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NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio
(Nasdaq: SIRI), the content leader in radio, will provide live broadcasts of
the Christmas Midnight Mass and the Christmas Day Mass from the historic
Cathedral of Saint Patrick in New York City on Sunday, December 25.
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The Christmas Midnight Mass will be heard live on Sunday, December 25 at
12 am ET on SIRIUS Channel 86. It will be re-broadcast at 12 am PT (3 am ET).
Tickets to attend this popular mass are no longer available to the public.
The Christmas Day Mass will be heard live on Sunday, December 25 at
10:15 am ET on SIRIUS channel 86. It will be re-broadcast on channel 85 at
10:15 am PT (1:15 pm ET).
The masses will be celebrated by His Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan,
Archbishop of New York.
"St. Patricks Cathedral is a top destination for visitors to New York,
and now SIRIUS is enabling listeners across the U.S. to hear these special
Christmas masses live from St. Patricks," said Jay Clark, SIRIUS Executive
Vice President of Programming.
Noted tenor Carl Tanner of the New York City Opera will join the renowned
Saint Patricks Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Pascual,
in performing Adolph Adams "O Holy Night" at the Midnight Mass. In addition,
the New York Symphonic Brass will accompany organist Donald Dumler in
providing the music for this special celebration of Christmas.
St. Patricks Cathedral is the largest decorated gothic-style Catholic
Cathedral in the United States, and a center of Catholic life in the U.S. It
is visited by more than 3 million people each year.
About SIRIUS
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compelling talk shows, news and information, and the most extensive sports
programming to listeners across the country in digital quality sound. SIRIUS
offers 65 channels of 100% commercial-free music, and features over 55
channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather for a
monthly subscription fee of only $12.95. SIRIUS also broadcasts live play-by-
play games of the NFL, NHL and NBA and is the Official Satellite Radio Partner
of the NFL, NBA and NHL.
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Jensen, JVC, Kenwood, Magnadyne, Monster Cable, Pioneer, Russound, Tivoli and
XACT Communications. Available in more than 25,000 retail locations, SIRIUS
radios can be purchased at major retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City,
Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sams Club, RadioShack and at
shop.sirius.com.
SIRIUS is also available at heavy truck dealers, truck stops and travel
centers nationwide.
SIRIUS radios are currently offered in vehicles from Audi, BMW, Chrysler,
Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep(R), Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln-Mercury,
Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Nissan, Scion, Toyota, Porsche, Volkswagen and
Volvo. Hertz currently offers SIRIUS at major locations around the country.
Click on http://www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to find a SIRIUS
retailer or car dealer in your area.
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beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with
respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be
forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates,
assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.
Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference
to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the
key factors that have a direct bearing on our operational results are: our
dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios,
retailers, automakers and programming partners, our competitive position and
any events which affect the useful life of our satellites.
P - SIRI
Media Contact:
Elise Brown
SIRIUS
212.584.5290
ebrown@siriusradio.com
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