Sirius XM Delivers on Merger Condition
April 18, 2011
Sirius XM has implemented its merger condition to lease channels on a long term basis to entities not affiliated with the company. The leases, which represent four percent of the full-time audio channels on both the Sirius and XM platforms, help ensure consumers have programming options available to them on issues unique to their communities.
The lessees and their planned programming include:
Howard University (licensee of WHUR-FM and WHUT-TV)
- One channel each on Sirius and XM - Music and talk programming for the African American community
- One channel each on Sirius and XM - Music and talk programming for the African American community, with programs from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
BYU Radio (licensee of KBYU-FM and KBYU-TV)
- One channel each on Sirius and XM - Music and talk programming for the Mormon community
Eventus/National Latino Broadcasting
- One channel each on Sirius and XM - Spanish language talk programming
- One channel each on Sirius XM - Spanish language music programming
WorldBand Media
- One channel each on Sirius and XM - Spanish language talk programming
KTV Radio
- One channel on XM - Korean language music and talk programming
Sirius XM Delivers on Merger Condition Statement (Commissioner Clyburn) Sirius XM leases channels to minority communities (The Hill)