NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM will
offer listeners live broadcasts of 35 bowl games this college
football postseason including all three games of the inaugural
College Football Playoff featuring Alabama, Oregon, Florida
State and Ohio State.
The schedule begins this Saturday,
December 20, with the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at
11:00 am ET. Subscribers will
get both College Football Playoff Semifinal games on January 1 – The Rose Bowl Presented by
Northwestern Mutual Life featuring #2 Oregon vs. #3 Florida State at 5:00 pm
ET and The Allstate Sugar Bowl featuring #1 Alabama vs. #4
Ohio State at 8:30 pm ET. Listeners can also tune in when
the winners of those two games face off for the College Football
Playoff National Championship at AT&T Stadium in Texas on January
12 at 8:30 pm ET.
A complete schedule of games and their SiriusXM channel
assignments can be found at www.SiriusXM.com/bowlschedule.
Additionally, throughout the postseason, fans around the country
can stay informed on everything happening across the college
football landscape with SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91,
SiriusXM's 24/7 college sports channel.
SiriusXM College Sports Nation is available to subscribers on
satellite radios, on the SiriusXM Internet Radio App and online at
SiriusXM.com and features a team of expert hosts that includes
Heisman Trophy winners, National Championship winners, and former
coaches and players. Listeners will hear analysis from
Tim Brown, Eddie George, Gino Torretta, Gene Chizik, Greg
McElroy, Gary
Barnett, Dan
Hawkins, Rick
Neuheisel, Houston
Nutt and Phil
Savage; as well as Tim
Brando, Jack
Arute, Mark
Packer, Bill King,
Chris Childers and
Taylor Zarzour.
Listeners can also hear The Paul Finebaum Show,
hosted by one of the leading voices in college football, weekdays
at 3:00 pm ET on ESPN Xtra, SiriusXM
channel 84.
Thirty of the bowl game broadcasts – including the College
Football Playoff Semifinals and College Football Playoff National
Championship – are produced and provided by ESPN Radio. Other
broadcast providers include RedVoice LLC, Touchdown Radio, and
College Football Radio Network.
About SiriusXM
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radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has 26.7 million
subscribers. SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free
music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive
talk and entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music,
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programming is available through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App
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siriusxm.com. SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather, data
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Sirius Marine Weather, XMWX
Aviation™, and XMWX Marine™. SiriusXM holds a minority
interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2 million
subscribers. SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected
vehicles services to major automotive manufacturers, giving
customers access to a suite of safety, security, and convenience
services including automatic crash notification, stolen vehicle
recovery assistance, enhanced roadside assistance and turn-by-turn
navigation.
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