To celebrate the release of the Black Crowes’ new album, Warpaint, the band’s frontman Chris Robinson will take over SIRIUS’ Jam_ON channel for an entire day. Robinson will play tracks off of the band’s new album as well as some personal favorites.

Chris, a noted Grateful Dead fan, will also guest DJ on SIRIUS’ Grateful Dead Channel later in the week. He will share his personal Grateful Dead memories and play his favorite Dead songs.

Check Chris on SIRIUS channel 17, Jam_On and on SIRIUS channel 32, The Grateful Dead Channel

Jam_ON: Tuesday, March 4 – 6 am through 12 am ET

Grateful Dead Channel: Thursday, March 6 – 5 pm ET, with encores: March 7 at 9 am ET, March 8 at 8 pm ET and March 9 at 10 am ET

NEW YORK, Feb 29, 2008 — SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that it will offer listeners nationwide unprecedented access when His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI embarks on his first pastoral visit to the United States from April 15-20, 2008.

SIRIUS’ The Catholic Channel (channel 159) will be the flagship for coverage of the first visit to the U.S. by a Pope since 1999, providing hourly updates with the latest news and information on the Pope’s activities during his visit, live coverage of all the major events, and more. SIRIUS, in addition to The Catholic Channel coverage, will dedicate multiple channels to the Pope’s visit, to provide listeners with simultaneous access to Papal events, commentary, and rare archival recordings of Masses and speeches from historic Papal visits — which will include, among others, Pope John Paul II’s 1995 address to the United Nations General Assembly.

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WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Feb 29, 2008 — XM Satellite Radio and SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that the companies have agreed not to exercise their rights to terminate the Merger Agreement until May 1, 2008.

The closing of the pending merger remains subject to satisfaction of all applicable conditions, including approval from the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission. For more information on the SIRIUS-XM merger, please visit www.XMmerger.com or www.SIRIUSmerger.com.

Road Dog’s Salute to the Professional Driver!

* SIRIUS Road Dog Trucking Radio has announced the first ever Road Dog Awards and is looking for photos of drivers in the fun categories below.

* Deadline for entries is March 3, photo entries should be emailed to RoadDogAwards@sirius-radio.com.

* Finalists will be posted on SIRIUS.com – all are welcome to vote on the winner!

* The winners of The Road Dog Awards will be announced at the SIRIUS booth at MATS, The Mid-America Trucking Show, live on March 29th on a special edition of Freewheelin’ with Meredith Ochs and Chris T.

Get in gear with Road Dog Trucking Radio, SIRIUS channel 147, the 24-hour channel just for drivers who keep America moving. Road Dog Trucking Radio features news, information and entertainment designed to lighten the load. Share your ride with fellow drivers and never lose the signal, whether you’re hauling cross-country or cross-town!

ROAD DOG TRUCKING AWARDS - CATEGORIES:

Rust Never Sleeps
Think your truck is the rustiest, dustiest, cruddiest rig on the road? If so, we want to see it!

Arkansas Chrome Got Me Home
Send us a picture of your duct tape handiwork and we’ll judge it on difficulty of repair, stability of design and amount of duct tape used.

Twisted Team
If you and your co-driver are an odder couple than Oscar and Felix, send us your picture: You could be the twisted teammates we seek!

Wicked Whiskers
If you’ve got some radical facial hair, we want to see it! Entries will be judged on the ability of the supplied photo to scare a small child.

Family Tradition
Did you learn to drive sitting on your Pap’s knee? As a tyke, did your grandfather let you take the tractor out on the North 40? If trucking is in your family’s DNA, send us a picture of yourself with your rig-rockin’ relatives. Nominees must have more than one trucker in the family.

Just Call Me Fido
Does your pet look like you? Entrants must be photographed with their pet and will be judged on facial similarities, body type similarities and unique physical traits.

In what might be a sign of things to come, “connected-car” company, USTelematics announced this morning that they will be making Sirius programming available through their Voyager product line.  Voyager provides live and downloaded wireless mobile internet protocol TV (IPTV) and audio programming for rear-seat passenger vehicle infotainment, and integrates a broad suite of features and functions, including the creation of a mobile Wi-Fi internet hotspot to enable online computer usage in the car and on the road, as well as DVD, movies, TV, Xbox and other computer games, and more.

COSMO Radio, Maxim Radio, Martha Stewart Living Radio and Candace Bushnell to devote shows to the most romantic day of the year.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that it will broadcast extensive, steamy, and seductive Valentine’s Day programming, including an entire week devoted to love, sex, relationships and dating on SIRIUS’ COSMO Radio channel 111 as well as a “Valentine’s Day Crisis Line” on Maxim Radio channel 108.

Other sexy Valentine’s Day programming spanning multiple channels and days includes: SIRIUS Stars’ Candace Bushnell talks with love experts about the importance of loving yourself and Martha Stewart Living Radio’s tips for everything from romantic dinner ideas to special Valentine’s Day baked goods.

For complete programming details about SIRIUS’ Valentine’s Day lineup, visit www.sirius.com/valentinesday.

COSMO RADIO channel 111

Wake Up! with CosmoRadio, Weekdays 7:00 – 11:00 am ET

Cocktails with Patrick, Weekdays 5:00 – 8:00 pm ET

Get In Bed with COSMO, Weekdays 8:00 – 11:00 pm ET

Interview with Laura Bell Bundy and Candace Bushnell February 14 at 4:00 pm ET

All week long the hosts of COSMO Radio will be breaking down Valentine’s Day for both single and attached listeners with tips on making the day extra special, decoding a guy’s gift, and giving (and getting) the hottest kisses.

On Valentine’s Day, COSMO Radio host Victoria Keelan will sit down with fun, fearless, female Laura Bell Bundy, the star of Broadway’s hit show Legally Blonde and special guest Candace Bushnell.

MAXIM RADIO channel 108

Maxim Radio’s Valentine’s Day Crisis Line, February 14 10:00 am – 11:00 pm ET

Sex Files, Wednesdays 2:00 pm ET

Maxim Radio’s “Valentine’s Day Crisis Line” will offer listeners 13 hours of free, expert advice for men who are stressing about the most romantic day of the year. Special guests include Carmen Electra, Christine Lakin, from the new movie “The Hottie & The Nottie,” and Maxim magazine’s sex columnist Gillian Telling. Maxim Radio will also air a special Valentine’s Day edition of Sex Files, the weekly call-in show dedicated to love and sex issues hosted by Amy Spencer and Yvonne Fulbright.

MARTHA STEWART LIVING RADIO channel 112

Morning Living, 7:00 – 11:00 am ET

Everyday Food The Radio Show, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm ET

Living Today, 1:00 – 5:00 pm ET

All week long Martha Stewart Living Radio hosts offer romantic dinner ideas, creative ideas and tips for Valentine’s Day baked goods and gifts, as well as special guest interviews.

SIRIUS STARS channel 102

Candace Bushnell’s Sex, Success and Sensibility, February 14 at 6:00 pm ET

Candace will devote her special Valentine’s Day show helping listeners learn to love themselves by finding their inner beauty. Candace and her love experts won’t let listeners cry, mope, or whine about not having a date this Valentine’s Day; instead they will give listeners tips on how to love themselves before loving someone else.

SIRIUS Stars will also air ‘love messages’ from listeners all day on Valentine’s Day. Listeners are encouraged to call 866-99-38-BOP and choose option #9 to leave a message or send an email to VALENTINE@SIRIUS-RADIO.COM.

Just announced: Indie Talk, a “groundbreaking talk radio channel” to “serve as an uncensored, unfiltered forum for independent thought and opinion.”

Indie Talk touts talk talent Ron Silver, who’s enjoyed an acting career since 1974. More recently, Silver has become politically active, serving as a member on the Council of Foreign Relations. He transitioned from Democratic to Independent party affiliation, praising the efforts of President Bush.

“Radio needs a change as much as the country,” said Silver. “Indie Talk will give voice to all individuals for an amazing national debate.”

According to the Press Release, Indie Talk promises to “give an equal voice to individuals from any affiliation or background […] and be a platform for listeners across the country to react to breaking news, issues[.]”.

The channel launches February 6, 2008 with the premiere of Silver’s call-in show, airing weekdays 9-11AM EST.

Will this new format appeal the current listeners of Sirius Left/Patriot? Will it draw in new listeners of political talk? Could a national “open-forum” news channel even affect the merger?

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network, Wikipedia

The special broadcast debuts today in conjunction with the release of “Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert” movie in digital 3-D

Miley Cyrus, star of Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana, and pop sensation The Jonas Brothers, are taking over SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s Hits 1 music channel to celebrate the release of Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert movie in digital 3-D.

The special weekend broadcast event, which kicks-off today, will feature Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers sharing behind-the-scenes stories from her wildly successful tour as well as personal stories about their families. In addition, Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas will host a special edition of Hit-Bound, SIRIUS Hits 1’s series showcasing the best unsigned, indie, international and homemade music and The SIRIUS Hits 1 Weekend Countdown!, a countdown of the 45 biggest songs in North America. Miley Cyrus will also spin her personal favorite music throughout the weekend.

Miley Cyrus, daughter of country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus, became an overnight sensation as the breakout star of Disney Channel’s hit series Hannah Montana. In 2007, Miley embarked on the “Best of Both Worlds” tour performing as both herself and Hannah Montana. The Jonas Brothers joined the tour as the opening act in October of 2007. The band’s second, self-titled, album was released in August of 2007 and reached numb

Jenna Jameson, Bill Romanowski, Playboy Radio Morning Show team live from Playboy’s Desert Oasis and Resort Party

Live remotes from The Beach Bowl, Lingerie Bowl and EA Madden Bowl

Playboy Radio will be front and center on the red carpet for Playboy’s retro-themed “Playboy’s Desert Oasis and Resort” party the night before the big game. Jenna Jameson, NFL great Bill Romanoswki, morning show hosts Kevin Klein and Andrea Lowell to talk with Playmates, athletes, and celebrities.

Playboy Radio will also broadcast live from The Beach Bowl, the celebrity touch football game led by Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart. Hef’s girlfriend Kendra will act as referee and Playboy Radio hosts will provide play-by-play commentary and interview celebrity participants on the sidelines. Playboy Radio will also broadcast live remotes from the Lingerie Bowl and the EA Madden Bowl.

Live coverage of The Beach Bowl kicks off January 31 at 5:00 pm ET; coverage of the Playboy party starts February 2 at 11:00 pm ET on SIRIUS channel 198.

SIRIUS will honor the achievements, unique history and legacy of African-Americans throughout the Month of February with a series of programming specials

Highlights of SIRIUS’ Black History Month programming, beginning on February 1st, include:

Mark Thompson will honor Black History Month by speaking with NAACP representatives about their grassroots efforts in addition to interviewing prominent African-American historians and authors about pivotal men and women in the civil rights movement. Thompson will also host a black history challenge based on the comprehensive reference book, Black Saga: The African-American Experience: A Chronology. Mark Thompson is the host of the daily political talk show Make it Plain, which airs Monday-Friday from 5:00 – 8:00 pm ET on SIRIUS Left channel 146.

Famous First by African-Americans will feature artists including Alicia Keys, Lionel Richie, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, and Jamie Foxx remembering famous first achievements by African-Americans throughout history. The special series will run on Heart & Soul channel 51.

Black History Month Spotlight: Great African-Americans will recognize the legacy of African-Americans by spotlighting people and events that have contributed to making a lasting and positive change in our nation’s history. The featurettes will run hourly throughout the month of February on Praise channel 68 and Reggae Rhythms channel 97.

Black History Month in Soul Town will highlight key African-American figures in politics, sports, arts and entertainment that have left lasting legacies in their respective fields. The special daily series will air on Soul Town channel 53.

My Life, My Music! will honor achievements and contributions African-American women in hip-hop culture every weekend throughout the month of February on Hip-Hop Nation channel 40. The channel will kick-off the month by featuring the queen of hip-hop, Missy Elliot.