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XMSR - launching public radio channel...probably means they want/need some advertising revenue...imho.

XM Satellite Radio to Launch New Public Radio Channel
7/29/2004 11:20:00 AM

WASHINGTON, Jul 29, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- XM Satellite Radio (XMSR), the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 2.1 million subscribers, will launch a new channel, XM Public Radio (XM Channel 133), featuring programs from Public Radio International (PRI) and its satellite radio subsidiary American Public Radio; American Public Media, the national production and distribution branch of Minnesota Public Radio; and Boston public radio station WBUR. The new channel is scheduled to debut on September 1.


"We are thrilled to announce the launch of XM Public Radio," said XM Satellite Radio President and CEO Hugh Panero, "and it is an honor to carve out this completely new space in the broadcasting arena with such esteemed public radio programming partners as American Public Media, WBUR and Public Radio International. We look forward to working with these partners to ensure that the quality programming they produce reaches the broadest audience possible."

XM Public Radio will feature a host of critically-acclaimed public radio programs, including This American Life, Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?, Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac, Speaking of Faith, On Point, and Only a Game, among others. In addition, award-winning public radio newsman Bob Edwards has signed on to host a new morning interview program, The Bob Edwards Show, exclusive to XM Satellite Radio, which is scheduled to debut on October 4.

Detailed information about XM Public Radio, including a programming line- up and show descriptions, is available on http://www.xmradio.com/publicradio.

About XM Satellite Radio

XM is America's #1 satellite radio service with more than 2.1 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville, Tennessee at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM's 2004 lineup includes more than 120 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 68 one-hundred-percent commercial-free music channels, featuring hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; 34 channels of premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information for major metropolitan areas nationwide.

Affordable, compact and stylish XM satellite radio receivers for the home, the car, the computer and boom boxes for "on the go" are available from retailers nationwide. In addition, XM is available in more than 80 different 2004 car models. XM is a popular factory- installed option on more than 40 new General Motors models, as well as a standard feature on several top- selling Honda and Acura models. JetBlue Airways and AirTran Airways passengers will be able to listen to XM's programming in-flight later in 2004. This fall, XM will offer XM NavTraffic, a new service that will provide real- time traffic information for vehicle navigation systems. For more information about XM, 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 3-15-04. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.

SOURCE XM Satellite Radio

Chance Patterson of XM Satellite Radio, [phone],
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http://www.xmradio.com/publicradio