News Articles From Days Gone By"He'd be beaming with pride at having his very own station" is how Priscilla Presley greeted the launch of Elvis Radio, a 24/7 all-Elvis Presley(R) radio channel on Sirius.
(29 June 2004)
"The Return of the King" gets siriusly going on 2 July with a live broadcast from Memphis. The programming is based in a specially designed studio in the Plaza at Graceland and hosted daily by Sirius DJs. "It seems natural or Elvis to be the first artist to have a satellite radio station exclusively devoted to his work," said Elvis Presley Enterprises CEO Jack Soden. Are you lonely tonight?
NASCAR radio on XM (Channel 144) is adding programing from the cable network SPEED Channel.
(29 June 2004)
As part of the deal, XM will be the presenting sponsor of Pit Bull, the highly-rated SPEED program seen on cable and heard on XM every Saturday preceding a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at 6:30 p.m. ET.
According to Twice , Tivoli is creating the first satellite table radio.
(23 June 2004)
The $299 Sirius-ready product has a digital alarm clock and will be ready to ship in late August. It also includes a standard AM/FM tuner and incorporates a single top-firing speaker. It can also be connected to an optional companion speaker to deliver stereo. The price includes both a remote and a satellite antenna.
The films may not have any sex and violence but they'll all be XM-rated starting on June 23rd.
(18 June 2004)
That's the date on which the American Film Institute will broadcast every composition chosen for their " 100 Years ... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music In the Movies ." Murray Horwitz will serve as the host on XM's Cinemagic channel, XM 27, at 9:00 a.m. (EDT). Said Horwitz "We're thrilled at AFI to be able to partner with XM Satellite Radio in offering its listeners the opportunity to hear marvelous moments of AFI's '100 Years ... 100 Songs' in their entirety."
The National Rifle Association wants to be taken siriusly.
(17 June 2004)
NRANews.com and Sirius announced an agreement to broadcast NRANews' live three-hour news program daily from 2 to 5 p.m. on Channel 126. The show is to be rebroadcast the following morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on Right Channel 142. Today, NRA President Wayne LaPierre is making a major announcement during the NRANews broadcast, from the Sirius Satellite Radio studio in New York.
Another milestone was finally passed by XM as the satellite broadcaster announced its two millionth subscriber.
(15 June 2004)
"It took us almost two years to reach 1 million subscribers, and only eight months to double that figure. With more than 200 million vehicles on the road and 100 million households, we've just begun to scratch the surface of our market." said XM boss Hugh Panero.
Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady is getting Sirius.
(15 June 2004)
The New England Patriots' quarterback has signed on with the satellite broadcaster to promote their extensive lineup of NFL programming and game coverage. Brady will star in television commercials promoting "NFL Sunday Drive" as well as Sirius' NFL Radio. Said Sirius' Scott Greenstein "I know that Tom has been very selective with his endorsements and we're honored that he has chosen to affiliate with Sirius."
XM has announced the commencement of an offer to exchange a new series of Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2009 registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for all of the Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2009 issued in April 2004 as part of a private placement under Rule 144A.
(15 June 2004)
The exchange offer is being made pursuant to a Prospectus dated June 14, 2004. Copies are available from the Bank of New York , the exchange agent for the offer.
Just to show that they're really Sirius about the NFL, the satellite broadcaster is signing ex-coach Dan Reeves, the man who couldn't quite get the job done with the Broncos, Giants, and Falcons.
(14 June 2004)
The four-time Super Bowl loser hopes his daily morning show on "The Dog" is a winner, as does Sirius' director of NFL programming Steve Cohen who said "If we could get someone like Dan Reeves to do a daily show, we would be in great shape." Sirius has also hired WFAN host Adam Schein to co-host an afternoon show.
The sold-out 2004 Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee is being broadcast on XM Channel 26 from 11 June to 13 June.
(9 June 2004)
Live interviews and acoustic sets are also being broadcast from XM's Sonic Stage. Said XM's Chief Programming Officer Lee Abrams "We are particularly proud to be associated with Bonnaroo because the festival's lineup of exceptional artists -- from last year's Shortlist of Music Award winner Damien Rice to current chart toppers Maroon5 -- mirrors the wide range of musical formats available on XM."
There won't be any pictures of scantily clad women but the owners of Maxim magazine think that there will still be some sirius interest "Maxim Radio" when it premieres on "The Dog" later this summer.
(8 June 2004)
Maxim CEO Stephen Colvin says the show will do just fine without the pictures by capturing the right tone and being "smart, witty and useful." Colvin added "We talk to guys in the same way guys talk to each other." Maxim Radio on Sirius will draw on the popular formats of British radio DJ's Chris Evans and John Peel of Radio One .
WorldSpace was the international satellite radio partner for the Coca-Cola Ebony Festival held in Dakar and Goree Island, Senegal.
(7 June 2004)
Exclusive interviews were broadcast globally by WorldSpace and, in the United States, by XM. The festival included performances by Jimmy Cliff, Angelique Kidjo, and Tracey Chapman.
A "killer app" for the industry is what satellite radio has been called at this year's International Satellite and Communications (ISCe) satellite conference in Long Beach, CA.
(4 June 2004)
OnStar General Manager Scott Tappan said "Five to 7 years out, we envision having XM as a standard on all our vehicles. Consumers will soon come to view XM the same way they do air conditioning and power windows." No comparisons were made with cruise control or adaptive rear view mirrors.
Not wanting to take it on the chin from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), XM has decided to fight back.
(2 June 2004)
They're urging their subscribers to help in opposing the NAB in Washington, both with Congress and at the Federal Communications Commission. Both XM and Sirius have been targeted by the NAB because of their providing local traffic and weather information, something the NAB thinks should be exclusively in the purview of regional broadcasters. XM has opened a web page dedicated to the campaign ( http://grassroots.xmradio.com ).