The SIRIUS XM Radio app is all set to grace the Android devices. This free app brings along around 120 channels of sports, talk, entertainment, news, comedy and commercial free music for Android powered smartphones, the Motorola Droid and the Google Nexus One.
The SIRIUS XM app allows mobile users to listen to the SIRIUS XM Premium online content anytime, anywhere, over cellular and Wi-Fi networks. With a subscription to SIRIUS or XM Premium, users can enjoy exclusive sports talk and entertainment programming from SIRIUS XM’s satellite radio service.
“SIRIUS XM will make it easy and convenient for Droid and Nexus One users to access our superior programming and exclusive content that they can’t get anywhere else. We are happy to add the Droid and Nexus One to our growing portfolio of Apps for smartphones that bring subscribers the best in mobile audio entertainment.” remarked Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SIRIUS XM Radio.
The exclusive programs available on the radio include MLB Network Radio, SIRIUS NFL Radio, NHL Home Ice, PGA TOUR, Mad Dog Radio with Chris Russo, CNN, Fox News Talk, NPR, MSNBC, The Foxxhole channel presented by Jamie Foxx, Blue Collar Comedy Radio, The Virus featuring Opie & Anthony, Playboy Radio, Rosie Radio, Oprah Radio, and Martha Stewart Living Radio.
Other shows on the radio are Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour and Tom Petty’s Buried Treasure. Premium Online subscribers can also hear a broad array of 24/7 artist-branded music channels such as The Grateful Dead Channel, Eminem’s Shade 45, Jimmy Buffett’s Radio Margaritaville, “Little Steven” Van Zandt’s Underground Garage and Outlaw Country channels, B.B. King’s Bluesville, Willie Nelson’s Willie’s Place, Elvis Radio, Siriusly Sinatra, and Metropolitan Opera Radio.
Apart from these artist-centric channels, subscribers of the Premium Online content can enjoy commercial-free music channels in genres such as dance channel BPM, country music channel The Highway, and indie rock channel SIRIUS XMU. Moreover, these subscribers get access to online-only showcase channels that offer multiple plays of programs from SIRIUS XM’s satellite radio service. The list includes acclaimed radio shows such as Rosie Radio, The Jamie Foxx Show, specials from Blue Collar Comedy and Raw Dog Comedy, selected shows from the Artist Confidential series, and selections from exclusive live SIRIUS XM music performances that comprise of pop, rock, hip-hop, country, jazz and more.
However, Droid and Nexus One users will not be able to listen to programs like MLB Play-by-Play, NFL Play-by-Play, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, and Howard Stern on their smartphones. Users can access these programs from the SIRIUS XM platforms, where they are currently programmed. Apart from this, users can even bookmark from the available channels for a fast and easy access to their favorite channels. Also, with the ‘Lookaround’ function, users can view programs being played on other channels, while listening to one channel.
The SIRIUS XM App will be available to Droid and Nexus One users next month. Users can download the app for free either from the Android Market or log onto siriusxm.com/android. Following the download, users may register for a 7-day free trial of the SIRIUS XM Premium Online. There would be no extra charges applicable for subscribers of the SIRIUS XM Premium Online and neither for those who subscribe to the Company’s Premium Online service in accordance with the satellite radio subscription.