XM Satellite Radio Channels Now Available on DIRECTV

Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio is now available on DIRECTV, the nation's leading digital multichannel television service provider. Beginning today, 72 channels of XM's critically-acclaimed music, children's programming and talk radio content are available via DIRECTV, nearly doubling DIRECTV's current audio programming lineup at no additional cost. In addition to XM music channels and children's programming, DIRECTV is offering XM's Major League Baseball "Home Plate" talk radio channel and XM's High Voltage channel, featuring talk radio stars Opie and Anthony.

Customers subscribing to the DIRECTV TOTAL CHOICE programming package will have access to 50 XM Satellite Radio music channels. Customers subscribing to the DIRECTV TOTAL CHOICE Plus programming package and above will have access to more than 65 channels. DIRECTV PARA TODOS customers will also have access to the same XM channels, as well as five additional Latin music channels.

A complete list of XM channels for each tier of DIRECTV service is available online at www.directv.com/DTVAPP/packages/base.jsp.

For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit www.xmradio.com.

SOURCE XM Satellite Radio