RadioBanter - Sirius to broadcast BBC Radio 1 in USA 24/7

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SIRIUS Satellite Radio to Broadcast BBC's Radio 1
Tuesday June 21, 8:00 am ET
- Popular U.K. music channel to debut on SIRIUS this summer
- Subscribers will hear channel in its entirety

NEW YORK, June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio
announced today an agreement to broadcast the British Broadcasting
Corporation's popular modern music channel Radio 1. The agreement,
with BBC Radio International, part of the U.K. broadcaster's
commercial arm BBC Worldwide, will bring many Americans their first
opportunity to listen to the influential and highly acclaimed radio
channel.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125 )

BBC Radio 1 will be broadcast with a time-shift on SIRIUS, so that
most Americans can enjoy the channel's lineup as it was intended --
with Chris Moyles' Breakfast Show in the morning, Scott Mill's show in
the afternoon, and kicking off the weekend with Pete Tong's Friday
night Essential Selection.

"Radio 1 on SIRIUS will be a unique entertainment offering unmatched
in the U.S.," said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS President of Entertainment
and Sports. "It is renowned for its support of up-and-coming British
artists, and reflects the enormously vibrant British music scene in
its daily programming and special events. SIRIUS subscribers will soon
be able to hear Radio 1's cutting-edge music in their cars, homes or
other locations."

BBC Radio 1 plays a mix of current pop, rock, R&B and hip-hop music,
and extensively covers music events taking place worldwide. BBC Radio
1 features many exclusive interviews, as well as live broadcasts of
performances and unique studio sets from some of the hottest artists
on the international music scene. The channel has a weekly audience of
more than 12 million in the U.K.*, and is consistently recognized for
the quality of its on-air hosts and the information and entertainment
it presents.

David Moody, Director of Strategy and Business Development at BBC
Worldwide, said: "We're delighted to be working with SIRIUS on adding
one of the U.K.'s most established radio brands to its high quality
radio line-up. The arrangement benefits from Radio 1's strong
programming and brand combined with SIRIUS' cutting edge delivery
technology and established U.S. audience. We look forward to exploring
further opportunities together in the future."

BBC's Radio 1 will be made available on SIRIUS later this summer, and
joins an exciting lineup of exclusive programming on SIRIUS. For more
information, visit http://www.sirius.com.

To find out more about BBC Radio 1's lineup, visit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1.

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