On Sunday, January 27th, SIRIUS’ Lighten Up with Richard Simmons will be dedicated to diabetes awareness. Simmons, one of America’s most loved fitness experts, will discuss the importance of diabetes awareness as well as its related health issues. Richard will be joined by experts from The American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, and a friend and resident doctor of Richard Simmons, Dr. Frederic Jackson. All will be available to answer questions and concerns regarding diabetes.

American Idol judge Randy Jackson, who was diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, will be a special guest on Lighten Up with Richard Simmons on Sunday, January 27th. According to a recent article in The Washington Post, Jackson joined with the American Heart Association and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America in a program called The Heart of Diabetes. The program is “designed to encourage people to pay attention to possible diabetes symptoms so that if they do have the disease, they can begin treating and managing it early, significantly reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease.”

According to American Medical News, diabetes affects 7% of the United States population. The American Medical News reports that more than 14 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes, and another 6 million are undiagnosed, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Every Sunday on his SIRIUS show, Richard reads faxes, letters and emails from people who need a little lift or a little push, and calls them directly to give advice, provide a proverbial shoulder to cry on or just make them laugh.

Lighten Up With Richard Simmons—weekly health, fitness and diet show—airs Sunday 3 pm - 6 pm ET on SIRIUS Stars Ch. 102.

SIRIUS to broadcast LIVE from “Liverpool 8” record release party featuring a performance from the music icon.

Legendary rocker Ringo Starr sits down for an intimate interview with SIRIUS Satellite Radio host Meg Griffin to discuss the making of his latest album Liverpool 8. During the interview, Starr also discusses his early musical influences and favorite drummers.

Immediately following the interview, SIRIUS will broadcast live from the Liverpool 8 album release party at LA’s House of Blues. The event will included a performance by Ringo Starr and Dave Stewart, the albums co-producer and half of the British music duo, Eurythmics.

Listen on SIRIUS Disorder channel 70 and The Spectrum channel 18 on Friday, January 25.

Interview – 3:15 pm ET

Album release party and performance – 4 pm ET

Multi-platinum and Grammy® winning artist Sheryl Crow will take over SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s The Spectrum channel. The exclusive five-day special will feature Sheryl playing her favorite music including a track-by-track preview and in-depth discussion of her new album Detours (A&M/Interscope) in stores February 5th.

Among the many tracks on the album, Sheryl discusses how “Lullaby for Wyatt,” a song about her son, “…really informed this album. There’s an urgent feeling about what’s going on in the world. This song is really about, as a parent, you just want to protect your children from the pain that they’re going to ultimately experience in their lives.

During the take-over Sheryl also performs songs from Detours and some of her classic hits at SIRIUS’ studios. Sheryl Crow’s Spectrum will kick-off on February 4th at 7 am ET and run through February 8th on The Spectrum channel 18.

Sheryl Crow catapulted onto the global stage in 1993 with her debut solo album Tuesday Night Music Club. The album sold over six million copies and won Sheryl three Grammy awards including “Best New Artist.” Since then Sheryl Crow has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, received nine Grammy awards and collaborated with renowned artists including Kid Rock, The Rolling Stones and Willie Nelson. Detours is Sheryl Crow’s sixth studio album and was recorded on her farm in Nashville.

The greatest punk bands of all time play the greatest punk songs of all time on SIRIUS channel 29.

The world’s greatest punk bands of all time: The Sex Pistols, The Misfits, The Dead Kennedys, The Circle Jerks, Bad Religion, Henry Rollins, NOFX, Dropkick Murphys and more.

The who’s who of punk royalty will play their hand-selected favorite punk anthems exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s Punk channel for five straight days. The Punk All-Stars will share personal stories and experiences from behind-the-scenes of one of rock’s most celebrated genres.

Monday, January 28, 2008 beginning at 7 am ET through Friday, February 1, 2008.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s unique commercial-free music and action sports lifestyle channel, Faction, will provide comprehensive behind-the-scenes coverage of the 12th Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado.

Faction’s coverage will be hosted by former Olympic skier Carrie Sheinberg and Faction staples Bryan Cullen and Michael Tully, with commentary from eight time winter X Game medalist, extreme skier, Jon Olsson. Fans will hear the latest results, breaking news and exclusive interviews with winter sports superstars. The wall-to-wall coverage can be heard January 24 through January 28 on Faction, SIRIUS channel 28.

Here it is:

Patriots team broadcast - channel 126
Giants team broadcast - channel 123
Westwood One Radio broadcast - channel 124
BBC Radio broadcast - channel 125
Westwood One Spanish broadcast (Spanish-Latin America) - channel 181
CANAL+ Spain broadcast (Spanish-Spain) - channel 110
France 2 broadcast (French) - channel 143
NHK Japan broadcast (Japanese) - channel 140
ARD broadcast (German) - channel 130
Telenet broadcast (Flemish) - channel 119
NTV Plus broadcast (Russian) - channel 122
SMG broadcast (Mandarin Chinese) - channel 121

Enjoy the game!!

….And to New Hampshire on Primary Day.

Audio highlights from inside actual Iowa Caucuses give listeners across America rare exposure to grassroots politics

SIRIUS Left host Alex Bennett talks to everyday voters at legendary Red Arrow Diner in New Hampshire

NEW YORK – December 26, 2007 – SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that SIRIUS Left host Alex Bennett will broadcast from the 2008 Iowa Caucuses and the 2008 New Hampshire primary, delivering breaking election news, voter reaction, and analysis straight from the center of two of the nation’s biggest political events.

The Alex Bennett Program, which airs Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET exclusively on SIRIUS Left channel 146, will be at the heart of the Iowa and New Hampshire political action.

In Iowa, Bennett will take listeners across America “inside” two actual Iowa Caucuses, bringing a firsthand account of the debate, discussion, and procedure by which America’s first political choices are made for the 2008 presidential campaign. Bennett will share Caucus results and all the late breaking news from politically influential Iowa on January 3rd and January 4th.

In New Hampshire on primary day, January 8th, and the morning after, January 9th, Bennett will broadcast his show live from the iconic Red Arrow Diner in Manchester. The Red Arrow Diner has become a focal point for many presidential candidates to visit during their campaign stops. Inside the diner Bennett will talk with “everyday Americans” and gauge their interest, passion, and opinions on the ever-important New Hampshire Presidential primary.

OK, trying to make up for my embarassing last post…

Sirius has announced that Duran Duran will be a featured artist during November with a slew of special programming across a number of channels.  Highlights include:

• A Takeover of Super Shuffle for 3 days (11/13-15) as “Red Carpet Radio”
• Track-by-track discussion of their new album on the Pulse (Today)
• A one-hour career introspectective on First Wave.
• The band playing some of their favorite songs on Big 80’s daily at noon.

There will also be Punk and Reggae specials hosted by the band.

In filings with the SEC this morning, both SatRad companies announced they will holding shareholder votes on the merger on Nov. 13th

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NEW YORK - Sept 13, 2007 – SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that multi-platinum artist 50 Cent will perform live for fans at its studios in New York City. 50 Cent will be joined by his G-Unit Records labelmates Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. The performance will feature songs from 50 Cent’s new album Curtis, and will be broadcast live on G-Unit Radio, the weekly SIRIUS radio show that is produced by 50 Cent. The performance will air in front of a live studio audience on September 29th at 9 pm ET on Shade 45, channel 45.

G-Unit Radio fans can enter to win tickets for this exclusive performance beginning on Friday September 14th at 1 pm ET by logging onto www.sirius.com/shade45.

G-Unit Radio, a weekly all-day broadcast produced by 50 Cent and his DJ, DJ Whoo Kid, airs Saturdays on Shade 45, the 24 hour-a-day, uncensored, commercial-free hip-hop channel created by Eminem. G-Unit Radio features a mix of shows, celebrity interviews and the latest music from the newest artists in the world of hip-hop.

50 Cent is one of the most successful figures in rap music history. His 2003 debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin, was certified 7x platinum with his follow-up The Massacre, certified 5x platinum. Curtis is the artist’s 3rd studio album. Besides his recording career, 50 Cent also starred in the 2005 film, Get Rich or Die Trying, and heads up his own label, G-Unit Records through Interscope, runs his own apparel line G-Unit Clothing, and has his own personal flavor of the popular sports beverage Vitawater aptly named, Formula 50.