NEWS RELEASE

XM SATELLITE RADIO TO BROADCAST TOP BOWL GAMES; COVERAGE INCLUDES COMPLETE

12/16/2004

Washington D.C., December 16, 2004 -- XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 2.5 million subscribers, will broadcast the major college football bowl games live from coast to coast. XM's college bowl line-up includes every game from the much-anticipated Bowl Championship Series, which will determine the NCAA Division I football champion (see below for schedule).

"XM fans across the country will hear every minute of the most exciting college football games of the season," said Eric Logan, Executive Vice President of Programming, XM Satellite Radio. "This is one more reason why XM is the sports leader in satellite radio."

XM offers the most live sporting events in satellite radio, including college football and basketball, NASCAR, and Major League Baseball beginning in spring 2005.

In addition to live play-by-play sportscasts, XM provides sports scores in text form on the display screen of its newest radios: the Delphi MyFi XM2Go, the first portable, hand-held satellite radio, and the SKYFi2, the first satellite radio with pause and replay features.

These XM radios have a personalized sports ticker that displays current scores and game times for college football and basketball, as well as professional football, basketball, baseball, hockey, tennis, golf, and NASCAR. XM users can choose their favorite sports and teams to be displayed on the screen.

The broadcast dates and times (all ET) for college bowl games on XM Satellite Radio are:

1 2005 FedEx Orange Bowl January 4 at 7:45 PM USC v. Oklahoma University ESPN Radio (XM Channel 140)

2005 Nokia Sugar Bowl January 3 at 8 PM Auburn v. VA Tech ESPN Radio (XM Channel 140)

2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl January 1 at 8 PM Pittsburgh v. Utah ESPN Radio (XM Channel 140)

2005 Rose Bowl January 1 at 4:30 PM Michigan v. Texas ESPN Radio (XM Channel 140)

2005 Capital One Bowl January 1 at 1:00 PM Iowa vs. LSU Big Ten College Sports (XM Channel 186)

2004 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl December 31 at 7 PM Miami v. Florida ESPN Radio (XM Channel 140)

2004 Music City Bowl December 31 at 12 Noon Minnesota vs. Alabama Big Ten College Sports (XM Channel 187)

2004 Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl

2 December 23 at 9:30 PM UCLA vs. Wyoming Pac-10 College Sports (XM Channel 184) 2004 Champs Sports Bowl December 21 at 7:30 PM Georgia Tech vs. Syracuse ACC College Sports (XM Channel 180) About XM Satellite Radio: XM (NASDAQ: XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 2.5 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM's 2004 lineup includes more than 130 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; more than 40 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. XM was named Best Radio Service at the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards. Popular Science recently chose XM products for two prestigious "Best of What's New 2004" Awards. As the Official Satellite Radio Network for Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Exclusive Satellite Radio Service for NASCAR, as well as the Official Satellite Radio Service for ACC, PAC-10 and Big-10 collegiate football and basketball, XM Satellite Radio is the industry leader in sports radio programming, offering thousands of live sporting events each year.

XM, the leader in satellite radio for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, and Toyota, among others, is available in more than 120 different vehicle models for 2005. XM also is available in Avis, National, and Alamo rental cars, and will soon be available on JetBlue and AirTran Airways. Consumers can experience XM over the Internet through XM Radio Online at http://listen.xmradio.com. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com.

XM Contact: Chance Patterson Phone: 202-380-4318 [email protected]

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