XM Radio Online delivers XM's 24-hour, commercial-free music channels and other exclusive XM programs on the Internet for one monthly fee of $7.99. XM Satellite Radio subscribers receive a discounted rate for XM Radio Online of $3.99 a month. (SIRIUS Satellite Radio has always offered subscribers online access to all its programming as part of the monthly subscription fee.)
"XM Radio Online gives people a brand-new way to experience the incredible variety of entertainment enjoyed by millions of XM subscribers nationwide," said Hugh Panero, XM Satellite Radio President and CEO.
Among the choices available on XM Radio Online will be XM's 68 commercial-free music channels, ranging from hip hop to opera, bluegrass to blues, disco to underground rock, as well as the children's channel XM Kids and the comedy channels XM Comedy and Laugh USA.
Other choices on XM Radio Online include the cocktail jazz channel On the Rocks and the eclectic, off-the-wall music channel Special X. These two channels were previously offered on XM Satellite Radio's basic channel lineup, and are now available exclusively on XM Radio Online.
Web users can access XM Radio Online by visiting http://listen.xmradio.com.
- Portions from an XM Radio Press Release
