NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that its SIRIUS XM Hits 1 and 20on20 channels will feature Green Day taking control for a weekend-long simulcast this weekend.

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Green Day received three MTV video music awards, including "Best Rock Video," at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and the band and SIRIUS XM will celebrate their wins with a weekend-long special on its SIRIUS XM Hits 1 channel, SIRIUS channel 1, and 20on20, XM channel 20. The band will host a special edition of the SIRIUS XM Hits 1 Weekend Countdown! During the countdown, the entire band will introduce the forty-five most requested songs of the week and will share their views on the music. Green Day's Weekend Countdown! will air on Saturday, September 19 on SIRIUS XM Hits 1 channel, SIRIUS channel 1, and 20on20, XM channel 20, at 6:00 am, 11:00 am, 3:00 pm and 9:00 pm; Sunday, September 20 at 12:00 am, 4:00 am, 8:00 am, 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm; and Monday, September 21 at 12:00 am and 3:00 am (all times Eastern).

Additionally, Green Day will host SIRIUS XM's Hit-Bound, the weekly show on SIRIUS XM Hits 1 and 20on20 that showcases the best new music. Listeners will hear their favorite Hits 1 artists, new artists, indie artists, international artists and unsigned artists. Throughout the special, Green Day fans will have the opportunity to hear the award-winning band talk about today's music scene and offer their unique insight. Green Day's Hit-Bound will air on Saturday, September 19 at 5:00 am, 9:00 am and 2:00 pm; and Sunday, September 20 at 12:00 am, 4:00 am, 8:00 am, 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm (all times Eastern).

SIRIUS XM Hits 1 plays the best new music. Listeners will hear Nickelback, Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Fall Out Boy and more.

For more information, please visit www.sirius.com/siriusxmhits1 or www.xmradio.com/20on20.

About SIRIUS XM Radio

SIRIUS XM Radio is America's satellite radio company delivering to subscribers commercial-free music channels, premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, and traffic and weather.

SIRIUS XM Radio has content relationships with an array of personalities and artists, including Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Jimmy Buffett, Jamie Foxx, Barbara Walters, Opie & Anthony, Bubba the Love Sponge(R), The Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Bob Edwards. SIRIUS XM Radio is the leader in sports programming as the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, Major League Baseball(R), NASCAR(R), NBA, NHL(R), and PGA TOUR(R), and broadcasts major college sports.

SIRIUS XM Radio has arrangements with every major automaker. SIRIUS XM Radio products are available at shop.sirius.com and shop.xmradio.com, and at retail locations nationwide, including Best Buy, RadioShack, Wal-Mart and independent retailers.

SIRIUS XM Radio also offers SIRIUS Backseat TV, the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network; XM NavTraffic(R) service for GPS navigation systems delivers real-time traffic information, including accidents and road construction, for more than 80 North American markets.

This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction involving SIRIUS and XM, including potential synergies and cost savings and the timing thereof, future financial and operating results, the combined company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as "will likely result," " are expected to," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "intend," "will," "should," "may," or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of SIRIUS' and XM's management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of SIRIUS and XM. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statement: our substantial indebtedness; the businesses of SIRIUS and XM may not be combined successfully, or such combination may take longer, be more difficult, time-consuming or costly to accomplish than expected; the useful life of our satellites; our dependence upon automakers and other third parties; our competitive position versus other forms of audio and video entertainment; and general economic conditions. Additional factors that could cause SIRIUS' and XM's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in SIRIUS' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and XM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and SIRIUS and XM disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.

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    Contacts for SIRIUS XM Radio:
    Samantha Bowman
    SIRIUS XM Radio
    212 901 6644
    Samantha.bowman@siriusxm.com

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