SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO TO AIR SPANISH LANGUAGE BROADCASTS OF 2005-06 NFL GAMES

09-06-2005

Broadcasts include all Monday Night Football Games, the playoffs and Super Bowl

NEW YORK -September 6, 2005 - SIRIUS Satellite Radio -- the nation's premier provider of live professional and collegiate sports events and sports talk on satellite radio and the official satellite radio partner of the National Football League - announced today it will air Spanish language broadcasts of NFL games for the 2005-06 NFL season, including Monday Night Football, the playoffs and the Super Bowl.

SIRIUS will carry NFL Fútbol Americano, CBS Radio Sports / Westwood One's Spanish language package of NFL games.  The 31-game broadcast schedule includes the 2005 season opener on Thursday, September 8th, all Monday Night Football games, Thanksgiving Day games, the NFL Playoffs, the AFC and NFC Championships and Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006.  The Spanish language broadcasts -- which feature commentators Armando Quintero, Benny Ricardo and Clemson Smith Muñiz -- will air on SIRIUS Hispanic Talk, channel 181.

Included in this year's schedule is the special October 2, Sunday night game that will be played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City where the San Francisco 49ers will meet the Arizona Cardinals in the first regular season game in league history played outside the United States.

"The addition of NFL Fútbol Americano illustrates our continuing efforts to reach out to every NFL fan," said Steve Cohen, SIRIUS' Vice President of Sports Programming.  "Now our Spanish-speaking listeners can enjoy live NFL games in addition to our Latin music channels and SIRIUS en Español talk programming."

2005 NFL Fútbol Americano on SIRIUS Broadcast Schedule:  (All times ET)

Thu. 9/8/05 (9:00 pm)  Oakland @ New England // channel 181

Mon. 9/12/05 (9:00 pm)  Philadelphia @ Atlanta // channel 181
Mon. 9/19/05 (9:00 pm)  Washington @ Dallas // channel 181
Mon. 9/26/05 (9:00 pm)  Kansas City @ Denver // channel 181

From the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico
Sun. 10/2/05 (8:30 pm)  San Francisco vs. Arizona // channel 181

Mon. 10/3/05 (9:00 pm)  Green Bay @ Carolina // channel 181
Mon. 10/10/05 (9:00 pm)  Pittsburgh @ San Diego // channel 181
Mon. 10/17/05 (9:00 pm)  St. Louis @ Indianapolis // channel 181
Mon. 10/24/05 (9:00 pm)  New York Jets @ Atlanta // channel 181
Mon. 10/31/05 (9:00 pm)  Baltimore @ Pittsburgh // channel 181
Mon. 11/7/05 (9:00 pm)  Indianapolis @ New England // channel 181
Mon. 11/14/05 (9:00 pm)  Dallas @ Philadelphia // channel 181
Mon. 11/21/05 (9:00 pm)  Minnesota @ Green Bay // channel 181

Thanksgiving Day Games
Thu. 11/24/05 (12:30 pm)  Atlanta @ Detroit // channel 181
Thu. 11/24/05 (4:15 pm)  Denver @ Dallas // channel 181

Mon. 11/28/05 (9:00 pm)  Pittsburgh @ Indianapolis // channel 181
Mon. 12/5/05 (9:00 pm)  Seattle @ Philadelphia // channel 181
Mon. 12/12/05 (9:00 pm)  New Orleans @ Atlanta // channel 181
Mon. 12/19/05 (9:00 pm)  Green Bay @ Baltimore // channel 181
Mon. 12/26/05 (9:00 pm)  New England @ New York Jets // channel 181

Playoffs
Sat.  1/7/06 TBA  Wildcard Game #1 // channel 181
Sat.  1/7/06 TBA  Wildcard Game #2 // channel 181
Sun.  1/8/06 TBA  Wildcard Game #3 // channel 181
Sun.  1/8/06 TBA  Wildcard Game #4 // channel 181

Sat.  1/14/06 TBA  Divisional Game #1 // channel 181
Sat.  1/14/06 TBA  Divisional Game #2 // channel 181
Sun.  1/15/06 TBA  Divisional Game #3 // channel 181
Sun.  1/15/06 TBA  Divisional Game #4 // channel 181

Sun.  1/22/06 TBA  Conference Championship #1 // channel 181
Sun.  1/22/06 TBA  Conference Championship #2 // channel 181
Sun.  2/5/06 TBA  Super Bowl XL (@ Detroit) // channel 181


As the official satellite radio partner of the NFL, SIRIUS will broadcast live nationwide every regular and post-season game of the 2005-06 NFL season.  SIRIUS listeners can also tune into SIRIUS NFL Radio, channel 124, for the only 24/7/365 channel dedicated to pro football talk. 

SIRIUS, recognized by New York Magazine as having the "superior" programming in satellite radio, broadcasts more live play-by-play sports than any other radio outlet, providing coverage of more than 250 pro and college teams.  In addition to being the official satellite radio partner of the National Football League, National Hockey League, Wimbledon Championships, Barclay's English Premier League soccer, and Arena Football League, SIRIUS provides sports news, talk and play-by-play action from the NBA, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, and more than 115 colleges, plus live calls of several of the year's top thoroughbred horse races.  Starting in 2007, SIRIUS will be the official satellite home of NASCAR.