SIRIUS Satellite Radio Now on Sale at Target Stores
Xact 'Stream Jockey' to Be Featured as SIRIUS Continues to Expand Distribution Points
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- SIRIUS , the premium satellite radio provider known for delivering the most compelling commercial-free music and sports programming to cars and homes across the country, today announced that SIRIUS radios are now available at over 500 selected national Target locations.
Target will feature the Xact XTR1 "Stream Jockey" palm-sized SIRIUS satellite radio and related accessories. The Xact -- priced at $149 including a universal kit for the car or home -- is SIRIUS' smallest receiver, making it an ideal device for transporting between the car, home and office, as well as for travel. Target will also offer a boom box designed to work with the XTR1, and is including a $25 gift card with each purchase.
"Increasing our retail distribution points is an important contributing factor to our growing retail market share," said Joseph P. Clayton, CEO of SIRIUS. "We're very pleased to welcome Target to our expanding list of national retailers selling SIRIUS radios. We believe that Target customers will be attracted to the sleek design of the easy-to-use Xact 'Stream Jockey.'"
SIRIUS offers 120 channels of programming for $12.95 per month, including 65 channels of 100% commercial-free music and over 55 channels of talk, information, entertainment and sports programming, including the entire NFL each week.
About SIRIUS
SIRIUS, now available to over 10 million DISH Network satellite TV and SIRIUS Satellite Radio subscribers, provides listeners with over 120 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 65 channels of 100% commercial-free music, and features over 55 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 NFL, NBA, and NHL, 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, Brix Labs, Clarion, Delphi, Eclipse, Jensen, JVC, Kenwood, Sanyo and XACT Communications and can be purchased at major retailers including Advance Auto Parts, Audio Express, Best Buy, Car Toys, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Good Guys, Office Depot, Sears, Tweeter, Ultimate Electronics and Wal-Mart, along with RadioShack and DISH Network outlets. SIRIUS is also available at heavy truck dealers and truck stops nationwide.
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, Porsche 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 over 80 different car models, with more than 50 of them factory programs. SIRIUS is also available as a factory option on select Freightliner, Kenworth and Peterbilt Class 8 trucks. Also, Hertz currently offers SIRIUS in over 30 vehicle models at 53 major locations around the country. In addition, the Penske companies -- Penske Auto Group and United Auto Group -- are offering SIRIUS radios as a factory installed option, where available, in their cars and trucks through their dealerships.
Some of the best names in boating and recreational vehicles also offer SIRIUS including Carver, Formula, Four Winns, Glastron, Godfrey, Hydra Sports, Larson, Lowe, Mastercraft, Monterrey, Ranger, Regal, Sea Ray, Skier's Choice and Wellcraft, as well as RV and coach builders Winnebago, Fleetwood, American Coach, Starcraft and Alfa Leisure.