| Sirius Satellite Radio is a service offering over 130 | | | | included as part of the Dish Network satellite |
| channels of satellite radio featuring digital-quality | | | | television service. Both Sirius and Xm Satellite Radio |
| music, sports, news and entertainment programming | | | | Merged on Feb 10 2007 |
| when and where you want it. They use a fleet of | | | | They also have loads of original programming. They |
| satellites to broadcast over 135 channels of satellite | | | | host hundreds of exclusive live interviews and |
| radio to listeners throughout the continental US and | | | | performances you won't hear anywhere else and |
| Canada. | | | | produce many interesting and engaging live talk |
| Sirius Satellite Radio was previously known as Satellite | | | | shows in their national broadcast studios. Some of |
| CD Radio Inc.. The company changed its name to | | | | the talk show host on Sirius are Martha Stewart, |
| Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on November 18, 1999. The | | | | Howard Stern, Tony Stewart,Jamie Foxx and many |
| name is derived from Sirius, sometimes referred to | | | | more. |
| as the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night-time | | | | To me this is Entertainment on demand you get to |
| sky. The dog in the Sirius logo is unofficially named | | | | listen to whatever you want when you want and it is |
| "Mongo", a name garnered from the debut of Sirius | | | | quality radio that is getting more popular by the day. |
| sponsorship on Casey Atwood's and later Jimmy | | | | With most Satellite Radio enabled radios, the user can |
| Spencer's NASCAR entry, when the announcing cast | | | | see the artist and song information on display while |
| voted on names. "Mongo" later became NASCAR | | | | listening to the stream. The streams are broadcast |
| driver Spencer's nickname with the NASCAR | | | | from satellites in an elliptical geosynchronous orbit |
| Broadcasters (mainly Darrell Waltrip) in the following | | | | above North America. |
| races. | | | | Satellite Radio programming also has a breadth and |
| Sirius Satellite Radio is one of two services operating | | | | depth of programming basically unavailable on regular |
| in the United States and Canada, along with XM | | | | radio. they play the songs that you know and love, |
| Radio. Headquartered in New York City, with smaller | | | | and many songs that they know you'll love when |
| studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was | | | | you hear them for the first time. |
| officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently | | | | On October 16, 2006 Sirius Satellite Radio announced |
| provides 69 streams (channels) of music and 65 | | | | that it would be launching Sirius Internet Radio with |
| streams of sports, news and entertainment to | | | | 78 of its 135 channels being available worldwide on |
| listeners. Music streams on Sirius carry a wide variety | | | | the internet to any of its subscribers with a valid user |
| of genres, broadcasting 24 hours daily, | | | | name and password. |
| commercial-free. A few of Sirius music channels is | | | | |