NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM, the
Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, today announced its
wide-ranging audio coverage for Super Bowl LI, offering multiple
live broadcasts of the game in eight languages, a dedicated Super
Bowl LI pop up channel, plus an unparalleled mix of sports,
entertainment and music programming throughout Super Bowl Week.
On Sunday, February 5
(6:00 pm ET), SiriusXM's coverage of
Super Bowl LI from Houston, TX,
will provide listeners with 10 different game broadcasts to choose
from:
- New England Patriots team broadcast - Sirius 81 / XM 225 / App
819
- Atlanta Falcons team broadcast - Sirius 82 / XM 82 / App
801
- Westwood One national radio broadcast – Sirius 88 / XM 88 / App
88
- Spanish language broadcast – Sirius 157 / XM 157 / App 157
- Chinese broadcast – Sirius 136 / XM 226 / App 962
- German broadcast – Sirius 145 / XM 227 / App 963
- French broadcast – Sirius 137 / XM 228 / App 964
- Japanese broadcast – Sirius 108 / XM 229 / App 965
- Hungarian broadcast - Sirius 119 / XM 230 / App 966
- Flemish broadcast – Sirius 135 / XM 231 / App 967
All broadcasts of Super Bowl LI will air nationwide on satellite
radios, and are also available on the SiriusXM app and at
SiriusXM.com for authenticated subscribers with the SiriusXM
All-Access package.
During the Pepsi Super Bowl LI Halftime Show, SiriusXM will
offer listeners a broadcast of the on-field musical performance by
Lady Gaga on SiriusXM Hits 1.
SiriusXM NFL Radio (channel 88) will broadcast live every day
from the NFL's Radio Row in Houston starting today, offering listeners the
latest news and expert analysis, plus dozens of interviews daily
with players, coaches, league executives and celebrities in town
for the event. SiriusXM NFL Radio hosts in Houston will include Gil Brandt, Tim
Brown, David
Diehl, Pat Kirwan,
James Lofton, Jim Miller, Jason
Taylor, Erik
Coleman, Carl
Banks, Kirk
Morrison, Bob
Papa, Alex Marvez,
Bruce Murray and
Howard Balzer.
On Saturday, Feb. 4, SiriusXM NFL
Radio will have live interviews from the red carpet before the
annual NFL Honors event that salutes the top players and performers
of the 2016 season, including the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
presented by Nationwide, the AP Most Valuable Player, AP Coach of
the Year and more. Listeners will also hear live coverage of
the announcement of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2017,
plus interviews with the newly elected Hall of Famers.
Several other SiriusXM sports, entertainment and music channels
will broadcast from Houston
throughout Super Bowl Week, culminating in a showcase day of
programming on Friday, February
3.
- Jenny McCarthy will host
a special edition of The Jenny McCarthy
Show live from Radio Row on Friday at 10:00 am ET/9:00 am
CT (SiriusXM Stars, channel 109).
- Craig Ferguson will be on
the SiriusXM set to discuss the debut of his upcoming new SiriusXM
show, The Craig Ferguson Show, on Friday from Radio
Row.
- Joel and Victoria Osteen
will tape a special show from Radio Row at noon ET/11:00 am CT on
Friday (airs Friday at 5:00 pm
ET on Joel Osteen Radio, SiriusXM 128).
- Additionally, on Wednesday, Feb.
1, on Radio Row, Victoria
Osteen will host a special edition of her weekly show.
Victoria will speak with the mothers and wives of NFL players, who
will share the joys and challenges of watching their sons and
husbands play the game. (noon
ET/11:00 am CT on Joel Osteen
Radio, SiriusXM 128)
- Maria Menounos will host
her SiriusXM show, Conversations with Maria Menounos, live from Radio Row on
Friday (1:00 pm ET/noon CT on SiriusXM Stars, channel 109)
- Sway Calloway will host Sway in the Morning, his
daily show on Eminem's Shade 45 channel, from Radio Row on Friday
at 8:00 am ET/7:00 am CT (SiriusXM 45). Sway will also host his
show live from the Prospect Park Restaurant at Houston's Galleria on Thursday at 8:00 am ET/7:00 am
CT.
- Gary Dell'Abate and
Jon Hein will host The
Howard Stern Wrap Up Show on Howard
Stern's exclusive SiriusXM channel, Howard 100, on Friday at
11:00 am ET/10:00 am CT live from Radio Row.
- SiriusXM's Business Radio, in collaboration with The
Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania and RISE (The Ross Initiative in Sports
for Equality), will broadcast a special panel discussion with
several current and former NFL players on the rise of athlete
activism and the recent examples of high profile players who have
spoken out about off the field matters. The show, airing live on
Friday from the McCoy Auditorium at Texas
Southern University, will be hosted by Wharton professors and Business Radio hosts
Ken Shropshire and
Scott Rosner with special
guests Detroit Lions receiver Anquan
Boldin, Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and New York Giants running
back Rashad Jennings. (Friday
at 5:00 pm ET/4:00 pm CT on Business Radio Powered by The
Wharton School, SiriusXM 111).
- Former NFL All-Pro running back Maurice Jones-Drew will host his SiriusXM
Fantasy Sports Radio show from Radio Row on Friday at 1:00 pm ET/noon CT.
(Sirius channel 210, XM channel 87).
Other SiriusXM highlights for Super Bowl Week:
Super Bowl LI Radio launches as a special week long
pop-up channel today, Jan. 30
(SiriusXM 134). The channel will curate and present the best
programming happening across SiriusXM's channels on Radio Row
during Super Bowl Week with live "listen-ins." Listeners can
tune in to hear all the highlights – the best interviews from
Houston, SiriusXM's sports
experts, celebrity specials and more – all in one place. The
channel will also feature a broadcast of this year's game and Lady
Gaga's halftime performance, plus encore broadcasts of Super Bowl
50. Throughout the week, Super Bowl LI Radio will be a
valuable source for fans seeking info on the NFL activities
happening in Houston, including
NFL Experience and GameDay Fan Plaza, and game day specifics on
transportation, parking, stadium security and more.
- The channel will feature a Radio Row show hosted by
Bernard Edwards, a former U.S.
Military member and aspiring broadcaster, airing Wednesday
(7:00 pm ET/6:00 pm CT). Bernard's broadcast is presented in
collaboration with FedEx which is working with the USO and its
transition programs – helping keep service members connected to
family, home and country as they depart the military and find a new
path in civilian life. Bernard will break down the FedEx Air &
Ground NFL Player of the Year Award finalists and interview some of
the players up for the honor.
SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio (channel 82) will broadcast live
from Radio Row throughout the week, featuring shows hosted by
Christopher 'Mad Dog' Russo, Adam
Schein, Evan Cohen and Mike
Babchik, Nicole Zaloumis and
Ric Bucher, and Steve Torre.
SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio (Sirius 210, XM 87) will feature a
variety of shows on Radio Row from Wednesday through Friday, hosted
by Maurice Jones-Drew (Wed., Thurs.
& Fri.), as well as experts Mike
Dempsey, Bob Harris,
John Hansen and Jeff Mans.
SiriusXM NFL Radio and SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio will
broadcast several live shows during Super Bowl week from the
Genesis display at the NFL Experience in the George R. Brown
Convention Center in Houston.
Covino & Rich, hosted by Steve Covino and Rich
Davis on SiriusXM Rush (channel 93), will broadcast from
Radio Row and other hotspots around Houston.
Business Radio hosts Ken
Shropshire and Scott Rosner
will host their show, The Wharton Sports Business Show, live
from Radio Row on Thursday at 5:00 pm
ET/4:00 pm CT. They will
be followed by Wharton Moneyball at 6:00 pm ET/5:00 pm
PT, hosted by statistician experts Shane Jensen, Cade
Massey and Adi Wyner.
(channel 111).
SiriusXM will also launch a limited-run channel dedicated to
airing popular songs that rock stadiums and arenas. Starting
on Friday, February 3 at 5:00 pm ET and airing through Super Bowl weekend,
SiriusXM's Hair Nation, channel 39, will become SiriusXM's Stadium
Jamz Channel featuring songs to fire up football fans, including
Blur's Song 2, Europe's
The Final Countdown, 2 Unlimited with Get Ready For
This, plus well-known tunes by Guns n' Roses, AC/DC, The White
Stripes and more.
As the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, SiriusXM
broadcasts every NFL game live nationwide, from the preseason
through the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl.
About SiriusXM
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radio company measured by revenue and has more than 31.3 million
subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers commercial-free music;
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online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM radios and accessories are
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SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™. SiriusXM delivers
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provides commercial-free music to a variety of businesses. SiriusXM
holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has
approximately 2.8 million subscribers. SiriusXM is also a leading
provider of connected vehicles services, 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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