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17 unusual facts about SIRIUS Satellite Radio


2007 NLL season

In February, the NLL signed an agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio to air a "Game of the Week" throughout the season as well as during the playoffs.

2008 NLL season

January 17: The NLL announced that New York Titans star Casey Powell would once again host "Inside the NLL with Casey Powell", a weekly one-hour show on Sirius Satellite Radio.

A Natural Death

Upon the album's release, "Murder" was frequently played on the Sirius Satellite Radio station, Hard Attack.

Beyond Investigation Magazine

In 2009, The Pat & Brian Show was "syndicated" on the Haunted Voices Radio Network and has been rebroadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Chrysler 300M

2004 brought optional Sirius Satellite Radio and an optional stereo with DVD-based GPS navigation.

Chrysler Pacifica

Limited models came with a year subscription of Sirius satellite radio, 6-disc DVD player capable of playing MP3, DVD audio, DVD video, DVD-R and DVD-RW discs, and an available eight-speaker 385-watt Infinity "Intermezzo" audio system with subwoofer.

Circle of Snakes

It served as promotion for the album, finding airplay on the Sirius Satellite Radio station Hard Attack.

Giorgio Chinaglia

At the time of his death, Chinaglia was co-hosting a daily soccer talk show, The Football Show, from 0700 to 0900 on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Jeep Wrangler

It also came with fog lamps, CD player with 7 speaker sound system and Sirius Satellite Radio, SunRider soft top, 30" wheels with 15" Alcoa aluminum rims, high pressure gas charged shocks, Dana 44 rear axle and exclusive 65th Anniversary Edition seats, trim, floor mats and decals.The available colors were light khaki, dark khaki, bright silver, black and Jeep Green.

The Unlimited offers more options and equipment than any previous Wrangler model, including standard electronic stability program and optional seat-mounted side airbags, remote keyless entry, navigation system, and Sirius Satellite Radio.

Live Phish Downloads: Headphones Jam

The Jam was first presented in November 2006 to the winner of the Phish / Sirius "Live in Brooklyn" Barn Tour Contest.

Mercury Meta One

The Meta One also featured built-in Sirius Satellite Radio and a roaming always-on Wi-Fi connection to deliver to the driver updated traffic conditions and real-time reports.

NFL Scoreboard

That show consists of game updates presented with text and graphics on the television screen and audio from Sirius NFL Radio.

Stankervision

On January 26, 2006, Yucko stated on Stern's Sirius channel (on the post-show wrap-up program) that the show had been cancelled not because of its content, but problems with sponsors.

The Flairz

The lead track from The Flairz's independent debut EP, Rock and Roll Ain't Evil, was the "coolest song in the world this week" on the 19 September 2004 episode of the syndicated rock show Little Steven's Underground Garage, and, as of December 2006, the song receives a high level of airplay on the Sirius Satellite Radio channel of the same name.

University Radio York

The show was broadcast nationally on 97-99 FM and DAB, across the USA on Sirius Satellite Radio and online through the BBC Radio 1 website.

Welcome to the Fall

The track "All is Numb" had a music video and found considerable airplay on the Sirius Satellite Radio station, Octane.


2009 Checker Auto Parts 500

ABC broadcast the race on television beginning at 3 PM US EST while MRN along with Sirius Satellite Radio had radio coverage starting at 2:45 PM US EST.

Beijing Jiaotong Tai

The format of this channel can be compared to the traffic channels provided by XM Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, the commercial all-traffic station CHMJ in Vancouver, Canada, or the "Highway Advisory radio stations" (the low power AM stations near points along Interstate highways in the United States).

Big Tracks

The channel was officially dropped on November 12, 2008 because of the Sirius XM merger, and replaced by Sirius' Classic Rewind and Hair Nation.

Campion Murphy

He is the brother-in-law of Devon O'Day, a Nashville, Tennessee-based songwriter/record label executive/national air personality on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Couzin Ed

In addition, he is a semi-regular guest on the former bi-monthly Lazlow Show on XM Satellite Radio channel XM202 in New York City, out of the XM Radio studios at the Opie and Anthony broadcast center which aired every other month on Saturday nights before being canceled after the Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Radio merger.

Dan Ahdoot

Ahdoot has made numerous guest appearances, including ABC's 20/20 and Jim Breuer's Sirius Satellite Radio program.

FamilyNet

The organization also operated FamilyNet Radio 161, a full-time Christian talk channel on SIRIUS Satellite Radio, but was dropped on November 30, 2010 in favor of FamilyTalk.

Jed Hilly

Hilly is the Executive Producer of the annual Americana Honors & Awards show at the Historic Ryman Auditorium, which is broadcast around the world on PBS and AXS TV along with BBC2 Radio, XM/Sirius Satellite Radio, WSM, Voice of America and NPR.org.

Last of Seven

It has received some airplay on satellite radio stations, The Pulse on Sirius, and Flight 26 on XM.

Little Smirk

It was released to rock radio formats, debuting first in the U.S. and then later Canada (on Canadian rock channel Iceberg 85 on Sirius Satellite Radio and Sirius Canada).

Mike Donegan

The broadcast journalist and humorist most recently co-hosted a show on Sirius Satellite Radio and is the stadium announcer for the Tennessee Titans.

Sirius XM Progress

It launched on March 31, 2004, and the lineup included hosts like Ed Schultz, Randi Rhodes, Al Franken, Marty Kaplan, Janeane Garofalo, Alan Colmes, Lizz Winstead and Chuck D. At the time, both Sirius and XM had centrist/progressive talk channels featuring talent from Air America Radio.

The Artie Lange Show

The Artie Lange Show is available on the Audience Network channel 239 on DirecTV, Sirius channel 92, XM channels 208 and 165, Extreme Talk, and terrestrial radio affiliates throughout the United States.

The Playboy Radio Show

The Playboy Radio Show is a Playboy TV reality series that follows the weekly antics of the various shows on SIRIUS Satellite Radio's Playboy Radio channel.

WRSU-FM

Bill Newcott, '77, former WRSU news reporter, now host of AARP's Movies for Grownups radio show, heard on 400 stations and Sirius Satellite Radio.

XM Radio Canada

The Best Of Sirius package (NFL, NASCAR, Howard 100, Howard 101) was not included on XM Radio Canada's offerings in September 2008, even though the Sirius channels were poured to XM Radio Canada during the merger of XM and Sirius channels on November 12, 2008.