XM Satellite Radio to Offer Multiple Play-By-Play Broadcasts for MLB League Championship Series and World Series
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR), the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 4.4 million subscribers, announced today that it will offer multiple play-by-play broadcasts for each game during its comprehensive coverage of the 2005 Major League Baseball (MLB) League Championship Series and World Series.
XM will carry the home and visiting teams' broadcasts for every game of the American League Championship Series (ALCS), National League Championship Series (NLCS), and the 2005 World Series, in addition to the national ESPN Radio feed for all these games. A complete listing of MLB play-by-play channel assignments (XM Channels 176-189) for the 2005 MLB post-season will soon be available at http://www.xmradio.com/.
"During the League Championship Series and World Series XM subscribers will have the choice of hearing three different play-by-play feeds, making XM's coverage of the 2005 LCS and World Series a complete experience for baseball fans," said Eric Logan, executive vice president of programming for XM Satellite Radio.
In addition to the game broadcasts, MLB Home Plate (XM Channel 175) will offer thorough coverage of the 2005 Pennant Races, Division Series, League Championship Series, and World Series including the latest team news, game updates, interviews, highlights and more. XM's MLB en Espanol (XM Channel 190) will provide Spanish language coverage of the 2005 League Championship Series and World Series with national feeds from ESPN Deportes Radio.
XM is the leading provider of live play-by-play sports in satellite radio. XM is the official satellite radio network of Major League Baseball, NASCAR, the PGA TOUR, the Indy Racing League, FIFA World Cup Soccer 2006, the US Open Series, and the college sports conferences Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten, and Pac-10. XM recently announced a long-term relationship with the National Hockey League (NHL). XM will begin broadcasting play-by-play of NHL games in October 2005 and will become the exclusive satellite radio network of the NHL in 2007.
XM also carries ESPN Radio, ESPNews Radio, Fox Sports Radio, and Sporting News Radio and XM Deportivo, XM's 24-hour Spanish language sports channel.
About XM Satellite Radio
XM is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 4.4 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM's 2005 lineup includes more than 150 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most commercial-free music channels, plus premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information. XM was named Best Radio Service at the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards.
XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more than 120 different vehicle models for 2005. 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 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 8-5-05. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.
CONTACT: Anne-Taylor Griffith, XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4151 or
annetaylor.griffith@xmradio.com
