XM Canada anounces new channels

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XM Canada, the Canadian version of XM Satellite Radio announced new channels being added to their lineup, bringing the Canadian lineup to 120 channels. The new channels being added to the Canadian service are currently available on the U.S. version of the XM Radio service. Stringent CRTC regulations and terms of XM Canada's broadcasting license restrict the number of U.S. channels that can be offered on the Canadian service due to a required ratio of Canadian produced content to U.S. produced content.

The new channels now available on XM Canada are;

- Radio Disney - music and entertainment for children

- ESPN Radio - sports news and play-by-play coverage delivered with
energy and enthusiasm

- ESPNEWS - your source for up-to-the-minute coverage of everything in
the world of sports, straight from ESPN, the definitive 24-hour sports
news network

- IndyCar Series Racing - tune in to live race coverage, pre-race
programming and IndyCar Series updates

- PAC 10 - your college sports connection to full play-by-play coverage
of PAC-10 football and men's and women's basketball

- Big 12 - your station for everything Big 12; from men's and women's
basketball games and tournaments, to full coverage of every Texas
Longhorn football game and in-conference Oklahoma State football game
plus much more

- ATN-Asian Radio - the South Asian community's connection to the latest
in news, sports, and entertainment delivered in English with
programming in Punjabi, Hindi, and other South Asian languages

The latest additions have put XM Canada in the position of becoming the leading Canadian satellite radio provider in sports channels and content.