February 4, 2012

SiriusXM Announces Wide-Ranging Programming Plans for Super Bowl

Listeners get 13 individual broadcasts of Super Bowl XLVI in 10 languages

Super Bowl Week programming features unparalleled mix of sports, entertainment and music

Live shows from SiriusXM NFL Radio, Rosie O’Donnell, Mad Dog Radio, Larry the Cable Guy, Sway Calloway, Maurice Jones-Drew, Fran Tarkenton and others

 

NEW YORK – January 30, 2012 – Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, announced today that it will broadcast Super Bowl XLVI in 10 languages, offering listeners 13 different live broadcasts plus a wide mix of sports and entertainment programming from Indianapolis throughout Super Bowl Week.

On Super Bowl Sunday, February 5 (6:00 pm ET), SiriusXM will offer the most extensive lineup of play-by-play broadcasts live from Lucas Oil Stadium to SiriusXM subscribers*.  Subscribers who have SiriusXM Internet Radio access in addition to their satellite radio subscription can also listen to the game online through their computers and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphone and wireless devices.

  • New England Patriots broadcast – Sirius 86 / XM 226 / Online 879
  • New York Giants broadcast – Sirius 92 / XM 225 / Online 881
  • National radio broadcast – Sirius 88 / XM 88 / Online 88
  • Spanish broadcast – Sirius 149 / XM 234 / Online 870 **
  • BBC Radio broadcast – Sirius 93 / XM 227 / Online 861
  • Chinese broadcast – Sirius 139 / XM 231 / Online 866
  • Japanese broadcast – Sirius 94 / XM 228 / Online 862
  • German broadcast – Sirius 138 / XM 233 / Online 865
  • Hungarian broadcast – Sirius 113 / XM 235 / Online 869
  • Portuguese broadcast – Sirius 137 / XM 230 / Online 864
  • Russian broadcast – Sirius 117 / XM 236 / Online 868
  • Dutch broadcast – Sirius 134 / XM 229 / Online 863
  • French broadcast – Sirius 136 / XM 232 / Online 867

* NFL programming is available to Sirius subscribers, XM Premier (formerly known as “The Best of Sirius”) and SiriusXM Premier subscribers.  (Visit www.siriusxm.com/subscriptions for info.)

** The Spanish-language broadcast of the Super Bowl will also air on SiriusXM Latino, the new suite of Spanish-language channels available via satellite on SiriusXM Edge and Lynx radios and online.  Subscribers will find the broadcast on XM channel 550 and online on channel 950.

Starting Monday, January 30, SiriusXM NFL Radio will broadcast live every day from the NFL’s Radio Row in Indianapolis, offering listeners the latest news and expert analysis leading up to the biggest game of the year, plus dozens of interviews with players, coaches, league executives and celebrities in town for the event.  Available on channel 88 on Sirius and XM Premier, SiriusXM NFL Radio features a lineup of expert hosts that includes Gil Brandt, Derrick Brooks, Rich Gannon, Pat Kirwan, Jim Miller, Bob Papa, Tim Ryan, Solomon Wilcots, Adam Schein and others.

SiriusXM NFL Radio will broadcast live from Media Day at Lucas Oil Stadium on Tuesday, January 31, offering one-on-one interviews with players and coaches from the Patriots and Giants.  On Saturday, February 4 at 5:00 pm ET, SiriusXM NFL Radio will provide live coverage as the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012 is announced, plus interviews with the newly elected Hall of Famers.  The channel will also have live coverage from Lucas Oil Stadium after the game on Sunday, featuring interviews with the Super Bowl XLVI MVP, the winning head coach and other players.

In addition to SiriusXM NFL Radio’s comprehensive coverage, SiriusXM will offer a myriad of programming options throughout Super Bowl Week from the worlds of sports, entertainment and music.

Rosie O’Donnell will host a special edition of SiriusXM’s Rosie Radio, featuring celebrity guests, live from Radio Row in Indianapolis on Friday from 12:00 to 2:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Stars (channel 107).

SiriusXM’s Christopher ‘Mad Dog’ Russo will be in Indianapolis all week to host his daily show, Mad Dog Unleashed, live from Radio Row from 2:00 to 7:00 pm ET.  The show is the anchor program for SiriusXM’s all-sports talk channel, Mad Dog Radio (channel 86).

Mad Dog Radio’s Dino Costa will host The Dino Costa Show live from 7:00 to 11:00pm ET from multiple locations around Indianapolis throughout the week including Radio Row (Mon.), Nicky Blaine’s Cocktail Lounge (Tue.), the NFL Experience (Wed.), Buffalo Wild Wings (Thurs.), and the High Velocity Bar at the JW Marriott (Fri.).  Costa will also host live from Radio Row on Saturday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm ET.

Evan Cohen, of Mad Dog Radio’s Evan & Phillips in the Morning, will host the show from Radio Row on Thursday and Friday from 6:00 to 10:00 am ET.

Comedian Larry the Cable Guy will be featured on a Blue Collar Radio special airing live from Radio Row on Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET (channel 97).

Sway Calloway will host Sway in the Morning, his live weekday show on Eminem’s Shade 45 channel, live from Radio Row on Thursday and Friday at 8:00 am ET (channel 45).

On Thursday, Jacksonville Jaguars Pro Bowl running back Maurice Jones-Drew will be on Radio Row to host his SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio show, Runnin’ with MJD, live from 4:00 to 6:00 pm ET (channel 87 on XM and channel 210 on Sirius Premier).

Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton will host a special broadcast from Radio Row on Friday at 3:00 pm ET.  The show will air on SiriusXM Stars Too (channel 104) on Friday at 10:00 pm, Saturday at 2:00 pm and Sunday at 8:00 am ET.

SiriusXM’s Covino & Rich, hosted by Steve Covino and Rich Davis on SiriusXM Stars Too (channel 104, weekdays at 11:00 am ET), will broadcast from spots around Indianapolis, including the Maxim Party and Radio Row.

Additionally, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, SiriusXM listeners can tune in for regular traffic and weather reports for the Indianapolis area on SiriusXM channel 145.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SiriusXM broadcasts every NFL game live nationwide, from the preseason through the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl.

Visit www.siriusxm.com/superbowl for more information.

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Bill Polian Signs On With SiriusXM NFL Radio

Former Indianapolis Colts Vice Chairman and six-time “Executive of the Year”

makes his broadcast debut January 30

NEW YORK – January 27, 2012 – Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) 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, and Friday, 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 including Dwight 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.

As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SiriusXM broadcasts every NFL game live nationwide, from the pre-season through the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl, plus live NFL talk every day of the year on SiriusXM NFL Radio, channel 88. For more information on SiriusXM’s NFL coverage, visit www.siriusxm.com/nfl.

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SiriusXM To Present Comprehensive Coverage of 2012 Senior Bowl

SiriusXM’s Tim Ryan, Pat Kirwan, Jason Horowitz and Jim Miller to call game from Mobile, Alabama, Jan. 28 on SiriusXM NFL Radio, channel 88

SiriusXM NFL Radio channel to broadcast live shows from Mobile throughout the week leading up to game day

 Listeners will hear interviews with many NFL decision-makers in attendance

 

NEW YORK – January 20, 2012 – Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) will offer listeners nationwide the exclusive live national radio broadcast of the 2012 Senior Bowl, showcasing the nation’s best senior collegiate football stars and top NFL Draft prospects, on SiriusXM NFL Radio, channel 88 on Sirius and XM Premier (formerly known as “The Best of Sirius”).

The 63rd Senior Bowl kicks off at 4:00 pm ET/3:00 pm CT on Saturday, January 28, from Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.  SiriusXM’s broadcast team will feature Jason Horowitz as the play-by-play voice alongside game analysts Tim Ryan, the former Chicago Bears defensive lineman and two-time USC All-American, and Pat Kirwan, a former NFL scout, coach and front office executive.  Former NFL quarterback Jim Miller, who played in the 1990 Senior Bowl while at Michigan State, will serve as the sideline reporter.  Ryan and Kirwan will host the pre-game show starting at 3:30 pm ET/2:30 pm CT.

The Senior Bowl is one of the year’s premier pre-NFL Draft events, gathering many of the country’s best NFL prospects on teams representing the North and South which are coached by two NFL coaching staffs.  For this year’s game, the South team will be coached by Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan and his staff, and the North team will be coached by Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier and his staff.

During the week leading up to the game, practices are attended by general managers, coaches, scouts and other front office personnel from the 32 National Football League teams, making Senior Bowl Week a gathering of a “Who’s Who” of NFL decision makers.

SiriusXM NFL Radio will broadcast live from Mobile, AL, throughout the week, with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwan hosting their daily show, Movin’ The Chains, each weekday (3:00-7:00 pm ET/2:00-6:00 pm CT) and Alex Marvez and Jim Miller hosting Late Hits on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (8:00-11:00 pm ET/7:00-10:00 pm CT).  The hosts will provide analysis on the myriad of NFL prospects in Mobile for the game and interview many of the NFL coaches, GMs and front office executives in attendance, giving fans an early look at the offseason needs of their favorite NFL teams.

For more information, please visit www.siriusxm.com/nfl or www.seniorbowl.com.

 

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SiriusXM’s Inside College Basketball Debuts January 12

Daily college basketball show will be hosted by Bruce Pearl, Steve Lappas, Tom Brennan, Jimmy Jackson and others

Program is part of the extensive lineup of college basketball play-by-play and talk on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91

NEW YORK – January 11, 2012 - Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will offer listeners a new college basketball talk show on the all-college sports talk channel SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91.

SiriusXM’s Inside College Basketball will debut Thursday, January 12 (12:00 – 3:00 pm ET), and be hosted throughout the season by a roster of college basketball experts that includes former University of Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl, former Villanova University and University of Massachusetts coach Steve Lappas, former University of Vermont coach Tom Brennan, former Ohio State star and 1992 UPI Player of the Year Jimmy Jackson, college basketball insiders Jeff Goodman and Jon Rothstein and broadcaster Jason Horowitz.  The program will air every weekday through the college basketball postseason.

The SiriusXM College Sports Nation channel showcases the best college games and a full daily lineup of college sports talk programming.  Listeners nationwide get live play-by-play, expert analysis, interviews with many of the biggest names in the college game, plus live broadcasts from some of the biggest events in college sports.

Basketball and Beyond with Coach K, the exclusive weekly show hosted by Duke University head coach Mike Krzyzewski, airs every Wednesday (11:00 pm ET) on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, featuring Coach K’s perspective on what’s happening across the college basketball landscape as well as varied topics off the court.

The channel’s weekday lineup also features 24/7 Sports Radio’s on Campus with Bill King (weekdays, 6:00 am ET); SiriusXM College Sports Today (weekdays, 9:00 am ET), hosted by Mark Packer; the acclaimed Paul Finebaum Show (weekdays, 3:00 pm ET); and College Sports Coast-to-Coast with Chris Childers (weekdays, 11:00 pm ET).

SiriusXM offers play by play from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC, Conference USA, Sun Belt, Missouri Valley, and Western Athletic conferences.  Throughout the 2011-12 season, SiriusXM will broadcast dozens of college basketball games each week, featuring the top teams from around the country.

For more info visit www.siriusxm.com/collegesports.

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SiriusXM’s Chris “Mad Dog” Russo Presents 2011 Year-in-Review Special on Mad Dog Radio

Special edition of “Mad Dog Unleashed” will highlight his top ten sports stories on the field of play

Program includes interviews with Derek Jeter, Andrew Luck, Aaron Rodgers, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Thomas, Jim Calhoun, Les Miles and others

Debuts Christmas Eve and replays throughout the holidays on channel 86

NEW YORK – December 21, 2011 – SiriusXM sports talk host Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo will host his year-end special – looking back on his top ten sports stories on the field of play from 2011 – on Mad Dog Radio, SiriusXM channel 86.

The special edition of Russo’s show, Mad Dog Unleashed, will debut December 24 at 10:00 pm ET and will replay several times through the end of the year.  For replay dates and times, please visit siriusxm.com/maddogradio.

On the special, Mad Dog will rank his top 10 sports stories of 2011 and review each by talking one-on-one with the people involved in the events.  Listeners will hear New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter talk with Russo about reaching the 3000 hit mark for his career, which he did in memorable fashion with a home run on July 9.  Super Bowl XLV MVP Aaron Rodgers joins Chris to remember the Green Bay Packers’ title run and bringing the Lombardi Trophy back to Title Town, and NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki looks back on the Mavericks’ six-game victory over the mighty Miami Heat to bring Dallas its first NBA title.

Other personalities interviewed on the three-hour retrospective include:  Boston Bruins goalie and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Tim Thomas, former Red Sox manager Terry Francona, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, LSU football coach Les Miles, UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun and FOX play-by-play voice and St. Louis native Joe Buck, who called the unforgettable World Series Game 6.

Mad Dog’s Top Ten Sports Stories from 2011:

  • New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter becomes just the 28th player in Major League history to reach the 3000 hit milestone, doing so in emphatic fashion with a home run on July 9.
  • Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers leads the team to victory in Super Bowl XLV, earning MVP honors.  The team’s remarkable run continues into the 2011 season as the Packers win their first 13 games of the regular season.
  • In one of the wildest, most memorable games in World Series history, the St. Louis Cardinals rally twice to beat the Texas Rangers 10-9 in extra innings of Game 6.  The Cards go on to win Game 7 and their 11th World Series title.
  • The Dallas Mavericks defeat the Miami Heat in six games to win the city’s first NBA title and deliver a long-awaited ring to 10-time All-Star Dirk Nowitzki.
  • The Boston Bruins, behind the outstanding play of goaltender Tim Thomas, beat the Vancouver Canucks to win their first Stanley Cup title in 39 years.
  • The LSU Tigers go undefeated to finish the season ranked #1 and earn a trip to the BCS National Championship Game.
  • Novak Djokovic wins the Australian Open, U.S. Open and Wimbledon and vaults to the top of the world rankings in one of the more remarkable seasons in tennis history.
  • Quarterback Andrew Luck performs through season-long Heisman Trophy and NFL Draft hype to lead Stanford to an 11-1 season, a #4 ranking in the BCS standings and a trip to the Fiesta Bowl.
  • The Boston Red Sox lose Game 162 to cap off a remarkable late season collapse and miss the postseason.
  • The UConn Huskies and head coach Jim Calhoun win their third National Championship.

Visit www.siriusxm.com/maddogradio for more info.

 

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SiriusXM To Air Every Bowl Game This College Football Postseason

SiriusXM will be the only broadcaster offering live play-by-play of every bowl game through the BCS National Championship on January 9

NEW YORK – December 15, 2011 – Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will offer listeners, for the first time, live play-by-play of every bowl game during the 2011-12 college football postseason.

Sirius and XM listeners will get access to 35 games, more than any season before, including the BCS National Championship, the Rose Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Discover Orange Bowl, and Allstate Sugar Bowl.

The schedule will begin with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Saturday, December 17(2:00 pm ET, on ESPN Radio, SiriusXM channel 84) and continue through Monday January 9, when #1 ranked LSU faces #2 Alabama in the Allstate BCS National Championship Game (8:30 pm ET on ESPN Radio, SiriusXM channel 84). A complete schedule of games and channels appears below.

Fans can stay up to date on everything happening throughout the bowl season with SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91, SiriusXM’s 24/7 college sports channel.  From the best games, to the latest news and biggest stories happening around the college football landscape, SiriusXM College Sports Nation covers it all with a daily programming lineup that features 24/7 Sports Radio’s on Campus with Bill King (weekdays, 6:00 am ET); SiriusXM College Sports Today (weekdays, 9:00 am ET), hosted by Mark Packer and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George; SiriusXM College Football Playbook (weekdays, 12:00 pm ET), hosted by veteran college football voice Jack Arute, the acclaimed Paul Finebaum Show (weekdays, 3:00 pm ET), College Football Coast-to-Coast with Chris Childers (weekdays, 7:00 pm ET), plus several college coaches shows.

SiriusXM College Sports Nation will broadcast live from New Orleans, the site of the Allstate BCS National Championship game from Thursday, January 5, through game day, January 9.  Hosts Jack Arute, Paul Finebaum, Eddie George, Mark Packer, Bill King and Chris Childers will be live on site where they will interview LSU and Alabama players and coaches, cover pre-game practices and preview the game.

SiriusXM’S College Bowl game schedule: (All times ET)

Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, NM – Temple vs. Wyoming

December 17, 2:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise, ID – Ohio vs. Utah State

December 17, 5:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans, LA – San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

December 17, 9:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Beef O’Brady St. Petersburg Bowl, St. Petersburg, FL – Florida International vs. Marshall

December 20, 8:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, San Diego, CA – TCU vs. Louisiana Tech

December 21, 8:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas, NV – Arizona State vs. Boise State

December 22, 8:00pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, HI – Nevada vs. Southern Miss

December 24, 8:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl, Shreveport, LA – Missouri vs. North Carolina

December 26, 5:00pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Little Caesars Bowl, Detroit, MI – Western Michigan vs. Purdue

December 27, 4:30pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Belk Bowl, Charlotte, NC – Louisville vs. NC State

December 27, 8:00pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman, Washington, D.C. – Air Force vs. Toledo

December 28, 4:30pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, San Diego, CA – California vs. Texas

December 28, 8:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Champs Sports Bowl, Orlando, FL – Florida State vs. Notre Dame

December 29, 5:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, TX – Washington vs. Baylor

December 29, 9:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Dallas, TX – BYU vs. Tulsa

December 30, 12:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Bronx, NY – Rutgers vs. Iowa State

December 30, 3:20pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Nashville, TN – Miss. St. vs. Wake Forest

December 30, 6:40pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Insight Bowl, Tempe, AZ – Iowa vs. Oklahoma

December 30, 10:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, Houston, TX – Texas A&M vs. Northwestern

December 31, 12:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Hyundai Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas – Georgia Tech vs. Utah

December 31, 2:00pm, SiriusXM channel 91

AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN – Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt

December 31, 3:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, San Francisco, CA – Illinois vs. UCLA

December 31, 3:30pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Chick-Fil-A Bowl, Atlanta, GA – Virginia vs. Auburn

December 31, 7:30pm (approx.), SiriusXM channel 84

TicketCity Bowl, Dallas, TX – Houston vs. Penn State

January 2, 12:00pm, Sirius channel 93/XM channel 190

Outback Bowl, Tampa, FL – Michigan State vs. Georgia

January 2, 1:00pm, SiriusXM channel 85

Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, FL – Ohio State vs. Florida

January 2, 1:00pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Capital One Bowl, Orlando, FL – Nebraska vs. South Carolina

January 2, 1:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA – Wisconsin vs. Oregon

January 2, 5:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, AZ – Stanford vs. Oklahoma State

January 2, 8:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, LA – Michigan vs. Virginia Tech

January 3, 8:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

Discover Orange Bowl, Miami, FL – West Virginia vs. Clemson

January 4, 8:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

AT&T Cotton Bowl, Arlington, TX – Kansas State vs. Arkansas

January 6, 8:00pm, Sirius channel 137/XM channel 190

BBVA Compass Bowl, Birmingham, AL – SMU vs. Pittsburgh

January 7, 1:00pm, SiriusXM channel 84

GoDaddy.com Bowl, Mobile, AL – Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois

January 8, 9:00pm, SiriusXM channel 91

Allstate BCS National Championship, New Orleans, LA – LSU vs. Alabama

January 9, 8:30pm, SiriusXM channel 84

All games airing on SiriusXM channel 84 are ESPN Radio broadcasts.

For more information, please visit www.siriusxm.com/collegesports.

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About Sirius XM Radio

Sirius XM Radio is America’s satellite radio company.  SiriusXM broadcasts more than 135 satellite radio channels of commercial-free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and data services to over 21 million subscribers. SiriusXM offers an array of content from many of the biggest names in entertainment, as well as from professional sports leagues, major colleges, and national news and talk providers.

SiriusXM programming is available on more than 800 devices, including pre-installed and after-market radios in cars, trucks, boats and aircraft, smartphones and mobile devices, and consumer electronics products for homes and offices. SiriusXM programming is also available at siriusxm.com, and on Apple, BlackBerry and Android-powered mobile devices.

SiriusXM has arrangements with every major automaker and its radio products are available for sale at shop.siriusxm.com as well as retail locations nationwide.

SiriusXM To Broadcast Live from Baseball Winter Meetings

MLB Network Radio, Mad Dog Radio and SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio channels will broadcast live from Dallas Dec. 4-8

NEW YORK – December 2, 2011 – Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) will broadcast live from the Baseball Winter Meetings in Dallas, TX, offering listeners nationwide extensive coverage of the latest news and rumors on free agents, trades and other ‘Hot Stove’ topics from Major League Baseball.

From Sunday, Dec. 4, through Thursday, Dec. 8, MLB Network Radio, channel 89 on XM and channel 209 on Sirius Premier (formerly known as “The Best of XM”), Mad Dog Radio, SiriusXM channel 86, and SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio, channel 87 on XM and channel 210 on Sirius Premier, will broadcast live from Dallas, where club owners, front office executives, managers and many others from the business side of the major and minor leagues will be gathered.

SiriusXM hosts – which include former GMs Jim Duquette, Jim Bowden and Steve Phillips, former Major League manager Kevin Kennedy and former pitcher Jeff Nelson – will be on site to conduct interviews with many of the executives and managers in attendance and provide reports on the latest news around the league from Dallas.

The following programs will broadcast live from Dallas: (All times ET)

Sunday, Dec. 4

On MLB Network Radio:

8 pm – midnight: MLB Roundtrip with Baseball Prospectus with Mike Ferrin, Kevin Goldstein and Steven Goldman

 

Monday, Dec. 5 – Wednesday, Dec. 7

On MLB Network Radio:

7 am – 10 am: First Pitch with Jim Memolo and Jeff Nelson

10 am – 2 pm: Power Alley with Jim Duquette and Kevin Kennedy

2 pm – 6 pm: Inside Pitch with Casey Stern and Jim Bowden

6 pm – 8 pm: MLB Network’s Hot Stove

8 pm – 11 pm: MLB Roundtrip with Mike Ferrin and Steve Phillips

** This MLB Roundtrip program will be simulcast each night on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio **

11 pm – midnight: MLB Roundtrip with Mike Ferrin

 

On Mad Dog Radio:

6 am – 10 am: Evan & Phillips in the Morning with Steve Phillips

 

Thursday, Dec. 8

 

On MLB Network Radio:

7 am – 10 am: First Pitch with Jim Memolo and Jeff Nelson

10 am – 2pm: Inside Pitch with Casey Stern, Jim Bowden and Jim Duquette

 

On Mad Dog Radio:

6 am – 10 am: Evan & Phillips in the Morning with Steve Phillips

 

For more info visit www.siriusxm.com.

 

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SiriusXM Presents Live Town Hall Event with Coach K on Dec. 14

SiriusXM Presents Live Town Hall Event with Coach K on Dec. 14

Duke coach will sit down with SiriusXM’s Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo for a special Q&A in front of a live audience at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

A select number of SiriusXM subscribers will have the opportunity to attend the event and ask Coach K a question

 

NEW YORK – November 28, 2011 – Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski – who became the all-time winningest coach in Division I men’s basketball history this month – will sit down for a Q&A session with an audience of SiriusXM listeners, Duke fans and other invited guests at storied Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC.

“SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Coach K,” a two-hour broadcast event, will air live nationwide on Mad Dog Radio, channel 86, on Wednesday, December 14 (7:00-9:00 pm ET).  The special will be moderated by SiriusXM’s Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, who will interview Coach K before opening it up to questions from SiriusXM subscribers in the audience.

The event is part of SiriusXM’s “Town Hall” series, an intimate gathering with an iconic figure and an audience of SiriusXM listeners.  Previous “SiriusXM Town Hall” specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and Coldplay.

“This will be a unique radio event in a very distinctive setting that is special to everyone at Duke – Cameron Indoor Stadium,” said Krzyzewski. “We look forward to hosting Chris Russo and the Mad Dog Radio team, as well as the SiriusXM listeners, that night.”

“Coach K and Duke Basketball are in the midst of a historic season and this is an exciting opportunity for us to bring SiriusXM listeners to Cameron Indoor to celebrate their accomplishments,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer.  “Our Town Hall events have been a huge hit with our subscribers, time after time delivering memorable conversations and terrific insight.  We’re thrilled to have Coach K be the first sports figure featured.”

“Coach K has had one of the most extraordinary careers of any coach, in any sport, in history,” said Russo.  “We’ve spoken several times over the years and he’s one of the all-time greats.  To talk with him after this latest milestone, at Cameron Indoor, in front of a live studio audience will be fun.”

On November 14, Coach K recorded his 903rd win, a 74-69 Blue Devils’ victory over Michigan State at Madison Square Garden – to become the all-time winningest head coach in men’s Division I basketball history.  In 36 years as a head coach, Coach K has built one of the top coaching resumes of all-time.  He has compiled an extraordinary 907-284 record, led Duke to four NCAA Championships (1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010) and guided the Blue Devils to 13 ACC Tournament championships and 11 Final Four appearances.  His teams consistently boast one of the best graduation rates in college basketball.

As head coach of the USA Senior National Team, Krzyzewski guided the team to gold medals at the 2010 FIBA World Championships and the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. He will coach the squad in the 2012 London Olympic Games.  Coach K was inducted in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.

Krzyzewski can be heard every week on SiriusXM hosting his talk show, Basketball and Beyond with Coach K, (Wednesdays at 7:00 pm ET) on Mad Dog Radio, channel 86. Basketball and Beyond, which is co-hosted by Dave Sims, features discussions on a wide array of topical issues and showcases Krzyzewski’s personal perspective on principles for life on and off the court, plus interviews with a variety of guests, including business leaders, entertainers, coaches and athletes.  The show replays Wednesday nights at 11:00 pm ET on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91.

Visit www.siriusxm.com for more info.

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2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart to Present Annual ‘Stewie Awards’ Live on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Dec. 1

2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart to Present Annual ‘Stewie Awards’ Live on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Dec. 1

Three-time champion and his co-host, Matt Yocum, will host from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas

Annual highlight of NASCAR Champions Week honors the best, boldest and funniest moments from the NASCAR season

NEW YORK – November 22, 2011 - Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart will host the fifth annual ‘Stewie Awards’ show on Thursday, December 1, live from Las Vegas on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

The ‘Stewies,’ which features Stewart’s entertaining and irreverent take on the best, boldest and funniest moments from the 2011 NASCAR season, will be awarded during a live broadcast hosted by Stewart and Matt Yocum from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, December 1 (9:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm PT).  The live broadcast will air nationwide on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90 on Sirius and XM Premier (formerly known as “The Best of Sirius”).  The broadcast will be open to the public for fans in Las Vegas.

Stewart won his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title after a remarkable postseason run that saw him win five of the 10 races in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.  His down-to-the-wire battle with Carl Edwards created one of the most exciting finishes in NASCAR history, as Stewart overcame early-race troubles and held off Edwards to win the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway and claim the crown.  In just his third year as a driver/owner with Stewart-Haas Racing, Stewart becomes the first driver/owner to win a championship since Alan Kulwicki did it in 1992.  He was the last driver to win the championship before Jimmie Johnson went on his historic five year title run.

The ‘Stewie Awards’ event will feature live interviews with several of Stewart’s competitiors in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, plus other special guests.

“Hosting the ‘Stewies’ is always one of the highlights of Champions Week for me and this year’s show will be incredibly special,” said Stewart.  “This has been an amazing season for me and the team and it’ll be great to share the excitement of Champions Week with the fans in Las Vegas and those listening around the country on SiriusXM.”

Fans can vote for the ‘Stewie Award’ winners online at www.siriusxm.com/stewieawards.

The 2011 ‘Stewies’ nominees are:

Best Original Drama – For the year’s most dramatic moment or sequence.

  • Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick battle Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin to end of Aaron’s 499 at Talladega only to be bested by Jimmie Johnson, who tied a record for slimmest margin of victory at .002 secs thanks to a late push by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  • Brad Keselowski drives to victory in the Good Sam RV Insurance 500 at Pocono with a broken ankle. During a red flag for rain, Kez had fluid drained from his ankle, which had swollen to the size of a softball.
  • Kyle Busch wins 18 combined series races and passes Mark Martin on all-time NASCAR Nationwide Series win list, yet makes headlines for a series of “less attractive” reasons.
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans thought his 104-race winless drought was over, but on final turn of green-white-checker finish, Junior runs out of gas and Kevin Harvick wins Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.
  • Tony Stewart overcomes pit road issues, debris damage, a lengthy red flag and down-to-the-wire challenge from Carl Edwards to win season finale Ford 400 at Homestead.  Smoke has to climb his way to the front of the field twice and he and Edwards trade lead several times.  The 1-2 finish leaves them tied in points but tie-breaker, and championship, goes to Stewart.

Bonehead Move of the Year Award

  • Leading the Daytona 500 with two laps to go, David Ragan changes lanes before reaching start/finish line during a restart and is black-flagged to end of lead lap.  He finishes 14th.
  • Carl Edwards destroys his car’s front end during post-race celebration after winning $1 million NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte.
  • Kyle Busch’s win at the Quaker State 400, NASCAR’s inaugural Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky, gets overshadowed by reports of 15-mile traffic jams on I-71.
  • Perhaps unaware of in-car cameras, Chad Knaus is heard telling Jimmie Johnson before Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega, “If we win this race, you have to crack the back end of the car.”
  • JJ Yeley pushes Matt Kenseth when #17 runs out of gas at Geico 400 at Chicagoland but, since it is illegal to receive assistance on final lap, Kenseth is dropped from 8th to 21st place finish.

 

“Feels Like The First Time” Award – For the most notable “first” of the NASCAR season.

  • On the day after his 20th birthday, Trevor Bayne wins Daytona 500 in his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start.
  • After 105 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series attempts, Regan Smith finds Victory Lane in the Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington while driving for a single car team.
  • Avoiding a wreck-fest in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, David Ragan redeems himself from five months earlier (Daytona) by getting his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win.
  • Coming from a family with deep racing roots, Paul Menard becomes first in his family to kiss bricks at Indy after getting his first win in Brickyard 400.
  • Australian champion Marcos Ambrose gets his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win in Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen.

Best Vocal Performance – For the year’s most memorable quote. (Visit www.siriusxm.com/stewieawards to hear audio of nominees.)

  • Clint Bowyer once exclaimed during a 2008 race that, “Michael Waltrip is the worst driver in NASCAR, period.”  Skip ahead to this year, at press conference announcing Bowyer as the newest driver at Michael Waltrip Racing, the two discuss Waltrip’s driving prowess.
  • Kenny Wallace delivers a memorable command to fire engines in the UNOH 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kentucky.
  • After some “you dumped me, so I’ll dump you” talk between Brian Vickers and Tony Stewart in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, Smoke waxes poetic with the media about being blocked.
  • After winning the IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol, Brad Keselowski celebrates in Victory Lane with help from his sponsor.
  • Pastor Joe Nelms of Family Baptist Church in Lebanon, TN, channels his inner “Ricky Bobby” during the pre-race invocation for the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville.

Best “Driver2Crew Chatter” – (Visit www.siriusxm.com/stewieawards to hear audio of nominees.)

  • The #88 crew helps Dale Earnhardt Jr. mark his pit stall in the STP 400 at Kansas.
  • Comedian Larry the Cable Guy, honorary pace car driver for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, details the biggest challenge of driving at NASCAR’s highest level.
  • In the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas, Chad Knaus and Jimmie Johnson pay their “respects” to one of the year’s biggest success stories.
  • Kurt Busch expresses his “displeasure” with how things are progressing in the Matthew & Daniel Hansen 400 at Richmond.
  • Greg Biffle and then crew chief Greg Erwin discuss their “winning plan” during Coca-Cola 600.

Best Original Comedy – For the year’s most entertaining “incident.”

  • With three regular season races remaining, Tony Stewart questions his team’s “Chase” abilities during a post-race ESPN interview at Michigan.  Smoke goes on to win five postseason races and win his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship.
  • On the final green-white-checker attempt, Justin Allgaier begins thanking his team for win at Bucyrus 200 at Road America but runs out of fuel and fails to maintain caution speed.  Ron Fellows and Reed Sorenson advance, but after Fellows also fails to maintain caution speed, Sorenson is declared winner.
  • When Kyle Busch pits during the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville, crew chief Dave Rogers reminds team to “tighten the lugs,” but as Kyle pulls away his front left wheel detaches and rolls down the track.
  • Thinking Greg Biffle was racing dirty in the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, Boris Said requests a “meeting” with “The Biff” after the race.  In the ensuing encounter, Biffle takes a swing at Said and Said answers back with verbal TKO.
  • Battling teammate Carl Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. blows an engine on last lap of US Cellular 250 at Iowa.  The combination of oil on the track and blinding smoke on Edwards’ windshield causes Carl to slam into Stenhouse and push him to win.

Hal Needham Award (Best Stunt Sequence) – For the year’s most remarkable crash.

  • At the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, Denny Hamlin hits the tire wall at 76 mph.  Hamlin emerges from his car under his own power – sore, but safe.
  • At the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, David Ragan hits wall at 100 mph.  Ragan then hits David Reutimann who cartwheels into Turn 2 fence.  Everyone emerges safely.
  • Battling Carl Edwards during the 5-Hour Energy 200 at Dover, Joey Logano gets loose, bounces off wall and collects Clint Bowyer, who flips on his side as both cars are destroyed and several other cars get caught in the mess.  The drivers are uninjured.
  • In Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville, Martin Truex Jr.’s throttle sticks entering Turn 3 causing him to crash into the SAFER barrier at high speed.  Grateful for NASCAR’s safety improvements Truex says afterward, “Ten years ago I wouldn’t be here.”
  • At Aaron’s 312 at Talladega, Mike Wallace hits Jason Leffler and goes airborne, flipping completely over before landing back on his wheels.  Wallace finishes the race in 18th place.

‘Boys, Have At It” Award – For the year’s most memorable on- or off-track bumping and/or dumping.

  • Robby Gordon gets put on indefinite NASCAR suspension after an incident with Kevin Conway in the Las Vegas garage.  Few people witness the altercation but the two drivers have an unpleasant history following their 2010 partnership.
  • After an on-track battle at the Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington, Kevin Harvick throws a punch at Kyle Busch on pit road.  Busch rams Harvick’s car into pit road wall and fight breaks out between the two race teams.
  • Steve Wallace spins Patrick Carpentier during NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Montreal to prematurely end the final race of Carpentier’s career.  Carpentier’s crew chief, Jerry Baxter, reaches into car to pull Wallace’s hair.  Wallace states later, “Only girls pull hair.”
  • After multiple incidents, Ryan Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya visit the NASCAR hauler.  It is rumored Newman throws a punch during the meeting but “Rocket Man” will only say, “What happens in the trailer stays in the trailer.”
  • Nearing the checkered flag in the Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega, Jeff Gordon gets dumped by his tandem draft partner, Trevor Bayne, for another Ford driver.  Gordon goes from being a contender to win to finishing 27th, 12 spots behind Bayne.

The Social Stewie Award – For the year’s best social media quote.

  • Matt Kenseth via Twitter after his wife’s “Better Half Dash” practice injury. @matt_kenseth17: “Katie is feeling pretty good today, and I got to learn something new…how to put a bra ON!”
  • Would-be-father Scott Speed via Twitter. @scottspeed: “At the obgyn to find out if @Amanda_Speed has bad eggs or if my swimmers are just turning left n going in circles lol”
  • Comedian Jim Gaffigan opines via Twitter about “horse power.” @jimgaffigan: “Horse racing is just NASCAR for gamblers, right?”
  • Kevin Harvick weighs in via Twitter about Ron Hornaday being dumped.  @kevinharvick: “Great night for the 2 truck!! Just watched the race replay and saw what I already knew @kylebusch is a b****…”
  • Jimmie Johnson pleads with “NASCAR Nation” via Twitter.  @jimmiejohnson: “I’m amazed how many of you admit to owning a shake weight.  Please stop buying them so it goes away. #publicservice.”

Golden Stewie Award – Chosen by Stewart and Yocum and honoring a legendary figure from the Golden Era of racing, the winner of this award will be revealed the night of the event.

“Stewie” Lifetime Achievement Award – Chosen by Stewart and Yocum, the winner of this award will be revealed the night of the event.

SiriusXM is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of NASCAR, broadcasting every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race live on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90, the only radio channel dedicated to NASCAR 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

For more info please visit www.siriusxm.com.

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SiriusXM Signs Bruce Pearl as College Basketball Analyst

Former Tennessee coach will host college basketball show on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91

Pearl to host early season special from SiriusXM studios in New York Nov. 14

SiriusXM is the leading provider of college basketball play-by-play, offering listeners more games than any other broadcaster

NEW YORK – November 8, 2011 – Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that former college basketball coach Bruce Pearl, who guided the Tennessee Volunteers to a national #1 ranking, has joined the roster of expert hosts on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91, SiriusXM’s 24/7 college sports channel.

Pearl will make his debut on an early season college basketball special live from the SiriusXM studios in New York on Monday, November 14 (6:00-8:00 pm ET) the night before the State Farm Champions Classic, the double-header at Madison Square Garden featuring Duke, Michigan State, Kansas and Kentucky.  Pearl’s co-hosts in studio for this program will be CBSSports.com College Basketball Insider Jeff Goodman, who joins SiriusXM as a regular host this year, and longtime college sports voice Mark Packer.

In January, Pearl will begin hosting the SiriusXM College Basketball Today show twice a week (12:00-3:00 pm ET) on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91.  On the program, Pearl will take calls from listeners and talk with fans from coast to coast about the biggest stories happening across the college basketball landscape from conference play through the national championship game.

 

“In the 30-plus years I’ve been involved in college basketball, I’ve had the privilege of coaching in many of the game’s greatest venues in front of the most passionate fans in sports,” said Pearl.  “On SiriusXM College Sports Nation, you can hear and feel that passion every day.  I’m excited to get on the air and be a part of it, sharing my thoughts and experiences, breaking down the games, and talking with fans all around this country who love the game like I do.”

A native of Boston and a 1982 Boston College graduate, Pearl coached the University of Tennessee Men’s Basketball Team from 2005 to 2011.  In that six-year stretch the Volunteers achieved a national #1 ranking (2008), won a SEC Regular Season Championship (2008) and earned a NCAA Tournament berth every season.  Prior to Tennessee, Pearl coached at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 2001 to 2005, where his team won two Horizon League Tournament Championships (2003, 2005) and two Horizon League Regular Season Championships (2004, 2005), and reached the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 in 2005.  His first head coaching position was with the University of Southern Indiana from 1992-2001.  While there, he led the Screaming Eagles to the NCAA Men’s Division II Tournament Championship in 1995.  Pearl is a two-time Associated Press SEC Coach of the Year (2006, 2008) and three-time Horizon League Coach of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005), and was awarded Adolph Rupp National Coach of the Year honors in 2008.

The SiriusXM College Sports Nation channel debuted in 2010 and showcases the best college games and a daily lineup of college sports talk programming that offers news, highlights and season-long analysis of the nation’s teams and conferences.  SiriusXM College Sports Nation listeners nationwide get live play-by-play of some of the season’s most anticipated matchups, expert analysis, interviews with many of the biggest names in the college game, plus live broadcasts from some of the biggest events in college sports.

Basketball and Beyond with Coach K, the exclusive weekly show hosted by Duke University head coach Mike Krzyzewski, airs every Wednesday (11:00 pm ET) on SiriusXM College Sports Nation.

SiriusXM is the leading broadcaster of live college sporting events.  SiriusXM offers play by play from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC, Conference USA, Sun Belt, Missouri Valley, and Western Athletic conferences, plus Notre Dame and others.  Throughout the 2011-12 season, SiriusXM will broadcast dozens of college basketball games each week, featuring the top teams from around the country.  Fans can hear games featuring 23 of the top 25 schools in the current Associated Press Top 25 Poll, plus many others.

Visit www.siriusxm.com/collegesports for more information.

 

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