XM feted for tech development

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will be featured in the December issue of Scientific American as one of the top contributions of the past year to science and
technology.

The magazine is inaugrating a new feature, the "Scientific American 50,"
which recognizes "some of the most outstanding visionaries who are advancing
technology and guaranteeing a brighter future for all of us," editor in chief John Rennie said.

The list includes business leaders, policymakers and others.

XM was honored in the "Company in Communications" category for "digital
nationwide radio entertainment."

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.