XM Launches Election 2008 Channel

  • May 22, 2007
XM Satellite Radio is getting presidential. It will launch a new radio channel (XM channel 130) dedicated to the 2008 election called "Potus '08." The channel's name comes from the Secret Service code name for the President of the United States. XM will preview the channel in June 2007 with live XM original coverage and a re-broadcast of candidate debates hosted by CNN. The channel formally kicks off in September 2007 and airs through November 2008.

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