XM Radio to be Exclusive Satellite Radio Home of the 2007 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game
College Football Fans Tune Into the XM Sports Nation Channel
for Exclusive Satellite Radio Play-by-Play Broadcasts of the Tostitos BCS
National Championship, AllState Sugar Bowl, FedEx Orange Bowl, and Tostitos
Fiesta BowlWASHINGTON, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio will be the exclusive satellite radio home of the 2007 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game, offering college football fans complete play-by- play coverage on XM Sports Nation (XM Channel 144) as top-ranked Ohio State takes on number-two Florida on January 8.
Under an agreement with FOX Sports, XM will be the sole satellite radio network for the BCS National Championship, Allstate Sugar Bowl, FedEx Orange Bowl, and Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
"For college football fans, the only place to hear the BCS National Championship game on satellite radio is XM," said Eric Logan, executive vice president, programming, XM Satellite Radio. "XM has all the play-by-play action, plus the pre- and post-game coverage, and you can see the score in real time on your XM radio display screen. Being the exclusive satellite radio home of these BCS games is one more example of why XM is the ultimate destination for college football fans. With more than 5,000 live sporting events a year, XM has the best sports package in satellite radio."
"FOX Sports is excited to reach this exclusive satellite radio agreement with XM Radio," said Larry Jones, FOX Sports COO. "This partnership insures that millions of XM subscribers across the country will have access to the most important games of the college football season."
XM Radio offers 40 different sports channels among its 170-channel line- up. XM is the nation's number-one satellite radio company with more than seven million subscribers.
The BCS broadcasts on the XM Sports Nation channel begin January 1, the same day that the channel moves from XM Channel 143 to XM Channel 144.
The BCS games will air on XM Sports Nation on the following dates and times:
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma v. Boise State
January 1, 2007, at 8:30 p.m. ET
FedEx Orange Bowl
Louisville v. Wake Forest
January 2, 2007, at 8 p.m. ET
Allstate Sugar Bowl
LSU v. Notre Dame
January 3 at 8 p.m. ET
Tostitos BCS National Championship
Ohio State v. Florida
Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. ET
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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 3-9-06. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department. Programming schedule subject to change.
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