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XM Satellite Radio Kicks Off Exclusive Radio Play-By-Play Coverage of 2006 FIFA World Cup

Posted on: Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 12:00 CDT

WASHINGTON, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For soccer fans in the U.S., the only place to hear live radio broadcasts of the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament in English and Spanish is XM Satellite Radio.

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XM will kick off its World Cup play-by-play coverage live from Munich, Germany, on Friday, June 9, with broadcasts of the opening match, Germany versus Costa Rica. XM is the exclusive English radio broadcaster (satellite or terrestrial) of the World Cup in the U.S., as well as the only radio service to offer U.S. fans live play-by-play coverage in both English and Spanish.

XM will feature 31 days of 24-hour coverage of the World Cup, including English broadcasts of 56 live matches and Spanish broadcasts of 50 live games, as well as news updates, analysis and expert commentary.

XM will broadcast World Cup matches in English on its dedicated FIFA World Cup Soccer channel (XM Channel 148) from June 9 through the FIFA World Cup Final in Berlin on July 9. XM's broadcast team includes former U.S. World Cup team players Jeff Agoos, Thomas Dooley, and Christopher Sullivan, as well as renowned soccer play-by-play broadcasters such as Dave Johnson and Phil Schoen.

XM's Spanish-language sports channel XM Deportivo (XM Channel 147) will begin airing live play-by-play coverage from Germany on June 9, with legendary soccer announcer Andres Cantor (known for his trademark call of "G-O-O-O-O-O- O-A-L!") and some of the most respected and decorated names in soccer from Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and El Salvador.

XM is now broadcasting pre-match coverage, including call-in shows, interviews, and specials, 24 hours a day on XM channels 147 and 148. For the full schedule of World cup matches in English and Spanish, visit http://worldcup.xmradio.com/.

XM is the leader in sports programming for satellite radio with play-by- play coverage for more than 5,000 sporting events in 2006. In addition to the World Cup, XM has Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League (NHL), NBA games on ESPN Radio, NASCAR, the PGA TOUR, the IndyCar Series, the US Open Tennis Championship, and the college sports conferences ACC, Big Ten, BIG EAST and Pac-10. XM also has the most sports talk on satellite radio, including ESPN Radio, ESPNews Radio, Fox Sports Radio, and Sporting News Radio. XM recently launched the weekly sports talk show "60/20," featuring James Carville and Luke Russert, on XM Live (XM Channel 200).

About XM Satellite Radio

XM is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 6.5 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City, the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Toronto and Montreal, XM's 2006 lineup includes more than 170 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most commercial-free music channels, sports, talk, 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 the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more than 130 different vehicle models for 2006. 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 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 3-3-06. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.

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XM Satellite Radio

CONTACT: David Butler of XM Satellite Radio, +1-202-380-4317,david.butler@xmradio.com

Web site: http://www.xmradio.com/http://worldcup.xmradio.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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