The boys are making the rounds this week, this time at the Friedman Billings Ramsey Growth Conference tomorrow.

David Frear, SIRIUS' EVP/CFO, will present at 8:15am ET - listen to the webcast of that presentation here. XM is scheduled to present at 9:00am ET (though no word on a webcast as of yet).

SIRIUS' EVP/CFO, David Frear, today at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference confirmed that all SIRIUS Satellite Radio receivers are in full FCC compliance. Some letters were sent regarding some Sirius devices that were out of spec. Frear stated that they then went to the receiver manufacturers and took care of the problem a while ago.

All SIRIUS Radios are in full FCC compliance. Case closed.

Thanks Tim! 

Those of you (myself included) who are hardcore Deadwood fans will love this: Deadwood Radio - a 2-hour weekly show hosted by W. Earl Brown (aka Dan Dority from the program) - is coming to SIRIUS' Outlaw Country (ch 63). Deadwood Radio debuts at 8PM ET on June 10th - a day before the 3rd season of Deadwood begins.

Brown will be joined by a different cast member every week, including Ian McShane (Al Swearengen), John Hawkes (Sol Star), Sean Bridgers (Johnny Burns), Keith Carradine (Wild Bill Hickok), Robin Wiegert (Calamity Jane), Geri Jewell (Jewel), Jim Beaver (Ellsworth), Keone Young (Wu), and Peter Jason (Con Stapleton). Brown and crew will revisit the previous week's Deadwood episode and preview each new episode.

[via Sirius Fan Network] 

SIRIUS Satellite Radio's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, David Frear, is expected to present at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York on tomorrow, May 31st at 3:00pm ET.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on SIRIUS' website.

This according to Forbes after BofA Analyst Jonathan Jacoby wrote in today's research note:

"The FCC issue could be more pervasive than previously believed. We believe that XM and Sirius could temporarily suspend retail shipments of certain radios, but the fix would be relatively quick and inexpensive and likely would not lead to stock-outs at retail."

According to Jacoby, the simple addition of a 25-cent part could put the receivers back into FCC compliance and a new product could begin shipping again within 30 to 60 days. "If that is the case, we believe the retail channel would remain sufficiently stocked to maintain a normal level of unit sales -- and sub numbers would not be impacted," he said.
 

[Forbes] 

While the remainder of details are confidential, the fact that SIRIUS Satellite Radio now has the rights to 'Classic Stern' shows is undoubtedly the headline winner. This morning, SIRIUS issued an 8-K providing some more details to the settlement:

The lawsuit brought by CBS Radio Inc. against us along with Howard Stern and others referenced in Item 3 of our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K has been settled. As part of the settlement, CBS Radio is conveying its rights in the recordings of the Howard Stern Show that aired on CBS Radio from 1985 through 2005. We will have the right to use those recordings as part of our Howard Stern channels through December 2010. We are making a total payment of $2 million to CBS Radio. This is the only payment we will make under the settlement agreement.

Great deal for SIRIUS, not just because they get two decades worth of programming, but also since this is the only public information about the settlement. They definitely walk away the winner here.

Satellite Standard Group is reporting that as part of the CBS Radio / Howard Stern suit settlement, SIRIUS Satellite Radio has agreed to pay $2,000,000 for the rights to replay the Howard Stern Show.

No other details are available at this time, and SSG did not list a source for this information.

UPDATE: FMQB confirms and adds some color to this.

DJ Clinton Sparks will be welcoming some of the biggest names in hip-hop to his SIRIUS Satellite Radio program this June.

Sparks hosts and DJs the weekly program Smashtime Radio, a live mix show broadcast Thursdays from 8 pm to midnight ET on Shade 45, the uncensored hip-hop channel created by Eminem and SIRIUS.  

During the month of June, Sparks will welcome some of the biggest names in hip-hop to hang out with him in the Shade 45 studio.

Check out the full lineup after the jump...

New York Giants running back Tiki Barber will host Tiki Barber’s National Sweep, debuting today (May 25th) from 7-9 pm ET on SIRIUS Stars, ch 102.

The weekly, two-hour talk show - which is set to run during the NFL off-season - will feature Barber taking calls from listeners and talking about a broad range of subjects that will include news, politics, entertainment and sports.

Scheduled guests on the series premiere of Tiki Barber’s National Sweep will include Arizona Senator John McCain and New York Giants Hall-of-Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio reaffirmed its 2006 guidance of over 6.2 million subscribers by year-end and continues to expect to add more than 2.8 million net subscribers during the year. SIRIUS also stated that positive free cash flow (after capital expenditures) could be reached as early as the 4Q06, and they continues to expect to generate positive free cash flow for the full-year 2007.

According to The NPD Group, SIRIUS achieved 54% retail market share in April 2006 and 58% retail market share 2006 year-to-date. Also according to The NPD Group, SIRIUS achieved 55% year-over-year retail unit growth in April 2006 and a 120% increase year-to-date.

Both SIRI and XMSR shares closed today at their 52-week lows of $3.68 and $13.75 respectively on the Nasdaq.

[Press Release]