Introducing Sirius XM Radio

Kara Rowland The Washington Times - July 29, 2008, 04:02PM

Former rivals XM Satellite Radio Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. today announced details of the newly combined company, Sirius XM Radio.

The new firm boasts more than 18.5 million subscribers and 300 channels of programming. Other notable tidbits: Former Sirius Chief Executive Mel Karmazin is in charge, the stock will trade on the Nasdaq under SIRI, and the headquarters will be in New York. XM will continue to operate out of its D.C. office as a subsidiary.

in addition to a la carte packages, Sirius XM Radio will sell the “best of both” and family-friendly packages, as well as “mostly music” and “news, talk and sports.”

About the Author

Kara Rowland

Kara Rowland, White House reporter for The Washington Times, is a D.C.-area native. She graduated from the University of Virginia, where she studied American government and spent nearly all her waking hours working as managing editor of the Cavalier Daily, UVa.’s student newspaper.

Her interest in political reporting was piqued by an internship at Roll Call the summer before her …