AIR AMERICA's Press Release - for more info:

[Stephanie]

http://www.prnewswire.com/

XM SATELLITE RADIO LOGO

XM is transforming radio, an industry that has seen little technological change since FM, almost 40 years ago. XM's programming features 100 coast-to-coast digital channels: 71 music channels, more than 30 of them commercial-free, from hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; and 29 channels of sports, talk, children's and entertainment. For the first time on radio XM brings to the car the same diverse selection of news sources available in the home on cable and DIRECTV. (PRNewsFoto)
WASHINGTON, DC USA 09/19/2003

http://www.xmradio.com

XM and Progress Media Further Political Discourse Through
Humor, Insight and Intelligent New Voices

WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR), the pioneer and leader in satellite radio, on Wednesday, March 31, debuts XM America Left, Channel 167, a new talk radio channel dedicated to progressive political viewpoints. Broadcasting coast-to-coast from its headquarters less than a mile from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, XM provides the highly-anticipated Air America Radio with its first national platform. XM's fast-growing nation of more than 3 million listeners
now can tune in daily to Air America's talented and opinionated on-air personalities including popular satirist Al Franken, comedienne Jeanene Garofalo, hip hop icon Chuck D. and environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. New channel XM America Left complements XM's other talk programming which features more conservative on-air talent, including Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage and Ann Coulter.

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"We are excited to provide a national audience to progressive superstar Al Franken and his spirited cohorts at Air America. Challenging our listeners, and giving them the best and broadest choices possible is our daily mission at XM. Where else are you going to find Al Franken and Bill O'Reilly, or opera and punk for that matter, living under one roof," said Hugh Panero, XM President and CEO.

"We cannot think of a better way to bring our important message directly into the cars, homes and minds of Americans than broadcasting on XM Satellite Radio," said Mark Walsh, CEO of Progress Media. "There is a great underserved market of Americans who want to hear compelling and funny talk voices expressing viewpoints long absent from the radio airwaves. Air America on XM will go a long way to correcting this imbalance at a particularly opportune time."

America Left's daily program schedule includes the Air America lineup and the popular shows of progressive talk radio personalities Ed Schultz and Alan Colmes.

Morning Sedition 6:00 a.m. EST
Unfiltered w/Lizz Winstead and Chuck D. 9:00 a.m.
Al Franken Noon
Ed Schultz 3:00 p.m.
Randi Rhodes 6:00 p.m.
Marty Kaplan 7:00 p.m.
Jeanene Garofalo 8:00 p.m.
Alan Colmes 10:00 p.m.

XM is home to more than 120 original, award-winning channels of talk, commercial-free music, sports, children's and comedy programming. Included in the program line-up is XM's exclusive 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week NASCAR Radio channel, the daily destination of tens of thousands of this election year's highly-coveted "NASCAR Dads."

About XM
In the fall of 2001, XM Satellite Radio pioneered the introduction of satellite radio in the U.S. Today, XM is America's #1 satellite radio service with more than 1.5 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville, Tennessee at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM's 2004 lineup includes more than 120 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 68 100% commercial-free music channels, featuring hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; 32 channels of
premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and more than 20 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information for major metropolitan areas nationwide. Affordable, compact and stylish XM satellite radio receivers for the home, the car, the computer and boom boxes for "on the go" are available from retailers nationwide. In addition, XM is
available in more than 80 different 2004 car models. XM is a popular factory-installed option on more than 40 new General Motors models, as well as a standard feature on several top-selling Honda and Acura models. JetBlue Airways and AirTran Airways passengers will be able to listen to XM's programming in-flight later in 2004. For more information about XM, 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 the Company's service, the Company'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.



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[nickinSTL]

1. XM Radio

Yeah, that's great.

But for those of us suffering under the Bush recession who can't pay for it...

[On the Road]

2. Hey, It's a Step

think of all those BMW drivers who will now hear Al Franken's voice while channel surfing.