SiriusXM to Air 29 College Football Bowl Games

SiriusXM to Air 29 College Football Bowl Games

SiriusXM subscribers get live play-by-play of games today through the BCS National Championship on January 7

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will offer listeners live play-by-play of 29 bowl games this college football postseason, including - through its partnership with ESPN Radio - the BCS National Championship, the Rose Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Discover Orange Bowl, and Allstate Sugar Bowl.

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The schedule runs from tonight's San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (8:00 pm ET, on ESPN Radio, SiriusXM channel 84) through January 7, when the #1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish face the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide in the Discover BCS National Championship Game (8:30 pm ET on ESPN Radio, SiriusXM channel 84). A complete schedule of games and channels appears below.

Fans can stay up to date on everything happening throughout the bowl season with SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91, SiriusXM's 24/7 college sports channel. From the best games, to the latest news and biggest stories happening around the college football landscape, SiriusXM College Sports Nation covers it all with a daily programming lineup that features 24/7 Sports Radio's on Campus with Bill King (weekdays, 6:00 am ET); SiriusXM College Sports Today (weekdays, 9:00 am ET), hosted by Mark Packer and Heisman Trophy winners Eddie George and Tim Brown; SiriusXM College Football Playbook (weekdays, 12:00 pm ET), hosted by veteran college football voice Jack Arute, former coach Rick Neuheisel and Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta; the Paul Finebaum Show (weekdays, 3:00 pm ET); and College Sports Coast-to-Coast with Chris Childers, former Florida Gators QB Chris Leak, and Coach Houston Nutt (weekdays, 7:00 pm ET).

SiriusXM College Sports Nation will broadcast live from South Florida, the site of the Discover BCS National Championship game from Wednesday, January 2, through game day, January 7. Hosts Jack Arute, Paul Finebaum, Tim Brown, Rick Neuheisel, Gino Torretta, Mark Packer, Bill King and Chris Childers will be live on site where they will interview Notre Dame and Alabama players and coaches, cover pre-game practices and preview the game. Additionally, College Sports Nation will broadcast live from the Rose Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and Allstate Sugar Bowl beginning on December 28.

College Bowl games on SiriusXM: (All times ET)

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, San Diego, CA - BYU vs. San Diego State
December 20, 8:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Beef O'Brady St. Petersburg Bowl, St. Petersburg, FL - UCF vs. Ball State
December 21, 7:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans, LA - East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
December 22, Noon, SiriusXM channel 84

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, HI - Fresno State vs. SMU
December 24, 8:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Little Caesars Bowl, Detroit, MI - Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan
December 26, 7:30pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman, Wash, D.C. - San Jose St. vs. Bowling Green
December 27, 3:00pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Belk Bowl, Charlotte, NC - Cincinnati vs. Duke
December 27, 6:30pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, San Diego, CA - Baylor vs. UCLA
December 27, 9:45pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Russell Athletic Bowl, Orlando, FL - Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech
December 28, 5:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Houston, TX - Minnesota vs. Texas Tech
December 28, 9:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, TX - Rice vs. Air Force
December 29, 11:45am, SiriusXM channel 84

New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Bronx, NY - Syracuse vs. West Virginia
December 29, 3:15pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, San Francisco, CA- Navy vs. Arizona State
December 29, 4:00pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, TX - Texas vs. Oregon State
December 29, 6:45pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, Tempe, AZ - TCU vs. Michigan State
December 29, 10:15pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Nashville, TN - NC State vs. Vanderbilt
December 31, Noon, SiriusXM channel 84

AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN - Iowa State vs. Tulsa
December 31, 3:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Chick-Fil-A Bowl, Atlanta, GA - LSU vs. Clemson
December 31, 7:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, FL - Mississippi State vs. Northwestern
January 1, Noon, Sirius channel 93/XM channel 190

Outback Bowl, Tampa, FL - South Carolina vs. Michigan
January 1, 1:00pm, SiriusXM channel 85

Capital One Bowl, Orlando, FL - Georgia vs. Nebraska
January 1, 1:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA - Stanford vs. Wisconsin
January 1, 5:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Discover Orange Bowl, Miami, FL - Northern Illinois vs. Florida State
January 1, 8:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, LA - Louisville vs. Florida
January 2, 8:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, AZ - Oregon vs. Kansas State
January 3, 8:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

AT&T Cotton Bowl, Arlington, TX - Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma
January 4, 8:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

BBVA Compass Bowl, Birmingham, AL - Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss
January 5, 1:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

GoDaddy.om Bowl, Mobile, AL - Kent State vs. Arkansas State
January 6, 9:00pm, SiriusXM channel 85

Discover BCS National Championship, South Florida - Notre Dame vs. Alabama
January 7, 8:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

All games airing on SiriusXM channel 84 are ESPN Radio broadcasts.

For more information, please visit www.siriusxm.com/collegesports.

About Sirius XM Radio

Sirius XM Radio Inc. is the world's largest radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has 23.4 million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive talk and entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music, sports and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every major car company in the U.S., from retailers nationwide, and online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM programming is also available through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for Android, Apple, and BlackBerry smartphones and other connected devices. SiriusXM also holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2 million subscribers.

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