New Year's Eve Concerts to Air Live on SiriusXM

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will present an extensive lineup of live concerts, DJ sets and a New Year's Eve music channel to ring in the New Year.

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SiriusXM listeners will hear live concert broadcasts from all over the country featuring a wide-ranging lineup of musicians, including Willie Nelson from Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX, which is also home to SiriusXM's new studio, (Willie's Roadhouse, channel 56); Gregg Allman at the House of Blues in New Orleans, LA (Classic Vinyl, channel 26); Widespread Panic at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC (Jam_On, channel 29); The Lumineers at Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO (The Spectrum, channel 28); Southside Johnny at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ (E Street Radio, channel 20); and Little Feat's concert at The Hamilton in Washington, DC (Radio Margaritaville, channel 24).  

SiriusXM will present live DJ sets by internationally-renowned DJs from across the country. Listeners will hear Afrojack, R3hab, Quintino, Arty and more spin from Pier 94 in New York (BPM, channel 51); Armin van Buuren from Pier 36 in New York (Electric Area, channel 52); Avicii from XS in Las Vegas (BPM, channel 51); Dada Life, Deniz Koyu, Bassjackers and more from The Dada Land Compound in Brooklyn, NY (Tiesto's Club Life Radio, channel 340); and Eric Prydz from Surrender in Las Vegas (Electric Area, channel 52).

"No matter what your New Year's Eve tradition, you can experience the best music from various genres in the car, at home or on the move," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "All of us at SiriusXM wish our listeners a happy, healthy and music-filled New Year."

Real Jazz, channel 67, presents NPR's annual "Toast of the Nation" featuring coast to coast live jazz performances from Wynton Marsalis, John Scofield, Dee Alexander and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.

The Pulse, channel 10, will broadcast performances from the "Live in the Vineyard Concert" in Napa, CA featuring performances by Alanis Morissette, Gavin DeGraw, Grace Potter and Paloma Faith; and The Spectrum, channel 28, will air The Avett Brothers' New Year's Eve performance at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, NC, immediately following the live Lumineers broadcast.

New Year's Nation, channel 3, will feature the biggest, upbeat party hits from genres across SiriusXM's music platform. The channel will launch on Monday, December 31 at 3:00 pm ET and will air through Tuesday, January 1 at 6:00 pm ET.

For more information on SiriusXM's New Year's Eve programming, please visit www.siriusxm.com/holiday.

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About Sirius XM Radio

Sirius XM Radio Inc. is the world's largest radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has 23.4 million subscribers.  SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive talk and entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music, sports and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every major car company in the U.S., from retailers nationwide, and online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM programming is also available through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for Android, Apple, and BlackBerry smartphones and other connected devices. SiriusXM also holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2 million subscribers.

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 future financial and operating results, our 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," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend," "plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning.  Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control.  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 statements:  our competitive position versus other forms of audio entertainment; our dependence upon automakers; general economic conditions; failure of our satellites, which, in most cases, are not insured; our ability to attract and retain subscribers at a profitable level; royalties we pay for music rights; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation; failure of third parties to perform; and our substantial indebtedness.  Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which is 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 we 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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