SIRIUS listeners will receive every NFL game
SIRIUS NFL Radio, channel 124, delivers the most comprehensive radio
coverage of the NFL 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq:
SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, announced today
that SIRIUS will air every game of the 2008 NFL season live for the fifth
straight year, offering listeners both home and visiting team broadcasts as
well as national radio broadcasts.
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The 2008 NFL campaign kicks off at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Sept. 4,
when the Super Bowl champion New York Giants host the Washington Redskins
at Giants Stadium. On SIRIUS, fans will hear the Giants radio broadcast on
channel 127, the Redskins radio broadcast on channel 126, and the national
radio broadcast on channel 124.
SIRIUS offers listeners nationwide live access to every NFL game --
from the preseason through the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. For more
information and a schedule of NFL games on SIRIUS visit http://www.sirius.com/nfl.
SIRIUS NFL Radio, channel 124, the acclaimed radio channel dedicated
entirely to pro football talk, continues to provide unparalleled radio
coverage of the NFL 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. SIRIUS NFL Radio
features exclusive daily talk shows hosted by NFL experts, interviews with
players and coaches from around the league, plus in-depth coverage of the
NFL Draft, training camps, fantasy football and more.
SIRIUS NFL Radio boasts a roster of hosts that is unsurpassed in
football knowledge and experience. Fans around the country can tune in for
a steady diet of expert football talk with former players, coaches and
executives such as Carl Banks, Gil Brandt, Randy Cross, Dean Dalton, Pat
Kirwan, Jim Miller, Dan Reeves, Tim Ryan, Marty Schottenheimer, Shannon
Sharpe, Ross Tucker and Solomon Wilcots.
Throughout the 2008 NFL season, SIRIUS NFL Radio will feature weekly,
in-depth interviews with 18 NFL head coaches including: Romeo Crennel,
Cleveland Browns; Brad Childress, Minnesota Vikings; Jack Del Rio,
Jacksonville Jaguars; Tony Dungy, Indianapolis Colts; Herm Edwards, Kansas
City Chiefs; Jeff Fisher, Tennessee Titans; John Fox, Carolina Panthers;
John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens; Dick Jauron, Buffalo Bills; Lane Kiffin,
Oakland Raiders; Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals; Rod Marinelli, Detroit
Lions; Mike McCarthy, Green Bay Packers; Mike Nolan, San Francisco 49ers;
Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints; Mike Smith, Atlanta Falcons; Mike Tomlin,
Pittsburgh Steelers; and Ken Whisenhunt, Arizona Cardinals.
Emmy winning broadcaster John Madden also returns for his fifth season
on SIRIUS. Madden will join fellow SIRIUS hosts Adam Schein and Gil Brandt
every Sunday on The SIRIUS Tailgate Show, SIRIUS NFL Radio's exclusive
pre-game program which airs Sundays from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm ET. Madden will
also be heard every Wednesday and Monday throughout the season on The
SIRIUS Blitz.
NFL on SIRIUS - Opening Weekend: (All times ET) Channels:
Away Home Nat'l
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Thu 9/4 7:00 PM Washington @ NY Giants 126 127 124
Sun 9/7 1:00 PM Detroit @ Atlanta 122 121
Sun 9/7 1:00 PM Cincinnati @ Baltimore 107 119
Sun 9/7 1:00 PM Seattle @ Buffalo 125 91
Sun 9/7 1:00 PM NY Jets @ Miami 129 118
Sun 9/7 1:00 PM Kansas City @ New England 126 147
Sun 9/7 1:00 PM Tampa Bay @ New Orleans 140 127
Sun 9/7 1:00 PM St. Louis @ Philadelphia 130 153
Sun 9/7 1:00 PM Houston @ Pittsburgh 158 123
Sun 9/7 1:00 PM Jacksonville @ Tennessee 113 xxx
Sun 9/7 4:15 PM Dallas @ Cleveland 125 122
Sun 9/7 4:15 PM Carolina @ San Diego 123 127
Sun 9/7 4:15 PM Arizona @ San Francisco 126 119
Sun 9/7 8:15 PM Chicago @ Indianapolis 126 127 119
Mon 9/8 7:00 PM Minnesota @ Green Bay 126 127 124
Mon 9/8 10:15 PM Denver @ Oakland 122 123 124
SIRIUS NFL Radio channel 124 Daily Schedule: (All times ET)
Weekdays
* 7 - 10 am: The Opening Drive with Bob Papa, Randy Cross, Pat Kirwan,
Shannon Sharpe & Peter King
* 10 am - 1 pm: The SIRIUS Blitz with Adam Schein, Marty Schottenheimer &
Solomon Wilcots
* 1 - 3 pm: The Red Zone with Bruce Murray, Gil Brandt, Carl Banks &
Schottenheimer
* 3 - 7 pm: Movin' The Chains with Tim Ryan & Pat Kirwan
* 7 - 8 pm: NFL Network's Total Access
* 8 - 11 pm: Late Hits with Andy Gresh, Jim Miller, Ross Tucker & Dan
Reeves
Fridays
* 8 - 11 pm: SIRIUS Fantasy Football with Adam Caplan & John Hansen
Saturdays
* 8 - 11 am: The Weekend Kickoff with Paul Allen & Dean Dalton
* 11 am - 2 pm: Press Coverage with Vic Carucci & Dan Leberfeld
* 2 - 4 pm: Chalk Talk - Highlights from the week on SIRIUS NFL Radio
* 4 - 8 pm: The End Zone with Ross Tucker & Pat Kirwan
* 8 - 11 pm: Late Hits with Andrew Bogusch & Jim Miller
Sundays
* 9 am - Noon: The SIRIUS Tailgate Show with Adam Schein, John Madden and
Gil Brandt
* Noon - 8 pm: The Sunday Drive with Steve Torre & Ross Tucker. Live
cut-ins to NFL games, Up-to-the-minute news and highlights from around
the league and post-game interviews from the day's star performers
* 8 pm - Midnight: NFL Rewind with Jack Arute & Jim Miller
This year SIRIUS will offer the "SIRIUS Pigskin Pick 'Em Game" on
SIRIUS.com. Each week throughout the NFL regular season, visitors can log
on to the website to enter their game picks and compete against the experts
on SIRIUS NFL Radio and other hosts from across the SIRIUS platform. One
entrant will win a SIRIUS Prize Pack each week. For more information visit
http://www.sirius.com/pigskin.
About SIRIUS XM Radio
SIRIUS XM Radio is America's satellite radio company delivering the
"The Best Radio on Radio" to more than 18 million subscribers, including
100% commercial free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment,
traffic and weather.
SIRIUS XM Radio has exclusive content relationships with an array of
personalities and artists, including Howard Stern, Oprah, Martha Stewart,
Jimmy Buffett, Elvis, Jamie Foxx, Barbara Walters, Frank Sinatra, Opie &
Anthony, The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
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, NASCAR, NHL, and PGA Tour, and broadcasts major college
sports.
SIRIUS XM Radio has exclusive 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,
Circuit City, 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 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 XM Radio Inc. and
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., 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 "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate,"
"expect," "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: general business and economic
conditions; the performance of financial markets and interest rates; the
ability to obtain governmental approvals of the transaction on a timely
basis; the failure to realize synergies and cost-savings from the
transaction or delay in realization thereof; 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;
and operating costs and business disruption following the merger, including
adverse effects on employee retention and on our business relationships
with third parties, including manufacturers of radios, retailers,
automakers and programming providers. 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' and XM's Annual Reports
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and their respective
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended June 30, 2008, all of
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, 212.901.6693, afitzpatrick@siriusradio.com
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