SiriusXM Becomes the Official Internet Radio Partner of MLB.com

Bill Polian Signs On With SiriusXM NFL Radio

Sirius XM Radio announced today that former Indianapolis Colts Vice Chairman Bill Polian has joined SiriusXM NFL Radio, the only radio channel dedicated to the NFL 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Polian will make his debut on Monday, January 30, on Late Hits (8:00 — 11:00 pm ET).  He’ll host the show again on Wednesday, February 1, andFriday, February 3, and will be heard regularly on the channel throughout the year.  SiriusXM NFL Radio is available to listeners nationwide on channel 88 on Sirius and XM Premier (formerly known as “The Best of Sirius”).

“I’ve been a guest on SiriusXM NFL Radio many times and it is an outstanding source for league news and information,” said Polian.  “Now I get to be the one asking the questions.  I’m excited to get on the air to talk shop with players, executives and coaches around the league and interact daily with many of the great fans who have helped make the NFL the most successful sports league in the world.”

“Bill Polian is one of the most respected front office executives the NFL has had and we’re thrilled to have him join our All-Star team of SiriusXM NFL Radio analysts,” said Steve Cohen, SiriusXM’s SVP of Sports Programming.  “When it comes to evaluating talent, breaking down a draft class, assessing rosters and other matters that are critical to the success of an NFL team, there’s nobody better.  Our listeners will learn a great deal from him when he’s on our airwaves.”

Polian built a reputation throughout his front office career as a superb talent evaluator and executive.  He served as President and Vice Chairman of the Indianapolis Colts from 1997 through 2011, overseeing all football and administrative aspects of the club and guiding the franchise through an extraordinary period of success.  Under Polian’s direction, the Colts selected quarterback Peyton Manning with the #1 pick in the 1998 NFL Draft.  Manning went on to become a four-time league MVP, leading a long list of players signed by Polian who went on to become stars includingDwight Freeney, Dallas Clark, Edgerrin James, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne and many others.  During Polian’s tenure, the Colts went to the playoffs 11 times, won eight division titles and two AFC Championship games, and defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI.

Before joining the Colts, Polian was the first general manager of the expansion Carolina Panthers, leading the team’s front office from 1994 to 1997.  Remarkably, the Panthers went to the NFC Championship game in only its second year of existence.  Prior to his tenure in Carolina, Polian was the general manager of the Buffalo Bills for seven seasons.  He was promoted to the position at the tail end of the 1985 campaign as the team was finishing up its second consecutive 2-14 season.  The Bills would go on to make the playoffs in six consecutive seasons (1988-93) and win four consecutive AFC Conference Championships (1990-93).

In his 24 seasons as a general manager with Indianapolis, Carolina and Buffalo, Polian’s teams made 17 playoff, eight championship game and five Super Bowl appearances.  He served as Vice President of Football Development for the NFL during the 1993 season.  He helped formulate and implement the NFL’s current Collective Bargaining Agreement and he was a member of the league’s Competition Committee, Diversity Committee, Management Council Senior Executive Committee and was Chairman of the College Relations Committee.  He is the first six-time winner of the Executive of the Year award from The Sporting News, an honor bestowed on him by his peers.

Sirius XM Radio to Announce Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

Sirius XM Radio today announced that it plans to release full year and fourth quarter 2011 financial and operating results on Thursday, February 9, 2012.

SiriusXM will hold a conference call at 8:00 am ET on Thursday, February 9, 2012 to discuss these results.  Investors and the press can listen to the conference call via the company’s website, www.siriusxm.com, and on its satellite radio service by tuning to Sirius channel 94 or XM channel 145.  The call will also be available on the Sports Zone channel on SiriusXM Internet Radio as well as through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for the Apple iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, and on BlackBerry and Android-powered smartphones.

Chrysler Dealers to Provide 3-Month SiriusXM Subscription on Pre-Owned Vehicles with Factory-Satellite Radios

Sirius XM Radio today announced that customers will receive a 3-month subscription to SiriusXM when they purchase a pre-owned vehicle with factory-installed satellite radio, regardless of manufacturer, from participating Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram Truck dealerships across the United States.

Customers purchasing pre-owned vehicles from participating Chrysler Group dealerships will have access to SiriusXM’s commercial-free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment plus traffic and weather information.

“Customers buying any satellite radio-equipped pre-owned vehicle can be assured of getting best in class audio entertainment at the touch of a button,” said Joe Verbrugge, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Automotive Remarketing Division, SiriusXM. “The list of dealers across the country making SiriusXM available to their pre-owned vehicle customers continues to grow and we are proud that Chrysler Group dealers see the value of giving their customers a subscription to SiriusXM.”

“Chrysler Group is committed to supporting the ability of dealers to offer their customers the most attractive selection of vehicles with the latest features,” said Steve Beahm, Vice President, Sales, Chrysler Group LLC.  “A 3-month SiriusXM subscription not only adds value to the superior inventory of pre-owned vehicles available at Chrysler Group dealerships across the country, but also makes driving enjoyable for even more of their customers.”

Chrysler Group dealers interested in enrolling in this program should contact SiriusXM at SXMPreOwnedProgram@siriusxm.com.

Chrysler Group will continue to offer customers a subscription to SiriusXM with the purchase of new and Certified Pre-Owned Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram Truck vehicles that are factory equipped with SiriusXM.

“SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Ringo Starr” to Air Live on January 30

Sirius XM Radio announced today that Ringo Starr will sit down for a rare, exclusive Q&A session, hosted by Russell Brand and moderated by legendary producer Don Was, with a select group of SiriusXM subscribers at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, California.

“SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Ringo Starr” will air live on The Spectrum, channel 28, on Monday, January 30 at 4:00 pm ET, the day before the release of Starr’s new album, Ringo 2012. The special is part of SiriusXM’s “Town Hall” series, an intimate gathering with an iconic musician and a studio audience of SiriusXM listeners. Previous “SiriusXM Town Hall” specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, the surviving members of Nirvana, Tom Petty and Coldplay.

Hosted by Russell Brand, and moderated by Don Was, who is featured on Ringo 2012, the “SiriusXM Town Hall with Ringo Starr” will include the legendary singer/songwriter/drummer answering questions from the studio audience.

The “Town Hall” special will also feature an in-studio performance by Starr and his band. SiriusXM listeners will hear some of Starr’s classics as well as songs from his new album Ringo 2012.

“I am a massive fan of Ringo and of all his work, but like most people I am ignorant as to his life before he rose to prominence with Thomas the Tank Engine,” said Russell Brand. “Now we can unravel the enigma of Ringo.”

“As a member of The Beatles and with his enduring series of hits as a solo artist, Ringo Starr changed not only popular music, but pop culture,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. “We are thrilled to give Ringo’s fans the chance to sit, talk and ask questions of this music icon as part of our Town Hall series.”

Ringo 2012 is Ringo Starr’s 17th solo studio album and was produced by Starr. The album, from Universal Music Enterprises, was recorded inLos Angeles and features nine songs – including covers of Buddy Holly’s “Think It Over” and Lonnie Donegan’s “Rock Island Line” plus two new versions of his own songs, “Wings” and “Step Lightly.” Special guests on the album include Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart, Edgar Winter, Charlie Haden, Van Dyke Parks and Don Was. For more information on Ringo Starr and Ringo 2012, visit www.ringostarr.com.

SiriusXM “Iconography” Series to Feature Award-Winning Writer/Producer/Director Ryan Murphy

Sirius XM Radio today announced that Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning television and film screenwriter, director and producer Ryan Murphy—the creator of the groundbreaking television shows Glee and American Horror Story—will be profiled and honored through the end of January as the featured subject of the next installment of Iconography, the exclusive series which profiles iconic and influential members and allies of the gay community on SiriusXM’s LGBT channel SiriusXM OutQ.

Murphy’s revealing and compelling Iconography interview offers a deeply personal look into his Irish Catholic upbringing in Indiana, growing up gay in the early 1980s and how he handles success and disappointment. He also speaks candidly about the early days of Glee: “The executives at [Fox] all loved it, except one who wanted it to crash and burn,” Murphy reveals, adding that when the show reached the end of filming its initial network order of 13 episodes, “…the cast and crew were literally in tears. We thought that was it. We’ll never work together again. Ultimately, I remember it being an exciting and powerful time, because the thing that nobody ever thought would work, worked.”

Murphy also shares the humorous details of how his longtime partner, David Miller, proposed marriage: “We went to Central Park for a walk on my birthday,” Murphy recalls. “Suddenly, there he was on one knee, with the bench and the ring. It was very emotional. Later, we found out that some of the hardcore sex scenes in the movie Cruising were shot in that area. It was hilarious. But it was also very sweet and romantic.”

SiriusXM will air up close and personal profiles of Murphy daily throughout the month, and he will become the honorary voice of the channel.Iconography: Ryan Murphy culminates with a one-hour in-depth interview conducted by OutQ host Frank DeCaro premiering January 21 at 10:00 am ET on SiriusXM OutQ ch.108. Encore presentations of the interview will air January 21 at 4:00 pm ET, January 22 at 12:00 and 7:00 pm ET,January 28 at 10:00 am and 4:00 pm ET and January 29 at 12:00 and 7:00 pm ET. An exclusive “director’s cut”—featuring a Q&A with SiriusXM listeners and Murphy—will air throughout the month as part of The Frank DeCaro Show, weekdays from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm ET on OutQ.

Past Iconography series honorees include visionary fashion designer and filmmaker Tom Ford, Emmy Award-winning writer/producer/directorAlan Ball, Emmy Award-winning actress/comedian Jane Lynch, Grammy® Award-winning singer and actress Gloria Estefan and legendary LGBT Activist Larry Kramer.

Select video clips of Iconography: Ryan Murphy are now available at www.youtube.com/siriusxm and www.siriusxm.com/outq.

SiriusXM OutQ offers groundbreaking coverage of social and political issues, as well as music and entertainment programming, produced by and for the LGBT community.

SiriusXM Adds Approximately 1,700,000 Net Subscribers in 2011

Sirius XM Radio at a conference today announced that it ended the year with nearly 21.9 million subscribers, reporting approximately 540,000 net new subscribers in the fourth quarter and approximately 1,700,000 for the full year 2011.

“Based on preliminary subscriber data, we are very pleased to announce that SiriusXM exceeded its subscriber guidance for the year.  Our subscriber growth accelerated in 2011 as net additions grew approximately 20%, delivering our best year for net additions since the merger and demonstrating the strong continuing demand for our unmatched audio content,” said Mel Karmazin, Chief Executive Officer, SiriusXM.

The company reiterated its existing financial guidance for 2011 and 2012 and expects to announce 2012 subscriber guidance and complete 2011 results in February.

BBC Radio 1′s The Official Chart with Reggie Yates to Air on SiriusXM

Sirius XM Radio announced today that it will air BBC Radio 1′s weekly show The Official Chart with Reggie Yates on 20 on 20, channel 3, beginning Sunday, January 15 at 4:00 pm ET.

The weekly countdown show will feature Reggie Yates counting down the UK’s top 40 songs of the week. The Official Chart with Reggie Yates will air on Sundays at 4:00 pm ET.

“We are always looking for ways to help our subscribers discover new music and track rising stars across many of our channels,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. “The Official Chart with Reggie Yates is yet another way we offer our listeners the opportunity to discover the best new talent from an impeccable source, and it’s another way we keep our listeners connected to the BBC Radio 1 programming.”

BBC Radio 1 is available 24/7 on SiriusXM Internet Radio and on smartphones and mobile devices. In addition to being available online, SiriusXM airs “Live from the BBC Vault,” the series featuring concert broadcasts from the extensive and wide-ranging BBC Radio archive, on many of its music channels.

AutoNation Customers to Get 3-Month SiriusXM Subscription on Pre-Owned Vehicles with Factory-Installed Satellite Radios

Sirius XM Radio and AutoNation, Inc., America’s largest automotive retailer, today announced that customers will be eligible to receive a 3-month SiriusXM subscription when they purchase a pre-owned vehicle with a factory-installed satellite radio, regardless of make or model, from participating AutoNation dealerships across the United States.

“SiriusXM adds value to pre-owned vehicles by providing customers with unparalleled audio entertainment,” said Jim Meyer, President, Operations and Sales, SiriusXM.  “We are excited AutoNation will roll out this program and collaborate with SiriusXM to give its pre-owned vehicle customers the opportunity to experience satellite radio.”

“AutoNation is dedicated to providing all its customers with the best vehicle buying and driving experience possible,” said Mike Jackson, CEO, AutoNation.  “The SiriusXM pre-owned program is another example of our ability to bring added value to our pre-owned vehicle inventory and provide our customers with fantastic in-vehicle entertainment.”

AutoNation customers purchasing pre-owned vehicles will have access to commercial-free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment plus traffic and weather information broadcast by SiriusXM.

SiriusXM Introduces the Lynx Portable Radio, the First SiriusXM 2.0 Radio that Offers New Features and Expanded Channel Lineup

Lynx stores up to 200 hours of satellite radio programming for later playback
Replay 5 hours of SiriusXM Internet Radio programming, start shows from the beginning and pause, skip forward and rewind previously broadcast content
Enjoy SiriusXM streamed to Bluetooth® stereo speakers, headphones, vehicle stereo systems or the Lynx LH1 Home Kit
Allows future functionality and feature updates via Wi-Fi®
Lynx now for sale at shop.siriusxm.com and crutchfield.com and available soon at retailers nationwide

Sirius XM Radio today introduced the SiriusXM Lynx Portable Radio, the first SiriusXM 2.0 radio that offers new features and receives an expanded channel lineup via satellite and Internet.

Lynx is the most advanced radio ever from SiriusXM, able to receive the new expanded SiriusXM 2.0 channel lineup of commercial-free music, sports, and comedy that includes SiriusXM Latino, a new suite of Spanish-language programming. Lynx is built with a flexible architecture which allows for new features and capabilities to be added through software updates.

“Lynx gives subscribers the expanded SiriusXM 2.0 content lineup and advanced features, enabling time shifting and storage of content, offering listeners more control over the programming they subscribe to,” said Jim Meyer, President, Operations and Sales, SiriusXM.  “Lynx will offer even more options to manage our exclusive and expertly curated content through future software updates.”

SiriusXM 2.0 is a major upgrade and evolution of SiriusXM’s satellite and Internet delivered service that will ultimately span hardware, software, audio, and data services.

Lynx gives subscribers more control over how they listen to SiriusXM satellite radio, allowing them to start a song from the beginning when tuning to a Favorite music channel or store broadcast content to listen to later.  Subscribers can also restart their favorite content while connected to SiriusXM Internet Radio via Wi-Fi®.  Subscribers can control their listening experience easily using the large touch screen display.   Lynx can stream SiriusXM content to Bluetooth stereo speakers, headphones, vehicle stereo systems or optional accessories for the home, vehicle or portable use.  Lynx is based on the Android operating system and is fully updatable via a Wi-Fi connection.

SiriusXM Lynx is available now at shop.siriusxm.com or crutchfield.com at an MSRP of $249.99.  Lynx will be available soon at retail stores nationwide.

Lynx offers key SiriusXM 2.0 features for satellite radio when docked with the optional Lynx LV1 Vehicle Kit or Lynx LH1 Home Kit, including:

• Tune Start™: Automatically starts the currently playing song from the beginning so listeners will hear the whole song when tuning to any of their satellite radio music channels saved as a Favorite channel.
• Radio Replays: Subscribers can build a library of up to 200 hours of programming from their Favorite satellite radio channels which are automatically recorded to allow for playback anywhere.
• Pause, Rewind and Replay: Listeners can replay up to 30 minutes of live SiriusXM content on the currently tuned channel, and also access replay content on 5 favorite preset channels currently displayed.
• Featured Favorites™:  A dynamic set of presets that can be automatically added as favorite channels, allowing users to easily discover new and specialty programming.
• Show Finder™: An easy-to-use electronic programming guide offering a complete list of what’s on over the next 7 days by channel, with the ability to set reminder alerts when favorite shows are being broadcast.

Lynx also offers SiriusXM 2.0 features for listening to SiriusXM Internet Radio via Wi-Fi networks at home, office or accessible hotspot, including:

• Start Now allows subscribers to go back 5 hours to select and listen to previously broadcast programming.
• View program information, album art and read artist bios.
• Rewind to hear programming again or skip forward to hear what’s playing next.
• Pause live radio and pick up right where the listener left off
• Access to Show Finder™, the electronic programming guide.

The SiriusXM Lynx LV1 Vehicle Kit gives subscribers everything needed to listen to satellite radio in the vehicle.  Drivers and passengers can browse and quickly tune channels with a convenient rotary control knob.  An Aux-In Cable is included to facilitate audio connection in vehicles that have audio systems with an auxiliary input connection.  The LV1 can also connect to Bluetooth Audio-enabled systems, or through the vehicles existing radio using SiriusXM’s PowerConnect transmitter. The vehicle kit also charges Lynx while docked.  The Lynx vehicle kit is available at an MSRP of $69.99.

The SiriusXM Lynx LH1 Home Kit gives subscribers everything needed to listen to SiriusXM satellite radio or Internet radio in the home or office.  Subscribers can connect to a home audio system with easy, do-it-yourself set up and stream SiriusXM from Lynx to the home kit with Bluetooth.  The Lynx home kit is available at an MSRP of $69.99.

Lynx receives the new array of channels, added to the already ground-breaking and award-winning SiriusXM programming lineup. The expanded channel selection includes new commercial-free music  plus new sports and comedy channels including channels created with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ESPN SportsCenter, and Upright Citizens Brigade, as well as Carlin’s Corner featuring albums, concerts and comedy from the archives of the legendary George Carlin.

SiriusXM Lynx also receives the full SiriusXM Latino channel lineup.  SiriusXM Latino is the most comprehensive Latin programming lineup available to radio listeners, including exclusive commercial-free music channels and a wide variety of music genres, including tropical, salsa, merengue, Latin pop hits, Latin hip-hop, Latin rock classics and more.

Listeners will also get 24/7 news and talk from RadioFormula Mexico, the leading radio broadcaster from Mexico; sexy, smart, refined and exclusive adult programming showcasing Latin talent on Playboy Radio en Espanol; and Spanish-language coverage of world-class professional sports on multiple Deportes en Vivo channels. SiriusXM Latino will also include Cristina Radio from iconic talk show host Cristina Saralegui, and featuring lifestyle, health and family programming for Latinas. Cristina Radio, produced by National Latino Broadcasting, is launching in the coming months.

New Year’s Eve Concerts to Air Live on SiriusXM

Sirius XM Radio announced today that it will ring in the new year with an extensive lineup of live concerts, special performances, DJ sets, a New Year’s Eve music channel and various year-end countdowns hosted by some of the year’s biggest artists.

SiriusXM listeners will hear live concert broadcasts from all over the country featuring a wide-ranging lineup of musicians, including Furthur (featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead) at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA (Grateful Dead Channel, channel 23); Willie Nelson from the Moody Theater in Austin, TX (Willie’s Roadhouse, channel 56); Southside Johnny at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ (E Street Radio, channel 20); Patti Smith at Bowery Ballroom in New York City, NY (The Loft, channel 30); Cheap Trick’s concert at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, FL (Classic Rewind, channel 25); Widespread Panic at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC (Jam_On, channel 29); and Little Feat’s concert at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD (Radio Margaritaville, channel 24).

SiriusXM will present live DJ sets by internationally-renowned DJs live from across the country. Listeners will hear Paul Oakenfold spin from Rain in Las Vegas (Electric Area, channel 52); Avicii from Pier 94 in New York, NY (BPM, channel 51); and Laidback Luke from Pacha in New York, NY(Electric Area, channel 52).

SiriusXM will also broadcast special New Year’s Eve programming, including shows hosted by 2011′s biggest artists. Justin Bieber , T Pain andAvril Lavigne will each count down their 15 favorite songs of 2011 on SiriusXM Hits 1, channel 2. On The Heat, channel 47, Mary J. Blige will play her favorite male R&B singers of the year and Trey Songz will count down his favorite female R&B singers of 2011. Robin Thicke will guest host a special year end countdown of Heart & Soul’s performances from 2011 on Heart & Soul, channel 48, and electronic dance music icon Armin van Buuren will host a countdown of his top electronic dance music songs of the year on Electric Area, channel 52.

Real Jazz, channel 67, presents NPR’s annual “Toast of the Nation” featuring coast to coast live jazz performances from Wynton Marsalis,Dianne Reeves and Terence Blanchard.

SiriusXM listeners will hear special in-studio performances and concert broadcasts by artists including Naughty By Nature on Backspin, channel 46, The Little Willies (with Norah Jones) on Outlaw Country, channel 60, as well as Daughtry, O.A.R., Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump and Christina Perri from Napa, CA on The Pulse, channel 10.

SiriusXM’s Raw Dog Comedy, channel 99, will present an evening of non-stop comedy performances by comedians like George Carlin, Doug Stanhope, Christopher Titus, Jim Breuer, Jim Florentine, Jeff Garcia and Bob Marley.

New Year’s Nation, channel 3, will feature the biggest, upbeat party hits from genres across SiriusXM’s music platform. The channel will launch onSaturday, December 31 at 3:00 pm ET.