Sirius Sports

Once again Sirius XM announced today that it will broadcast Super Bowl XLIV in 10 languages, across 14 different live broadcasts plus live talk programming from South Florida throughout Super Bowl Week.

Starting Monday, SIRIUS NFL Radio (ch.124) will broadcast live every day from Radio Row at the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center with the latest news and analysis leading up to the big game, plus dozens of interviews with players, coaches, league executives and celebrities.

NFL Radio will also broadcast live from Sun Life Stadium on Media Day, Tuesday 10 am – 1pm ET, offering one on one interviews with players and coaches from both the Colts and Saints.

On Saturday 4 pm ET, NFL Radio will provide live coverage as the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010 is announced. Listeners will hear the live announcement as well as one on one interviews with the newly elected Hall of Famers.

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Sirius XM Radio will offer listeners comprehensive coverage of the 2009-2010 NHL season with an extensive schedule of live play-by-play of NHL games and daily hockey talk on the NHL Home Ice channel.

XM listeners will have access to live play-by-play of every regular season and playoff game on XM channels 204-209. Sirius subscribers with the “Best of XM” programming package will get most regular season games and every NHL postseason game on Sirius channels 208-220.

In addition to live games, The company will offer the 24/7 hockey talk radio channel, NHL Home Ice, on XM ch. 204 and Sirius ch. 208 (with the “Best of XM”). NHL Home Ice features the weekly live show, NHL Hour, hosted by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and a rotation of League executives, including Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and Senior Executive VP of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell. The hour-long show, co-hosted by former NHL player Bill Clement, airs every Thursday (4pm ET). NHL Hour provides listeners with the latest news and events from the highest levels of the NHL.

NHL fans can also tune in to Sirius ch.122 for CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Radio (weekdays, 4-7pm ET), hosted by Jeff Marek, Kelly Hrudey, Cassie Campbell Pascall, Craig Simpson and Scott Morrison.

On Sirius XM Sports Nation, Sirius ch.122 and XM ch.143, former New York Rangers forward Ron Duguay and former New Jersey Devils defenseman Ken Daneyko host their weekly show, Ice Breakers (Thursdays, 7-9pm ET), a lifestyle-themed show that features the duo’s thoughts on the NHL, lifestyle, entertainment and more.

I was a little late getting this story up because I was at the Boston Bruins stinker of a home opener Thursday night, hopefully I will have better luck at tonight’s game vs the Hurricanes as I am 0-5-1 in the last six games I have attended! Sorry Boston, I am the new curse.

The 2009 NFL season kicks off tonight at 8:30 pm ET, when the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers play host to the Tennessee Titans at Heinz Field. The game will be available to listeners nationwide on Sirius (ch. 125/124) and on XM (ch. 102/124) for those of you who have the “Best of Sirius” package (I can’t wait until we no longer have to specify that).

Sirius subscribers and XM subscribers with the “Best of SIRIUS” will get live play-by-play of every NFL game through the regular season, playoffs and Super Bowl Sirius NFL Radio (ch. 124) delivers comprehensive radio coverage of the league 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Sirius NFL Radio Daily Schedule: (All times ET)

Weekdays

• 7 – 10 am: The Opening Drive with Bob Papa, Randy Cross, Peter King & Shannon Sharpe
• 10 am – 1 pm: The SIRIUS Blitz with Adam Schein, Rich Gannon & Jim Miller
• 1 – 3 pm: The Red Zone with Solomon Wilcots, Marty Schottenheimer, Gil Brandt,  Carl Banks, Ross Tucker & Alex Marvez
• 3 – 7 pm: Movin’ The Chains with Tim Ryan & Pat Kirwan
• 7 – 8 pm: NFL Network’s Total Access
• 8 – 11 pm: Late Hits with Bryan McGovern, Jim Miller, Ross Tucker & Gil Brandt

Tuesdays

• 7 – 9 pm: SIRIUS Fantasy Football with Adam Caplan & John Hansen

Fridays

• 8 – 11 pm: SIRIUS Fantasy Football with Caplan & Hansen

Saturdays

• 8 – 11 am: The Weekend Kickoff with Howard David & Dean Dalton
• 11 am – 2 pm:  Press Coverage with Vic Carucci & Dan Leberfeld
• 2 – 4 pm: Chalk Talk with Dave Hagen
• 4 – 7 pm:  The End Zone with Bryan McGovern & Pat Kirwan
• 7 – 11 pm: Late Hits with Andrew Bogusch & Jim Miller

Sundays

• 9 am – Noon: The SIRIUS Tailgate Show with Adam Schein, John Madden, Gil Brandt & Adam Caplan
• Noon – 8 pm: The Sunday Drive with Steve Torre & Bill Lekas. Live cut-ins to NFL games, up-to-the-minute news and highlights from around the league and post-game interviews from the day’s star performers.
• 8 pm – Midnight: NFL Rewind with Jack Arute & Jim Miller

For more information and a schedule of NFL games on Sirius XM, visit sirius.com/nfl or xmradio.com.

Major League Baseball may find its way to the Best of XM package for Sirius subscribers. Let me start by saying that this is speculation with some serious smoke signals indicating that it is true. Various telephone calls to customer service at Sirius seem to indicate that an announcement will be made regarding an upgrade to the Best of XM package for people that subscribe to Sirius. That upgrade is Major League Baseball.

A SiriusBuzz reader contacted me with the news this morning, and with a few phone calls, there seems to be some legitimacy to the rumor. Whether there will be additional fees to consumers who wish to get baseball has not been made clear. Also unclear is if there are additional costs to Sirius XM associated with the move.

One thing is certain. The addition of baseball would be a good thing for those that get the “Best Of” programming, and from a consumer standpoint it will add value to the package. I would have preferred to see this news prior to the season beginning, but getting baseball at all on Sirius in 2009 is a win for consumers, and a demonstration that merger synergies are happening.

With a slumping economy, satellite radio, as much as baseball can benefit from this. The more subscribers that buy the “Best Of” programming, the better. Speculation is that the programming will not start until June, but perhaps, with the leak having happened we will hear something at the Q1 conference call or the annual meeting.

“Best Of” includes NFL for XM. The inclusion of MLB on Sirius’ “Best Of” will be a major victory.

According to customer service reps, they received and email saying that “We are hoping to have MLB baseball on the Best of XM Package by the second week in June”

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On April 25th and 26th, Sirius XM Radio will host 16 hours of live coverage from the floor of Radio City Music Hall in New York City hosted by NFL Experts Gil Brandt, Pat Kirwan, Tim Ryan and Adam Schein. Coverage can be heard on SIRIUS NFL Radio (Sirius Channel 124, XM Channel 124 with “Best of Sirius” package).

On Saturday and Sunday, Sirius NFL Radio will present draft previews on the regularly scheduled shows Weekend Kickoff (Sat., 8am-12pm ET) hosted by Ross Tucker and Ralph Vacchiano, Press Coverage (Sat. 12-3pmET) hosted by Vic Carucci and Dan Leberfield and Press Pass (Sun. 8-10am ET) hosted by Ross Tucker and Randy Cross.

On Saturday, April 25, Sirius XM’s all-sports Mad Dog Radio channel (Sirius Channel 123, XM channel 144) will air NFL Draft specials life from 12pm to 10pm, ET. Hosts Andy Gresh and Andrew Bogusch will allow callers from around the country to weigh in with their opinions on upcoming picks and react as soon as the first and second round selections are announced. Chris “Mad Dog” Russo will join the action Saturday night to recap the Draft’s first day.

For pre-draft action, tune in to Sirius Blitz from 11am to 3pm ET where they will interview top prospects and report on all the latest pre-draft news live on SIRIUS NFL Radio (Again, channel 124 on both networks, XM listeners with Best Of Sirius only).

Sirius XM Radio announced today that every game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will air on Sirius XM Radio, along with news and analysis from the NHL Home Ice Channel. For those of you who are XM subscribers, you can listen on XM channels 204-209, while Sirius subscribers can listen on channels 210-220 through the Best of XM package.

Coverage will kick off with the opening round on Wednesday, April 15th from 2 -7 pm, when Chris “Mad Dog” Russo will host a special NHL post-season edition of his own show on Sirius Channel 123 and XM Channel 144.

Be sure to check out Gary Bettman’s regular weekly talk show, NHL Hour With Commissioner Gary Bettman, every Thursday on NHL Home Ice at 4pm ET, where the Commissioner talks with special guests and answers questions from hockey fans from around the country. Listeners are welcome to call in at 877-645-6696 and ask their questions live on air. For instance, maybe something along the lines of… what the heck is up with these guys in the league diving all over the place like soccer players and why can’t the referees spot it?

For the complete schedule of upcoming games, please visit sirius.com/nhl and xmradio.com/nhl.

Its that time of year again for you left turn loving freaks as Sirius XM is set to broadcast live from the Daytona International Speedway for the 51st running of the Daytona 500 . On race day, listeners will hear 15 hours of live coverage including the live race call, news, analysis, and in-car audio on additional Driver2Crew Chatter channels.

The Driver2Crew Chatter channels that will carry the in-car audio of NASCAR’s top drivers and combine the race broadcast with the pit crew communications, allowing subscribers to follow the overall race call and the in-car audio of a driver on a single channel. The “Fan’s Choice” channel will feature the in-car audio of a driver determined by fans who log on to sirius.com/nascar and vote from a selection of competitors.

Sirius subscribers and XM subscribers with the “Best of SIRIUS” can tune into the following:

• Live race call provided by MRN – SIRIUS 128 / XM 128
• Jimmie Johnson in-car audio – SIRIUS 121 / XM 102
• Tony Stewart in-car audio – SIRIUS 125 / XM 103
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. in-car audio – SIRIUS 126 / XM 104
• Jeff Gordon in-car audio – SIRIUS 127 / XM 105
• Fan’s Choice (Driver TBD) – SIRIUS 113 / XM 106

This coming Sunday Sirius and XM listeners will have access to 13 individual broadcasts of Super Bowl XLIII in a staggering 10 languages. In addition to the live game coverage listeners will also get to hear the entire halftime performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band live on E Street Radio.

We all know that Howard Stern turned down the chance to broadcast live from the upcoming even in Tampa but, if you are a fan of sports it should come as some consolation that Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo will in fact be in Tampa all week to host his daily show, Mad Dog Unleashed (Sirius ch.123, XM ch. 144).

In an interesting turn of events today, Bubba The Love Sponge announced that he would put on a free Bubbapalooza show in the city of the winning team in appreciation of his fans. Too bad for me that it wont be in the city of the team who beat the Arizona Cardinals 47-7 in week 16!

The full Sirius XM channel lineup is available after the jump…

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