XM Satellite Radio today announced that it will preview its upcoming radio channel dedicated to the 2008 presidential election, “P.O.T.U.S. ’08,” by airing presidential debates held across the country this summer. The commercial-free, nonpartisan radio channel will officially launch in September with 24-hour coverage of the presidential campaign. XM will preview "P.O.T.U.S. ’08" (XM channel 130) during the summer months with the following debates:
• The June 28 edition of “All American Presidential Forums on PBS,” featuring the Democratic presidential candidates, hosted by Tavis Smiley at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and carried on XM through its partnership with Public Radio International. XM also plans to carry the PBS forum for Republican presidential candidates on September 27.
• The first CNN/You Tube debate, featuring the Democratic candidates in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 23. Candidates will answer questions submitted via YouTube videos. The CNN political team will choose the most creative and compelling videos sent to the YouTube web site. Hosted by Anderson Cooper, the debate will air live on CNN, as well as XM’s CNN channel (XM channel 133), and it will replay for 24 hours on “P.O.T.U.S. ’08.” XM will also air the CNN/You Tube Republican debate on September 17.
• Presidential debates hosted by ABC News, featuring the Republican candidates on August 5 and the Democratic candidates on August 19. Both debates will be held in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa will hold the first presidential caucus in January.
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