Sirius will be honoring World AIDS Day this Saturday with a special six-hour broadcast event on Sirius OutQ (ch 109).

This broadcast event unites renowned musicians, leaders from the GLBT community, and listeners from the Sirius OutQ audience for a presentation devoted entirely to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. World AIDS Day is annually observed on December 1st and is dedicated to raising awareness of the global AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.

Larry Flick from "OutQ in the Morning" will host the live 6-hour event: "World AIDS Day 2007: A Celebration of Life and Hope." The special will include musical performances, discussions with medical experts, pioneering activists, and Sirius listeners sharing their perspectives on the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS and the progress being made in the GLBT community.

In addition, the broadcast will feature an interview with Madonna - not to mention performances by Cyndi Lauper, Indigo Girls, Travis, Joss Stone, Erasure's Andy Bell, Jimmy Somerville, Marc Cohn, Leann Rimes, Littlehorse, and others.

"World AIDS Day 2007: A Celebration of Life and Hope" will air this Saturday, December 1st, from Noon – 6 pm ET.

The Women's Conference 2007, hosted by California First Lady Maria Shriver and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, will be getting an entire channel on Sirius aptly named: Sirius' Women's Conference (ch 119).

Taking place on Tuesday, October 23rd at the Long Beach Convention Center, the Women's Conference 2007 will air its two-day special broadcast event all day Thursday, October 25th and Friday, October 26th.

After that, Sirius will kick off its Halloween channel in the same channel slot.

The Women's Conference Channel will provide audio of the conference to listeners nationwide, including key speeches and panels in their entirety, as well as interviews with speakers and attendees, plus introductions and perspectives from Shriver.

In addition to Shriver and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, this year's speakers come include Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Laila Ali, Joan Baez, Willow Bay, Tony Blair, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elizabeth Edwards, Linda Ellerbee, Nora Ephron, Thomas Friedman, Diane Von Furstenberg, Susan Saint James, Cindy Hensley McCain, Dee Dee Myers, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Deborah Norville, Michelle Obama, Raven-Symone, Deborah Roberts, Ann Romney, Christine Todd Whitman, Vanessa Williams and others.

This year's conference will also feature a "dynamic conversation" between the 2008 presidential candidates' spouses featuring Elizabeth Edwards, Cindy Hensley McCain, Michelle Obama, Ann Romney and Jeri Thompson, moderated by Shriver.

Last year, Sirius covered the 2006 California Governor and First’s Lady’s Conference on Women, which is quite the mouthful. As far as I can tell, it looks like it was renamed to the Women's Conference 2007, thankfully.

Sirius Satellite Radio will be devoting an entire channel to blood-curdling Halloween sound effects, as well as broadcasting other creative programming dedicated to the All Hallows' Eve.

Sirius' Scream (ch 119) will be an uninterrupted channel dedicated to all things spooky, eerie and darn-tootin' creepy.

From October 27th to October 31st, Scream 119 will feature favorite Halloween stories from Sirius personalities such as Martha Stewart, Dee Snider, Jay Thomas, Mary O and Cousin Brucie, as well as Halloween-themed interviews, features and more.

Then on October 31st, Scream takes on a transformation.

For 24 hours on October 31st, Sirius Scream will broadcast chilling Halloween sound effects, perfect for Halloween parties at work or at home, to listen to in the car driving around the neighborhood trick-or-treating and to play in the house and front yard as trick-or-treaters come over.

Kid-friendly spooky noises include creaking doors, wolves baying, footsteps, bubbling potions, a fog horn, breaking glass, the sounds of being chased through the woods, eerie screams, the echo of dripping water, a heart beat, a slow walk and thunder (get the idea?).

Other fun Halloween programming spanning multiple channels and days includes: Martha Stewart Living Radio’s tips for everything from delicious orange and black meals to having the most innovative costumes and parties on the block; Sirius’ psychic host Mary O takes scary calls and sheds light on why things go bump in the night; and RadioClassics will broadcast the original War of the Worlds during its original 1938 date and timeslot, as well as other classic radio dramas starring such Hollywood horror legends as Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre.

Check out Sirius' full lineup of Halloween-themed programming for more info.

Sirius Satellite Radio's music/action-sport lifestyle channel, Faction (ch 28) will be live from the Summer X Games all this week with exclusive shows hosted by Tony Hawk and Jason Ellis.

BMX pro Mike 'Rooftop' Escamilla will also host a special X Games edition of "Hostile Takeover" (that's Faction's weekly guest DJ show). 'Team Faction' will be backstage and behind-the-scenes throughout the week with complete coverage and special guest interviews.

Check out the full schedule after the jump...

As you already know, Mel Karmazin will be speaking at the National Press Club this upcoming Monday, July 23rd at 1pm ET. There's several ways you can watch Karmazin's speech:

In Person: If you're lucky enough to be in the area, you can attend the National Press Club event at 529 14th Street NW in Washington D.C. Cost is $16 for NPC members, $28 for guests of members, and $35 general admission. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm, prior to the speech at 1:00 pm. Tickets can be reserved by calling (202) 662-7501.

On the Web: A live webcast of the speech will be available online at SIRIUSmerger.com and XMmerger.com as well on the investor section of Sirius' website - if you miss it, don't worry, the replay will be available in 2-hours following the speech.

On TV (maybe): You can also watch the event on C-SPAN television or on the C-SPAN website. The network's Monday schedule will not be posted until Friday afternoon, and so is subject to change based on the day's news. I'll update this post to confirm which C-SPAN channel will carry the speech.

Mel Karmazin will discuss the proposed merger of Sirius and XM at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, July 23rd.

The National Press Club luncheon will begin at 12:30pm and Karmazin's remarks will begin just after 1:00pm, followed by a Q&A session.

If you're in the Washington, DC area and would like to attend, the cost of the luncheon is $16 for members, $28 for members' guests, and $35 general admission. You can also hear a variety of NPC Luncheon speakers and more on Saturdays at 11pm ET on XM Public Radio (ch 133). Or you can listen to archived versions online.

(Side note: remember it was at the National Press Club that NAB President David Rehr noted that the competitors to terrestrial radio are satellite radio, internet radio, iPods, cellphones, etc. Watch the video here.) 

Sirius Satellite Radio has added another channel to its Live Earth coverage with the inclusion of the "Friends of Live Earth" event taking place at the Smithsonian’s Museum Of The Native American in Washington DC.

The event will be kicked-off by former Vice President Al Gore with performances from Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood and can be heard on Sirius' Prime Country (ch 61) starting at 10:30am ET on Saturday July 7th.

The "Friends of Live Earth" initiative is a toolkit designed to enable people to create their own event in support of Live Earth. You can read more about it here.

All three satellite radio companies - Sirius, XM and WorldSpace - will be broadcasting complete coverage of the historic "Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis" concert series, starting on Friday, July 6th at 9pm.

Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent series of 8 concerts taking place on 7.7.07 that bring together over 100 artists and 2 billion people meant to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis.

Special Live Earth Channels

• Sirius will broadcast "The Best of Live Earth" on Super Shuffle (ch 12), highlighting the most memorable moments of Live Earth.
• XM will broadcast "Live Earth All Access" (ch 40) featuring highlights of the most memorable performances, backstage interviews and more.
• WorldSpace Channel 29 will provide highlights of the day's best performances from all event locations.

Eco-Friendly Channels
Sirius and XM will also dedicate special channels devoted to the spirit of an eco-friendly lifestyle.

• Sirius Green (ch 119), launched on July 4th is a four-day broadcast channel dedicated to informing the audience about the realities of the climate crisis. Features include environmental tips and myths, stories and interviews with celebrities, political commentary, listener comments and the Live Earth concert calendar.
• XM's microchannel - Earthsounds (ch 39) - will feature a variety of nature sounds and recordings captured from around the world. Earthsounds can be heard starting Friday, July 6th at 10pm ET through Monday, July 9th at 3am ET, set to coincide with Live Earth.
• Sirius will also exclusively broadcast the "Stop Global Warming Concert" on Friday, July 6th at 8pm ET on The Spectrum (ch 18). Recorded on Earth Day (April 22, 2007) this concert features performances by Sheryl Crow and Carole King as well as a speech by the producer of An Inconvenient Truth.
  

Mobile Access
XM has added an interactive text messaging for Live Earth: Text "Live Earth" (or "LiveEarth") to GOTXM, or 4-6-8-9-6. The text you'll get back will include a link to the Live Earth splash page for web-enabled phones; along with the ability to reply to that text message with the name of 1 of 4 Live Earth cities - London, New York, Sydney, and Tokyo - which would send you another text for the corresponding Channel #, start time, and basic artist lineup.

Sirius is allowing users to search by artist and get lineup information over the phone. Call Sirius Satellite Radio at 877-33-SIRIUS, then press "4" from the main menu to access the Sirius Live Earth hotline.

Full Concert Schedule
Sydney
Live Earth Sydney, Australia at Aussie Stadium
9pm ET / 6pm PT  (airs Friday, July 6th)
XM: Boneyard (ch 41)
Sirius: The Spectrum (ch 18)
WorldSpace: Channel 11, 29

Tokyo
Live Earth Tokyo, Japan at Makuhari Messe
11pm ET/ 8pm PT  (airs Friday, July 6th)
XM: XMLM (ch 42)
Sirius: Boombox (ch 34)
WorldSpace: Channel 204, 29

Shanghai
Live Earth Shanghai, China at the Oriental Pearl Tower
6:30am ET/ 3:30am PT
XM: XMU (ch 43)
Sirius: Sirius Disorder (ch 32)
WorldSpace: TBD

Hamburg
Live Earth Hamburg, Germany at the HSH Nordbank Arena
8am ET/ 5am PT
XM: XM Cafe (ch 45)
Sirius: The Spectrum (ch 18)
WorldSpace: Channels 11, 204, 29

London
Live Earth London, UK at Wembley Stadium
8:30am ET/ 5:30am PT
XM: Top Tracks (ch 46)
Sirius: Alt Nation (ch 21)
WorldSpace: Channel 11, 29

Johannesburg
Live Earth Johannesburg, South Africa at the Cradle of Humankind
12 noon ET/ 9am PT (11am ET on Sirius)
XM: Fred (ch 44)
Sirius: Reggae Rhythms (ch 97)
WorldSpace: Channel 204, 29

New York (Giants Stadium)
Live Earth New York, USA at Giants Stadium
2pm ET/ 11am PT (2:30pm ET on Sirius)
XM: XMLM (ch 42)
Sirius: Sirius Hits 1 (ch 1)
WorldSpace: Channel 204, 29

Rio de Janeiro
Live Earth Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on Copacabana Beach
3pm ET/ 12am PT (2:30pm ET on Sirius)
XM: Boneyard (ch 41)
Sirius: Boombox (ch 34)
WorldSpace: Channel 11, 29

In addition to the 8 official Live Earth concerts, special broadcast events will take place from the To-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, and the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica. (I only have the broadcast schedule for Sirius for these special events at this time.)

Antarctica
Live Earth at the Rothera Research Station
9am ET
Sirius: Super Shuffle (ch 12)

Kyoto, Japan
Live Earth at the To-ji Temple
9am ET
Sirius: The Vault (ch 16)

Read more about the airing of these historic concerts on each satcaster's pages below:

[Live Earth on Sirius]
[Live Earth on XM]
[WorldSpace Live Earth Blog]

Note: I tried my best to assemble all the Live Earth coverage for each of the satellite radio providers in one place here. Some of the schedules have changed (sometimes several times) at the last minute and I've tried to reflect that here. If you find different info or that I missed something, please let me know either by email or in the comments. Thanks!

Sirius is donning the silly tophat and growing a white beard this Independence Day with a slew of patriotic programming fit for any picnic, BBQ or just a day at the beach.

Radio Margaritaville (ch 31) is on an American Road Trip. Each hour, a different city where Jimmy Buffett has performed in concert will be spotlighted with plenty of favorites, some rare tracks and a lot of fun.

On Totally '70s (ch 7), it's the 40 Grooviest Party Tunes spanning the entire 70s decade hosted by Dave Hoeffe.

Classic Vinyl (ch 14) salutes the Founding Fathers of Classic Rock, each day - since Father's Day through the 4th of July - they've been featuring a different artist every hour and it all culminates on Wednesday.

Underground Garage (ch 25) will celebrate our independence from those pesky Lobster-backs all day long starting at 8am ET. Each DJ pays their own tribute in an all-American parade of Rock’n’Roll.

Hard Attack (ch 27) will play nothing but American Metal Gods in a 24-hour tribute starting on July 4th at 3am ET. No Motorhead here - it's all Megadeth, Cannibal Corpse, Slipknot, Fear Factory, Morbid Angel and more on this day.

And if you're taking a break from the music, check out Mike Church’s Road to Independence on Sirius Patriot (ch 144). Over three hours, Sirius Patriot will re-live the actual words of the Declaration of Independence as read aloud in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, 1 July 1776. Rediscover the men who signed the Declaration and hear their impassioned defense of its meaning, and relive the year that was 1776. Hear the Founding Fathers stories, relive their words and pay homage to their actions.

There's a whole lot more, so be sure to check out Sirius' Fourth of July Schedule for additional programs.