SIRIUS XM Radio to Launch the Michael Jackson Tribute Channel in Honor of Michael...

SIRIUS XM Radio to Launch the Michael Jackson Tribute Channel in Honor of
Michael Jackson

"The Michael Jackson Tribute Channel" celebrates Jackson's musical career

Quincy Jones special to feature behind-the-scenes stories of creating
Jackson's "Off the Wall" and "Thriller" albums

NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI)
announced today that it will launch The Michael Jackson Tribute Channel to
commemorate the life and music of Michael Jackson. The exclusive, limited-run
channel is dedicated to the King of Pop's extensive musical career.

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The Michael Jackson Tribute Channel will launch on Saturday, June 27 at 12:01
am ET and air through Monday, June 29 at 11:59 pm ET on Heart & Soul, SIRIUS
channel 51 and XM channel 62, and will honor the legendary career of Michael
Jackson who passed away on June 25, 2009.

The channel features Jackson's solo work, as well as recordings from The
Jackson 5, interviews and stories from other artists, plus other unique
content that celebrated Jackson's musical contributions. Music industry legend
Quincy Jones, who produced Thriller, among other Jackson solo albums, served
as Executive Advisor, providing counsel on the channel's creative direction
and structure.

In addition, listeners will hear Quincy Jones discuss two Michael Jackson
albums he produced, Off the Wall and Thriller. Jones will share the
inspiration for both albums as he takes listeners track by track during the
special on Monday, June 29 at 9:00 pm ET on TheMichael Jackson Tribute
Channel. The Quincy Jones special will also air on Tuesday, June 30 at 3:00 pm
ET, Wednesday, July 1 at 9:00 am ET and Thursday, July 2 at 9:00 pm ET on
Heart & Soul, SIRIUS channel 51 and XM channel 62.

The Michael Jackson Tribute Channel will feature special programming from the
XM archives.

SIRIUS XM began broadcasting special Michael Jackson programming across a wide
range of its commercial-free music channels on Friday, June 25. Various
channels devoted special features to the "King of Pop" with tributes, personal
memories, favorite songs and more.

For more information and audio excerpts, please visit www.sirius.com or
www.xmradio.com

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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.

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Contacts for SIRIUS XM Radio:
Samantha Bowman
SIRIUS XM Radio
212 901 6644

SOURCE SIRIUS XM Radio

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