Don’t miss the following scheduled guests * on SIRIUS Satellite Radio! All interviews, performances and special programs (listed chronologically by date and time, below) are exclusive to SIRIUS. For more details, go to www.sirius.com. All times Eastern.

GUEST INTERVIEWS / PERFORMANCES:

LIL MAMA, will guest DJ (HOT JAMZ channel 50, Rebroadcast June 11^th @ 12 am ET)

AMY WILSON, star on the one-woman show “Mother Load” and family therapist RACHEL SUSSMAN discuss how NOT to become a Mom-zilla Morning Living (Martha Stewart Living Radio channel 112 @ 9am ET)

SARAH WAYNE CALLIE, interview with the Prison Break star (BBC Radio 1 / 11, June 11 @10 am ET)

ROB HALFORD, interview with the frontman of Judas Priest on Breuer Unleashed (Raw Dog Comedy Uncensored channel 104 June 11 @ 4 pm ET)

PETER BJORN AND JOHN, interview and performance on World Café and LUKE TEMPLE on World Café Next (Disorder channel 32, June 11 @ 6 pm ET)

PAULA COLE interview and performance on World Café (Disorder channel 32, June 12 @ 6 pm ET)

FABOLOUS, performance and interview on Studio40: The Backstage Pass (HIP-HOP NATION channel 40 Rebroadcast: June 13^th @ 6 pm ET)
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NEW YORK, June 5, 2007 — SIRIUS Satellite Radio (SIRI) today announced that it has obtained a $250 million senior secured term loan commitment from Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.

The facility will mature in five and one-half years and have covenants substantially similar to those under the Company’s existing 9 5/8% Senior Notes. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. Morgan Stanley is acting as the sole lead arranger and has committed to provide the entire principal amount of the facility, subject to customary closing conditions.

“This transaction takes advantage of favorable market conditions and significantly strengthens our balance sheet,” said David Frear, EVP and CFO of SIRIUS.

WASHINGTON, Jun 05, 2007 – The nation’s only two satellite radio companies have hired a high-profile public affairs firm to lobby the federal government on their proposed combination, which faces regulatory and congressional scrutiny.

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR) hired Quinn Gillespie & Associates LLC, according to a federal disclosure form filed Tuesday.

The firm was founded by Jack Quinn, who served as counsel to President Bill Clinton from 1995 to 1997, and Ed Gillespie, a Republican Party strategist who served as the Republican National Committee chairman during the 2004 election cycle.

In February, New York-based Sirius said it would seek government approval to acquire Washington-based XM in a deal valued at $4.57 billion at the time.

But the companies face stiff opposition from federal lawmakers, who dispute the companies’ claim that the merger would not eliminate competition nor lead to higher subscription prices.

The companies also face significant regulatory hurdles. In 1997, the Federal Communications Commission granted licenses to them on the condition that they would never merge to create a potential satellite radio monopoly.

Sirius Chief Executive Mel Karmazin has argued that, since then, new technology, such as high-definition radio, Internet-based radio and iPods, provide significant competition.

Both companies filed an application with the FCC to transfer radio licenses to a new combined company. However, the agency has not yet accepted the filing to begin a review that could take up to six months or longer.

In addition to Quinn and Gillespie, who are registered to lobby on behalf of the companies, several other veteran former Capitol Hill and White House officials are listed in the disclosure form.

They include: Jeff Connaughton, who worked as special assistant to the counsel to President Clinton in 1994 to 1995; Kevin D. Kayes, who most recently served as chief counsel to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.; Allison Giles, who served as chief of staff to the House Ways and Means Committee under then Chairman Bill Thomas, R-Calif.; Elizabeth Hogan, who worked as special assistant to the Commerce Department; and, Christopher McCannell, who was chief of staff to Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y.

Under a federal law enacted in 1995, lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches. They must register with Congress within 45 days of being hired or engaging in lobbying.

Join Jason Ellis, the official MC of Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom Huckjam Tour, as he hosts two week-long broadcasts from the tour on Faction, SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 28. 

‘Ellisman’ will be joined by an all star crew of skaters including  Kevin Staab, Jesse Fritsch, Sergie Ventura, Lincoln Ueda, Kevin Robinson, Drake McElroy, Matt Buyten, Greg Garrison and of course, the birdman himself, Tony Hawk. 

The shows will air June 4-8 and June 11-15 at 8pm ET.

Faction on Sirius Satellite Radio is where heelflips, handplants, half-pipes and hard rock join hip-hop and the biggest names in skateboarding, surfing, freestyle skiing and more. Faction is the music that defines the action sports lifestyle. Hear exclusive shows from Tony Hawk, Bam Margera and more.

For more information go to www.sirius.com/faction