XM Satellite Radio Launches Live Coverage Of Major League Baseball Spring Training Games This Week

WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 3.2 million subscribers and the Official Satellite Radio Network of Major League Baseball, will launch live coverage of Major League Baseball (MLB) Spring Training games this week with dozens of Cactus League and Grapefruit League games.

Below is a schedule of this week's MLB Spring Training games on XM. An in-depth schedule of Spring Training broadcasts is available online at http://www.xmradio.com/ . XM will air the games of every MLB team during the regular season and postseason, including the World Series. XM offers a suite of 15 channels devoted to live MLB play-by-play coverage, plus the MLB Home Plate channel (XM Channel 175), the first and only 24-hour radio channel devoted to Major League Baseball, featuring baseball news, call-in shows, specials, and rebroadcasts of classic games. XM has assembled an all-star line-up of on-air hosts for MLB Home Plate, including baseball greats Cal Ripken, Jr., Bill Ripken, Rob Dibble, Kevin Kennedy, Larry Bowa, and Buck Martinez. Several MLB Home Plate programs will broadcast live from Spring Training venues this month.

  Date                               Game        Game Time    XM Channel
  3/2/2005              Marlins @ Dodgers        1:05PM ET        XM 188
               Marlins @ Dodgers (Espanol)       1:05PM ET        XM 190
                      Rockies @ White Sox        3:05PM ET        XM 179
  3/3/2005              Reds @ Devil Rays        1:05PM ET        XM 178
                        Pirates @ Yankees        1:05PM ET        XM 176
                        Orioles @ Marlins        1:05PM ET        XM 184
                        Tigers @ Phillies        1:05PM ET        XM 185
                Giants @ Angels (Espanol)        3:05PM ET        XM 190
                          Giants @ Angels        3:05PM ET        XM 182
                 White Sox @ Diamondbacks        3:05PM ET        XM 189
                         Rangers @ Royals        3:05PM ET        XM 180
                         Cubs @ Athletics        3:05PM ET        XM 181
                          Twins @ Red Sox        7:05PM ET        XM 177
  3/4/2005              Blue Jays @ Twins        1:05PM ET        XM 180
                         Indians @ Astros        1:05PM ET        XM 186
                        Phillies @ Tigers        1:05PM ET        XM 177
                Angels @ Padres (Espanol)        3:05PM ET        XM 190
                          Angels @ Padres        3:05PM ET        XM 189
  3/5/2005            Nationals @ Orioles        1:05PM ET        XM 179
                         Tigers @ Yankees        1:05PM ET        XM 177
                          Braves @ Astros        1:05PM ET        XM 186
                       Indians @ Phillies        1:05PM ET        XM 185
                      Marlins @ Cardinals        1:05PM ET        XM 187
                           Dodgers @ Mets        1:10PM ET        XM 183
               Rockies @ Angels (Espanol)        3:05PM ET        XM 190
                         Rockies @ Angels        3:05PM ET        XM 182
                         Royals @ Rangers        3:05PM ET        XM 181
                 White Sox @ Diamondbacks        3:05PM ET        XM 184
  3/6/2005               Tigers @ Indians        1:05PM ET        XM 183
                       Phillies @ Red Sox        1:05PM ET        XM 177
                     Pirates @ Devil Rays        1:05PM ET        XM 181
                           Reds @ Yankees        1:05PM ET        XM 176
              Orioles @ Dodgers (Espanol)        1:05PM ET        XM 190
                        Orioles @ Dodgers        1:05PM ET        XM 188
                      Cardinals @ Marlins        1:05PM ET        XM 184
                         Brewers @ Royals        3:05PM ET        XM 185
                       Angels @ Athletics        3:05PM ET        XM 182
                        Rangers @ Rockies        3:05PM ET        XM 187
                            Cubs @ Giants        3:05PM ET        XM 189
                 Diamondbacks @ White Sox        3:05PM ET        XM 179

Game times and broadcast schedule are subject to change. Additional games will be announced. In addition to being the official satellite radio network of MLB, XM is the official satellite radio service of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten, and Pac-10 college sports conferences and the exclusive satellite radio provider for NASCAR. XM also carries ESPN Radio, ESPNews Radio, Fox Sports Radio, and Sporting News Radio. The latest models of XM radio receivers, such as the portable Delphi XM2go MyFi radio, the Delphi XM SKYFi2 radio, and the Audiovox XR9 radio, have sports tickers that display current scores for professional and college sports teams.

About XM Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio is America's number one satellite radio service with more than 3.2 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM's 2005 lineup includes more than 150 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 67 one-hundred-percent commercial-free music channels, featuring critically-acclaimed original programming, concerts, and diverse musical genres ranging from hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; more than 60 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-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Volkswagen, is available in more than 120 different vehicle models for 2005. XM also is available in Avis, National, and Alamo rental cars. XM is the exclusive in-flight entertainment service for AirTran Airways, and will soon be available on JetBlue flights. 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/ .

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, XM'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 3-15-04. Copies of the filing are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.