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SIRIUS Satellite Radio Launches Christian Talk Channel

Posted on: Monday, 12 December 2005, 12:00 CST

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FamilyNet and SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced that they have launched Christian Talk exclusively on SIRIUS channel 159. The new channel airs FamilyNet's most popular programs, including preaching from some of the nation's top pastors, innovative radio-specific programs, and leading evangelical talk personalities. FamilyNet is the broadcast arm of the Southern Baptist Convention.

The new Christian Talk channel will include such programming as ACLJ This Week with Jay Sekulow, The 700 Club with Pat Robertson, and daily shows At Home-Live! and Your Health, as well as some of the nation's top pastors, including Dr. Charles Stanley, Dr. Jack Graham, Dr. David Jeremiah, and Dr. Bryant Wright. In addition, special radio programs such as Way of the Master, a daily, two-hour program featuring actor Kirk Cameron and legendary evangelist Ray Comfort, and leading evangelical talk personalities such as Dr. Richard Land, are also featured.

Christian Talk channel 159 is the companion to SIRIUS' Christian music programming, which offers three commercial-free channels devoted to Christian Hits (Spirit, channel 66), Christian Rock (Revolution, channel 67) and Gospel (Praise, channel 68).

"It is a goal for SIRIUS to offer the most comprehensive Christian programming, and we welcome FamilyNet's popular talk programming as the perfect complement to our Christian music offerings," said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS President of Entertainment and Sports.

"On this new channel, listeners will hear a message of hope and encouragement that's as relevant now as it was at the time of Southern Baptists' initial radio broadcast in 1941," said Martin Coleman, FamilyNet's Chief Operating Officer. "We're grateful for this opportunity SIRIUS has given us to build upon our rich heritage in radio broadcasting."

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS delivers more than 120 channels of the best commercial-free music, compelling talk shows, news and information, and the most extensive sports programming to listeners across the country in digital quality sound. SIRIUS offers 65 channels of 100% commercial-free music, and features over 55 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95. SIRIUS also broadcasts live play-by- play games of the NFL, NHL and NBA and is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL and NHL.

SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are distributed by Alpine, Audiovox, Brix Group, Clarion, Delphi, Directed Electronics, Eclipse, Jensen, JVC, Kenwood, Magnadyne, Monster Cable, Pioneer, Russound, Tivoli and XACT Communications. Available in more than 25,000 retail locations, SIRIUS radios can be purchased at major retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and RadioShack. SIRIUS is also available at heavy truck dealers, truck stops and travel centers nationwide.

SIRIUS radios are currently offered in vehicles from Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeepa, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln-Mercury, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Nissan, Scion, Toyota, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volvo. Hertz currently offers SIRIUS at major locations around the country.

Click on http://www.sirius.com/ to listen to SIRIUS live, or to find a SIRIUS retailer or car dealer in your area.

Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the key factors that have a direct bearing on our operational results are: our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming partners, our competitive position and any events which affect the useful life of our satellites.

About FamilyNet, Inc.

FamilyNet is the broadcast arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, which has been America's largest producer of public service radio programming for 64 years - with award-winning, full-length programs such as The Baptist Hour, Powerline, Master Control, Country Crossroads, On Track and Strength for Living. FamilyNet is also a full-time cable and broadcast television network seen in more than 30 million US households.

A wholly-owned subsidiary of the North American Mission Board, FamilyNet Television airs more than 50 hours of original faith and family programming each week, providing a reliable, safe viewing destination for today's family. It has also regularly produced documentaries for ABC and NBC and has consulted with CBS. FamilyNet Television programs have received numerous national and regional awards, including Emmy, Gabriel and Telly Awards.

For more information on FamilyNet Radio and Television, visit the FamilyNet Web sites at http://www.familynet.com/ and http://www.familynetradio.com/ or call (800) 832-6638.

P-SIRI Media Contact: Elise Brown SIRIUS 212.584.5290 ebrown@siriusradio.com

SIRIUS Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Elise Brown of SIRIUS, +1-212-584-5290, ebrown@siriusradio.com

Web site: http://www.sirius.com/http://www.familynet.com/http://www.familynetradio.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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