SIRIUS Satellite Radio Offered as Factory Option on All-New 2005 Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee

NEW YORK, April 7 -- Today at the New York Auto Show, SIRIUS Satellite Radio , known for delivering the very best in commercial-free music and premium sports programming to cars, homes and boats across the country, announced that the brand new Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee will feature SIRIUS Satellite Radio as a factory-installed option beginning with the 2005 model year production. The factory programs will cover all five Grand Cherokee models, which will arrive at Jeep dealerships in the fall.

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"We are honored that the Chrysler Group continues to show their steadfast commitment to factory-installing our satellite radio systems in more of their vehicles," said Doug Wilsterman, Senior Vice President of OEM Automotive for SIRIUS. "We are extremely pleased to play a continuing role in Chrysler Group's current product offensive, including this all new Jeep Grand Cherokee.

The all-new 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee continues a tradition of Jeep innovation with new technologies, sophisticated all-new Jeep design and a new dimension in on-road refinement and off-road capability.

Delivering exhilarating performance with its new 325-horsepower, 5.7 Liter, HEMI(R) V-8 engine, Jeep Grand Cherokee offers more power and improved refinement than the previous generation.

The Jeep Grand Cherokee offers premium amenities such as Auto-Dimming headlamps, rear-seat DVD-based entertainment, Uconnect(TM) hands-free communication, navigation system, SIRIUS satellite radio, remote rear glass, automatic wind-shield wipers, adjustable pedals and dual-zone heating, ventilation and air conditioning.

Chrysler Group will announce pricing of the SIRIUS hardware at a later time.

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS provides listeners with over 110 channels of the best commercial- free music, sports, information and entertainment, with digital quality sound coast-to-coast, broadcast daily from New York City, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, Houston and Daytona. SIRIUS offers over 60, 100% commercial- free, music channels featuring multiple categories of Pop, Rock, Country, Hip- Hop, R&B, Dance, Jazz, Classical and Latin music, along with more than 50 channels of world-class sports, news, talk entertainment, traffic and weather for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95, with greater savings for upfront payments of multiple months or a year or more. SIRIUS also broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NHL, NBA and NFL, and is the official satellite radio partner of the NFL.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are manufactured by Alpine, Audiovox, Blaupunkt, Clarion, Eclipse, Jensen, JVC, Kenwood and Panasonic, and can be purchased at major retailers including Best Buy, Car Toys, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Good Guys, Sears, Tweeter and Ultimate Electronics, along with RadioShack and DISH Network outlets in mid- 2004.

SIRIUS' exclusive automotive partners DaimlerChrysler, Ford and BMW represent over 40% of new cars and light trucks sold annually in the United States. Automotive brands currently offering SIRIUS radios in select new car models include BMW, MINI, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep(R), Nissan, Infiniti, Mazda, Audi, Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. Automotive brands that have announced plans to offer SIRIUS radios in select models include Jaguar, Volvo, Land Rover and Aston Martin. In 2004, SIRIUS radios are expected to be available in nearly 80 different car models, with over 50 of them factory programs. Also, Hertz currently offers SIRIUS in 29 vehicle models at 53 major locations around the country. In addition, Penske Companies -- Penske Auto Group, United Auto Group and Penske Trucking -- are offering SIRIUS radios as a factory installed option, where available, in their cars and trucks through their dealerships.

Genmar Holdings, the world's largest manufacturer of recreational boats, Formula Boats and Winnebago, the leading supplier of recreational vehicles and motor homes, also offer SIRIUS.

Click on www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to find a SIRIUS retailer or car dealer in your area.

Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the key factors that have a direct bearing on our results of operations are: our dependence upon third parties to manufacture, distribute, market and sell SIRIUS radios and components for those radios; the unproven market for our service; our competitive position and any events which affect the useful life of our satellites.

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