, Bill Clement and Don La Greca, host of NHL Radio's NHL LIVE.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NHL, SIRIUS XM broadcasts NHL games live nationwide from the preseason through the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Hockey fans can also tune in daily to NHL Home Ice for the only radio channel dedicated to the NHL 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks and the word mark Stanley Cup is a trademark of the National Hockey League. All Rights Reserved.

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.

P-SIRI

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CONTACT: Andrew FitzPatrick, SIRIUS XM Radio, +1-212-901-6693,
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Web Site: http://www.sirius.com/nhl

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