Sirius XM Radio will broadcast every game of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship nationwide, offering both Sirius and XM subscribers uninterrupted access to play-by-play of every match-up from the First Four on March 15 and 16 through the Final Four and National Championship game in Houston on April 2 and 4.

All tournament games will be available to both Sirius and XM listeners in their entirety, with no blackouts, on Sirius channels 91, 122, 125, 126 and 127 and XM channels 143, 241, 242, 243 and 244.  SiriusXM’s Steve Torre will anchor the coverage on these channels, providing up-to-the-minute scores and highlights during game breaks and directing listeners to other games around the dial.

Tournament match-ups and Sirius and XM channel assignments will be available at www.siriusxm.com/collegesports starting Monday, March 14.

On Selection Sunday, March 13, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Steve Torre will host a special Mad Dog Radio Tournament Selection Show live from 5:00 to 9:00 pm ET onMad Dog Radio, Sirius channel 123 and XM channel 144, providing listeners with live updates as tournament teams and match-ups are announced.  Russo and Torre will interview special guests, including team coaches as well as selection committee chairman Gene Smith, and give fans a place to call in and share their reactions and opinions as the field is revealed.

Throughout the tournament, Sirius and XM listeners can tune in to several exclusive sports talk shows that will offer comprehensive tournament coverage.

Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the defending National Champion Duke Blue Devils, will continue to host his weekly talk show, Basketball and Beyond with Coach K,throughout the tournament.  Listeners can hear the show Wednesdays (7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT) on Mad Dog Radio.  Additionally, Coach K will join Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo on Russo’s show, Mad Dog Unleashed (airing weekdays, 2:00-7:00 pm ET), at various times during the tournament for updates.

Fans can also follow everything happening throughout the tournament on SiriusXM College Sports Nation (Sirius channel 122 and XM channel 143), SiriusXM’s all-college sports channel.  Listeners will hear live play by play of tournament games plus daily talk and analysis from a roster of hosts that includes former University of Vermonthead coach Tom Brennan, former Ohio State star and 1992 UPI Player of the Year Jimmy Jackson, former Georgia Tech star Kenny Anderson, and veteran college basketball voice Mark Packer.

Tom Brennan, Jimmy Jackson, Mark Packer and Jason Horowitz will be in Houston broadcasting live from Friday, April 1 through Tuesday, April 5, delivering fans all the latest news and talk from the Final Four.

SiriusXM will also offer coverage of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, providing listeners from coast to coast with full coverage of every regional final, the Women’s Final Four and championship game.

All NCAA Tournament games are provided to SiriusXM by Westwood One.

For the first time, tournament games will be available to both SIRIUS and XM listeners. Every game will air in its entirety, with no blackouts, on SIRIUS channels 122, 125, 126, 90 and 91 and XM channels 143, 241, 242, 243 and 244. Second round games on March 20 and 21 will also air on Mad Dog Radio, SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144. SIRIUS XM’s Steve Torre will anchor the coverage on these channels, providing up-to-the-minute scores and highlights during game breaks and directing listeners to other games around the dial.

Tournament match-ups and SIRIUS and XM channel assignments will be available at www.sirius.com/collegesports and www.xmradio.com/collegesports starting Monday, March 15.

On Selection Sunday, March 14, Mad Dog Radio will air a special Mad Dog Radio Tournament Selection Show live from 6:00 to 9:00 pm ET. Host Gary Williams will provide listeners with live updates as tournament teams and match-ups are announced, and will interview special guests, including team coaches and selection committee chairman Dan Guerrero. College basketball fans around the country can call in to the show to talk live with Williams and share their reactions and opinions as the field of 65 is revealed.

Throughout the tournament, SIRIUS and XM listeners can tune in to several exclusive sports talk shows that will offer comprehensive tournament coverage.

Duke University coach Mike Krzyzewski will continue to host his weekly talk show, Basketball and Beyond with Coach K, throughout the tournament. Listeners can hear the show Wednesday evenings (8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT) on Mad Dog Radio. Additionally, Coach K will join Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo on Russo’s show, Mad Dog Unleashed (airing weekdays, 2:00-7:00 pm ET), at various times during the tournament for updates.

Rivals Radio, the college sports talk show hosted by Bill King and Chris Childers, airs every weekday morning (7:00-11:00 am ET) on SIRIUS XM Sports Nation, SIRIUS channel 122 and XM channel 143.

Listeners can also tune in for live sports talk all day every day on Mad Dog Radio (SIRIUS channel 123 and XM channel 144), where hosts will discuss all the latest news from the tournament with college hoops fans across the country. On Friday, April 2 (6:00-10:00 am ET) and Saturday, April 3 (10:00 am – noon ET), Gary Williams will host special editions of The First Word live from Indianapolis.

SIRIUS XM will also broadcast games from the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, providing listeners from coast to coast with full coverage of every regional final, the Final Four and the Women’s championship game.

Visit www.sirius.com/collegesports or www.xmradio.com/collegesports for game times and channels.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that it has
created Client 9 Radio, a channel that will explore the breaking news,
facts, fallout, psychology, and implications of the scandal. Client 9
Radio will air March 14 at 5:00 pm ET – midnight March 17 exclusively
on SIRIUS channel 126.

Client
9 Radio will serve as a forum for this national conversation. Client 9
Radio was created in response to passionate listener response to the
story throughout the week.

Vinnie Politan, former Court TV
Radio host, will be live in studio throughout the weekend to take calls
from around the country, and offer expert legal advice and insight.

Client
9 Radio will explore every side of the story: from the political to the
psychological to the medical and beyond. Client 9 Radio will consist of
a wide variety of commentary and interviews conducted by SIRIUS hosts,
and serve as a forum for listeners across the country to call in and
discuss.

In
addition to the live call-in shows, Client 9 Radio will include
segments contributed by many SIRIUS hosts and experts from various
fields, including law, public relations, medicine, and psychology, such
as:

    -- Judith Regan (host of The Judith Regan Show) with Rachel Marsden       (ex-girlfriend of Wikipedia founder who sold his stuff on eBay after he       broke up with her via his website)    -- Judith Regan (host of The Judith Regan Show) with private eye Vito       Colucci, Jr. on catching spouses in the act    -- Bill Bennett (host on SIRIUS Patriot) with Senator John McCain       discussing the story    -- Andrew Wilkow (host on SIRIUS Patriot) with New York GOP Assembly       Leader James Tedisco    -- Larry Flick (host on SIRIUS OutQ) with Ed Koch    -- Ron Silver (host on Indie Talk) with Alan Dershowitz    -- Alex Bennett (host on SIRIUS Left) with Dennis Hof, owner of Moonlight       Bunny Ranch in Nevada on prostitutes and politicians    -- The Playboy Radio Morning Show talking to high-priced prostitutes about       the scandal

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SIRIUS to devote five channels to tournament coverage allowing
listeners to hear every shot of every game
Exclusive talk shows ‘The Shark Tank,’ hosted by Jerry Tarkanian, and
‘Rivals Radio’ to provide expert analysis throughout tournament

SIRIUS Satellite Radio will be the exclusive satellite
radio provider of every game of the 2008 NCAA(R) Division I Men’s
Basketball Championship, offering listeners uninterrupted play-by-play
access to every match-up from the opening round game on March 18
through the National Championship game in San Antonio, TX on April 7.
IRIUS will devote five channels to tournament coverage and be the
only radio broadcaster to air every game in its entirety with no
blackouts. Games will air on SIRIUS channels 121, 122, 126 and 127.
SIRIUS host Steve Torre will anchor SIRIUS’ coverage on these channels,
providing up-to-the-minute scores and highlights during game breaks and
directing listeners to other games around the dial. SIRIUS will also
carry Westwood One’s coverage of the tournament, with pre-game shows
and cut-ins to live game action, on SIRIUS Sports Central, channel 123.

On
Selection Sunday, March 16, SIRIUS will provide live coverage as
tournament brackets are announced, giving listeners up-to-the-moment
info on who’s in and who’s out, on SIRIUS Sports Central channel 123
(6:00-9:00 pm ET).

Full tournament brackets, with match-ups and SIRIUS channel assignments, can be viewed and downloaded at www.sirius.com/collegesports starting Monday, March 17.

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