Attachment Attachment 1

This document pretains to SES-STA-20120320-00280 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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Page 1 of 6 Approved by OMB 3060—0678 Date & Time Filed: File Number: ——— APPLICATION FOR SATELLITE SPACE AND EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS FOR TRANSFER OF CONTROL FCC Use Only OR ASSIGNMENTFCC 312 MAIN FORM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this applicationto identify it on the main menu: Transfer ofDe Facto Control of Sirius XM Radio Inc.‘s Earth Station Licenses to Liberty Media Corporation 3/2012 1—8, Legal Name of Applicant Name: LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION Momew,, 720—875—5400 I]\)IaBnl?e: Ifl?:nber: 720",8756382 Street: 12300 Liberty Boulevard E—Mail: craig@libertymedia.com City: Englewood State: CO Country; USA Zipcode: §0112 — Attention: Craig Troyer, Esq. (9—16. Name of Confact Representative Name: Robert L. Hoegle, Esq. g;?;‘gm 202—712—2816 Company: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Fax Number: 202—712—2836 Street: 101 Constifution Avenue, NW E—Mail: bob.hoegle@nelsonmullins.com Suite 900 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20001— Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel CLASSIFICATION OF FILING 17. Choose the button next to the. classification that applies to this (N/A) b1. Application for License of New Station filing for both questions a. and b. (N/A) b2. Application for Registration of New Domestic Receive—Only Station Choose only one for 17a and only (N/A) b3, Amendment to a Pending Application one for176. (N/A) b4. Modification of License or Registration O bs, Assignment ofLicense or Registration ® a1. Earth Station ® b6. Transfer of Control of License or Registration O 22. Space Station (N/A) b‘7. Notification of Minor Modification (N/A) b8. Applicationfor License of New Receive—Only Station Using Non—U,8, [Licensed Satellite (N/A) b9. Letterof Intent to Use Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite to Provide Service in the United States (N/A) b10. Other(Please specify) http://licensing.fee.gov/ibfsweb/ib.page.FetchForm?id._app_num=97323&form=PO11_101... 3/16/2012

Page 2 of 6 1‘7c. Is a fee submitted with this application? 8 ar Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). & Governmental Entity & Noncommercial educational licensee G Other(please explain): 174. (First Station) (Each Additional Station) . Fee Classification A CNX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station Quantity 1 Fee Classification B CFX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station Quantity 6 18. If.th.is filing is in reference to 19. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application enter; an existing statton, enter (a) Date pending application was filed: (b) File number ofpending application: (a) Call sign ofstation: . Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable TYPE OF SERVICE — 20. NATURE OF SERVICE: This filing is for an authorization to provide or use the following type(s) of service(s): Select all that apply: . a. Fixed Satellite J b. Mobile Satetfite c. Radiodetermination Satellite C] a. Rarth Exploration Satellite [;l e, Direct to Home Fixed Satellite £. Digital Audio Radio Service g. Other(please specify) 21. STATUS: Choose the button next to the applicable [22, If earthstation applicant, check all that apply. status. Choose only one, > KX Using U.S. licensedsatellites O Common Catriee & Non—Common Catrier 0A Using Non—U.S. licensed satellites 23. If applicant is providng INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIER service, see instructions regarding See. 214 filings. |Choose one. Are these facilities: . 0 Connected to a Public Switched Network & Not connected to a Public Switched Network & N/A 24. FREQUENCY BAND(S): Place an "X" in the box(es) next to all applicable frequency band(s). F a. c—pand /6 6B2 l b. Ku—Band 1214 oHz) m ©.Other(Please specify upper and lowerfrequencies in MHz.) |Frequency Lower: Frequency Upper: 2320/7072.5 TYPE OF STATION 25. CLASS OF STATION: Choose the button noxt to the class ofstation that applies. Choose only one. & a. Fixed Barth Station 9 6. Temporary—Fixed Earth Station & c, 12/14 GHz VSAT Network & d. Mobile Harth Station http://licensingfee.gov/ibfsweb/ib.page.FetchFormid_app_num=97323&form=PO11_101... 3/16/2012

Page 3 of 6 6 c. Geostationary Space Station C g Non—Geostationary Space Station 0 g. Other(please specify) 126. TYPE OF EARTH STATION FACILITY: Choose only one. ® Transmit/Receive O ‘Transmit—Only 9 Receive—Only 9 N/A PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION 27. The purpose ofthis proposed modification is to: (Place an "X" in the box(es) next to all that apply.) Not Applicable ENVIRONMENTATL POLCY 28. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this apphcaflon or amondment have a significant environmental impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.1307? If YRES, submit the statement as 6 © required by Sections 1.1308 and1.1311 ofthe Commission‘s rules, 47 CER." 11308 and Yes No 1,1311, as an exhibit to this application.A Radiation Hazard Study must accompany all pghcahons for new trangmitting facifities, major modifications, or major amendments. ALIEN OWNERSHIP Earthstation applicants not ploposing to provide broadcast, commoncarrier, aeronautical en route or aeronautical fixed radio station services are not 1equued to respond to Items 30— 34. 29. Is the applicant a foreign governmcht orthe representative of any foreign government? D Yes ® No 30. Is the appliéant an alien or the representative of an alien? O ves 9 No ® N/A 31, Is the applicant a corporation organized underthe laws of any foreign government? O Yes 2 No ® N/A 32. Is the applicant a corporation ofwhich more than one—fifth ofthe capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government orrepresentative O ves 2 No ® N/A thereof or by any corporation organized underthe laws of a foreign country‘? 33. Is the applicant a corporation directly orindirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than one—fourth of the capital stock is owned of recard or voted by aliens, their O va O @ n/ representatives, or by a foreign government of representative thereof or by any corporation Yes No N/A organized underthe laws of a foreign countty? 34. If any answer to questions 29, 30, 31, 32 and/or 33 is Yes, attach as an exhibit an identification of the aliens or foreign entitics, their nationality, their relationship to the applicant, and the percentage ofstock they own orvote. — —l BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 35, Does the Applicant request any waivers or exemptions from any of the Commission‘s Rules? ¢ Yes & No If Yes, attach as an exhibit, copies ofthe requests for waivers orexceptions with supporting documents. 36. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization or Hcense revoked or had any application for an initial, modificationor renewsal of 6 Yes@ No FCC station authorization, license, orconstruction permit denied by the Commission? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances. 37. Has the applicant, or any party to this application or amendiment, or any party directly or — O ves ® No indirectly controlling the applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court? If Yos, attach as an exhibit, an explination ofcireumstances. 38. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly orindirectly controlling the applicant, guilty of unlawfully monopolizing orattemptiing unlawfully to monopolize radie communication, directly orindirectly, through control ofmanufacture or sale ofradio apparatus, & ves ® No http://ticensing.fee.gov/ibfsweb/ib.page.FetchForm?id_app_num=97323&form=PO11_101... 3/16/2012

Page 4 of 6 exclusive traffic arrangement orany other means orunfair methods of competition?If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explanation of cireumstances 39. Is the applicent, or any person directly or indirectly confrolling the applicant, currently a party O ¥es ® No in any pending matterreferred to in the preceding two items? If yes, attach as an exhinit, an * explanation ofthe cireumstances. 40. If the applicant is a corporation and is applying for a space station license, attach as an exhibit the names, address, and citizenship of those stockholders owning a record and/or voting 10 percent or more of the Filer‘s voting stock and the percentages so held. In the case of fiduciary control, indicate the beneficiary(ies) or class of beneficiaries, Also fist the names and addresses of the officers and directors ofthe Filer. 41. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies, that neither applicant norany otherparty to the applicationis subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.8.C. Section 862, because of a convietion for ® YesoNo possession ordistribution of a controlledsubstance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b)for the meaning of "party to the application"for these purposes. 42a. Does the applicant intendto use a non=U.8. licensed satellite to provide service in the United O Yes & No States? If Yos, answer 42b and attach an exhibit providing the information specified in 47 C.F.R. 25.137, as appropriate. IfNo, proceedto question 43. . 42b. What administration has ficensed oris in the process of Hicensing the space station? Ifno license will be issued, what administration has coordinated oris in the process of coordinating the space station? 43. Description, (Summarize the nature ofthe application and the services to be provided). This is one of a series of applications seeking FCC consent to the transfer of de facto control of Sirius (XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries to Liberty Media Corporation. CERTIFICATION [The Applicant waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrumas against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whetherby license or otherwise, and requests an authorization in accordance with this application. The applicantcertifies that grant ofthis application would not cause the applicant to be in violation of the spectrumaggregation fimit in 47 CFR Part 20. All statements made in exhibits are a material part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application. The undersigned, individually and forthe applicant, hereby certifies that all statements made in this application and in all attached exhibits are true, complete and correct to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith. . 44. Applicant is a (an): (Choose the button next to applicable response.) C Individual & Unincorporated Association O Partnership Corporation Govemnmental Entity & Other (please specify) 45. Name of Person Signing 46. Title of Person Signing i Craig Troyer Vice President & Deputy General Counsel 47. Please supply any need attachments. . [Attachment 1: —“Attachment 2: TIAtlachment 3: j WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT ©(U.8, Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S, Cade, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). http://licensing‘fcc.gov/ibfsweb/ib.page.FetchForm?id;app_num:97323&form=POL1_101... 3/16/2012

Page 5 of 6 SATELLITE EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS FCC Form 312 — Schedule A FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY [— — Select one of the following _ j ® conSENT TO TRANSFER OF CONTROL . © CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE O NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER Or CONTROL OF & NOTIFICATION OF ASSIGNMENT OF . RECEIVE ONLY REGISTRATION RECEIVE ONLY REGISTRATION 1. Name of Licenses (as shown on FCC 312 — Main Form) , Phone _ Name: Number: , DBA Name: > ~ Fax Number: Sirius XM Radio Inc. Street: E—Mail: FRN: 0006345730 City: State: . Country: Zipco‘de: — Altention: — A8, List Callsign(s) of station(s) being assigned ortransfered. | Callmgn ” Callsign: * ” Callsign: || Callsign: ]] Calisign: || Calisign: ” Calisign: |[ Callsign: | [A9.No.ofstatlon(s)hsted 7+ BO40363 EO60276— E060277 ROBO185 ] A10. Name ofTransferor/ Assignor EOBO168 EO60363 E990291 . Phone Name: Number: — ' Company: Fax Number: Sirius XM.Radio Inc. Street: BE—Mail: FRN: 0006345730 City: M State: Country: ‘ Zipcode: ~ L\Mention: Relationship: ‘ A15. Name of Transferee/ Assignee ' Liberty Media Corporation Name: Phone 12300 Liberty Boulevard Number: Englewood, CO 80112 DBA Name: Fax Number: Tel — 720—875—5400 Street: E—Mail: Fax — 720—875—5382 City: State: Attention: +4 + Craig i n Troyer, Esq. Country: _ Zipcods: _ Attention; @0, If these facilities aro licensed, is the transferee / assigitee directly orindirectly controlled by any other entity? {f yes, aftach as Exhibit B, a statement(including organizational diagrams c where appropriate) whichfully and completely identifies the nature and extent of control Yes including: (1) the name, address, citizenship, and primary busienss of the controlling entity and & No any intermediate subsidfarfes or partles, and(2) the names, addresses, citizenshihip, and the O N/A percentages of voting and equity stock of those stocldmldels holding 10 percent or more ofthe controlling corporation‘s voting stock. A21, If these facilities are licensed, attachas Exhibit F, a complete statement setting forth the facts which show howthe assignment ortransfer will serve the public interest, T

Page 6 of 6 CERTIFICATION — 1. The undersigned, individually andfor licensee, certifies thatall attached exhibits pertinenet to Schedule A aud all staftement made in Schedule A ofthis application are true, compete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief, The undersigned also certifies that any contracts or otherinstraments submitted herowith are complete and constitute the full agreement, 2. ‘The undersigned represents that stock will not be defivered and that control will not be txansferred untll the Commission‘s consent has been received, but that transfer of control orassignmentoflicense will be completed within 60 days of Commission consent. The undersigned also acknowledges that the Commission must be notlfied by letter within 30 days of consummation, I[A22. Printed Name of Licensee (Must agree with A1) ]a24. Tite (Office Held by Person Signing) A26. Printed Name of License Transferor/ Assignor A28. (Must agree with A10) f Title (Office Held1 by Person Signing) |A26. Printed Name of License Transferee / Assignee A28, Title (Office Held by Person Signing) (Must agree with AlS).iberty: Media Corp. . VP & Deputy General Counsel FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burdep estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork. © Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554, We will also accept your commentsregarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRAQ@fec.gov, PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. ~ Remember— You are not required to respond to a collection ofinformation sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number orif we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.8.C. SECTION 3507. Lail. JMBL 22 fucll io lc 2O MB LLAL M 020 pasigessn 22 c —_ngane pue c_cna14 1 A1 altemnin

EXHIBIT A FCC Form 312: Response to Question 40 Dr. John C. Malone, Chairman of the Board of Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media"), beneficially owns shares representing the power to direct approximately 38.5 percent of Liberty Media‘s aggregate voting power. Dr. Malone is a United States citizen. Information regarding Liberty Media‘s Officers and Directors is set forth below: Officers: John C. Malone, Chairman of the Board Gregory B. Maffei, President and Chief Executive Officer Charles Y. Tanabe, Executive Vice President and General Counsel David J.A. Flowers, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Alternative Investments Christopher W. Shean, Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Board of Directors: John C. Malone Gregory B, Maffei Robert R. Bennett Donne F. Fisher M. Ian G. Gilchrist Evan D. Malone David E. Rapley Larry E. Romrell Andrea L. Wong Liberty Media‘s Officers and Directors can be reached at the following address: 12300 Liberty Boulevard Englewood, Colorado 80112

EXHIBIT F FCC Form 312; Response to Question A21 For a description of the public interest benefits of the proposed transfer of de facto control, please see the narrative description in the aftached Application for Consent to Transfer of De Facto Control.

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, DC 20554 ) Application of ) ) Liberty Media Corporation ) File Nos. ) For Consent to Transfer of De Facto ) Docket No. Control of Sirius XM Radio Inc. ) ) APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER OF DE FACTO CONTROL Robert L. Hoegle Timothy J. Fitzgibbon Thomas F. Bardo Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP 101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 712—2800 Counsel for Liberty Media Corporation

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, DC 20554 ) Application of ) ) Liberty Media Corporation ) File Nos. ) For Consent to Transfer of De Facto ) Docket No. Control of Sirius XM Radio Inc. ) ) APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER OF DF FACTO CONTROL Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media") respectfully submits this application for consent to the transfer of de facto control of Sirius XM Radio Inc. ("Sirius") and the various space station, satellite earth station, wireless, experimental and other Federal Communications Commission licenses and authorizations held by Sirius or its subsidiaries.‘ Liberty Media currently holds a substantial equity interest in Sirius pursuant to an Investment Agreement entered into in 2009. Certain restrictions set forth in the Investment Agreement, pursuant to which Liberty Media has not had de facto control over Sirius, expired on March 6, 2012. ! A list of the FCC licenses and authorizations held by Sfrifus and its subsidiaries is annexed as Exhibit 1. Sirfus has refused to provide the passwords, signatures and other information required to prepare and file standard electronic applications for consent to transfer of de facto control because it does not believe that the applications are necessary or appropriate. Consequently, Liberty Media is filing paper copies of: (a) FCC Form 603 regarding the wireless licenses held by Sirius; (b) FCC Form 703 regarding the experimental licenses and authorizations held by Sirius; and (c) a request for waiver of the Commission‘s rules requiring electronic filing of those application forms and the inclusion of certain information and signatures from the transferor and/or licensee on those application forms. With respect to the satellite and international licenses held by Sirius, the International Bureau has advised that any applications for consent to transfer of de facto control being filed by Liberty Media without the Sirius passwords and other information should be fited electronically, using the Special Temporary Authorization ("STA") application form, rather than paper applications, and Liberty Media is filing those applications today as well.

Consequently, Liberty Media is filing this application to obtain Commission consent to the transfer of de facto control of Sirius from the current shareholders of Sirius to Liberty Media. Liberty Media commits to abide by the restrictions set forth herein precluding its de facto control over Sirius until the Commission acts upon this application, the application is withdrawn, or circumstances change and Liberty Media advises the Commission of the changed circumstances. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Liberty Radio, LLC ("Liberty Radio"), an indirect wholly—owned subsidiary of Liberty Media, entered into an Investment Agreement with Sirius, dated February 17, 2009 ("Investment Agreement"), pursuant to which Sirius issued to Liberty Radio: (a) 1,000,000 shares of convertible Series B—1 Preferred Stock; and (b) 11,500,000 shares of convertible Series B—2 Preferred Stock." The Investment Agreement recites that the Series B Preferred Shares would represent, on an as—converted basis, approximately 40% of the total outs£anding common shares of Sirius. Investment Agreement at §3.2(c). The transaction, pursuant to which Liberty Radio acquired the preferred stock of Sirfus, closed on March 6, 2009. To the best of Liberty Media‘s knowledge, no other shareholder of Sirius owns 5% of its outstanding common stock. Following the announcement of the transaction in 2009, the Commission staff informally inquired as to whether the transaction constituted a transfer of de fucto control of Sirius to Liberty Media. At that time, counsel for Sirius and Liberty Media reviewed in detail > Sirius filed the Investment Agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2009, as Exhibit 4.55 to its Form 10—K. Report for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Series B—2 Preferred Shares subsequently were converted to Series B—1 Preferred Shares, such that Liberty Media currently holds 12,500,000 Series B—1 Preferred Shares,

with the Commission staff various provisions of the Investment Agreement, which precluded Liberty Media‘s de facto control of Sirius, as well as other provisions of the Investment Agreement and two related Certificates of Designation regarding the Series B—1 and B—2 Preferred Shares, respectively, which provided certain investor protections to Liberty Media. The Investment Agreement includes certain provisions pursuant to which Liberty Radio agreed that "prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date" (i.e. March 6, 2012) and subject to the provisions of Section 4.1(d), Liberty Radio and its Affiliates would not: (1) "enter into or agree, offer, propose or seek...to enter into, or otherwise be involved in or part of, any acquisition transaction, merger or other business combination relating to all or part of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any acquisition transaction for all or part of the assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses;" (2) "make, or in any way participate in, any ‘solicitation‘ of ‘proxies‘...to vote or seek to advise or influence any person or entity with respect to the voting of, any voting securities" of Sirius;" or (3) "call or seek to call a meeting of the stockholders of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or initiate any stockholder proposal for action by stockholders of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, form, join or in any way participate in a ‘group‘...with respect to any voting securities of the Company, or seek, propose or otherwise act alone or in concert with others, to influence or control the management, board of directors or policies of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries," again provided "that this subsection shall not be deemed to restrict the Preferred Stock Directors from participating as members of the Board of Directors and any committees thereof in their capacity as such." Investment Agreement, §4.1(c). * The Agreement states that "this subsection shall not be deemed to restrict (x) the Preferred Stock Directors from participating as members of the Board of Directors and any committees thereof in their capacity as such or (y) any Liberty Party from opposing publicly or privately, voting against and encouraging others to vote against any proposal of a third party regarding a merger or other business combination, or opposing publicly or privately any tender or exchange offer, regardless of whether such proposal or offer is supported by the Board of Directors." Investment Agreement, §4.1(c)(2). The Certificates of Designation regarding Liberty Media‘s Series B Preferred Shares provide that Liberty Media may designate a certain number of directors on the Sirius Board (*Preferred Stock Directors"), depending upon the number of Preferred Shares outstanding and the size of the Sirius Board. Currently, Liberty Media designates five of the 13 members of the Sirfus Board of Directors.

The Investment Agreement also placed certain restrictions on Liberty Media‘s voting with respect to certain matters. Specifically, Liberty Media agreed that, prior to the third anniversary of the Closing: (a) "Purchaser and each Liberty Party shall vote, or cause to be voted, or execute written consents with respect to, any shares of Common Stock that it Beneficially Owns (and which are entitled to vote on such matter) in favor of the election of each candidate designated, recommended or nominated for election by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors" of Sirius; and (b) "Other than with respect to the right to designate the Preferred Stock Directors, neither Purchaser nor any Liberty Party shall (@) nominate or designate, (ii) vote for, or (iii) make, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any ‘solicitation‘ of ‘proxies‘ to vote (as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC) or seek to advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities in respect of the election of, any candidate for election or appointment as a director except as provided in this Section 4.9." Investment Agreement, §4.9. However, Section 4.9 does not "restrict the Preferred Stock Directors from participating as members of the Board of Directors and any committees thereof in their capacity as such." Id. In addition, the Certificates of Designations provide that the Series B Preferred Shares confer no right to vote for Sirius directors other than the Preferred Stock Directors. See Certificates of Designation at §11. After reviewing these provisions and certain investor protections afforded to Liberty Media under the terms of the Investment Agreement and Certificates of Designations, the staff requested that Liberty Media confirm that it would not exercise de facto control of Sirius, By letter dated April 20, 2009, counsel for Liberty Media confirmed that, consistent with the provisions of the Investment Agreement and the Certificates of Designation, "Liberty Media and those parties defined as ‘Liberty Parties‘ in the Investment Agreement will not exercise de facto control over Sirius and have no intention of doing so." The letter further stated that "[i)n the event that the facts and circumstances change in the future, Liberty Media will file those 4

appiications with the FCC, if any, that are necessary and appropriate." Letter from Robert L. Hoegle, Counsel for Liberty Media Corporation, to John Giusti, Acting Bureau Chief, International Bureau (Apr. 20, 2009). The provisions of Section 4.1(c) and Section 4.9 of the Investment Agreement described above expired on March 6, 2012 (the third anniversary of the Closing Date of the transaction). Given the nature of those restrictions, their significance during the Commission staff‘s informal inquiry in 2009, and the fact that they now have expired, Liberty Media is filing the current applications seeking consent to the transfer of de facto control of Sirius to Liberty Media.* However, until such time as the Commission acts upon the applications for consent to the transfer of control to Liberty Media, the applications are withdrawn, or circumstances éhange and Liberty Media advises the Commission of the changed circumstances, Liberty Media represents to the Commission that it will: (a) continue to abide by the provisions of Section 4.1(c) of the Investment Agreement set forth above at 3 ("Standstill Restrictions"); (b) either abstain from voting any common shares or vote such common shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.9 of the Investment Agreement (together, "Voting Restrictions"); and (c) refrain from acquiring shares of the Common Stock * Liberty Media initially sought to file applications for consent to the transfer of de facto control of Sirtus on or before March 6, 2012, but was unable to obtain from Sirius the passwords and other information needed to file electronic applications, On March 6, 2012, at the request of the Commission staff, Liberty Media filed a letter with the Commission stating that it would abide by certain provisions of the Investment Agreement and other restrictions until Commission staff communicated with Liberty Media regarding the appropriate means to file transfer of control applications without the passwords from Sirius, Liberty Media filed applications for consent to transfer of de facto control, or Liberty Media further advised the Commission. Sirius now has confirmed that it will not provide the passwords and signatures necessary to prepare and file standard electronic transfer of control applications because it disagrees that such applications are necessary or appropriate. Consequently, after consulting the Commission staff, Liberty Media is filing paper applications and the current waiver requests concerning the Sirius wireless and experimental licenses, and electronic applications concerning the satellite and international licenses using the International Bureau‘s electronic STA application form, which does not require a password from Sirius. 5

of Sirius that would result in Liberty Media‘s Beneficial Ownership (as defined in Section 5.9(g) of the Investment Agreement) exceeding 49.9%. APPLICATION A. Description of Liberty Media. Liberty Media, the applicant and proposed transferee, is a Delaware corporation holding ownership interests in a broad range of businesses. Liberty Media‘s consolidated wholly—owned subsidiaries include the following: * Starz, LLC —— provides premium subscription video programming to U.S. multichannel video programming distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers and telecommunications companies. Starz provides sixteen different programming networks, including the Starz channel and its five multiplex channels, the Encore channel and its seven multiplex channels, MoviePlex, IndiePlex, and RetroPlex, most of which are available in both standard definition and high definition feeds. Starz also licenses the subscription video on demand services, Starz on Demand, Encore on Demand, and MoviePlex on Demand. * Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. —— owns and operates the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball franchise. * TruePosition, Inc. —— develops and markets technology for locating wireless phones and other wireless devices, enabling wireless carriers, application providers and other enterprises to provide E—911 services domestically and other location—based services to mobile users both domestically and worldwide. | See Liberty Media Corporation, Form 10—K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 23, 2012 ("Liberty Media Form 10—K"), at I—4 to 1—6. Liberty Media also has ownership interests in entities which are accounted for as equity or cost investments, including the following:

e Live Nation Entertainment —— Live Nation is organized into five business segments: concert promotion and venue operations, sponsorship, | ticketing solutions, e—commerce and artist management. Liberty Media holds approximately 21% of Live Nation‘s outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2011. e Barnes & Noble, Inc. —— Barnes & Noble, the world‘s largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates bookstores in 50 states and conducts its online business through BN.com. Liberty Media holds certain preferred shares of Barnes & Noble stock convertible into an approximate 17% equity interest in Barnes & Noble. Liberty Media Form 10—K at I—3, I—7. Liberty Media also holds non—attributable ownership interests in other entities, including AOL Inc. (1%), Crown Media Holdings, Inc. (3%), Sprint Nextel Corporation (1%), Time Warner Cable Inc. (1%), Time Warner Inc. (1%) and Viacom Inc. (1%). On September 23, 2011, Liberty Interactive Corporation ("Liberty Interactive") completed the split—off of Liberty Media into a separate publicly traded company. Following the split—off, Liberty Media and Liberty Interactive operate as separate publicly—traded companies. Because Liberty Media and Liberty Interactive share certain executive officers and directors and there are certain overlapping ownership interests, they may be deemed to hold attributable ownership interests in each other under the Commission‘s ownership attribution rules. Liberty Interactive owns interests in subsidiaries and other companies which primarily are engaged in the video and online commerce industries. Liberty Interactive‘s consolidated subsidiaries include: & QVC, Inc. —— markets and sells a wide variety of consumer products in the U.S. and several foreign countries, primarily by means of televised shopping programs and via the Internet through its domestic and international websites.

& Provide Commerce, Inc. —— operates an e—commerce marketplace of branded websites offering high quality, perishable products shipped directly from the supplier to the consumer. & Backcountry.com, Inc. —— operates an e—commerce marketplace for outdoor adventure, cycling and action sports gear and clothing. Liberty Interactive holds an 87.5% ownership interest in Backcountry. See Liberty Interactive Corporation, Form 10—Kfor the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 23, 2012 ("Liberty Interactive Form 10—K"), at I—4 to 1—6. Liberty Interactive also has ownership interests in entities which are accounted for as equity or cost investments, including: o HSN, Inc. —— HSN is a retailer and interactive lifestyle network offering an assortment of products through television home shopping programming and HSH.com. Liberty Interactive holds approximately 34% of HSN‘s outstanding common stock and has the right to nominate 20% of the members of HSN‘s board of directors. ® Expedia, Inc. —— Expedia is among the world‘s leading travel services companies, making travel products and services available to leisure and corporate travelers through a diversified portfolio of brands, including Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Venere.com, Vacations and a range of other domestic and international brands and businesses. Liberty Interactive holds an approximate 26% equity interest and 58% voting interest in Expedia. Liberty Interactive has entered into governance arrangements pursuant to which Mr. Barry Diller, Chairman of the Board and Senior Executive Officer of Expedia, may vote Liberty Interactive‘s shares of Expedia subject to certain limitations." Liberty Interactive Form 10—K at I—8. * Effective December 20, 2011, Expedia completed the spin—off of TripAdvisor, Inc. ("TripAdvisor"), an online travel research company, as an independent public company. Liberty Interactive holds an approximate 26% equity interest and 58% voting interest in TripAdvisor. Liberty Interactive has entered into a stockholders‘ agreement pursuant to which Mr, Diller may vote Liberty Interactive‘s shares of TripAdvisor common stock, subject to certain limitations. See Liberty Interactive Form 10—K at 1—9. 8

B. Description of Sirius. Sirtus is a publicly traded Delaware company and holds numerous FCC satellite, earth station, wireless and other authorizations as listed in Exhibit 1. Sirius prqvides music, sports, entertainment, comedy, talk, news, traffic and weather audio channels in the United States on a subscription fee basis through two proprietary satellite radio systems —— the Sirius system and the XM system. The programming offered by Sirius includes the following: (1) music, including an extensive selection of genres ranging from rock, pop and hip—hop to country, dance, jazz, Latin and classical; (2) sports, including games/matches of the National Football League, Major League Baseball, NASCAR, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, PGA Tour, and NCAA Division I football and basketball games; (3) talk and entertainment, including popular talk personalities such as Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart, comedy channels and religious programming; and (4) news and information, including a range of national, int¢rnationa1 and financial news from BBC World Service News, Bloomberg Radio, CNBC, CNN, FOX News, HLN, MSNBC, NPR and World Radio Network. As of December 31, 2011, Sirius had over 21 million subscribers. See Sirius XM Radio Inc. Form 10—K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 9, 2012, at 1—2. C. The Limitations in Sections 4.1(c) and 4.9 of the Investment Agreement Have Expired. As noted above, when Liberty Media acquired the Series B Preferred Shares of Sirius in 2009, the Commission staff had inquired informally as to whether that acquisition constituted a transfer of de facto control of Sirius to Liberty Media. After a review of the limitations placed upon Liberty Media in Sections 4.1(c) and 4.9 of the Investment Agreement, the staff concluded that Liberty Media did not have de facto control over Sirius, which Liberty 9

Media confirmed in the April 20, 2009 letter. Although those provisions expired on March 6, 2012, Liberty Media has committed to abide by the Standstill Restrictions and the Voting Restrictions described above and to refrain from acquiring shares of the Common Stock of Sirius that would result in Liberty Media‘s Beneficial Ownership (as defined in Section 5.9(g) of the Investment Agreement) exceeding 49.9% until the Commission has acted upon Liberty Media‘s application for consent to the transfer of control of Sirius, the application is withdrawn, or circumstances change and Liberty Media advises the Commission of the changed circumstances. Although not necessarily determinative, the size of a minority investor‘s ownership interest in a Commission licensee clearly is an "important element" in considering whether a party cafi exert de facto control over a Commission licensee. See Benjamin L. Dubb, 16 FCC 274, 289 (1951). For example, in the 2004 transaction between News Corporation Limited ("News Corp.") and Hughes Electronics Corporation ("Hughes"), News Corp. acquired a 34% interest in Hughes and its subsidiaries, including DirecTV. See General Motors Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp., Transferor, and the News Corporation Limited, Transferee, 19 FCC Red. 473 (2004). The Commission noted that, as a result of the trénsaction: ' (1) no single shareholder would have a de jure controlling interest in Hughes either through a majority interest in voting stock or majority representation on the Hughes board; (2) News Corp. indirectly would control a 34% interest in Hughes; and (3) News Corp.‘s former employee would serve as CEO of Hughes. Id. at {14. The FCC concluded that, "for purposes of the Communications Act," News Corp. would "exercise de facto control over Hughes" following completion of the transaction. Zd. 10

The Commission reached a similar conclusion regarding de facto control in its 2008 order approving Liberty Media‘s acquisition of News Corp.‘s ownership intefest in DIRECTV. See News Corp. and The DIRECTV Group, Inc., Transferors, and Liberty Media Corp., Transferee, for Authority to Transfer Control, 23 FCC Red. 3265 (2008) ("Liberty Media— DIRECTV Approval Order"). Upon completion of that transaction, Liberty Media would hold a "40.36 percent interest in DIRECTV, making it the largest stockholder by far." Id. at 2. The Commission concluded that, "/bJy virtue of this interest, Liberty Media will have de facto control DIRECTV." Zd. (emphasis added). Here, the convertible Preferred Shares held by Liberty Media would constitute approximately 40% of the outstanding Common Stock of Sirius, by far the largest ownership interest held by any individfial or entity. The remainder of the Sirius stock is widely held, such that no other person or entity holds 5% of the common stock of Sirius. Given the Commission‘s reliance in 2009 upon the provisions of Sections 4.1(c) and 4.9 of the Investment Agreement, the nature of those restrictions, and the fact that those restrictions expired on March 6, 2012, Liberty Media respectfully requests the Commission‘s consent to the transfer of de facto control of Sirius to Liberty Media.® D. Grant of This Application Will Serve the Public Interest. Under Section 310(d) of the Communications Act, the Commission must determine whether the transfer of de facto control of Sirius to Liberty Media will serve the public 5 In addition to holding the licenses identified in Exhibit 1 hereto, Liberty Media understands that Sirius and/or its licensee subsidiaries have filed with the Commission certain pending applications and petitions and may file additional applications or petitions with the Commission in the future. Accordingly, Liberty Media requests that the Commission, in acting upon this application, include authority for the transfer of de facto control of:; (1) any license or authorization issued to Sirius and/or its licensee subsidiaries during the pendency of this application prior to grant of the application or during the period specified in the Commission‘s rules for consummation following approval; and (2) any applications, petitions or other filings that have been filed by Sirins and/or its licensee subsidiaries and that are pending at the time of the consummation of the proposed transfer of de facto control. s 11

interest, convenience and necessity. See 47 U.S.C. §310(d). The public interest analysis requires the Commission to determine initially whether the transaction violates the Communications Act, other applicable statutes, or the Commission‘s rules. See, e.g., Liberty Media—DIRECTV Approval Order, at 22. If the transaction does not violate a statute or regulation, the Commission will consider whether the transaction will result in public interest harms by frustrating or impairing the objectives or the implementation of the Communications Act. Id. The Commission then will balance the proposed transaction‘s potential public interest harms and potential public interest benefits. I4. At the outset, the proposed transfer of de facto control of Sirius to Liberty Media does not violate the Communications Act or any Commission rules or policies. It does not implicate any aggregation, cross—ownership, multiple ownership, antitrust or similar restrictions in the Communications Act,; the Commission‘s rules, or the antitrust statutes. Liberty Media‘s potential acquisition of de facto control of Sirius will not adversely affect the "well—recognized public interest benefits" cited by the Commission in approving the Sirius—XM merger. See Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses from XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., Transferor, to Sirius Satellite Radio Holding, Inc., Transferee, 23 FCC Red. 12348 (2008), at €483, 88. The Media Bureau recently noted that the audio services "marketplace has evolved since the [Sirius—XM] merger closed, and consumers now have additional audio entertainment choices:" Indeed, it appears that since the Merger Order new audio services have emerged as viable consumer alternatives, including smartphone Internet streaming applications that can be used in mobile environments such as automobiles equipped with user—friendly interfaces. For example, Pandora Media Inc....which provides audio services via Internet streaming and smartphone apps, has demonstrated remarkable growth in popularity in the years since the 12

merger. Other examples of apps that have emerged as alternatives since the Merger Order include Rhapsody, Slacker, Last.fm, and iheartradio. Ford, Toyota, MINI, GM, Mercedes—Benz, and Hyundai are introducing Internet— based streaming services in their vehicles. In addition, data suggest that HD radio has increased since the merger. See Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses, XM Satellite Radio Holding Inc., Transferor, to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., Transferee, 26 FCC Red. 10539 (Med. Bur. 2011), at €7 (notes omitted). Liberty Media‘s acquisition of de facto control of Sirius XM will not adversely affect competition in the audio services marketplace. Liberty Media is qualified to hold a de facto controlling interest in Sirtus—XM. Liberty Media and its current and previous subsidiaries have held numerous classes of FCC licenses. The ECC approved Liberty Media‘s qualifications to exercise de facto control of DIRECTV in 2008." See Liberty Media—DIRECTV Approval Order. In accordance with the provisions of the Investment Agreement, Liberty Media made a substantial investment in Sirius in 2009 in return for an equity interest in the company. The Commission has recognized that it is "axiomatic" that an investment should "fairly reflect the benefits that [the investor] expects to receive in return for its investment." See, e.g., Applications of GWI PCS, Inc. For Authority to Construct and Operate Broadband PCS Systems Operating on Frequency Block C, 12 FCC Red. 6441 (WTB 1997), at 9. Likewise, the Commission has recognized that it is in the public interest for the Commission‘s transfer of control procedures to facilitate investment in * Section 310(d) of the Communications Act requires that the Commission consider a transfer of control application as if the proposed transferee were applying for the licenses directly. See, e.g., Appfication of Comcast Corp., General Electric Co. and NBC Universal, Inc., For Consent to Assign Licenses and Transfer of Control of Licenses, 26 PCC Red. 4238 (2011), at §22 n.42. Liberty Media has provided the requisite "transferee" information in this narrative, as well as in the paper applications regarding the Sirius wireless and experimental licenses to which this narrative is attached, and in the electronic STA application forms regarding the Sirius satellite and international licenses and authorizations, to which this narrative also is altached. Because the Commission evaluates a transfer of control application based on the qualifications of the transferee, and Sirius has refused to cooperate in the filing of the applications, Liberty Media has not completed the transferor and licensee portions of the application forms, except to provide the licensee name and FRN. However, the licensee and the transferor information should be a maiter of public record at the Commission. 13

entities licensed by the Commission and to permit investors to recognize the full value of their investments. See, e.g., AmericaSky Corp., Application for Authority for Transfer of Control, 11 FCC Red. 21134 (Int‘l Bur. 1996), at €20. Therefore, Liberty Media respectfully requests grant of its application for transfer of de facto control of Sirius. CONCLUSION With convertible Preferred Shares equivalent to 40% of the outstanding common stock of Sirius, Liberty Media is by far the largest single shareholder of the Company, whose stock otherwise is widely held. The provisions of Sections 4.1(c) and 4.9 of the Investment Agreement, upon which the Commission relied in 2009 in concluding informally that Liberty Media did not have de facto control of Sirius, have expired. Grant of this application is in the public interest. For the reasons sét forth above, Liberty Media respectfully requests that the Commission grant this application for consent to the transfer of de facto control of Sirius. Respectfully submitted, LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION By: M}CQrl [«u Robert L. Hoegle Timothy J. Fitzgibbon V Thomas F. Bardo Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP 101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 712—2816 March 20, 2012 14

EXHIBIT 1

FCC Licenses & Authorizations Sirius XM Radio Inc. WwE2X0O0® Experimental 6/1/2012 wE2XsS‘ Experimental 71772012 EO40363 Earth station 10/19/2019 E060276 Earth station 9/5/2021 E060277 Earth station 10/3/2021 E060363 Earth station 10/30/2021 EO80168 Earth station 2/17/2024 SES—STA—20120119—00079 Earth Station —STA 3/22/2012 EO80185 Earth station 10/9/2023 E110172 Earth station 2/15/2027 E990291 Earth station 3/20/2026 $2710 Satellite 8/25/2017 WQK1298 Business Radio 5/29/2019 XM Radio LLC S21 Satellite 5/3 14 $2119 Satellite 3/31/2014 $2616 Satellite 12/15/2014 $2617 Satellite 4/20/2013 $2786 Satellite 12/02/2018 E040204 Earth Station 8/6/2019 SES—STA—20120119—00078 Earth Station —STA 3/22/2012 E000724 Earth Station 1/22/2026 E000158 Earth Station 3/20/2026 WB2XCA Experimental 9/1/2012 wWQJIP534 Wireless 10/1/2012 Satellite CD Radio LLC Satellite 2/11/2017_ $2812 Satellite * This authorization previously was held by Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., and the FCC‘s electronic database still reflects this entity as the licensee for this authorization, Sirius XM Radio Inc. has filed a notification of the licensee‘s name change, but the FCC‘s electronic database has not yet been updated to reflect this change.


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