SIRIUS Satellite Radio Celebrates the Official Kick-Off of Summer with Extensive Memorial Day Weekend Programming

Fun, diverse, and comprehensive programming choices for the weekend
from Neil Diamond, Eminem, Nancy Sinatra, SIRIUS NBA Radio, SIRIUS
NASCAR Radio, Barbara Walters, Martha Stewart, Maxim Radio and more

During the Memorial Day weekend, SIRIUS listeners have many
listening options to choose from SIRIUS’ sports, entertainment and 100%
commercial-free music channels, including Nancy Sinatra, concert
broadcasts by Neil Diamond, Jimmy Buffett and Bruce Springsteen, SIRIUS
NASCAR Radio, Barbara Walters, Martha Stewart Living Radio and much
more.

The entire schedule for the weekend can be found at www.sirius.com/memorialday.

    Memorial Day Weekend broadcast highlights:<br /><br /><br />    MUSIC<br /><br />    NEIL DIAMOND RADIO CHANNEL 3<br />    In celebration of Neil Diamond's return to concert stages in July, Neil<br />    Diamond Radio will feature complete live concerts spanning four decades of<br />    performances culminating in a spectacular eight hour uninterrupted<br />    marathon of Neil Diamond "In Concert" on Memorial Day featuring Love at<br />    the Greek, Hot August Night II, Live in America, and Stages.<br />    Friday, May 23rd at 5 pm ET through Sunday, May 25th at 9 pm ET.<br />    Neil Diamond "In Concert" Memorial Day marathon begins Monday, May 26th at<br />    12 noon ET.<br /><br />    SHADE 45 CHANNEL 45<br />    "Em-orial Day" Weekend<br />    Eminem all weekend long as Shade 45 presents the "Em-orial Day" Weekend<br />    special, featuring Eminem content heard exclusively on SIRIUS.<br />    Behind The Boards: The Eminem Edition<br />    An in-depth one-on-one interview with Eminem talking about the songs that<br />    helped to define his career.<br />    Saturday, May 24th at 8 pm ET; Sunday, May 25th at 12 noon & 10 pm ET;<br />    Monday, May 26th at 12 noon ET.<br /><br />    Eminem's Top 25<br />    Eminem counts down his top 25 hip-hop tracks.<br />    Saturday, May 24th at 10 pm ET; Sunday, May 25th at 2 pm & 8 pm ET; and<br />    Monday, May 26th at 2 pm ET.<br /><br />    SIRIUSLY SINATRA CHANNEL 75<br />    Nancy For Frank<br />    Nancy Sinatra celebrating the one-year anniversary of her show Nancy For<br />    Frank with a marathon broadcast playing favorite hits as well as rarely<br />    heard recordings by her father and other great artists dedicated to the<br />    time and spirit of Frank Sinatra.<br />    Monday, May 26th from 12 noon to 9 pm ET.<br /><br />    RADIO MARGARITAVILLE CHANNEL 31<br />    Memorial Day Parade of Jimmy Buffett Concerts<br />    SIRIUS will broadcast back-to-back Jimmy Buffett concerts<br />    Friday, May 23rd at 6 pm ET through Monday, May 26th at 12 midnight ET.<br /><br />    E STREET RADIO CHANNEL 10<br />    E Street Concert Marathon<br />    E Street Radio presents a Memorial Day weekend with three days of non-stop<br />    concerts, covering more than 30 years of Bruce's career.<br />    Friday, May 23rd at 8 pm ET through Monday, May 26th.<br /><br />    GRATEFUL DEAD CHANNEL 32<br />    The Dead Outdoors<br />    SIRIUS broadcasts back-to-back outdoor Grateful Dead concerts all weekend<br />    long.<br />    Friday, May 23rd at 9 pm ET through may 26th at 12 midnight ET.<br /><br />    BIG '80S CHANNEL 8<br />    The Awesome '80s Movie Music Countdown!<br />    The original MTV veejays, Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter, and<br />    Martha Quinn, begin summer 2008 counting down the most awesome movie music<br />    from the '80s.<br />    Saturday, May 24th at 9 am and 5 pm ET; encore broadcast on Sunday, May<br />    25th at 6 am & 12 noon ET; Monday, May 26th at 1 am, 9 am & 5 pm ET.<br /><br />    OUTLAW COUNTRY CHANNEL 63<br />    Mojo Nixon's Memory Loss Memorial Day<br />    SIRIUS listeners will hear the best of Mojo Nixon's shows, including<br />    interviews from South By Southwest and the Stagecoach Festival and many<br />    others.<br />    Monday, May 26th starting at 4 pm to 8 pm ET.<br /><br />    UNDERGROUND GARAGE CHANNEL 25<br />    Guest DJ: Drew Carey<br />    Monday, May 26th at 4 pm ET.<br /><br />    FIRST WAVE CHANNEL 22<br />    15 Hours of Fred Memorial Day Marathon<br />    B-52's front man, Fred Schneider, plays alternative party favorites plus<br />    punk and funk jams from his personal vinyl collection.<br />    Monday, May 26th starting at 9 am ET.<br /><br />    PURE JAZZ CHANNEL 72<br />    An Hour with Herbie Hancock<br />    Legendary pianist Herbie Hancock spends an hour at the SIRIUS studios,<br />    discussing his recent GRAMMY(R) win and more.<br />    Saturday, May 24th at 12 noon and rebroadcast at 10 pm ET; also<br />    rebroadcast on Sunday, May 25th at 4 pm and Monday, May 26th at 9 am ET.<br /><br /><br />    SPORTS<br /><br />    NBA PLAYOFFS ON CHANNELS 120, 126 & 127<br />    May 21 -- June 2 (if nec.): NBA Playoffs -- As the Official Satellite<br />    Radio Partner of the NBA, SIRIUS airs every game of the NBA Conference<br />    Finals, offering both the home and visiting team radio broadcasts, as well<br />    as the national radio broadcast.<br />    Throughout the Eastern Conference Finals, the Detroit Pistons broadcast<br />    will air on channel 126, the Boston Celtics broadcast will air on channel<br />    127 and the ESPN Radio broadcast will air on channel 120.  For the Western<br />    Conference Finals, the San Antonio Spurs broadcast will air on channel<br />    126, the LA Lakers broadcast will air on channel 127 and the ESPN Radio<br />    broadcast will air on channel 120.  Check <a href="http://www.sirius.com/nba" target="_blank">www.sirius.com/nba</a> for game<br />    times and channels.<br /><br />    SIRIUS NASCAR RADIO CHANNEL 128<br />    May 24 -- 25: NASCAR -- SIRIUS will broadcast Sunday's Coca-Cola 600<br />    NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race as well as Saturday's Ohio 250 NASCAR<br />    Craftsman Truck Series race (12:30 pm ET) and Carquest Auto Parts 300<br />    NASCAR Nationwide series race (7:00 pm ET) live on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio,<br />    channel 128.  For Sunday's Coke 600, SIRIUS will also offer five<br />    additional Driver2Crew Chatter(TM) channels that will carry in-car audio<br />    for NASCAR's top drivers. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner<br />    of NASCAR. On Monday night, May 26 (8:00-10:00 pm ET), two-time NASCAR<br />    Sprint Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart will host the next edition of his<br />    weekly talk show, Tony Stewart Live, exclusively on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.<br />    Stewart and co-host Matt Yocum will recap the weekend in Charlotte, look<br />    ahead to the next weekend's race at Dover International Speedway and, as<br />    always, take calls from listeners around the country.<br /><br />    Throughout the holiday weekend and beyond, SIRIUS listeners will also get<br />    first-rate analysis from the experts, plus all the latest news, on the<br />    sports talk channels SIRIUS Sports Central, Ch. 123, SIRIUS NFL Radio, Ch.<br />    124, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, Ch. 128, ESPN All-Access, Ch. 121 and ESPN<br />    Radio, Ch. 120.<br /><br /><br />    TALK & ENTERTAINMENT<br /><br />    SIRIUS STARS CHANNEL 102<br />    SIRIUS Stars, SIRIUS' flagship talk channel, will air a special interview<br />    with SIRIUS host Barbara Walters and Sarah Jessica Parker in advance of<br />    next week's premiere of Sex and the City: The Movie. The in-depth<br />    interview will air on Walters' weekly SIRIUS show Barbara Live! on Monday,<br />    May 26th from 6:00 -- 7:00 pm ET.<br /><br />    MARTHA STEWART LIVING RADIO CHANNEL 112<br />    Martha Stewart Living Radio will offer listeners great tips and ideas for<br />    weekend entertaining, sharing recipes, tips for the best BBQ on the block<br />    and other summer entertaining ideas.  Martha Stewart Living Radio will<br />    also broadcast a "Whatever" marathon with an entire 24 hours of non-stop<br />    Whatever with Alexis & Jennifer shows (featuring Martha's daughter Alexis<br />    Stewart) from Monday, May 26th at 7:00 am until Tuesday, May 27th at 7:00<br />    am (all times Eastern).<br /><br />    MAXIM RADIO CHANNEL 108<br />    Maxim Radio celebrates Maxim magazine's 2008 Hot 100--The Ultimate List of<br />    the World's Sexiest and Most Successful Women in the World -- throughout<br />    Memorial Day weekend.  Maxim Radio will rebroadcast Maxim hosts Covino &<br />    Rich's red carpet coverage of the Maxim Hot 100 party in Hollywood<br />    featuring celebrity interviews and color commentary show. Maxim Radio will<br />    also rebroadcast the Maxim Radio's Hot 100 Countdown which features<br />    exclusive interviews with the Maxim editors who helped create the list,<br />    including Maxim Editor-in-Chief James Kaminsky, as well as highlights from<br />    recent in-studio interviews with Maxim Hot 100 honorees. The specials will<br />    air on Saturday, May 24th at 4:00 am, 11:00 am, 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm ET;<br />    Sunday, May 25th at 8:00 am, 2:00 pm, and 8:00 pm ET and Monday, May 26th<br />    at 2:00 am, 10:00 am, 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm ET.<br /><br />    BLUE COLLAR RADIO CHANNEL 103<br />    Blue Collar Radio's Juston McKinney broadcasts his Memorial Day "Barbeque<br />    In The Woods," a special edition of his weekly show Juston McKinney Live<br />    From the Woods, Monday, May 26th at 9:00 pm ET.<br /><br /><br />    TRAFFIC & WEATHER<br /><br />    SIRIUS' 24/7 traffic and weather channels will offer listeners expanded<br />    traffic reports for all major routes to summer destinations and getaways.<br />    From Seattle to Miami, SIRIUS listeners have direct access to weather<br />    forecasts and traffic reports with special additional reports beginning<br />    early on Friday, May 23rd through Monday, May 26th.<br /><br />    SIRIUS TRAFFIC & WEATHER CHANNELS:<br />    New York-channel 148<br />    Boston and Philadelphia-channel 149<br />    Los Angeles-channel 150<br />    Chicago and St. Louis-channel 151<br />    Washington, D.C. and Baltimore-channel 152<br />    Atlanta and Miami-channel 153<br />    Dallas and Houston-channel 154<br />    Detroit and Las Vegas-channel 155<br />    San Francisco and Seattle-channel 156<br />    Phoenix and San Diego-channel 157<br />    Tampa and Orland-channel 158<br /><br />
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