News for 'XMSR' - (Tony Kornheiser to Air Nationwide on XM Satellite
Radio)WASHINGTON, Feb 15, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --
Tony
Kornheiser--sportswriter, columnist, ESPN commentator, humorist, and
author -- will be
heard nationwide on XM Satellite Radio starting March 5.Kornheiser's
new radio show, originating from Washington Post Radio (WTWP)
inWashington,D.C., will air from coast to coast on XM's sports talk
radio channel
XM Sports Nation (XM Channel 144) Monday through Friday from 9 am to 11
am
ET.Tonywill also host special shows exclusively for the XM Radio
audience on a
regular basis.As one of the nation's leading sports journalists,
Kornheiser is renowned
forhissavage wit and sharp analysis on the radio, in print, and on TV.
He is a
columnist for The Washington Post, the co-host of ESPN's "Pardon
theInterruption,"and analyst for ESPN's "Monday Night Football."
"Tony is a superstar with a huge following across the country," said
Eric
Logan,executivevice president of programming, XM Satellite Radio. "XM
puts Tony's new
radio show on a national platform. Fans will be able to hear Tony on
the
radioallover the continental U.S. We've got the most sports and the
most sports
talkonsatellite radio, and now we're proud to welcome Tony Kornheiser
to the XM
Sports Nation channel.""The Tony Kornheiser Show" is the latest
addition to XM Sports Nation, the
24-hour sports talk radio channel that features exclusive shows hosted
byleadingsports figures such as Cal Ripken, Jr., Dale Earnhardt, Jr.,
Jimmie
Johnson, and Mike Krzyzewski. The channel provides round-the-clock
coverage ofthelatest news and hottest topics in the sporting world.
XM is the sports leader in satellite radio with more than 5,000 live
sportingeventsin 2007, including Major League Baseball, college
basketball and
football, NBA games on ESPN Radio, National Hockey League, PGA TOUR,
and
IndyCarSeriesRacing. XM delivers the most sports talk radio on XM
Sports Nation, MLB
Home Plate, Home Ice, ESPN Radio, ESPNews, and Fox Sports Radio.About
XM
XM (Nasdaq: XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio company with
more than7.6million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios
in Washington,
DC,NewYork City, Chicago, the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville,
Toronto
andMontreal,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
theautomobilemarket through partnerships with General Motors, Honda,
Hyundai,
Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota is available in 140
different
vehiclemodelsfor 2007. XM's industry-leading products are available at
consumer
electronics retailers nationwide. For more information about XM
hardware,programmingand partnerships, please visit xmradio.com.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in
theforward-lookingstatements in this press release include demand for
XM Satellite
Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third party
vendors,itspotential need for additional financing, as well as other
risks described
inXMSatellite 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
requestfromXM Radio's Investor Relations Department. All programming is
subject to
change.SOURCE XM Satellite Radio
CONTACT: David Butler of XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4317,
david.butler@xmradio.comURL: xmradio.com
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