Sports Radio

XM Satellite Radio to Broadcast 12 Additional Bowl Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 12, 2006 - 12:21pm.
Washington - XM Satellite Radio, a provider of satellite radio service to more than 7 million subscribers, said on Tuesday that it will broadcast 12 additional college football bowl games. The company had already announced plans to broadcast the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game, the Sugar Bowl, the Orange Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl. XM's full bowl schedule is available at the link below.

ESPN Launches Local Podcast Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2006 - 2:31pm.
New York - Disney's ESPN sports network announced on Monday the launch of a nationwide local podcasting network, which will feature a selection of local ESPN Radio programs.

Sirius Satellite Radio Debuts New NBA Programming

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2006 - 12:38pm.
New York - Sirius Satellite Radio, a digital radio service with over 5 million subscribers, on Thursday announced a new line-up of programming on its dedicated NBA Radio channel. In addition to offering 1,000 regular season games, as well as all playoffs and finals games, programs on the channel will include "Tip Off," hosted by Frank Isola and Rich Ackerman; "Full Court Press," hosted by Kenny Smith and Ian Eagle; and "In the Paint," hosted by Rick Barry.

Sirius Satellite Radio Adds UEFA Soccer Matches to Lineup

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 27, 2006 - 5:29am.
New York - Sirius Satellite Radio, a digital radio service with 4.7 million subscribers, announced on Wednesday an agreement with Europe's UEFA Champions League, and will provide live coverage of UEFA soccer matches. New York-based Sirius also broadcasts English Premier League soccer matches.

Sprint Offers Live Radio of Every Major League Baseball Game

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 9, 2006 - 1:09pm.
Overland Park, Kan. - Wireless carrier Sprint announced on Wednesday a deal with Major League Baseball Advanced Media, to offer subscribers the live radio broadcast of every major league baseball game through MLB.com's Gameday Audio service.

XM Satellite Radio to Launch 24-Hour Sports News and Talk Channel

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 8, 2006 - 1:04pm.
Washington - XM Satellite Radio, a provider of satellite radio service to more than 7 million subscribers, said on Tuesday that it will launch a new 24-hour sports news and talk channel on Aug. 28.

Bob Dylan XM Radio Show Added to Baseball Hall of Fame

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 28, 2006 - 8:12pm.
Washington - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum said on Wednesday that it has added to its archive the "baseball" episode from legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's music show on XM Satellite Radio.

XM to Provide Free Radios to U.S. Open Golf Spectators

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 14, 2006 - 1:25pm.
Washington - XM Satellite Radio, a provider of subscription radio programming with 6.5 million subscribers, announced on Wednesday that it will provide 1,000 portable XM radios each day to spectators at the U.S. Open golf tournament this week.

Sirius Satellite Radio Signs NFL's Jerry Rice to Co-host Football Show

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2006 - 12:50pm.
New York - Sirius Satellite Radio, a provider of satellite radio programming with 4 million subscribers, announced on Monday that it has signed NFL star Jerry Rice to co-host a weekly show on Sirius.

XM Satellite Radio to Offer Play-by-Play of World Cup Matches

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 6, 2006 - 1:27pm.
Washington - XM Satellite Radio, a provider of satellite radio service to more than 6.5 million subscribers, said on Tuesday that it will kick off its play-by-play coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament from Germany on Friday.