The company closed the first quarter of 2004 with an addition of more than 320,000 new net subscribers, a 230 percent increase in new subscribers compared to the first quarter of 2003, when XMrecorded 135,916 new subscribers. "XM has started 2004 on a very strong note. Consumers have clearly embraced XM's 2004 programming lineup featuring 100% commercial-free music and the new XM Instant Traffic & Weather service formajor markets… Read More

"In 2003, XM established itself as one of the fastest growing entertainment media ever by adding more than one million subscribers," said Hugh Panero, President and CEO of XM Satellite Radio. "Our2004 commercial-free music lineup will make XM's critically acclaimed programming even more appealing to consumers coast-to-coast." All XM music channels now broadcast without commercial interruption (previously, half of… Read More