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Oprah Winfrey Partners With XM Satellite Radio to Launch New Channel

Dateline: 02/10/06

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Oprah Winfrey will provide programming to XM Satellite Radio for at least three years in an agreement which will launch "Oprah & Friends," a new channel on XM.

"Oprah & Friends" will debut in September 2006 and will feature original programming including regular segments hosted by popular personalities from "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and O, The Oprah Magazine and a weekly reality radio show with Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King.

The channel will be broadcast from a new state-of-the-art XM studio at Harpo Studios in Chicago, Oprah's media home base.

The "Oprah & Friends" channel will feature original daily programming on a variety of topics including nutrition, fitness, health, self improvement, home, and current events from popular "Oprah" personalities, including Bob Greene, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Robin Smith, Marianne Williamson, Nate Berkus, and Gayle King.

- Portions From an XM News Release

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