Sirius XM
American radio broadcasting corporation
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| 2025 | SXM-9 satellite was put into service. |
| March 2025 | SiriusXM Canada launched SiriusXM Dhamaka, a new South Asian music channel produced in-house, which replaced the discontinued ATN-Asian Radio channel that had been produced by Asian Television Network since 2007. |
| December 5 2024 | Launch of SXM-9 satellite on a Falcon 9H from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A, planned to replace SXM-7 |
| October 2024 | The CRTC approved the transfer of shares owned by Slaight Communications from the estate of Allan Slaight (who died in 2021) to his son Gary Slaight. |
| November 2023 | Discontinued Pandora branding for streaming 'artist stations' in the Canadian service. |
| September 2023 | Liberty Media proposed to spin off its LSXM tracking stock and combine it with SiriusXM, with existing LSXM stockholders expected to hold approximately 84% of the restructured company. |
| March 2023 | SiriusXM announced a workforce reduction of 475 employees (8% of its workforce), citing economic uncertainty. |
| 2022 | SiriusXM purchased Conan O'Brien's digital media assets, including his podcast 'Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend', for $150 million. |
| November 2022 | SXM-11 and SXM-12 satellites ordered |
| October 2022 | CBC-programmed music channels were removed from SiriusXM and replaced with Canadian music channels programmed directly by SiriusXM Canada. CBC Radio One and Ici Radio-Canada Première feeds continue to air on the service. |
| June 2022 | KIIS-FM/Los Angeles, the last station programmed by iHeartMedia on the Sirius XM platform, was removed as part of a pivot to iHeartRadio |
| June 2022 | SiriusXM streaming was added to Xfinity customers using X1, Xfinity Flex, and XClass TV platforms. |
| 2021 | A settlement was reached in 'Alvarez v. Sirius XM Radio Inc.' regarding lifetime subscriptions, ensuring subscriptions are for the lifetime of the owner. |
| December 2021 | Joe Inzerillo, former CTO of Disney Streaming Services, was named the Chief Technology Officer of SiriusXM. |
| August 2021 | SXM-10 satellite ordered |
| June 6 2021 | SXM-8 satellite launched by SpaceX Falcon 9, delayed due to the previous failure of SXM-7. |
| April 2021 | SiriusXM acquired 99% Invisible Inc., the company producing Roman Mars's radio show and podcast. |
| January 27 2021 | Sirius XM announced that SXM-7 satellite suffered failures during in-orbit testing |
| 2020 | WHTZ/New York was removed from the Sirius XM satellite service |
| 2020 | FAA Mandate does not require pilots to equip with ADS‑B/FIS‑B weather, maintaining flexibility for aviation weather reporting technologies. |
| December 13 2020 | SXM-7 satellite launched via SpaceX Falcon 9, but failed after being successfully placed into orbit. |
| October 19 2020 | SiriusXM completed the acquisition of Stitcher podcast platform. |
| September 2020 | SiriusXM announced that Jennifer Witz will succeed James Meyer as CEO, with Meyer set to retire by December 31, 2020. Sean Sullivan from AMC Networks Inc was hired as Chief Financial Officer. |
| January 2020 | Sirius XM announced a US$75 million investment in SoundCloud for an ad partnership |
| January 2020 | SiriusXM reorganized their corporate structure, making Sirius XM Radio Inc. a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. |
| 2019 | Introduction of the 360L platform, enabling content streaming through vehicles' cellular data modems for select newly produced vehicles. |
| 2019 | SiriusXM launched its 360L platform with Stellantis' Ram 1500, enabling receivers to use both satellite signals and streaming content via vehicle's cellular data modem. |
| 2019 | StarPlayrX, an accessible and open source Swift version of the Sirius XM client, was released to Apple's App Store. |
| November 2019 | SiriusXM became available to stream on all devices using Google Assistant. |
| November 2019 | Alex Luke was named Senior VP of Digital Content for SiriusXM and Pandora. |
| October 2019 | Denise Karkos was named Chief Marketing Officer of SiriusXM. |
| February 1 2019 | The acquisition of Pandora was completed, expanding SiriusXM's position as an audio entertainment company. |
| September 24 2018 | SiriusXM announced its intent to acquire Pandora for US$3.5 billion. |
| May 2018 | SiriusXM unveiled a new look for desktop web player and mobile apps, removing the MySXM feature with custom mixes. |
| 2017 | SiriusXM surpassed 32 million subscribers and achieved approximately 75% penetration in the new car market. |
| 2016 | SiriusXM placed an order for two new satellites SXM-7 and SXM-8 to replace XM-3 and XM-4. |
| 2016 | FM-6 officially put into active service, replacing Sirius original satellites FM-1 through FM-3, which were placed into disposal orbits. |
| March 18 2015 | SiriusXM released a refreshed user interface for its mobile application on Android and iOS platforms. |
| December 2 2013 | Sirius FM-6 was declared ready for service and initially served as an in-orbit spare. |
| October 25 2013 | Sirius FM-6 (Radiosat 6) satellite launched, continuing the expansion and maintenance of the satellite radio infrastructure. |
| August 19 2013 | Sirius XM reached an agreement with MLB allowing all customers with both Sirius and XM receivers to hear baseball games with a premium subscription. |
| May 21 2013 | Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. was officially incorporated. |
| April 30 2013 | James E. Meyer was named permanent CEO of Sirius XM. Greg Maffei, Liberty Media CEO, was named the company's chairman, succeeding Hartenstein. |
| April 11 2013 | A New York appeals court upheld a ruling that Howard Stern was not entitled to US$330 million in stock bonuses, despite SiriusXM exceeding subscriber targets. |
| 2012 | Sirius Canada and XM Canada began operating under a single licence, while maintaining technical distinctions between their platforms. |
| December 2012 | Mel Karmazin stepped down as Sirius XM CEO after Liberty Media gained control of 49.5% of the company. James E. Meyer was named interim CEO. |
| October 2012 | Radiosat 4 was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum and is now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. |
| August 2011 | Sirius dropped BBC Radio 1, but announced the channel would return online a week later. |
| August 25 2011 | A federal judge approved a US$180 million class action lawsuit settlement against SiriusXM Satellite Radio, addressing claims of illegal subscription rate increases following the 2008 merger. The settlement provided current and former subscribers with benefits, including one free month of service. |
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