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XM's Holiday Music Programming Begins Today

   XM is the nation's number-one satellite radio company. XM offers more than 170 radio channels of commercial-free music, premier sports, talk radio, news, comedy, children's programming, and other entertainment choices. Subscribers listen to XM on satellite radios for the car, home, and portable use. XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market, is available in 140 vehicle models for 2007. XM radios are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information, visit http://www.xmradio.com. (PRNewsFoto/XM SATELLITE RADIO, INC.)

WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES
   Holiday Lineup to Feature Six Dedicated Music Channels, Including the
                       Return of XM's Radio Hanukkah

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM, the nation's leading
satellite radio service with more than 8.5 million subscribers, today
announced that it will once again offer a suite of dedicated holiday music
channels during the upcoming holiday season. XM kicks off its seasonal
programming today with the launch of contemporary holiday hits channel
"Holly" (XM 103). Additional channels will launch later in the month,
including XM's Radio Hanukkah, the first-ever national broadcast channel
devoted exclusively to Jewish Culture, which will also return for the 2007
holiday season.
    (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070313/XMLOGO )

    XM Holiday 2007 Channel Lineup:

    -- Holly (XM 103)- Available beginning November 1 at 12 midnight ET
       through January 1
       Features contemporary holiday hits mixed with selected traditional
       favorites from popular artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Amy Grant
       and more.

    -- Holiday Traditions (XM 104)- Available November 19 at 12 midnight ET
       through December 25
       Features traditional holiday recordings from the 1940s through 1960s
       with classic artists such as Bing Crosby, Nat "King" Cole and more.

    -- Music City Holiday (XM 105)- Available November 19 at 12 midnight ET
       through December 25
       Features contemporary and traditional holiday hits from popular country
       music artists, including Faith Hill, Kenny Rogers, and more.

    -- A Classical Christmas (XM 106)- Available November 19 at 12 midnight ET
       through December 25
       Features traditional holiday carols performed by celebrated classical
       musicians Luciano Pavarotti, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and many others.

    -- Special X-Mas (XM 107)- Available November 19 at 12 midnight ET through
       December 25
       Features a unique mix of novelty songs, parodies, and retro oddities by
       a broad range of artists, including Cheech and Chong, Bob Rivers, Weird
       Al, Tiny Tim, Monty Python, and more.

    -- Radio Hanukkah (XM 108)- Available December 4 at 12 midnight ET through
       December 12
       Features eight days of Hanukkah music and celebration of Jewish
       culture, including exclusive live performances; specials focused on
       contemporary and traditional Jewish music, film, children's programming
       and more; and nightly broadcasts of the traditional Hanukkah
       candlelight blessings.  Listeners will hear songs by Neil Sedaka, The
       Klezmatics, and Craig Taubman, among many others.
    Select channels will be available on XM Radio Online
(http://xmro.xmradio.com) beginning November 12. Complete schedule and
information on XM's dedicated holiday channels is available online at:
http://www.xmradio.com/holiday.
    About XM
    XM is America's number one satellite radio company with more than 8.5
million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington,
DC, New York City, Chicago, the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville,
Toronto and Montreal, XM's 2007 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 2007. XM's industry-leading products
are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. 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 3-1-07. Copies of the
filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations
Department. All programming subject to change.


SOURCE XM




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  • http://www.xmradio.com/holiday
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    CONTACT:
    Anne-Taylor Adams, +1-212-708-6171,
    annetaylor.adams@xmradio.com, or Katherine Barna,
    +1-212-708-6158, katherine.barna@xmradio.com, both of XM