| Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. offers satellite radio services in the United States. The company provides commercial-free music channels that offer classic rock, pop, heavy metal and hip-hop, country, dance, jazz, Latin, and classical music; and channels of news, sports, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and data, which include commercial advertising. In addition, it sells SIRIUS radios and accessories for use in cars, trucks, homes, offices, boats, or other locations. Sirius Satellite Radio offers its services to the subscribers through SIRIUS radios, which are sold primarily by automakers, consumer electronics retailers and mobile audio dealers, as well as through its Web site. As of December 31, 2005, the company offered 133 channels of programming to listeners, comprising 69 commercial-free music channels, as well as 64 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and data content. As of the above date, it had 3,316,560 subscribers. Sirius Satellite Radio has operations in New York City; Houston, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; and Los Angeles, California. The company was incorporated in 1990 as Satellite CD Radio, Inc. and changed its name to CD Radio, Inc. in 1992. Further, it changed its name to Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. in 1999. Sirius Satellite Radio is headquartered in New York City. |
