NEW YORK, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio
(Nasdaq:
SIRI -
News) today announced that it will carry the most expansive coverage
of the funeral of Pope John Paul II on Friday, April 8, and will feature
complete 24-hour coverage of the Papal election process on The EWTN Global
Catholic Network (Channel 160-English, Channel 180-Spanish) until a new Pope
is elected. World Radio Network (Channel 115) will also broadcast Vatican
Radio updates weekdays at 8 pm ET.
SIRIUS subscribers will be able to listen to live coverage of Friday's
funeral and burial beginning at 4:00 am ET over multiple channels including:
* The EWTN Global Catholic Network (Channel 160 in English), which will
also rebroadcast the funeral mass at 3:00 pm, 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm ET.
* The EWTN Global Catholic Network (Channel 180 in Spanish) will have the
same live coverage as its English channel.
* NPR (Channel 106).
* SIRIUS Left (Channel 143), ABC Radio News coverage.
* SIRIUS Right (Channel 142), Fox News Radio coverage.
* The FOX News Channel (Channel 105).
* The BBC World Service News (Channel 114).
* C-SPAN Radio (Channel 113).
* CNN (Channel 104).
* World Radio Network (Channel 115) Vatican Radio.
"SIRIUS is proud to provide our subscribers with so many choices in
coverage of this event in history," said Jay Clark, Executive Vice President
of Programming for SIRIUS. "This is an example of our commitment to offering
maximum flexibility for our listeners."
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programming to listeners across the country in digital quality sound. SIRIUS
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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 and NBA, and is the Official Satellite Radio
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Nissan, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volvo. Hertz currently offers SIRIUS at
53 major locations around the country.
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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.