NEW YORK, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) will celebrate what would have been Frank Sinatra's 92nd birthday with a line-up of exclusive shows on SIRIUSLY Sinatra, the world's only 24-hour commercial-free music channel dedicated to the legacy of Frank Sinatra. The celebration will air December 12 on SIRIUS channel 75.

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The special day-long tribute will feature As I Remember It, a personal look at the life and music of Frank Sinatra from his son, Frank Sinatra, Jr. and the broadcast of Frank Sinatra's 1957 concert recorded in Seattle with his longtime arranger, Nelson Riddle.

Other exclusive programming will include a special edition of The Chairman's Hour, SIRIUSLY Sinatra's unique and innovative weekly show hosted by Frank Sinatra himself through the use of archival materials, and Playing Favorites featuring artists Linda Ronstadt and Michael Feinstein, each playing their favorite Sinatra songs and sharing stories. For a complete schedule, listeners can log onto www.sirius.com/siriuslysinatra.

SIRIUSLY Sinatra, launched earlier this year, is the only 24-hour, seven- day-a-week, commercial-free channel to broadcast the entire spectrum of Sinatra's career as well as artists and songs from the standards era. Produced by SIRIUS and the Sinatra family, the channel also features regular blocks of Sinatra's music, archival performances and is the home of Nancy For Frank, a weekly show hosted by Nancy Sinatra.

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About SIRIUS

SIRIUS, 'The Best Radio on Radio,' delivers more than 130 channels of the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69 music channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NASCAR and NBA, and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL and NBA, as well as live NASCAR races. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.

SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) is a CD-quality, Internet-only version of the SIRIUS radio service, without the use of a radio, for the monthly subscription fee of $12.95. SIR delivers more than 80 channels of talk, entertainment, sports, and 100% commercial free music.

SIRIUS Backseat TV(TM) is the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring three channels of children's TV programming, including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network, for the subscription fee of $6.99 plus applicable audio subscription fee.

SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available in more than 20,000 retail locations, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, RadioShack and at shop.sirius.com.

SIRIUS radios are offered in vehicles from Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep(R), Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercury, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Scion, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Hertz also offers SIRIUS in its rental cars at major locations around the country.

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Source: PR Newswire (December 10, 2007 - 8:05 AM EST)

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