If you’re a ‘Dores fan, you’ll be able to tune in on XM radios for the car, home, office, and portable use: Vanderbilt athletics will be part of the lineup on XM Satellite Radio starting this fall.

XM, the official satellite radio provider of the Southeastern Conference, announced July 1 that it will broadcast coverage of games by Vanderbilt, the University of Alabama, Auburn University and University of Florida.

With the addition of these four schools, XM is the exclusive satellite radio provider of all 12 SEC institutions. XM is heard nationwide by more than 9.3 million subscribers.

As the official satellite radio provider of the SEC, XM plans to carry every football game for all 12 SEC teams, as well as the majority of men's regular season basketball games. XM will also carry key women's basketball and baseball games during the regular season. XM is also the exclusive satellite radio home of SEC championship football, men's basketball, baseball and women's basketball games.

"We are so proud to welcome Alabama, Auburn, Florida, and Vanderbilt to our lineup, allowing our listeners to now hear every team in the SEC on XM," said Eric Logan, executive vice president, programming, XM Satellite Radio. "These are four great institutions with outstanding sports programs and passionate fans. The SEC is one of the most important and competitive conferences in the nation, and through our partnership with the SEC, XM Radio brings hundreds of SEC games to fans living all over the country."
SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said the XM deal “provides the opportunity to extend the SEC brand to an expanding national audience.

“We are particularly pleased that all 12 SEC member institutions will now be participating in the conference-wide agreement. The extensive SEC programming available on XM will enable people to more closely follow their favorite SEC athletic programs."

XM is the official satellite radio provider of the six BCS conferences: SEC, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-10.

SEC games can be heard live and nationwide on XM Radio's SEC channels (XM channels 199 - 201). XM has a special offer on XM radios for SEC fans at http://www.xmradio.com/sec.

Contact: Rod Williamson, (615) 322-4121
rodney.h.williamson@vanderbilt.edu