• Advanced music features let you pause, rewind and replay live satellite radio
  • Create your own music channel, blending your favourites
  • Full colour display featuring graphics, channel logos and more
  • Now available for a limited time with a complimentary 3 month subscription

TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - SiriusXM Canada (TSX: XSR), the country's leading audio entertainment company, today introduced the SiriusXM Onyx Plus radio. The Onyx Plus offers subscribers the most advanced listening experience yet, boasting cutting-edge features to enhance the rich content available on over 120 channels.

The Onyx Plus radio integrates many of the enhanced features made available to subscribers with SiriusXM Internet Radio and the SiriusXM app giving subscribers even more control of over 120 channels of music, sports, and talk and entertainment programming. Available now at select retailers, the Onyx Plus showcases a full colour display, featuring channel logos and graphics with enhanced features including:

  • TuneStart™: Tune to a favourite channel and automatically start a song from the beginning
  • TuneMix™: Create your own music channel that's a blend of songs from your favourite channels
  • TuneScan™: Scan and select songs already played on your favourite channels
  • Enhanced Replay - pause, rewind and replay live satellite radio as well as content from your Smart Favourite channels

"We're excited to offer our subscribers even more control over how they enjoy our vast programming catalogue, such as 100 per cent commercial-free music from every genre, premier sports and the best in news, talk, comedy and more," said Paul Cunningham, SVP, Sales & Marketing, SiriusXM Canada. "People today expect to be a part of the listening experience, and now they can by mixing their own personal preferences with our already expertly curated audio entertainment."

Listeners can also set artists, song and sports alerts so they don't miss any of their favourites, browse what's playing on other channels while listening to current ones, jump to the previous channel with One-Touch Jump™, easily lock and unlock channels with mature content and store the best FM frequencies in their area for optimum integration with their vehicle's radio.

The Onyx Plus, which comes complete with a Vehicle Kit to enjoy on the road and has optional accessories for the home, outdoors and other vehicles, is available now, just in time for the holidays. Look for it and other SiriusXM radios at electronic retailers across Canada and online at www.siriusxm.ca/radios.

Until January 9th, get the Onyx Plus complete with a complimentary three month XM subscription for $99.99 to access SiriusXM's best-in class audio entertainment, including commercial-free music, plus sports, talk, news, entertainment and more.

For more information about the Onyx Plus, please visit www.siriusxm.ca.

About SiriusXM Canada
Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc. (TSX: XSR) operates as SiriusXM Canada. SiriusXM Canada, with over 2.3 million subscribers, is the country's leading audio entertainment company and broadcasts more than 120 satellite radio channels featuring premier sports, news, talk, entertainment and commercial-free music. SiriusXM Canada offers an array of content from the most recognized news and entertainment brands as well as every major sport including the NHL, NFL, MLB and CFL.

SiriusXM programming is available on a variety of devices including pre-installed and after-market radios in cars, trucks and boats, smartphones and mobile devices, and consumer electronics products for homes and offices. SiriusXM programming is also available online at www.siriusxm.ca and on Apple and Android-powered mobile devices.

SiriusXM Canada has partnerships with every major automaker and its radio products are available at more than 3,000 retail locations nationwide. To find out more about SiriusXM Canada (TSX: XSR), visit our website at www.siriusxm.ca.

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SOURCE Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc.

Image with caption: "SiriusXM Canada's latest satellite radio, the Onyx Plus, combines SiriusXM's most advanced technology with exciting features to create the ultimate listening experience in or out of your vehicle. (CNW Group/Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc.

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