Satellite Radio Services Expand Racing, Hockey Coverage

SIRIUS Satellite Radio will begin airing FORMULA 1 (F1) Motor Racing and kicks it off this Sunday with live coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix beginning at 8 a.m. ET from Monte Carlo. This and future F1 events will be broadcast on Channel 125, SIRIUS' European sports programming channel.

XM Satellite Radio will carry three different broadcasts of every Red Wings vs. Penguins game of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Finals beginning Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.

Subscribers can hear the Pittsburgh Penguins broadcast, the Detroit Red Wings broadcast, and the NHL Radio broadcast. The NHL broadcast will air on XM Channel 204, the home team broadcast can be heard on XM Channel 205, and the away team broadcast on XM Channel 206.

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