Acclaimed Radio Executive Steve Harris Joins XM's Programming Team XM SATELLITE RADIO LOGO XM Satellite Radio is developing a new band of radio, which will offer as many as 100 channels of digital-quality music, news, sports, talk, comedy and children's programming. The service will be up-linked to XM Radio's 2 powerful satellites and transmitted directly to vehicle, home and portable radios coast-to-coast for a monthly subscription fee of $9.95. Contact: Vicki Stearn 202-380-4313, vicki.stearn@xmradio.com; 1500 Eckington Place, NE; Washington, DC 20002. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] WASHINGTON, DC USA 07/24/2000

5 October 2000

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 Award-winning ABC Radio Networks
executive Steve Harris has joined XM Satellite Radio as Vice
President, External Programming.  He will supervise all content provided by
XM's brand-name programming partners, including BBC World Service and BBC
Concerts, BET, Radio One, One-On-One Sports, CNN/Sports Illustrated and CNN
Financial Network, Bloomberg, Hispanic Broadcast Corporation, C-SPAN Radio,
and others.  XM will offer digital-quality sound, coast-to-coast service and
up to 100 channels to cars and homes beginning in the first half of 2001.
Seventy percent of the channels will be produced in-house by the XM Originals
programming team and 30 percent will come from brand name third party content
providers.  All the channels will be created or integrated at the XM Broadcast
Center in Washington, D.C., the largest all digital facility of its kind in
the U.S. with 82 studios.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000724/XMSATLOGO )
    Harris comes to XM from ABC Radio Networks, based in Dallas, Texas, where
he was Vice President, Urban Programming at ABC Radio, overseeing ABC Radio
Networks urban radio products, including nationally syndicated programs such
as The Tom Joyner Show, The Doug Banks Show and 24-hour formats such as
Classic R&B.
    "During his 25-year career in radio, Steve has earned widespread acclaim
for his ability to program winning radio stations, as well as a strong
reputation for working with top talent," said Lee Abrams, XM's Chief
Programming Officer.  "Steve will add a level of depth and integrity to our
programming team and bring a new dimension to XM's broadcast mission," added
Abrams.
    In 1999, Harris was named one of the "Top 25 Most Successful African
Americans in Radio" by Radio Ink Magazine.  He has also received several
prestigious industry honors, including the exclusive Black Radio "Drummer
Award," and the Young Black Programmer's "Programmer of the Year" award.
    "XM is completely revolutionizing radio as we know it today.  After
working in traditional radio for more than two decades, I wouldn't have missed
the opportunity to join forces with a company that is taking radio to a whole
new level," said Harris.
    XM-Ready radios will be manufactured by such household names as Sony,
Alpine and Pioneer Electronics Corporation and sold by automotive and retail
outlets such as Best Buy and Circuit City.  The company has a long-term
distribution agreement with General Motors to integrate XM-Ready radios into
its vehicles commencing in 2001.  XM's strategic investors include America's
leading car, radio and satellite TV companies -- General Motors, American
Honda Motor Co. Inc., Clear Channel Communications, DIRECTV and Motient
Corporation , which holds a controlling interest in the company.
    A high-quality, downloadable photograph of Steve Harris is available on
XM's website: http://www.xmradio.com.  Go to the New Room, double click on Photo
Gallery/Press Only, type in your name and the password is Entertainment with a
capital E (it is case sensitive).
    Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
the forward-looking statements in this press release include uncertainties
associated with the launch of our satellites, the company's dependence on
third party vendors, its continuing need for additional financing, as well as
other risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form S-1 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 9-7-00.  Copies of the filing
are available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.