XM Radio Online will become the exclusive home on the Internet for XM’s commercial-free
music channels, it was announced today by XM Radio, the
nation’s leading provider of satellite radio. The commercial-free music
channels that XM currently contributes to the AOL Radio lineup will no
longer be available on AOL beginning May 1st, continuing AOL’s
transition to an advertising supported business model. XM Radio Online,
available through May 30th for $2.99 per month for the first six
months, offers more than 80 channels of commercial free music and XM
exclusive programming from Oprah Winfrey, Bob Dylan, Bob Edwards, Opie
& Anthony plus a new online-only channel broadcasting the best of
XM’s Artist Confidential series, featuring one-on-one conversations and
live performances with a diverse array of music legends.

“XM is committed to making our industry-leading content available to
consumers in ways that fit their lifestyle, whether it’s on the radio,
web, through cell phones or podcasts,” said Vernon Irvin, EVP and Chief
Marketing Officer, XM Satellite Radio. “XM’s presence on AOL Radio was
a valuable way to introduce consumers to our service free of charge. We
will continue to offer consumer free trials of XM Radio Online. We look
forward to building our online subscription business and are confident
XM Radio Online’s new introductory rate along with new channels and
features coming this spring will help us turn XM fans into subscribers.”

XM also announced the launch of a new promotion for XM Radio Online.
New users of XM Radio Online can sign up for a 14-day free trial at
XMRadio.com starting today. XM Radio Online will be available through
May 30th for an introductory rate of $2.99 for the first six months, a
savings of more than 50% versus the standard monthly rate of $7.99. The
introductory rate will apply for the first six months of service. To
sign up for the 14-day trial and the special introductory rate,
consumers can go to http://www.xmradio.com/aolradio. XM Satellite Radio subscribers can listen to XM Radio Online at no charge.

XM Radio’s programming is also available to consumers through a
growing number of other platforms: a variety of XM music channels are
streamed to AT&T and Alltel wireless customers through XM Radio
Mobile http://www.xmradio.com/mobile; original XM shows can be downloaded as podcasts from http://www.xmradio.com/podcasts or Apple’s iTunes Store http://www.itunes.com/; and XM subscribers can add XM Radio’s full channel lineup to select GPS products.

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