XM to Be Network of BCS National Championship Game

XM Satellite
Radio announced it has reached a multi-year agreement with FOX Sports to become
the exclusive satellite radio network of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National
Championship Game and other BCS games, beginning January 2008.

The
agreement means XM Radio is the satellite radio network for college football
fans to tune into the Allstate BCS National Championship Game, Allstate Sugar
Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and FedEx Orange Bowl.

“College
sports is a very important element of our programming strategy, and these games
are a must for college football fans,” said Eric Logan, executive vice
president of programming, XM Satellite Radio. “These games help reinforce
XM Radio’s position as the ultimate destination for people who love college
sports. FOX Sports is a longtime partner of XM, and we’re very excited to be
working together to bring live coverage of these games to fans across the
country.”

“FOX
Sports is pleased to have reached a multi-year BCS rights agreement with XM,
the nation’s leading satellite radio service,” said FOX Sports COO Larry
Jones. “The BCS is a true jewel in the nation’s sports landscape, and
everything we do in conjunction with it needs to be top-notch.”

“The
BCS is pleased to have XM as the exclusive satellite home of the Allstate BCS
National Championship Game as well as the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta
Bowl and the FedEx Orange Bowl. College football fans all over the country now
will be able to listen to these BCS games virtually anywhere,” said BCS
Coordinator Mike Slive.

The games
are the latest addition to XM’s robust line-up of college sports programming.
XM is the official satellite radio network of the college sports conferences
ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-10, and SEC. More than eight million subscribers
across the

U.S.
listen to XM on radios for the car, home, and portable use. XM puts a special
emphasis on serving “displaced” sports fans who cannot hear their
favorite teams on local outlets.

XM is the
sports leader in satellite radio with more than 5,000 live sporting events a
year. In addition to college sports, XM airs every Major League Baseball game
for every team. XM carries NBA games on ESPN Radio, the National Hockey League,
the PGA TOUR, and the IndyCar Series, including the 91st

Indianapolis 500 this Sunday. XM is also the
leading provider of sports talk radio with the 24-hour channels XM Sports
Nation, MLB Home Plate, Home Ice, ESPN Radio, ESPNews, and Fox Sports Radio.