PRESS RELEASE
from XM Satellite Radio
XM Radio's 'POTUS '08'
Channel to Cover Democratic, Republican Conventions 24 Hours a Day
Without Commercials
WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio's
presidential election channel POTUS '08 will air 24-hour news coverage
of the Republican and Democratic conventions without commercial
interruption. As a public service, the POTUS '08 channel is available
for free on all XM radios.
The POTUS '08 channel will go far beyond the traditional media's
approach to the conventions. It will air complete, gavel-to-gavel
coverage of the events, plus round-the-clock news and interviews with
party insiders, reporters, pundits, protestors, and bloggers. During
the overnight hours, the channel will recap the convention highlights
of the previous day. POTUS '08 anchors will report from a skybox
overlooking the convention floor at both events, with additional
reporters inside and outside the venues.
"POTUS '08 is the first and only radio channel dedicated to a
presidential election 24 hours a day," said Kevin Straley, XM senior
vice president of news, sports, and talk programming. "The channel has
been reporting on the presidential campaign nonstop for the last ten
months, and we're bringing that same, intense level of coverage to the
conventions. While other media outlets are only carrying the primetime
speeches, we will air everything that's happening on the podium
throughout the day. We'll be talking to everybody from the insiders
working behind the scenes to protestors outside the arenas. We're live
from the opening gavel to the final speeches by Barack Obama and John
McCain. And there will be no commercial interruptions."
POTUS '08 anchors Joe Mathieu, Rebecca Roberts, and Scott Walterman
will report from the Democratic convention in Denver August 25-28.
Anchors Tim Farley, Mathieu, and Walterman will be at the Republican
convention in St. Paul September 1-4. During each convention, anchor
Adrienne Mitchell will report on the opposing party from Washington,
D.C.
In advance of the conventions, POTUS '08 is airing a weekly interview
segment with the convention organizers in St. Paul and Denver as they
enter the final stages of preparation. Representatives of the
Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee are
also appearing on POTUS '08 every weekday morning to talk about the
campaign.
POTUS '08 is XM channel 130. The term POTUS -- pronounced "POH-tus" --
is an abbreviation used by White House officials for President of the
United States. The nonpartisan, commercial-free channel is heard
nationwide on XM radios for the car, home, and portable use. POTUS '08
was recently named one of the ten most important voices of this
election year by Best Life magazine.
More information about the POTUS '08 channel on XM is available online
at http://www.xmradio.com/potus.
About XM
XM (Nasdaq: XMSR)
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, 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. Programming is subject
to change.