NEW YORK, March 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM,
which has aired every game of the NCAA® Division I Men's Basketball
Championship since 2005, announced today that it will offer
expanded coverage for this year's tournament and will now also
stream games via the SiriusXM app to give subscribers access to
every game on their cell phones and other devices, in addition to
their satellite radios.
SiriusXM listeners nationwide can hear every game in its
entirety from the First Four® on March
15 and 16 through the Final Four® and national championship
game in Houston on April 2 and 4. SiriusXM added the streaming
rights with its recently renewed broadcast agreement with Westwood
One, radio rights holder for the NCAA® Division I Men's Basketball
Championship.
Access to the SiriusXM app may require a subscription
upgrade. Tournament match-ups and SiriusXM channel
assignments will be available at
www.siriusxm.com/collegebasketballschedule starting Monday, March 14.
"We're thrilled to give our subscribers more ways to tune in to
every NCAA Tournament game, ensuring that whether they are in their
car, on their computer or on their phones, they will have access to
every second of the excitement," said Steve
Cohen, SiriusXM's SVP of Sports Programming.
On Selection Sunday™, March 13,
SiriusXM will provide up-to-the-moment coverage as tournament teams
and first round match-ups are announced. Chris "Mad Dog"
Russo and Steve Torre will host live
from 5:00 to 9:00 pm ET on Mad Dog
Sports Radio (channel 82). Then from 9:00 pm to midnight ET, listeners can tune into
continued live coverage hosted by former University of Vermont coach Tom
Brennan and Mark Packer on
SiriusXM College Sports Nation (channel 84). The shows will
feature interviews with special guests, including team coaches and
NCAA® Division I Men's Basketball Committee chair Joe Castiglione, and will give fans a place to
call in and share their reactions and opinions as the field is
revealed.
Throughout the tournament, SiriusXM College Sports Nation offers
the most extensive and in-depth college basketball news and
tournament talk available on radio. SiriusXM's 24/7 college
sports channel showcases a lineup of expert analysts that includes
former coaches Bobby Cremins,
Tom Brennan and Steve Lappas, as well as National
Championship-winning guard Mateen
Cleaves.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who led the Blue Devils to a
fifth National Championship last season, will continue to host his
weekly SiriusXM show throughout the tournament. Basketball
and Beyond with Coach K airs Thursdays at 6:00 pm ET on SiriusXM College Sports
Nation.
SiriusXM will also offer coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's
Basketball Championship, providing listeners with live play-by-play
of every regional final, the Women's Final Four® and championship
game.
All Men's and Women's NCAA Tournament broadcasts airing on
SiriusXM are produced by Westwood One.
NCAA, First Four, Final Four, and Selection Sunday are
trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio company measured by revenue and has 29.6 million
subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers commercial-free
music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive
talk and entertainment, and a wide-range of Latin music, sports and
talk programming. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from
every major car company in the U.S. and on smartphones and other
connected devices as well as online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM
radios and accessories are available from retailers nationwide and
online at SiriusXM. SiriusXM also provides premium traffic,
weather, data and information services for subscribers through
SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®,
NavWeather™. SiriusXM delivers weather, data and information
services to aircraft and boats through SiriusXM Aviation, SiriusXM
Marine™, Sirius Marine Weather, XMWX
Aviation™, XMWX Weather, and XMWX Marine™. In addition,
SiriusXM Music for Business provides commercial-free music to
a variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a minority interest
in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2.7 million subscribers.
SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services
to major automakers, 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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