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XM Satellite Radio

"XM" and "XM-5" redirect here. For other uses, see XM (disambiguation) and XM 5 (disambiguation).

XM Satellite Radio
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRadio broadcasting
Founded1988 (1988)
DefunctJanuary 13, 2011 (2011-01-13)
FateMerged with Sirius Satellite Radio in 2008, merged into Sirius XM Radio in 2011
SuccessorSirius XM
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
ProductsSatellite radio
ParentSirius XM Holdings
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20000301024042/http://www.xmradio.com/have.asp

XM Satellite Radio (XM) was one of the three satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Holdings. It provided pay-for-service radio, analogous to subscription cable television. Its service included 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional traffic and weather channels, and 23 play-by-play sports channels. XM channels were identified by Arbitron with the label "XM" (e.g., "XM32" for "The Bridge").

The company had its origins in the 1988 formation of the American Mobile Satellite Corporation (AMSC), a consortium of several organizations originally dedicated to satellite broadcasting of telephone, fax, and data signals. In 1992, AMSC established a unit called the American Mobile Radio Corporation dedicated to developing a satellite-based digital radio service; this was spun off as XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. in 1999. The satellite service officially launched on September 25, 2001.

On July 29, 2008, XM and former competitor Sirius Satellite Radio formally completed their merger, following U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval, forming Sirius XM Radio, Inc. with XM Satellite Radio, Inc. as its subsidiary.[1] On November 12, 2008, Sirius and XM began broadcasting with their new, combined channel lineups.[2] On January 13, 2011, XM Satellite Radio, Inc. was dissolved as a separate entity and merged into Sirius XM Radio, Inc.[3]

  1. ^ Kawamoto, Dawn (July 29, 2008). "Sirius And XM close merger". CNet.com. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Hinckley, David (November 12, 2008). "Sirius-XM satellite merger brings changes and cuts". Daily News. New York. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "2010 Form 10-K, Sirius XM Radio, Inc". United States Securities and Exchange Commission.