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Corporate Overview

SIRIUS is changing the way people listen to music, sports, news, and entertainment. Operating from its corporate headquarters in New York City's Rockefeller Center, SIRIUS broadcasts over 130 digital-quality channels, including 69 channels of 100% commercial-free music, plus exclusive channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data.

This unique listening experience is available to subscribers from coast-to-coast in the United States. The service can be used in cars, trucks, RVs, homes, offices, stores, and even outdoors. Boaters around the country, and up to 200 miles offshore, can also hear SIRIUS. SIRIUS provides premium quality programming delivered by three dedicated satellites orbiting directly over the United States. SIRIUS' 100% commercial-free music covers nearly every genre - from heavy metal and hip-hop to country, dance, jazz, Latin, classical and beyond, including artist-branded channels like Elvis® Radio, the Grateful Dead Channel and Siriusly Sinatra dedicated to the most iconic figures in music history . Each is prepared and hosted by SIRIUS staff, all of which are recognized experts in their music fields, along with contributing musicians and performers who lend their talent and expertise. This ensures that SIRIUS subscribers can regularly listen to unparalleled music selections, insights and perspectives.

SIRIUS has an impressive lineup of programming, with 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data from such top names as Howard Stern, CNBC, CNN, Martha Stewart, BBC World Service, NPR and Radio Disney. SIRIUS carries shows focused on comedy, public affairs, the arts, the trucking life and the full political spectrum from liberal "left" to conservative "right." Around-the-clock traffic and weather reports are provided for the top 20 US traffic markets.

SIRIUS is the leading provider of sports radio programming, broadcasting play-by-play action of more than 350 pro, college and motorsports teams. SIRIUS features news, talk and play-by-play action from the NFL, NASCAR, Barclays English Premier League soccer, UEFA Champions League soccer, Scottish Premier League soccer, Formula 1 Racing and hundreds of college teams, plus live coverage of several of the year’s top thoroughbred horse races. SIRIUS is the only radio outlet to provide listeners with every NFL game, plus every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™, NASCAR Nationwide Series™ and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™ race. SIRIUS also features original talk programming on SIRIUS NFL Radio, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio and Mad Dog Radio, as well as from ESPN, ESPN Radio and Sporting News Radio.

SIRIUS also provides SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) its CD-quality, Internet-only version of the SIRIUS radio service, without the use of a radio. SIR delivers more than 120 channels of talk, entertainment, sports, and 100% commercial free music. 

SIRIUS Backseat TV™ is the first ever live in-vehicle TV network, featuring three channels of children’s TV with many of the most well-known kids’ programming available, including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network. Rear-seat passengers will be able to watch shows such as Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants, Disney Channel’s Cory in the House, and Cartoon Network’s Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.

The company’s highly experienced management team is composed of seasoned executives from the entertainment, radio, consumer electronics, music and automotive industries. This team is led by SIRIUS CEO Mel Karmazin.

SIRIUS is located at Avenue of the Americas and 49th Street in New York City, where the company’s state-of-the art studios are located. SIRIUS has hosted live performances and interviews with 50 Cent, Christina Aguilera, Akon, Jessica Alba, Jack Black, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant, Reggie Bush, Kelly Clarkson, Bill Cosby, Hilary Duff, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Erasure, Fall Out Boy, Nelly Furtado, Incubus, Jennifer Hudson, Phil Lesh, Lonestar, Cindy Lauper, Linkin Park, Joe Montana, Maroon 5, John Mayer, Martina McBride, John Mellencamp, Yoko Ono, Pink, Lionel Richie, Gene Simmons, Chris Rock, Jerry Springer, Tori Amos, Quentin Tarantino, T.I., Velvet Revolver, Gretchen Wilson, Billy Bob Thornton, and thousands more.

Broadcasts also are conducted from Los Angeles, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Houston Daytona, and Orlando – bringing SIRIUS listeners in touch with the centers of music, entertainment and information across America.

Sirius-ready receivers are manufactured to meet the needs of all subscribers, and come in versions for cars, trucks, recreational vehicles, boats, aircraft, the home, offices, stores and for portable use. The receiver product line starts with portable and transportable Plug & Play radios and continues to high-end receivers complete with motorized touch-control display screens, as well as radios that are found in new cars and trucks. SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are distributed by Alpine, Audiovox, Brix Group, Clarion, Delphi, Directed Electronics, Eclipse, Eton, Jensen, JVC, Kenwood, Magnadyne, Monster Cable, Pioneer, Russound, Tivoli, Thomson and XACT Communications.

Available in more than 20,000 retail locations, SIRIUS radios can be purchased at major retailers including Best Buy, Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and RadioShack. SIRIUS is also available at heavy truck dealers and truck stops nationwide.

SIRIUS exclusive automotive partners represent over 40% annual sales of the new vehicle market in the United States. SIRIUS radios are exclusively available in Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury, MINI, Maybach, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce, Subaru, Volkswagen and Volvo. SIRIUS also partners with Lexus, Scion, and Toyota.
Hertz offers SIRIUS in over 40 of its rental models in over 58 major airport locations nationwide.

In addition, the Penske companies, Penske Auto Group, and Penske Motor Group offer SIRIUS as a factory and dealer installed option where available, in cars and trucks through their dealerships.