STATEMENT OF
CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI
Re: Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., 
Transferor To Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., Transferee, MB Docket No. 07-57
The Commission takes action today to foster the availability of diverse programming to satellite 
radio subscribers and to promote access to the satellite radio platform for independent programmers and 
new entrants, including small businesses, women, and minorities.  This Order ensures that Sirius XM will 
reserve channels for programmers truly independent of Sirius XM, who will be new voices on the satellite 
radio platform, providing original programming of a type not already available, or service to historically 
underserved audiences.  The Order paves the way for the prompt introduction of these new services, 
affording smaller, independent programmers a meaningful opportunity to obtain satellite radio 
distribution.